Welcome in, Happy New Year to all of you. I hope that you and your families had a fantastic Christmas and a splendid New Year so far. I'm back with you guys Thursday and Friday of this week. Buck, We'll be back with me on Monday. As we roll into twenty twenty five, I want to thank you again for all of the incredible support you showed the show, You showed proct Coffee, you showed OutKick, and you showed both Buck and myself during the course of twenty twenty four best year I can remember, preferred personally and professionally. I hope you guys have gotten rested up, had an awesome time with your friends and your family. But unfortunately, as we begin this first show with either Buck, Buck or myself in twenty twenty five, we got an awful news story that is going to be the focus of today's program, and that is the terror attack that occurred in New Orleans yesterday at about three point fifteen in the morning Central time, when a isis inspired deranged lunatic drove his truck, mowed down a substantial number of pedestrians, and was then finally shot and killed by police. After he got out of the car and began to fire a weapon. Sadly, this is all too predictable. I ended the show telling you guys that I had a deep fear after having just been to Israel and seeing what fundamentalist Islamic terrorists were willing to do to Jews. Given how wide open this country has been in many ways, and given the fact that the Department of Justice, Joe Biden, and the FBI have been telling us since January sixth that the biggest threat to America was white supremacy, I had a feeling that we were not focusing on the people that would actually do damage to this country. And this is the result, and I don't think it's going to be the end result. They're going to be. Unfortunately. I believe in the days, weeks, and months ahead, many people who become the victims of radical Muslim extremism and are killed in this country because we haven't been doing what we should be doing, which is focusing on the people that are actual dangers this country. Instead, we've been going after grandma's and grandpa's who trespassed on January sixth. We've been investigating school board parents who show up like me and are upset about the decisions being made surrounding their kids' education. We have been focused on pro life protesters who stand outside of abortion clinics and try to encourage people not to have abortions. That is what the Joe Biden Department of Justice, as well as all the law fair that's been brought to bear against Donald Trump. They have been focusing on things that are not actual direct the rest of this country, and I believe, as a result, have allowed the terror attack which just happened, and unfortunately, what I believe will be future terror attacks to occur because they haven't been focused on the real bad guys in this country. And I'm going to dive all into that. We're going to discuss it to a great degree. Unfortunately, I was hoping we'd have a happy Hey it's second to January. Let's all just kind of celebrate. I'll help you get through your hangovers.

Welcome in, Happy New Year to all of you. I hope that you and your families had a fantastic Christmas and a splendid New Year so far. I'm back with you guys Thursday and Friday of this week. Buck, We'll be back with me on Monday. As we roll into twenty twenty five, I want to thank you again for all of the incredible support you showed the show, You showed proct Coffee, you showed OutKick, and you showed both Buck and myself during the course of twenty twenty four best year I can remember, preferred personally and professionally. I hope you guys have gotten rested up, had an awesome time with your friends and your family. But unfortunately, as we begin this first show with either Buck, Buck or myself in twenty twenty five, we got an awful news story that is going to be the focus of today's program, and that is the terror attack that occurred in New Orleans yesterday at about three point fifteen in the morning Central time, when a isis inspired deranged lunatic drove his truck, mowed down a substantial number of pedestrians, and was then finally shot and killed by police. After he got out of the car and began to fire a weapon. Sadly, this is all too predictable. I ended the show telling you guys that I had a deep fear after having just been to Israel and seeing what fundamentalist Islamic terrorists were willing to do to Jews. Given how wide open this country has been in many ways, and given the fact that the Department of Justice, Joe Biden, and the FBI have been telling us since January sixth that the biggest threat to America was white supremacy, I had a feeling that we were not focusing on the people that would actually do damage to this country. And this is the result, and I don't think it's going to be the end result. They're going to be. Unfortunately. I believe in the days, weeks, and months ahead, many people who become the victims of radical Muslim extremism and are killed in this country because we haven't been doing what we should be doing, which is focusing on the people that are actual dangers this country. Instead, we've been going after grandma's and grandpa's who trespassed on January sixth. We've been investigating school board parents who show up like me and are upset about the decisions being made surrounding their kids' education. We have been focused on pro life protesters who stand outside of abortion clinics and try to encourage people not to have abortions. That is what the Joe Biden Department of Justice, as well as all the law fair that's been brought to bear against Donald Trump. They have been focusing on things that are not actual direct the rest of this country, and I believe, as a result, have allowed the terror attack which just happened, and unfortunately, what I believe will be future terror attacks to occur because they haven't been focused on the real bad guys in this country. And I'm going to dive all into that. We're going to discuss it to a great degree. Unfortunately, I was hoping we'd have a happy Hey it's second to January. Let's all just kind of celebrate. I'll help you get through your hangovers.

So I thought. When I kicked up my feet.

So I thought. When I kicked up my feet.

I woke up yesterday morning, I was like, man, I'm going to watch college football all day. I'm going to watch the college football playoff, gonna finish at the Sugar Bowl that's taking place in New Orleans, A game, by the way, is going to kick off at for Eastern today, at least scheduled.

I woke up yesterday morning, I was like, man, I'm going to watch college football all day. I'm going to watch the college football playoff, gonna finish at the Sugar Bowl that's taking place in New Orleans, A game, by the way, is going to kick off at for Eastern today, at least scheduled.

I'll let you know if anything changes with that.

I'll let you know if anything changes with that.

A lot of people were at that planning for the Sugar Bowl, the Georgia Notre Dame game. Imagine a lot of you listening to me right now, fans of Georgia Notre Dame. Great game, by the way between Texas and Arizona State yesterday, not so good of a game if you're an Oregon Duck fan, as Ohio State and ran rampant. If you're in Ohio listening to us right now, and I know we're number one in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati over the course of the year, so I know a lot of you are in Ohio very excited about that. You took it to my beloved Tennessee Volunteers, and you took it to Oregon Ducks. So I have been out on Bourbon Street after midnight around New Year's Eve a bunch of different times because a lot of you know, I came out of the world of sports. Sugar Bowl down in New Orleans, one of the biggest games of the year, and they often have hosted the National Championship game. I have been down there, had an amazing time, have seen how packed those streets are and what a phenomenal place New Orleans is to ring in the new year. I'm sure many of you out there listening to me right now have been on Bourbon Street at some point in time. You may or may not remember having been there, but I know that many of you have been there. I want to start the show today and I'm going to keep hammering this home throughout the course of the day because I know a lot of college kids and high school kids are home right now, and you guys may be riding around in your cars with Dad and mom, Grandma and grandpa. You may not regularly listen to Clay and Buck.

A lot of people were at that planning for the Sugar Bowl, the Georgia Notre Dame game. Imagine a lot of you listening to me right now, fans of Georgia Notre Dame. Great game, by the way between Texas and Arizona State yesterday, not so good of a game if you're an Oregon Duck fan, as Ohio State and ran rampant. If you're in Ohio listening to us right now, and I know we're number one in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati over the course of the year, so I know a lot of you are in Ohio very excited about that. You took it to my beloved Tennessee Volunteers, and you took it to Oregon Ducks. So I have been out on Bourbon Street after midnight around New Year's Eve a bunch of different times because a lot of you know, I came out of the world of sports. Sugar Bowl down in New Orleans, one of the biggest games of the year, and they often have hosted the National Championship game. I have been down there, had an amazing time, have seen how packed those streets are and what a phenomenal place New Orleans is to ring in the new year. I'm sure many of you out there listening to me right now have been on Bourbon Street at some point in time. You may or may not remember having been there, but I know that many of you have been there. I want to start the show today and I'm going to keep hammering this home throughout the course of the day because I know a lot of college kids and high school kids are home right now, and you guys may be riding around in your cars with Dad and mom, Grandma and grandpa. You may not regularly listen to Clay and Buck.

