I am so excited about this episode's guest. It is someone who I have been trying to get on the show and so honored that we got his time and that he's on this show. It is Senator JD. Vanced from Ohio. I've been wanting to have him on one. I just find him very, very smart. He's a brilliant guy, and he's an interesting guy. But he just has such a unique background as well. I mean, look, he's a millennial at thirty nine years old.

I am so excited about this episode's guest. It is someone who I have been trying to get on the show and so honored that we got his time and that he's on this show. It is Senator JD. Vanced from Ohio. I've been wanting to have him on one. I just find him very, very smart. He's a brilliant guy, and he's an interesting guy. But he just has such a unique background as well. I mean, look, he's a millennial at thirty nine years old.

He served in the Marine Corps.

He served in the Marine Corps.

He has also just experienced two entirely different worlds that most people don't experience. You know, he grew up in an Appalachian hometown and Middletown, Ohio, where you know, drug addiction was the norm. You know, grew up in an impoverished neighborhood. But then you know, went on to get his law degree for Yale, become a venture capitalist and now a United States senator. I mean, how many people have lived in those two extremes. How has that shaped his belief system and his policyview points?

He has also just experienced two entirely different worlds that most people don't experience. You know, he grew up in an Appalachian hometown and Middletown, Ohio, where you know, drug addiction was the norm. You know, grew up in an impoverished neighborhood. But then you know, went on to get his law degree for Yale, become a venture capitalist and now a United States senator. I mean, how many people have lived in those two extremes. How has that shaped his belief system and his policyview points?

Now?

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He wrote about his upbringing and his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which Netflix turned into a movie. The book was published in twenty sixteen, The New York Times called it one of the six best books to help understand Trump's win. So I woant to ask Senator Vance why does he think that Donald Trump won in twenty sixteen and what does that tell him about the twenty twenty four election. He's also been vocal against Joe Biden's immigration policies. We're going to talk to him about how he sees that playing out this election cycle. Also, just this quote from Chuck Schumer that has been haunting me back in January of twenty seventeen, when he said about Donald Trump that if you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you. I'm going to ask Senator Vance about that. How much of the law fair we're seeing waged against Donald Trump has to do with that.

He wrote about his upbringing and his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, which Netflix turned into a movie. The book was published in twenty sixteen, The New York Times called it one of the six best books to help understand Trump's win. So I woant to ask Senator Vance why does he think that Donald Trump won in twenty sixteen and what does that tell him about the twenty twenty four election. He's also been vocal against Joe Biden's immigration policies. We're going to talk to him about how he sees that playing out this election cycle. Also, just this quote from Chuck Schumer that has been haunting me back in January of twenty seventeen, when he said about Donald Trump that if you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you. I'm going to ask Senator Vance about that. How much of the law fair we're seeing waged against Donald Trump has to do with that.

He's also out with some.

He's also out with some.

New legislation trying to dismantle DII programs in the federal government, so we'll get into that as well.

New legislation trying to dismantle DII programs in the federal government, so we'll get into that as well.

So a lot to discuss with Senator JD. Vance.

So a lot to discuss with Senator JD. Vance.

We're going to talk about his worldview the twenty twenty four election and also just some really important issues that are pertinent to the election, and also that I just want to hear from him, so stay tuned for Senator jd Vance. Well, Senator de Vance, it's great to have you on the show. I've been wanting to have you on, so it's an honor to have you on the show.

We're going to talk about his worldview the twenty twenty four election and also just some really important issues that are pertinent to the election, and also that I just want to hear from him, so stay tuned for Senator jd Vance. Well, Senator de Vance, it's great to have you on the show. I've been wanting to have you on, so it's an honor to have you on the show.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, thanks, I've always been a fans, so glad to talk to you in the context of the show.

Well, thanks, I've always been a fans, so glad to talk to you in the context of the show.

Well, I appreciate that.

Well, I appreciate that.

Obviously there's a lot to cover, crazy world we live in, and also your name. Your name has been coming up a little bit in the press, Senator, I assure you.

Obviously there's a lot to cover, crazy world we live in, and also your name. Your name has been coming up a little bit in the press, Senator, I assure you.

Yeah, I know, it always does, no matter what I do, keep on coming.

Yeah, I know, it always does, no matter what I do, keep on coming.

Up, especially with the you know, the VP talk. But we'll get into that, you know later. I just I find you so interesting because you've really just lived in like two incredibly distinct worlds. You know, you got your law degree from Yale Venture Capitalists, You've you've kind of lived in that world. But then you also grew up at Appalachin hometown with you know, we're poverty existed addiction as well. You wrote a book about it. You know, Netflix created that special.

Up, especially with the you know, the VP talk. But we'll get into that, you know later. I just I find you so interesting because you've really just lived in like two incredibly distinct worlds. You know, you got your law degree from Yale Venture Capitalists, You've you've kind of lived in that world. But then you also grew up at Appalachin hometown with you know, we're poverty existed addiction as well. You wrote a book about it. You know, Netflix created that special.

So I guess you know.

So I guess you know.

How kind of those.

How kind of those.

Two worlds shaped your belief system and in your policy viewpoints.

Two worlds shaped your belief system and in your policy viewpoints.

Yeah, you know, it's interesting.

Yeah, you know, it's interesting.

I mean, you know, one, just from where I grew up, I think I have a particular interest and certainly an awareness of how people often do struggle, and I think because of that, I just I care a lot about, you know, not just sort of the people that you maybe think of as most associated with the Republican Party or who have traditionally participated in or even donated a Republican campaigns, but to a lot of people who just don't care about politics traditionally. Maybe they came to the Republican Party through Trump, but otherwise have not been super engaged in politics at all, and certainly not in Republican politics. And you know, I do think it's different when you have sort of a personal exposure to some of these problems.

I mean, you know, one, just from where I grew up, I think I have a particular interest and certainly an awareness of how people often do struggle, and I think because of that, I just I care a lot about, you know, not just sort of the people that you maybe think of as most associated with the Republican Party or who have traditionally participated in or even donated a Republican campaigns, but to a lot of people who just don't care about politics traditionally. Maybe they came to the Republican Party through Trump, but otherwise have not been super engaged in politics at all, and certainly not in Republican politics. And you know, I do think it's different when you have sort of a personal exposure to some of these problems.

Right.

Right.

So it's like one thing to be aware of the fact that there are close to one hundred thousand, one hundred thousand drug overdose tests in our country every single year, most of it coming from you know, Mexican drug cartel imported fittanol. I think it's another thing to know people who are caring for their grandkids because their own kids died and so their grandkids have been orphaned by it, and it's another thing to see sort of opioid addiction tear through your family and realize how briticious it is.

So it's like one thing to be aware of the fact that there are close to one hundred thousand, one hundred thousand drug overdose tests in our country every single year, most of it coming from you know, Mexican drug cartel imported fittanol. I think it's another thing to know people who are caring for their grandkids because their own kids died and so their grandkids have been orphaned by it, and it's another thing to see sort of opioid addiction tear through your family and realize how briticious it is.

You know, it's like one thing to sort of recognize that the cost.

You know, it's like one thing to sort of recognize that the cost.

Of food is way too high in my view, because of the policies of the Biden administration. I think it's another thing to have witnessed your grandmother, you know, negotiating with the Meals on Wheels program for more food so that she could feed her grandkids too. And I just think you have sort of a certain perspective on these things when you grow up the way that I did. And it doesn't mean you can't care about them if you didn't grow up the way that I did, but you certainly see it in a different way. And then, you know, the VC thing is interesting because you know, one of my very strong views is that just economically, that our country has sort of gotten addicted to cheap labor and.

Of food is way too high in my view, because of the policies of the Biden administration. I think it's another thing to have witnessed your grandmother, you know, negotiating with the Meals on Wheels program for more food so that she could feed her grandkids too. And I just think you have sort of a certain perspective on these things when you grow up the way that I did. And it doesn't mean you can't care about them if you didn't grow up the way that I did, but you certainly see it in a different way. And then, you know, the VC thing is interesting because you know, one of my very strong views is that just economically, that our country has sort of gotten addicted to cheap labor and.

Is not nearly innovative enough.

Is not nearly innovative enough.

So where our economy has seen real innovation is in things like cell phones, information technology, Google, Facebook, and so forth. But we're not nearly as innovative in the sectors of the economy where most Americans work, and I've sort of seen that from the perspective of a venture capitalists. And then if you kind of marry those two perspectives, I think that one of the fundamental problems in our country is that we don't have an economy that works for a lot of normal people.