You should.

You should.

Hey, hope you're having a good start to your year. But I think you guys are incredibly important. If you are under the age of twenty five right now and you are listening to this program, you may have some knowledge of the college protests that broke out on campus in the wake of the October seventh terror attack on Israel. This happened great schools like Columbia all the way across the country. Great school like UCLA happened at my undergrad alma mater, George Washington University. Happened at my law school alma mater, Vanderbilt University. There are a lot of schools out there that had campus protests, that had student protesters putting out tents, sitting around and do you know what they were chanting? Oftentimes, globalize the Intifada from the river to the sea. Let Palestine be free, I believe yesterday on Sixth Avenue in New York City, some of you may have seen this. I want to play it for you, even in the wake of the terror attack in New Orleans. This is what they were chanting on Sixth Avenue in New York City yesterday.

Hey, hope you're having a good start to your year. But I think you guys are incredibly important. If you are under the age of twenty five right now and you are listening to this program, you may have some knowledge of the college protests that broke out on campus in the wake of the October seventh terror attack on Israel. This happened great schools like Columbia all the way across the country. Great school like UCLA happened at my undergrad alma mater, George Washington University. Happened at my law school alma mater, Vanderbilt University. There are a lot of schools out there that had campus protests, that had student protesters putting out tents, sitting around and do you know what they were chanting? Oftentimes, globalize the Intifada from the river to the sea. Let Palestine be free, I believe yesterday on Sixth Avenue in New York City, some of you may have seen this. I want to play it for you, even in the wake of the terror attack in New Orleans. This is what they were chanting on Sixth Avenue in New York City yesterday.

Listen, Okay, they're.

Listen, Okay, they're.

Chanting globalize the endi Fada. That was happening on Sixth Avenue in New York City yesterday. They were marching, they were protesting, celebrating in some ways the terror attack that had just happened in New Orleans. And I want you kids to listen to me closely. This is what globalized the Intifada looks like. You have lost the ability your generation to distinguish between good and evil.

Chanting globalize the endi Fada. That was happening on Sixth Avenue in New York City yesterday. They were marching, they were protesting, celebrating in some ways the terror attack that had just happened in New Orleans. And I want you kids to listen to me closely. This is what globalized the Intifada looks like. You have lost the ability your generation to distinguish between good and evil.

Evil is what.

Evil is what.

Just happened in New Orleans. You and your college buddies, you and your young friends. Because almost all these victims are twenty five are under which is why I want you to listen really carefully. Are standing around on Bourbon Street. You've had an amazing night celebrating the new year. You've been out chasing girls or boys. You probably have had a few too many drinks, and you are just thinking to yourself, Man, it couldn't have been much more fun than what we just experienced. And then this terrorist comes speeding down Bourbon Street, wiping out every single person that he could. That's what globalized. The dafada means. They want to kill you because they believe that America and our freedoms are evil.

Just happened in New Orleans. You and your college buddies, you and your young friends. Because almost all these victims are twenty five are under which is why I want you to listen really carefully. Are standing around on Bourbon Street. You've had an amazing night celebrating the new year. You've been out chasing girls or boys. You probably have had a few too many drinks, and you are just thinking to yourself, Man, it couldn't have been much more fun than what we just experienced. And then this terrorist comes speeding down Bourbon Street, wiping out every single person that he could. That's what globalized. The dafada means. They want to kill you because they believe that America and our freedoms are evil.

You have taken up the mantle.

You have taken up the mantle.

This guy had the ISIS flag in the back of his truck. You have taken up the mantle of evil and convinced.

This guy had the ISIS flag in the back of his truck. You have taken up the mantle of evil and convinced.

Yourself that it's actually good.

Yourself that it's actually good.

This is one of the most troubling things in the last year two years that's happened in America. We have lost the ability to distinguish between good and evil, especially young people. These kids on college campus is supposedly the most educated generation ever. They're so educated they can't even tell what good and evil is. And you guys need to start speaking out to your friends and your family and those age groups, and you need to tell them, hey, this is what we're supporting. Globalize the Intifada means bring the evil of Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism, and we're going to bring it to the United States. And we're going to rain down holy hell on America too, because they believe that we are evil.

This is one of the most troubling things in the last year two years that's happened in America. We have lost the ability to distinguish between good and evil, especially young people. These kids on college campus is supposedly the most educated generation ever. They're so educated they can't even tell what good and evil is. And you guys need to start speaking out to your friends and your family and those age groups, and you need to tell them, hey, this is what we're supporting. Globalize the Intifada means bring the evil of Muslim fundamentalism and terrorism, and we're going to bring it to the United States. And we're going to rain down holy hell on America too, because they believe that we are evil.

This is important.

This is important.

A lot of times we talk about this on the show. We're gonna have a lot of different battles in American politics. What should the corporate tax rate be? Some people are going to say it should be twenty seven percent, other people like me are going to say it should be fifteen percent. What should the top marginal tax rate be? I think it should be lower. What should the capital gains tax rate be? What should we do as it pertains to social Security or medicare? How should we adjust the cost of living? All of those things are very real political debates, But in the grand scheme of things we're talking about on the margins disagreements that reasonable people can have, there is no reasonable argument of than killing people because your religion has convinced you that it should occur is evil, and there are millions, if not tens of millions, of people who believe that what that man did is actually heroic. Now, some of us lived through nine to eleven, and we remember seeing the towers fall, and we remember what evil truly is. But what scares me is if a nine to eleven terror attack happened today, some people would say, and it wouldn't be an insubstantial amount of Americans, that we deserved it, and that the terrorists were right to fly those planes into those buildings because much of the American public, especially people under the age of twenty five, has lost the ability to truly distinguish between good and evil. So, all of you out there listening to me right now, who are home on college break home, on Christmas break home one winter break, as you are riding around right now with your mom or your dad, or your grandma or your grandpa, right now, there are many people on your college campuses that supported this and don't have the ability to distinguish between good and evil. That has to end. We have to have honest conversations about this. We have to condemn this utterly across the American body politic and across all age ranges, because if we don't, this is going to happen more and more and more. And this is what globalized the Intafada really means.

A lot of times we talk about this on the show. We're gonna have a lot of different battles in American politics. What should the corporate tax rate be? Some people are going to say it should be twenty seven percent, other people like me are going to say it should be fifteen percent. What should the top marginal tax rate be? I think it should be lower. What should the capital gains tax rate be? What should we do as it pertains to social Security or medicare? How should we adjust the cost of living? All of those things are very real political debates, But in the grand scheme of things we're talking about on the margins disagreements that reasonable people can have, there is no reasonable argument of than killing people because your religion has convinced you that it should occur is evil, and there are millions, if not tens of millions, of people who believe that what that man did is actually heroic. Now, some of us lived through nine to eleven, and we remember seeing the towers fall, and we remember what evil truly is. But what scares me is if a nine to eleven terror attack happened today, some people would say, and it wouldn't be an insubstantial amount of Americans, that we deserved it, and that the terrorists were right to fly those planes into those buildings because much of the American public, especially people under the age of twenty five, has lost the ability to truly distinguish between good and evil. So, all of you out there listening to me right now, who are home on college break home, on Christmas break home one winter break, as you are riding around right now with your mom or your dad, or your grandma or your grandpa, right now, there are many people on your college campuses that supported this and don't have the ability to distinguish between good and evil. That has to end. We have to have honest conversations about this. We have to condemn this utterly across the American body politic and across all age ranges, because if we don't, this is going to happen more and more and more. And this is what globalized the Intafada really means.

It means you.

It means you.

Are standing on the street, having celebrated all night with your buddies on Bourbon Street, and then out of nowhere a car comes and drives right over you or your best friend.

Are standing on the street, having celebrated all night with your buddies on Bourbon Street, and then out of nowhere a car comes and drives right over you or your best friend.

Again.

Again.

Almost every single person who died was under the age of twenty five, because you guys know, that's most of the people that are going to be out at three pin fifteen in the morning, still celebrating older people. Maybe a lot of older people out there did what I did. You're in the Central time zone and at eleven o'clock you're like, ah, it hit midnight on the East Coast. I think I'll go ahead and go to bed. I've been through enough New Years. I'm not at a huge celebration right now. I'll tell my kids Happy New Year, and I'll go on to bed. Most people around my age or older not out at three fifteen in the morning anymore. The people who were victims, I'm seeing all these poor kids. I came to imagine what their families are going through. Almost all of them are teenagers or in their early twenties, the same age people that were on college campus is chanting globalize the Intifada. This is what that leads to, and I think it's important to recognize it much less serious. I told you I love this. I'm going to be watching the Sugar Bowl a little bit later. What do I mean. I'm talking about Prize Picks. You can get hooked up right now if you go to Prize Picks Football season. College football players know it more than anybody. NFL players. We got games coming up last week of the regular season, and you can win up to a thousand times your money on Price picks.

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Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton show. Let me fill you in with some of the latest. There's just been an FBI press conference. The FBI says that they have so far not been able to establish a connection between the Tesla cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and the New Orleans terror attack.

Welcome back in Clay Travis Buck Sexton show. Let me fill you in with some of the latest. There's just been an FBI press conference. The FBI says that they have so far not been able to establish a connection between the Tesla cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas and the New Orleans terror attack.

I'm just telling you what they have said.

I'm just telling you what they have said.

I'll take some of your calls by the way eight hundred and two two two eight a two and just giving you a little bit of a roadmap of where we're going. Nicole Parker, former FBI agent. Many of you may have seen her on Fox News. She is set to join us at the top of the third hour and tell us what she has seen in the FBI, what she thinks about this investigation. She'll be with us then Senator Cassidy in Louisiana. Uh is scheduled to join us at two thirty. We also have invitations out to the Governor of New Orleans, the governor of Louisiana, who is in New Orleans and says that he's going to be at the Sugar Bowl, which is kicking off in just a few hours. They have moved the Sugar Bowl to today and it is kicking off at three Central time in New Orleans, four on the East coast. Just fyi, and we're going to have audio from this press conference in a moment, But first I want to play you some of what happened yesterday. This was an act of terrorism. This is the Assistant Director Christopher Ray yesterday. Listen to cut one.

I'll take some of your calls by the way eight hundred and two two two eight a two and just giving you a little bit of a roadmap of where we're going. Nicole Parker, former FBI agent. Many of you may have seen her on Fox News. She is set to join us at the top of the third hour and tell us what she has seen in the FBI, what she thinks about this investigation. She'll be with us then Senator Cassidy in Louisiana. Uh is scheduled to join us at two thirty. We also have invitations out to the Governor of New Orleans, the governor of Louisiana, who is in New Orleans and says that he's going to be at the Sugar Bowl, which is kicking off in just a few hours. They have moved the Sugar Bowl to today and it is kicking off at three Central time in New Orleans, four on the East coast. Just fyi, and we're going to have audio from this press conference in a moment, But first I want to play you some of what happened yesterday. This was an act of terrorism. This is the Assistant Director Christopher Ray yesterday. Listen to cut one.

First and foremost, let me be very clear about this point. This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act. This was obviously a critical incident, and with that, lots of information and tips come pouring in from law enforcement, first responders, and the public. We have been aggressively running down these tips and information.

First and foremost, let me be very clear about this point. This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act. This was obviously a critical incident, and with that, lots of information and tips come pouring in from law enforcement, first responders, and the public. We have been aggressively running down these tips and information.

But at this point, currently.

But at this point, currently.

And this is another position on another fact I want to be clear on, we do not assess at this point that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this attack except for shamsud Din jib are the subject you've already.

And this is another position on another fact I want to be clear on, we do not assess at this point that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this attack except for shamsud Din jib are the subject you've already.

Been briefed on.

Been briefed on.

Okay, So initially they said they thought three or four other people were involved, and there may have been other explosive devices. They now say they don't believe anybody else was involved. And I'm not sure how you pronounced this guy's name. It's not Christopher ray the FBI director who is stepping down. It may be pronounced the same way. It may be Raya. I'm not sure r Aia is what I have this gentleman's name as that is who was just speaking. That was this morning. This was yesterday, and this is I tweeted about this and said, this is one of many reasons why we need Kashptel in immediately as the head of the FBI, the person who decided to speak yesterday. This is in the press conference they had yesterday morning, hours after the attack. Remember, the guy had a friggin ISIS flag on the back of his pickup truck. I'm not an expert on investigatory procedures, but if you have an ISIS flag on the back of your truck and you're mowing down people, maybe there's a little bit of evidence that you might be involved in a terror attack. Remember yesterday, the FBI, in the press conference several hours after the attack said it wasn't a terror attack.

Okay, So initially they said they thought three or four other people were involved, and there may have been other explosive devices. They now say they don't believe anybody else was involved. And I'm not sure how you pronounced this guy's name. It's not Christopher ray the FBI director who is stepping down. It may be pronounced the same way. It may be Raya. I'm not sure r Aia is what I have this gentleman's name as that is who was just speaking. That was this morning. This was yesterday, and this is I tweeted about this and said, this is one of many reasons why we need Kashptel in immediately as the head of the FBI, the person who decided to speak yesterday. This is in the press conference they had yesterday morning, hours after the attack. Remember, the guy had a friggin ISIS flag on the back of his pickup truck. I'm not an expert on investigatory procedures, but if you have an ISIS flag on the back of your truck and you're mowing down people, maybe there's a little bit of evidence that you might be involved in a terror attack. Remember yesterday, the FBI, in the press conference several hours after the attack said it wasn't a terror attack.

Listen, this is not a terrorist event.

Listen, this is not a terrorist event.

What it is right now is there improvised explosive devices that was found and we are working on confirming if this is a viable device or not.

What it is right now is there improvised explosive devices that was found and we are working on confirming if this is a viable device or not.