So where our economy has seen real innovation is in things like cell phones, information technology, Google, Facebook, and so forth. But we're not nearly as innovative in the sectors of the economy where most Americans work, and I've sort of seen that from the perspective of a venture capitalists. And then if you kind of marry those two perspectives, I think that one of the fundamental problems in our country is that we don't have an economy that works for a lot of normal people.

That if you're like a tech executive or you're.

That if you're like a tech executive or you're.

A law firm partner who works in Wall Street or in tech, then you've done pretty well. And yet if you're like a normal American you're a truck driver, or you're a nurse, or you know, you grow up in a community that's been affected by the opioid problem, things have been, you know, not necessarily easy for you the last twenty or thirty years. And I think both of those problems are something I sort of am acutely aware of.

A law firm partner who works in Wall Street or in tech, then you've done pretty well. And yet if you're like a normal American you're a truck driver, or you're a nurse, or you know, you grow up in a community that's been affected by the opioid problem, things have been, you know, not necessarily easy for you the last twenty or thirty years. And I think both of those problems are something I sort of am acutely aware of.

I've seen very much in my own personal life.

I've seen very much in my own personal life.

But I also think are sort of problems in our country in our politics should be more focused on.

But I also think are sort of problems in our country in our politics should be more focused on.

And that disconnect seems to have grown. You know, why do you think that? Why do you think that is and do you agree with that?

And that disconnect seems to have grown. You know, why do you think that? Why do you think that is and do you agree with that?

I think it definitely has.

I think it definitely has.

I mean, I think part of it is that the Democratic Party, very unfortunately, I think it's one of the most terrible things that's happened in politics is that Democrats used to sort of see themselves as defenders of the working man. Now we can sort of disagree about whether their policies actually worked, like set that to the side, But there was this general, I think, attachment to an affection for working people, whether they were white, black, or whatever. And I think there's this weird idea of the Democratic Party that if you're white, you're fundamentally privileged. They don't really you know, they think you're backwards, they don't like you, and so they don't sort of see these people as even worthy of respect anymore. And so I think it's like it made our politics really deranged because you have a lot of traditional Democratic constitut tuancies who have moved to the Republican Party, and like, normally you would expect the Democrats to say, well, how can we get these people back? And instead the Democrats are sort of saying, how can we come up with more and more elaborate theories about how evil these people are. That's just like a psychotic way to think about your fellow countrymen. And unfortunately, I think that attitude is way too common in the modern Democratic Party.

I mean, I think part of it is that the Democratic Party, very unfortunately, I think it's one of the most terrible things that's happened in politics is that Democrats used to sort of see themselves as defenders of the working man. Now we can sort of disagree about whether their policies actually worked, like set that to the side, But there was this general, I think, attachment to an affection for working people, whether they were white, black, or whatever. And I think there's this weird idea of the Democratic Party that if you're white, you're fundamentally privileged. They don't really you know, they think you're backwards, they don't like you, and so they don't sort of see these people as even worthy of respect anymore. And so I think it's like it made our politics really deranged because you have a lot of traditional Democratic constitut tuancies who have moved to the Republican Party, and like, normally you would expect the Democrats to say, well, how can we get these people back? And instead the Democrats are sort of saying, how can we come up with more and more elaborate theories about how evil these people are. That's just like a psychotic way to think about your fellow countrymen. And unfortunately, I think that attitude is way too common in the modern Democratic Party.

Well, and it's interesting because you know the book that obviously or remember Hillbilly Elogy. It was published in twenty sixteen. New York Times said that it was one of the six best books to understand Donald Trump's win in.

Well, and it's interesting because you know the book that obviously or remember Hillbilly Elogy. It was published in twenty sixteen. New York Times said that it was one of the six best books to understand Donald Trump's win in.

That election cycle.

That election cycle.

I guess, think, why do you think Trump won in twenty sixteen and sort of what does that tell you about twenty twenty four?

I guess, think, why do you think Trump won in twenty sixteen and sort of what does that tell you about twenty twenty four?

Yeah, I mean, so, one thing that's really interesting is that if you go back to like public polling in twenty fifteen and you ask sort of voters what is their top issue? Right, maybe immigration cracks the trop top three in twenty fifteen, and certainly trade doesn't crack the top five.

Yeah, I mean, so, one thing that's really interesting is that if you go back to like public polling in twenty fifteen and you ask sort of voters what is their top issue? Right, maybe immigration cracks the trop top three in twenty fifteen, and certainly trade doesn't crack the top five.