Okay, excuse me.

Okay, excuse me.

You've got potentially multiple IEDs, You've got an ISIS flag in the back of the truck, you got a guy mowing down people out on Bourbon Street, and the first thing you say at your press conference is this is not a terrorist event. Who are these people who are working as FBI agents? This is why I want to talk with with Nicole Parker, a former FBI agent. The number one thing we have to do is get back to the meritocracy in America.

You've got potentially multiple IEDs, You've got an ISIS flag in the back of the truck, you got a guy mowing down people out on Bourbon Street, and the first thing you say at your press conference is this is not a terrorist event. Who are these people who are working as FBI agents? This is why I want to talk with with Nicole Parker, a former FBI agent. The number one thing we have to do is get back to the meritocracy in America.

I always say this, I don't care. The more significant your.

I always say this, I don't care. The more significant your.

Job is, the less I care about anything having to do with you other than your actual ability. If I need a doctor, I don't care anything about the doctor other than is the doctor a badass at what he or she does?

Job is, the less I care about anything having to do with you other than your actual ability. If I need a doctor, I don't care anything about the doctor other than is the doctor a badass at what he or she does?

Right?

Right?

That's all I care about. I don't care where you went to school. I don't care what your religion is. I don't care what kind of parent you are. I care whether you are really good at your job. When I get on an airplane, I don't care whether the airplane pilot is of a different race, ethnicity, of religion than I am. I care are they a badass if flying an airplane? DEI is entirely focused on things other than your ability to do the job. Meritocracy is all that should matter in America, and the more significant the job, the more it matters in the grand scheme of things.

That's all I care about. I don't care where you went to school. I don't care what your religion is. I don't care what kind of parent you are. I care whether you are really good at your job. When I get on an airplane, I don't care whether the airplane pilot is of a different race, ethnicity, of religion than I am. I care are they a badass if flying an airplane? DEI is entirely focused on things other than your ability to do the job. Meritocracy is all that should matter in America, and the more significant the job, the more it matters in the grand scheme of things.

Do we have the latest update? Video yet? Audio? Yet? Greg?

Do we have the latest update? Video yet? Audio? Yet? Greg?

Here's cut twenty six This just happened, the absolute latest on the New Orleans investigation.

Here's cut twenty six This just happened, the absolute latest on the New Orleans investigation.

Listen.

Listen.

There were five videos posted on Jabbar's Facebook account, which are time stamped, beginning at one twenty nine am and the last at three h two am. In the first video, Jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends, but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the quote war between the believers and the disbelievers end quote. Additionally, he stated he had joined ISIS before this summer. He also provided a will and testing.

There were five videos posted on Jabbar's Facebook account, which are time stamped, beginning at one twenty nine am and the last at three h two am. In the first video, Jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends, but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the quote war between the believers and the disbelievers end quote. Additionally, he stated he had joined ISIS before this summer. He also provided a will and testing.

Okay, this just again as there's more and more investigation coming out about this guy. It seems quite clear that he has been radicalized at some point in time, lived in Houston, and had decided that he was going to pledge his adherents to isis. He wanted to potentially kill his family. I believe the reports are that he has a twenty year old daughter and a fifteen year old daughter and an ex wife, and that that family had basically the ex wife and the kids had distanced themselves from him because this guy had kind of gone crazy and he wanted to kill his family. Who knows what the reason for that was, but as the FBI is reporting now, he said in the video that he wanted everybody to understand that this was a war between believers and non believers of the Muslim faith, and so that's why he decided that he needed to kill as many people as possible early in the morning of January first in New Orleans. And this is a calculated attempt. I mean, there's lots of failures here that allowed this to occur. For instance, there are supposed to be barriers that come up that don't allow a car to be driven down Bourbon Street, but they are in the process of getting those replaced, and they weren't replaced in time for New Year's Eve and or the Sugar Bowl, which is one of the biggest events that goes on in New Orleans. Obviously, Marty Garras is also huge. I will be down in New Orleans in about a month. I've been down a lot for big games. Super Bowl is taking place in New Orleans. For those of you who don't know, I'll be down there for that event. How incompetent is it that you can't get guards up, meaning the barriers, the barricades, and get it fixed and replaced in time for New Years and the Sugar Bowl. I can't imagine that this is some incredibly difficult construction process. And if I look, I'm not the mayor of New Orleans, but if you came to me and you said, hey, we have to fix these barricades to provide more security in the Free Quarter on Bourbon Street, I would say, Okay, let's get it fixed sometime during the summer so that we're ready for the biggest events of our calendar, which are the Sugar Bowl New Year's I'd actually want it fixed for the Saints games that take place in the Superdome. So I'd like to get this fixed. Let's get it done in the summer. May and June, not as busy in New Orleans. Less likelihood of a tear attack could always happen, but less likely in May or June. This guy drove from Houston with the intent of killing as many people on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, New Year's Night turning into New Year's Day as possible, looking for an opportunity with an ISIS flag flying in the back of his truck. I'd also ask, are you really saying that a guy joins ISIS in the summer and there's no evidence that he joined ISIS between now and this terror attack? Somehow arresting people for January sixth, still for trespassing. Nobody in the Houston FBI office became aware that this guy might have been radicalized and become a member of ISIS. He wasn't posting anything online. There was no evidence whatsoever of his having joined a terrorist organization. How about on Facebook he posts for hours in advance of what he's going to do. Nobody sees those videos up on Facebook till after he's killed people. Did he have no friends? No one is out there again. So much of what occurs here is about not recognizing true evil and being aware of what legitimate threats in America look like. And this guy killed fifteen people and wounded and maimed many more. But there are a lot of this dude. There are a lot of people who have pledged loyalty to ISIS in this country right now, who saw what this guy did and they want to do the same. There is a lot of evil in America. We have allowed our a lot of people to walk right across our southern border. We have no idea who is even here. There are going to be more of this guy. What are we doing to stop that from happening? And where are our resources and our focus actually going. The FBI's been in investigating Milania Trump's underwear drawer. They've been taking photos all over mar A Lago of Trump engaging in law fair working with Jack Smith, I got a crazy idea, how about we focus on actual bad guys. How about we focus our resources on people that are actually trying to kill us, that have pledged allegiance to ISIS. Is this basic common sense. All crimes are not created equal. Some people are a lot more dangerous potentially than others. I feel awful for the families that had to wake up on New Year's Day and find out that they're young guy or girl and their family. A lot of these people, frankly to me, are kids. You're under twenty five years old. To me, you're still kind of a kid.

Okay, this just again as there's more and more investigation coming out about this guy. It seems quite clear that he has been radicalized at some point in time, lived in Houston, and had decided that he was going to pledge his adherents to isis. He wanted to potentially kill his family. I believe the reports are that he has a twenty year old daughter and a fifteen year old daughter and an ex wife, and that that family had basically the ex wife and the kids had distanced themselves from him because this guy had kind of gone crazy and he wanted to kill his family. Who knows what the reason for that was, but as the FBI is reporting now, he said in the video that he wanted everybody to understand that this was a war between believers and non believers of the Muslim faith, and so that's why he decided that he needed to kill as many people as possible early in the morning of January first in New Orleans. And this is a calculated attempt. I mean, there's lots of failures here that allowed this to occur. For instance, there are supposed to be barriers that come up that don't allow a car to be driven down Bourbon Street, but they are in the process of getting those replaced, and they weren't replaced in time for New Year's Eve and or the Sugar Bowl, which is one of the biggest events that goes on in New Orleans. Obviously, Marty Garras is also huge. I will be down in New Orleans in about a month. I've been down a lot for big games. Super Bowl is taking place in New Orleans. For those of you who don't know, I'll be down there for that event. How incompetent is it that you can't get guards up, meaning the barriers, the barricades, and get it fixed and replaced in time for New Years and the Sugar Bowl. I can't imagine that this is some incredibly difficult construction process. And if I look, I'm not the mayor of New Orleans, but if you came to me and you said, hey, we have to fix these barricades to provide more security in the Free Quarter on Bourbon Street, I would say, Okay, let's get it fixed sometime during the summer so that we're ready for the biggest events of our calendar, which are the Sugar Bowl New Year's I'd actually want it fixed for the Saints games that take place in the Superdome. So I'd like to get this fixed. Let's get it done in the summer. May and June, not as busy in New Orleans. Less likelihood of a tear attack could always happen, but less likely in May or June. This guy drove from Houston with the intent of killing as many people on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, New Year's Night turning into New Year's Day as possible, looking for an opportunity with an ISIS flag flying in the back of his truck. I'd also ask, are you really saying that a guy joins ISIS in the summer and there's no evidence that he joined ISIS between now and this terror attack? Somehow arresting people for January sixth, still for trespassing. Nobody in the Houston FBI office became aware that this guy might have been radicalized and become a member of ISIS. He wasn't posting anything online. There was no evidence whatsoever of his having joined a terrorist organization. How about on Facebook he posts for hours in advance of what he's going to do. Nobody sees those videos up on Facebook till after he's killed people. Did he have no friends? No one is out there again. So much of what occurs here is about not recognizing true evil and being aware of what legitimate threats in America look like. And this guy killed fifteen people and wounded and maimed many more. But there are a lot of this dude. There are a lot of people who have pledged loyalty to ISIS in this country right now, who saw what this guy did and they want to do the same. There is a lot of evil in America. We have allowed our a lot of people to walk right across our southern border. We have no idea who is even here. There are going to be more of this guy. What are we doing to stop that from happening? And where are our resources and our focus actually going. The FBI's been in investigating Milania Trump's underwear drawer. They've been taking photos all over mar A Lago of Trump engaging in law fair working with Jack Smith, I got a crazy idea, how about we focus on actual bad guys. How about we focus our resources on people that are actually trying to kill us, that have pledged allegiance to ISIS. Is this basic common sense. All crimes are not created equal. Some people are a lot more dangerous potentially than others. I feel awful for the families that had to wake up on New Year's Day and find out that they're young guy or girl and their family. A lot of these people, frankly to me, are kids. You're under twenty five years old. To me, you're still kind of a kid.

I know.

I know.

People immediately say, well, when you're eighteen, you're I get it, But if you remember being nineteen or twenty, a lot of people are still kids, right, even if you are technically an adult. You're out celebrating New Year's Eve with your buddies and this guy comes plowing through. There are a lot more of him out there. What are we doing to stop this from occurring elsewhere? And you know, and I know, and unfortunately this is the reality. Anytime we have an act like this, there oftentimes are a lot of copycats because crazy people see. The reason I try out to use these guys' names on this program is crazy people will see this. They are immediately attracted to the infamy of the killers, and it produces oftentimes reverberations where other people engage in acts of violence as well. A lot of times when we have a shooting incident, there's another couple that come up very soon thereafter. What are we doing to stop these people? I think there's probably thousands of them. I don't think that's crazy. I'll ask Nicole Parker in a couple of hours when she comes on, how many people do we think are like this guy in America right now? I don't think it's crazy to believe there are thousands of ISIS adherents in the United States right now. What are those people planning? How much more deadly could their attacks be? And why in the world have we been focused on arresting grandmas and grandpas who walked into January sixth going through sending our FBI agents to rummage through Milania Trump's underwear drawer, arresting parents who go and speak at school board meetings, and arresting people outside of abortion clinics when those people are in no way actual dangers to the United States.

People immediately say, well, when you're eighteen, you're I get it, But if you remember being nineteen or twenty, a lot of people are still kids, right, even if you are technically an adult. You're out celebrating New Year's Eve with your buddies and this guy comes plowing through. There are a lot more of him out there. What are we doing to stop this from occurring elsewhere? And you know, and I know, and unfortunately this is the reality. Anytime we have an act like this, there oftentimes are a lot of copycats because crazy people see. The reason I try out to use these guys' names on this program is crazy people will see this. They are immediately attracted to the infamy of the killers, and it produces oftentimes reverberations where other people engage in acts of violence as well. A lot of times when we have a shooting incident, there's another couple that come up very soon thereafter. What are we doing to stop these people? I think there's probably thousands of them. I don't think that's crazy. I'll ask Nicole Parker in a couple of hours when she comes on, how many people do we think are like this guy in America right now? I don't think it's crazy to believe there are thousands of ISIS adherents in the United States right now. What are those people planning? How much more deadly could their attacks be? And why in the world have we been focused on arresting grandmas and grandpas who walked into January sixth going through sending our FBI agents to rummage through Milania Trump's underwear drawer, arresting parents who go and speak at school board meetings, and arresting people outside of abortion clinics when those people are in no way actual dangers to the United States.

It just it infuriates me.

It just it infuriates me.

And right now, if you are listening to me, Congress is getting sworn in tomorrow. Kash Pateel needs to be in office as rapidly as possible. We got eighteen days still of Joe Biden in office. I'm going to play you some audio. We don't have an actual president. This is a time of real danger. We need Trump's team on the FBI, on the Secretary of State, on the Secretary of Defense. We need all of our dudes, and right now they're dudes. We need Trump's dudes in office. Mike Walls ready to roll. All of these guys one hundred percent, ready to make things happen, and it needs to happen as quickly as we possibly can. We'll get into that and more here in a little bit. Also, take your calls eight hundred and two A two two eight A two. I appreciate all of you listening here. I was hoping, like I said that we would have a fun first show at.

And right now, if you are listening to me, Congress is getting sworn in tomorrow. Kash Pateel needs to be in office as rapidly as possible. We got eighteen days still of Joe Biden in office. I'm going to play you some audio. We don't have an actual president. This is a time of real danger. We need Trump's team on the FBI, on the Secretary of State, on the Secretary of Defense. We need all of our dudes, and right now they're dudes. We need Trump's dudes in office. Mike Walls ready to roll. All of these guys one hundred percent, ready to make things happen, and it needs to happen as quickly as we possibly can. We'll get into that and more here in a little bit. Also, take your calls eight hundred and two A two two eight A two. I appreciate all of you listening here. I was hoping, like I said that we would have a fun first show at.

Twenty twenty five. Hey, let's just have some good.

Twenty twenty five. Hey, let's just have some good.