And yet if you live in these communities, like.

And yet if you live in these communities, like.

You're not necessarily going to tell a polster you're really worried about like the decline of manufacturing in the fact that China has stolen our industrial base. But like Trump like fundamentally got this in an instinctive way. And you know, I'm sure all the consultants said, well, don't talk about trade. Nobody talks about trade and cares about trade. And yet when he comes down to the escalator, he gives this speech, he talks about integration trade, and the entire party goes wild.

You're not necessarily going to tell a polster you're really worried about like the decline of manufacturing in the fact that China has stolen our industrial base. But like Trump like fundamentally got this in an instinctive way. And you know, I'm sure all the consultants said, well, don't talk about trade. Nobody talks about trade and cares about trade. And yet when he comes down to the escalator, he gives this speech, he talks about integration trade, and the entire party goes wild.

And so I think one of the things, one of the lessons.

And so I think one of the things, one of the lessons.

To take from it is that sometimes like people should just trust their instincts and they should not listen to political consultants, because I think if Trump had allowed the political consultants to construct his campaign, he would have sounded like Jeb Bush. He would have lost, not like, you know, not quite as bad as Jeb Bush.

To take from it is that sometimes like people should just trust their instincts and they should not listen to political consultants, because I think if Trump had allowed the political consultants to construct his campaign, he would have sounded like Jeb Bush. He would have lost, not like, you know, not quite as bad as Jeb Bush.

He's always going to have his natural charisma.

He's always going to have his natural charisma.

But people underweight the extent to which Trump's success was not just unique to him being, you know, obviously a very effective spokesperson, but also the fact that he was substantively tapping into something that is very real, Like isn't it ridiculous that we let all these people flood into our country and it's considered a racist to want to send them back?

But people underweight the extent to which Trump's success was not just unique to him being, you know, obviously a very effective spokesperson, but also the fact that he was substantively tapping into something that is very real, Like isn't it ridiculous that we let all these people flood into our country and it's considered a racist to want to send them back?

And like, isn't it.

And like, isn't it.

Ridiculous that we let the Chinese seal seven million manufacturing jobs, impoverishing whole swaths of the Midwest, and nobody really pushed back against it.

Ridiculous that we let the Chinese seal seven million manufacturing jobs, impoverishing whole swaths of the Midwest, and nobody really pushed back against it.

We sort of all said this was like a good idea.

We sort of all said this was like a good idea.

And I just think that if you think of the themes that really carried him in twenty sixteen made him a successful president. I think in some ways those themes are even more alive in twenty twenty four right. It's like the pandemic and all the supply chain disruptions and the rising cost of living, and of course the border, like all of these things are in some ways worse now than they were in twenty fifteen, and I think Trump is able to tap into it unlike very basically like unlike any other politicians in the country.

And I just think that if you think of the themes that really carried him in twenty sixteen made him a successful president. I think in some ways those themes are even more alive in twenty twenty four right. It's like the pandemic and all the supply chain disruptions and the rising cost of living, and of course the border, like all of these things are in some ways worse now than they were in twenty fifteen, and I think Trump is able to tap into it unlike very basically like unlike any other politicians in the country.

Well, and it's wild too to see the public kind of come around to where you know, Donald Trump has been on even like the border, you know, for instance, I mean, the swings are pretty remarkable. Now you have the majority of Americans who support, you know, some sort of mass deportation program when you know under you know, and when you know Trump was inhumane right when they told us during you know, his administration. You know, I wanted to ask you about this upcoming debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on June twenty six, twenty seventh. I worry a little bit that the bar is so low for Joe Biden that really all he has to do is not a drool on himself. You know, he's Trump's going to be up against CNNA and anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. They can cut the mics when they want. There's no live audience. You know, how do you think Joe Biden will perform? And how much how big of a deal do you think this debate is going to be?

Well, and it's wild too to see the public kind of come around to where you know, Donald Trump has been on even like the border, you know, for instance, I mean, the swings are pretty remarkable. Now you have the majority of Americans who support, you know, some sort of mass deportation program when you know under you know, and when you know Trump was inhumane right when they told us during you know, his administration. You know, I wanted to ask you about this upcoming debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on June twenty six, twenty seventh. I worry a little bit that the bar is so low for Joe Biden that really all he has to do is not a drool on himself. You know, he's Trump's going to be up against CNNA and anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. They can cut the mics when they want. There's no live audience. You know, how do you think Joe Biden will perform? And how much how big of a deal do you think this debate is going to be?