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Buck will be back with me on Monday. He is right now on a baby moon with his lovely wife Carrie as they get ready for the birth of their first child, scheduled to be in April. Looking forward to that, looking forward to him being back with me on Monday. Just FYI, I'll be with you for this hour and throughout this show. As I have been downloaded the podcast. Search out my name Clay Travis and or Buck Sexton. You'll be able to listen to the program and it's totality no matter where you are across the country. I know a lot of you still traveling for Christmas and the New Year, and I'll be with you tomorrow as well. Was expecting for this to be a fun, festive post New Year's Day show. Instead, we have spent most of it talking about the terror attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve into New Year's morning, fifteen people dead according to reports. Terrorists dead as well, also a cyber truck exploding in the driveway the main lobby area valet area of the Trump Tower in Las Vegas. We are joined now by Nicole Parker, who is a former FBI agent. She is with us now and Nicole Imagine A lot of people have seen you on Fox News in the past several days. You have been spending a lot of time talking about what has occurred in both New Orleans and Las Vegas. But as a preliminary this is the first time for you coming on the show. Thank you. You and I met at mar A Lago about a month or so ago. But for people who don't know your background, introduce yourself to the audience. Happy New Year, thanks for being with us.

Buck will be back with me on Monday. He is right now on a baby moon with his lovely wife Carrie as they get ready for the birth of their first child, scheduled to be in April. Looking forward to that, looking forward to him being back with me on Monday. Just FYI, I'll be with you for this hour and throughout this show. As I have been downloaded the podcast. Search out my name Clay Travis and or Buck Sexton. You'll be able to listen to the program and it's totality no matter where you are across the country. I know a lot of you still traveling for Christmas and the New Year, and I'll be with you tomorrow as well. Was expecting for this to be a fun, festive post New Year's Day show. Instead, we have spent most of it talking about the terror attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve into New Year's morning, fifteen people dead according to reports. Terrorists dead as well, also a cyber truck exploding in the driveway the main lobby area valet area of the Trump Tower in Las Vegas. We are joined now by Nicole Parker, who is a former FBI agent. She is with us now and Nicole Imagine A lot of people have seen you on Fox News in the past several days. You have been spending a lot of time talking about what has occurred in both New Orleans and Las Vegas. But as a preliminary this is the first time for you coming on the show. Thank you. You and I met at mar A Lago about a month or so ago. But for people who don't know your background, introduce yourself to the audience. Happy New Year, thanks for being with us.

Well, first of all, thank you so much for having me. It's my pleasure, and Happy New Year to you as well. Fortunately we're speaking under these circumstances. But just by way of background, Yes, I was an FBI special agent for about thirteen years. I served in the Miami Field Office and focused originally on white collar crime and then transferred over to violent crime and worked the majority of my career on violent crime. SOFTWOWRED is a violent crime Fugitive Task Force and you know, responded to some pretty large investigations that the FBI conducted to include you know, the Fort Laudernelle Airport shooting, the susterciox pipe pom case, the Marjorie some Me Douglas Parkland school shooting, and so, unfortunately, tragedy is not something new to me. Prior to my career in the FBI, I actually did work in finance and on Wall Street, and I was a witness for the nine to eleven terroist attacks in New York City. I was working at Merrill Lynch at the time, and it was because of that tragedy that I was inspired to later go on and serve my country and join the FBI. So here we are discussing a terrorist attack that occurred, unfortunately on New Year's Day. I think that all of us were very hopeful and optimistic for twenty twenty five, that it could be a year of peace and prosperity and help and success. I know when I got the phone call. It was early, you know, New Year's morning, and Fox called and said, hey, have you heard about this attack? And I went for my morning run, came right inside, turned on the news, and I've been reporting on it ever since.

Well, first of all, thank you so much for having me. It's my pleasure, and Happy New Year to you as well. Fortunately we're speaking under these circumstances. But just by way of background, Yes, I was an FBI special agent for about thirteen years. I served in the Miami Field Office and focused originally on white collar crime and then transferred over to violent crime and worked the majority of my career on violent crime. SOFTWOWRED is a violent crime Fugitive Task Force and you know, responded to some pretty large investigations that the FBI conducted to include you know, the Fort Laudernelle Airport shooting, the susterciox pipe pom case, the Marjorie some Me Douglas Parkland school shooting, and so, unfortunately, tragedy is not something new to me. Prior to my career in the FBI, I actually did work in finance and on Wall Street, and I was a witness for the nine to eleven terroist attacks in New York City. I was working at Merrill Lynch at the time, and it was because of that tragedy that I was inspired to later go on and serve my country and join the FBI. So here we are discussing a terrorist attack that occurred, unfortunately on New Year's Day. I think that all of us were very hopeful and optimistic for twenty twenty five, that it could be a year of peace and prosperity and help and success. I know when I got the phone call. It was early, you know, New Year's morning, and Fox called and said, hey, have you heard about this attack? And I went for my morning run, came right inside, turned on the news, and I've been reporting on it ever since.

All right, we're talking to Nicole Parker. I want to go back to your joining the FBI in the wake of nine to eleven. What did you see in your thirteen year the FBI. In terms of the trajectory of the FBI from the time you joined until the time you left, was it the same organization.

All right, we're talking to Nicole Parker. I want to go back to your joining the FBI in the wake of nine to eleven. What did you see in your thirteen year the FBI. In terms of the trajectory of the FBI from the time you joined until the time you left, was it the same organization.

No, it was not the same organization. When I originally joined, I came in just as a patriot who loves America and thought that could be a good way to serve and give back. I mean, the morning of nine to eleven, there were officers from NYPV that literally saved myself and many others and directed us away from the World Trade Center, away from the World Financial Center, and I just remembered thinking, you know what, one day I want to give back, and I thought that the FBI was a great vehicle in order to serve my country. And when I originally came in, I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if it mattered what my political preferences were. And I was immediately told no, no, it does not matter what the president is. This is an apolitical organization. Whether you voted for Obama or didn't vote for Obama, it's irrelevance because that was the administration that I started with. The FBI was back in twenty ten. I applied in two thousand and nine, came in in twenty ten, I was told a political don't worry about it. I come to the organization. I'm working white collar, and I'll be honest. I loved it. I was very passionate about what I was doing. I didn't consider the FBI a job. I considered it a mission, and I really felt that I was making an impactful difference in this country. And then so I served under the Obama administration. Then I went into the Trump administration. And it was during the Trump administration that I actually transferred over to violent crime. Actually, I was prior to that. I worked under the Obama administration and Trump administration and working violent crimes, and I can tell you I noticed a substantial difference between the administration. When Trump came in, he said, look, we have a violent crime problem in this country and we need help. And I initially remembered we were asked to do temporary asigns to Chicago at the time. When Trump first came in. Trump's priority was not to go after his political opponents. It was not to go after Hillary Clinton, who's been given a pass. It was not to go after any any of his opponents. It was really to protect the American people. And I thought that's just how it should be, right. So then I served under the Trump administration when there's some awful things to witness, some awful tragedies. But again I'm there to serve the people, and that was our priority, was protecting Americans, upholding the constitution. Then, you know with the debacles that occurred behind the scenes, Clay, it was in twenty sixteen when things really started shifting with the Operation Classify or Hurricane, also known as the Russia collusion hope. But again, that was all happening in DC and in headquarters, and that didn't involve me in Miami. Over the years, the politicization of the FBI became so deafening that it was impossible to do my job at a violent crime agent in the Miami Division because it just kept the nonsense that was happening on the political level was inhibiting us on the rank and file trying to do the real work. We were completely distracted by the nonsense going on at the Washington Field Office headquarters and their places dealing with politics. But again I just kept trying to shout it out, not my problem. I'm not doing that, I'm not involved in that. Then the Biden administration comes in and there were some drastic changes again, and I think from twenty sixteen on the SEI just never got on track.

No, it was not the same organization. When I originally joined, I came in just as a patriot who loves America and thought that could be a good way to serve and give back. I mean, the morning of nine to eleven, there were officers from NYPV that literally saved myself and many others and directed us away from the World Trade Center, away from the World Financial Center, and I just remembered thinking, you know what, one day I want to give back, and I thought that the FBI was a great vehicle in order to serve my country. And when I originally came in, I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if it mattered what my political preferences were. And I was immediately told no, no, it does not matter what the president is. This is an apolitical organization. Whether you voted for Obama or didn't vote for Obama, it's irrelevance because that was the administration that I started with. The FBI was back in twenty ten. I applied in two thousand and nine, came in in twenty ten, I was told a political don't worry about it. I come to the organization. I'm working white collar, and I'll be honest. I loved it. I was very passionate about what I was doing. I didn't consider the FBI a job. I considered it a mission, and I really felt that I was making an impactful difference in this country. And then so I served under the Obama administration. Then I went into the Trump administration. And it was during the Trump administration that I actually transferred over to violent crime. Actually, I was prior to that. I worked under the Obama administration and Trump administration and working violent crimes, and I can tell you I noticed a substantial difference between the administration. When Trump came in, he said, look, we have a violent crime problem in this country and we need help. And I initially remembered we were asked to do temporary asigns to Chicago at the time. When Trump first came in. Trump's priority was not to go after his political opponents. It was not to go after Hillary Clinton, who's been given a pass. It was not to go after any any of his opponents. It was really to protect the American people. And I thought that's just how it should be, right. So then I served under the Trump administration when there's some awful things to witness, some awful tragedies. But again I'm there to serve the people, and that was our priority, was protecting Americans, upholding the constitution. Then, you know with the debacles that occurred behind the scenes, Clay, it was in twenty sixteen when things really started shifting with the Operation Classify or Hurricane, also known as the Russia collusion hope. But again, that was all happening in DC and in headquarters, and that didn't involve me in Miami. Over the years, the politicization of the FBI became so deafening that it was impossible to do my job at a violent crime agent in the Miami Division because it just kept the nonsense that was happening on the political level was inhibiting us on the rank and file trying to do the real work. We were completely distracted by the nonsense going on at the Washington Field Office headquarters and their places dealing with politics. But again I just kept trying to shout it out, not my problem. I'm not doing that, I'm not involved in that. Then the Biden administration comes in and there were some drastic changes again, and I think from twenty sixteen on the SEI just never got on track.

You know.

You know.

We went through Jim Comey, I worked under Mueller, Comy and Ray, and from Operation Crossfire Hurricane, I just don't believe that there was ever full accountability for those that were involved in that, and so we were all hoping Ray's going to come in and he's going to fix it and we're going to get back on track. Unfortunately, that's not what happened. Ray has not proven to be a leader. He has not been proven to stand up to Merrick Garland into a lot of its political nonsense. Aside from the politicization, I think it's also important to note that the FBI became socially weaponized as well. It is woke the diversity initiatives going on at the agency. I started to wonder if I worked for a social justice warrior club rather than a law enforcement agency. And that was particularly bad under the Biden administration. Closest friend in the FBI, special Agent Laura Schusenberger, was shot and killed in the line of duty February second of twenty twenty one, right when Biden had just taken over, and I never got a clear explanation as to what happened to my friends. But every single day I got emails about diversity clubs and initiatives, and I thought, why are you not telling us what happened to two agents that were killed in the line of duty, first time adversarial deaths in fourteen years. They were killed protecting children, But yet I get an email every day about diversity and it just it was absolutely astounding to me. But the social weaponization and the political weaponization, we just saw how clearly they were going after Republicans, conservative Trump Trump supporters over and over and over, yet they were turning a blind eye to those on the opposite side of the political spectrum. Summer of twenty twenty, FBI did virtually nothing January sixth. They're still going full throttle on that four years later. So if that gives you any indications, that's kind of where I stood. It got so bad that I said, you know what, I'm going to cut my losses now and I'm going to leave the FBI. And I think I can make a stronger impact outside of the FBI than inside the agency. And it was bad for me. Clay because I loved being an FBI agent. I worked tirelessly and I did work with some amazing people, but you know, they needed to stay they needed to get their pensions. They kept their heads low, stay off the radar, and I just thought, you know what, I'm just not comfortable with what I'm seeing going on. And what was I going to do? Call Christopher Ray and tell them I don't agree with what's going on. We've seen Christopher Ray testify before Congress multiple times and he thinks everything at the agency is great. Nothing to see here. So if you can't acknowledge that there's a problem, there's a very low probability that that problem will ever be fixed. And that was why I made the decision to walk away.

We went through Jim Comey, I worked under Mueller, Comy and Ray, and from Operation Crossfire Hurricane, I just don't believe that there was ever full accountability for those that were involved in that, and so we were all hoping Ray's going to come in and he's going to fix it and we're going to get back on track. Unfortunately, that's not what happened. Ray has not proven to be a leader. He has not been proven to stand up to Merrick Garland into a lot of its political nonsense. Aside from the politicization, I think it's also important to note that the FBI became socially weaponized as well. It is woke the diversity initiatives going on at the agency. I started to wonder if I worked for a social justice warrior club rather than a law enforcement agency. And that was particularly bad under the Biden administration. Closest friend in the FBI, special Agent Laura Schusenberger, was shot and killed in the line of duty February second of twenty twenty one, right when Biden had just taken over, and I never got a clear explanation as to what happened to my friends. But every single day I got emails about diversity clubs and initiatives, and I thought, why are you not telling us what happened to two agents that were killed in the line of duty, first time adversarial deaths in fourteen years. They were killed protecting children, But yet I get an email every day about diversity and it just it was absolutely astounding to me. But the social weaponization and the political weaponization, we just saw how clearly they were going after Republicans, conservative Trump Trump supporters over and over and over, yet they were turning a blind eye to those on the opposite side of the political spectrum. Summer of twenty twenty, FBI did virtually nothing January sixth. They're still going full throttle on that four years later. So if that gives you any indications, that's kind of where I stood. It got so bad that I said, you know what, I'm going to cut my losses now and I'm going to leave the FBI. And I think I can make a stronger impact outside of the FBI than inside the agency. And it was bad for me. Clay because I loved being an FBI agent. I worked tirelessly and I did work with some amazing people, but you know, they needed to stay they needed to get their pensions. They kept their heads low, stay off the radar, and I just thought, you know what, I'm just not comfortable with what I'm seeing going on. And what was I going to do? Call Christopher Ray and tell them I don't agree with what's going on. We've seen Christopher Ray testify before Congress multiple times and he thinks everything at the agency is great. Nothing to see here. So if you can't acknowledge that there's a problem, there's a very low probability that that problem will ever be fixed. And that was why I made the decision to walk away.