So I totally agree with you.

So I totally agree with you.

I think that debate format is fundamentally biased towards Joe Biden. And I think the Republicans like we yeah, okay, it is kind of weird sometimes Joe Biden just freezes randomly, but look, he just has to have ninety minutes where he's serviceable, and the media will treat it as a wild success.

I think that debate format is fundamentally biased towards Joe Biden. And I think the Republicans like we yeah, okay, it is kind of weird sometimes Joe Biden just freezes randomly, but look, he just has to have ninety minutes where he's serviceable, and the media will treat it as a wild success.

I'm sure they can medicate him enough to make him okay.

I'm sure they can medicate him enough to make him okay.

And so I think we have set the bar too low, especially given to the format really is biased against Trump in these profound ways, like certainly the anchors are obviously more pro Biden than they are pro Trump. But think about this, Lisa, like a fundamental attribute of leadership is how people respond to you. So I actually would like a presidential debate in front of human beings because fundamentally being president is about leading human beings, but.

And so I think we have set the bar too low, especially given to the format really is biased against Trump in these profound ways, like certainly the anchors are obviously more pro Biden than they are pro Trump. But think about this, Lisa, like a fundamental attribute of leadership is how people respond to you. So I actually would like a presidential debate in front of human beings because fundamentally being president is about leading human beings, but.

There's no audience.

There's no audience.

But of course we know that Trump would do better in front of an audience than Joe Biden would or I've heard, though I haven't seen this confirmed, that they're supposed to be sitting down as opposed to standing up. Well, like you know, Trumps has more energy, right, He's just a livelier guy than Joe Biden. Everybody recognizes that, even if the Democrats don't want to admit it. So the fact that they're sitting down really biased against Donald Trump.

But of course we know that Trump would do better in front of an audience than Joe Biden would or I've heard, though I haven't seen this confirmed, that they're supposed to be sitting down as opposed to standing up. Well, like you know, Trumps has more energy, right, He's just a livelier guy than Joe Biden. Everybody recognizes that, even if the Democrats don't want to admit it. So the fact that they're sitting down really biased against Donald Trump.

So the deck is really stacked here, and I think if Trump is able to come away looking good, it will be a massive victory for him.

So the deck is really stacked here, and I think if Trump is able to come away looking good, it will be a massive victory for him.

But I think we're setting bar way too low for Joe Biden given the debate format.

But I think we're setting bar way too low for Joe Biden given the debate format.

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Biden, we're thirty five.

Biden, we're thirty five.

He would still be a terrible president and insert any Democrat. Their policies are a failure. Look at California. You know, so this isn't the fact that the world is crumbling in the United States is crumbling. Has less to do about his age and more to do with, you know, the Democrat policies and the fact their failures.

He would still be a terrible president and insert any Democrat. Their policies are a failure. Look at California. You know, so this isn't the fact that the world is crumbling in the United States is crumbling. Has less to do about his age and more to do with, you know, the Democrat policies and the fact their failures.

You know, one thing that I just keep thinking about.

You know, one thing that I just keep thinking about.

Is when Chuck Schumer back in twenty seventeen January twenty seventeen, so that if you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you. How much of this law fair that we are seeing being waged against Donald Trump has to do with that?

Is when Chuck Schumer back in twenty seventeen January twenty seventeen, so that if you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you. How much of this law fair that we are seeing being waged against Donald Trump has to do with that?

Oh, it's huge, Lisa. I think this is the This is a huge, huge, leaper issue for our country.

Oh, it's huge, Lisa. I think this is the This is a huge, huge, leaper issue for our country.

Even though most people care about Pokaba stuff, most people care.

Even though most people care about Pokaba stuff, most people care.

About the immigration issue.

About the immigration issue.

I think a lot of Americans are sort of waking up to the fact that the government can be weaponized for political purposes in a way that just makes like the function of our democratic republic impossible. Like if you can't participate in American democracy because you're worried you're going to be thrown in jail, then you actually don't have a functional republican anymore. You have some weird authoritarian system. And I fear that that's where we're headed. And look, I mean the thing about Trump that is like it has been so revealing to so many of us, right, and like my enemy is sort of bring this up all the time that I was critical of Trump in twenty sixteen, Like what changed?