How much do you think the FBI's lack of focus and direction and sometimes misdirection as you said, focused on January sixth protesters outside of abortion clinics, school board meeting parents, certainly, rummaging through the underwear drawer of Milania Trump and conducting investigations of Trump himself has to do with missing actual terrorists like the man who killed fifteen people in New Orleans.

How much do you think the FBI's lack of focus and direction and sometimes misdirection as you said, focused on January sixth protesters outside of abortion clinics, school board meeting parents, certainly, rummaging through the underwear drawer of Milania Trump and conducting investigations of Trump himself has to do with missing actual terrorists like the man who killed fifteen people in New Orleans.

So you know, I always am very fair I'm a very fair and straight shooter. I have integrity, and when I know the FBI is wrong, I will call them out. I can tell you that terrorism counter terrorism cases are very complex and difficult to work right, especially those that involve ISIS, foreign terroists, organization groups. The FBI can a lot of times have information on certain individuals, but until they make an action and they act out and they commit a criminal act, they can't just go arrest people that might be on their radar. From what I understand based on the press conference today by the FBI, which by the way, was substantially better than the ones yesterday, because yesterday.

So you know, I always am very fair I'm a very fair and straight shooter. I have integrity, and when I know the FBI is wrong, I will call them out. I can tell you that terrorism counter terrorism cases are very complex and difficult to work right, especially those that involve ISIS, foreign terroists, organization groups. The FBI can a lot of times have information on certain individuals, but until they make an action and they act out and they commit a criminal act, they can't just go arrest people that might be on their radar. From what I understand based on the press conference today by the FBI, which by the way, was substantially better than the ones yesterday, because yesterday.

Was Yeah, let me ask you about that.

Was Yeah, let me ask you about that.

The agent who got up and said there's no terrorism here, it's not a terrorism incident, despite the fact you have an ISIS flag, they took photos of it, all of those things.

The agent who got up and said there's no terrorism here, it's not a terrorism incident, despite the fact you have an ISIS flag, they took photos of it, all of those things.

How does that happen?

How does that happen?

Like?

Like?

What what do you think is going on?

What what do you think is going on?

The difference they had a new person speaking today compared to yesterday.

The difference they had a new person speaking today compared to yesterday.

Okay, I'm just gonna be blunt and honest. I actually know that agent that was on yesterday. She used to be in the Miami division. And I like to think, you know, I like to get people the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure she was under a lot of pressure and a lot of stress. All I'm going to say is that when you are put in a position to represent the FBI, no one it's perfect, but you need to have your ducks in a row, and you need to know what you're talking about. And we need to make sure that the FBI is promoting those that should be promoted based on merit, and if you are not, you know, those cracks start to show in high stress situations like that. I always like to be fair. You know, if it was if I was walking in her shoes, that would be very difficult. But at the same time, that was wrong what she did. I was out there on sop immediately after trying to say, you know what, this actually is terrorism, and she was refuting exactly what you know, the locals had just said and what the mayor had just said, and she said it with such definitive statement, this is not terrorism. It absolutely was terrorism. It is terrorism. And I think the FBI realized very quickly that was bad and that they needed to bring someone down from headquarters, which they did, and thankfully this individual, Christopher Ray, not to be confused with Christopher Ray came in into this press conference and it was substantially better. He has experience. He talked about how he responded to I believe the Boston Marathon. That's the problem that the FBI. Americans lack confidence in the FBI because you put someone out there for a press conference and they're giving you false information and that doesn't really you know, it's fire a lot of trust and.

Okay, I'm just gonna be blunt and honest. I actually know that agent that was on yesterday. She used to be in the Miami division. And I like to think, you know, I like to get people the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure she was under a lot of pressure and a lot of stress. All I'm going to say is that when you are put in a position to represent the FBI, no one it's perfect, but you need to have your ducks in a row, and you need to know what you're talking about. And we need to make sure that the FBI is promoting those that should be promoted based on merit, and if you are not, you know, those cracks start to show in high stress situations like that. I always like to be fair. You know, if it was if I was walking in her shoes, that would be very difficult. But at the same time, that was wrong what she did. I was out there on sop immediately after trying to say, you know what, this actually is terrorism, and she was refuting exactly what you know, the locals had just said and what the mayor had just said, and she said it with such definitive statement, this is not terrorism. It absolutely was terrorism. It is terrorism. And I think the FBI realized very quickly that was bad and that they needed to bring someone down from headquarters, which they did, and thankfully this individual, Christopher Ray, not to be confused with Christopher Ray came in into this press conference and it was substantially better. He has experience. He talked about how he responded to I believe the Boston Marathon. That's the problem that the FBI. Americans lack confidence in the FBI because you put someone out there for a press conference and they're giving you false information and that doesn't really you know, it's fire a lot of trust and.

How much difference do you think.

How much difference do you think.

Don't trust the FBI, then that's a problem. It just makes things worse.

Don't trust the FBI, then that's a problem. It just makes things worse.

That's a that's a really important point, the lack of trust. I know most people frankly listening to us right now now don't trust the FBI, and that is an incredible, uh communication deficit that the FBI is going to have to make up. And that trust deficit, how much difference do you think the director being cash Ptel would make based on your knowledge?

That's a that's a really important point, the lack of trust. I know most people frankly listening to us right now now don't trust the FBI, and that is an incredible, uh communication deficit that the FBI is going to have to make up. And that trust deficit, how much difference do you think the director being cash Ptel would make based on your knowledge?

I just at this point, honestly, I I hope and pray that there are drastic reforms at the FBI. And I trust President Trump. He is very wise, he knows what he's doing. I know last time he listened to certain individuals and put in Christopher Ray. I think this time around, I just want to believe it's going to get better because frankly, it really cannot get worse. And let me make this very clear, there are two fbis. Okay, ATBI one, I kind of coin these phrases. At BI one, these are the honest, hardworking rank and file agents that are trying to do the right thing for the right.

I just at this point, honestly, I I hope and pray that there are drastic reforms at the FBI. And I trust President Trump. He is very wise, he knows what he's doing. I know last time he listened to certain individuals and put in Christopher Ray. I think this time around, I just want to believe it's going to get better because frankly, it really cannot get worse. And let me make this very clear, there are two fbis. Okay, ATBI one, I kind of coin these phrases. At BI one, these are the honest, hardworking rank and file agents that are trying to do the right thing for the right.

Ru What percentage of FBI employees do you think are in that group that hard working trying to do the right side.

Ru What percentage of FBI employees do you think are in that group that hard working trying to do the right side.

How would you break it down? Percentage?

How would you break it down? Percentage?

Right, people that want nothing to do with the politics, They just want to serve the American people, Versus FBI two, which are people that are woke, politically weaponized. Sometimes they're in leadership roles, sometimes they're just a rank and file analyst. It's not just people up in DC. That needs to be made very clear as well. FBI two has infiltrated all the field offices at various levels. So it's really kind of more your approach FBI one versus FBI two. I would say at this point, I would have said in the past, you know, eighty twenty FBI one eighty percent, FBI two twenty percent. I'd say, now with solid fifty fifty.