I think a lot of Americans are sort of waking up to the fact that the government can be weaponized for political purposes in a way that just makes like the function of our democratic republic impossible. Like if you can't participate in American democracy because you're worried you're going to be thrown in jail, then you actually don't have a functional republican anymore. You have some weird authoritarian system. And I fear that that's where we're headed. And look, I mean the thing about Trump that is like it has been so revealing to so many of us, right, and like my enemy is sort of bring this up all the time that I was critical of Trump in twenty sixteen, Like what changed?

I was like, well, one, what changed?

I was like, well, one, what changed?

Is they spied on his campaign and the media said they didn't, but they did, And they tried to take down his presidency over a Russian collusion story that was actually a hoax that was funded.

Is they spied on his campaign and the media said they didn't, but they did, And they tried to take down his presidency over a Russian collusion story that was actually a hoax that was funded.

By the Hillary Clinton campaign, but.

By the Hillary Clinton campaign, but.

Sort of migrated its way into the intelligence community of the country, and we sort of realized all these things that happened. It's like, well, how can anybody look at this and not say, Wow, there's a lot of corruption at the law enforcement level of our federal government. And I really think that Republicans, even though we're not going to win or lose a life on this issue. I've talked to a lot of people about this, including the President. Like, the good news is most Americans don't care about the lawfair. The bad news is most Americans don't care about the lawfair right, They're just.

Sort of migrated its way into the intelligence community of the country, and we sort of realized all these things that happened. It's like, well, how can anybody look at this and not say, Wow, there's a lot of corruption at the law enforcement level of our federal government. And I really think that Republicans, even though we're not going to win or lose a life on this issue. I've talked to a lot of people about this, including the President. Like, the good news is most Americans don't care about the lawfair. The bad news is most Americans don't care about the lawfair right, They're just.

Not focused on it day to day.

Not focused on it day to day.

But if Republicans actually want to have a seat at the table, we have got to root this stuff out the next time we get power, or we may never have a chance at doing it. You know, look like, I'm a very like to think I'm a very above board guy. I do things properly, I don't break the law. I'm very careful about this stuff.

But if Republicans actually want to have a seat at the table, we have got to root this stuff out the next time we get power, or we may never have a chance at doing it. You know, look like, I'm a very like to think I'm a very above board guy. I do things properly, I don't break the law. I'm very careful about this stuff.

But given what.

But given what.

They got Trump on, I mean literally an alleged bookkeeping violation for one of his many businesses, and they brought thirty four counts in New York City. If that's the standard, then they're going to try to throw every Republican of significance in prison over the next ten years. Like this feels very personal to me in a way that some of these political debates have it in the past, because like I am a Republican elected official, and I want to help the country and I want to fix problems. And if the standard is if you're actually affected, they try to throw you in prison, then what the hell are any of us doing? We have to fight back against this.

They got Trump on, I mean literally an alleged bookkeeping violation for one of his many businesses, and they brought thirty four counts in New York City. If that's the standard, then they're going to try to throw every Republican of significance in prison over the next ten years. Like this feels very personal to me in a way that some of these political debates have it in the past, because like I am a Republican elected official, and I want to help the country and I want to fix problems. And if the standard is if you're actually affected, they try to throw you in prison, then what the hell are any of us doing? We have to fight back against this.

It's really scary, you know what they're what they're trying to do. I just I hope that, you know, politically it doesn't work, and you know, we'll see what they do with the sentencing.

It's really scary, you know what they're what they're trying to do. I just I hope that, you know, politically it doesn't work, and you know, we'll see what they do with the sentencing.

You know, you'd kind of mention.

You know, you'd kind of mention.

It about sort of the lies that we've been told by the media, which you know, we don't have enough time to go through all of them, but you know, you mentioned immigration previously. You know we were told that the idea that you know, Democrats were importing a new voter base, or you know, sort of a new base of citizens. Like that was racist. You're a terrible person if you say it. But then people like Democrat conquers the one you bet Clark has literally stated that her district can absorb more migrants because she needs them for redistricting purposes. Or you look at the fact that the foreign or immigrant population has hit a record high of almost fifty two million, almost sixteen percent of the US population.

It about sort of the lies that we've been told by the media, which you know, we don't have enough time to go through all of them, but you know, you mentioned immigration previously. You know we were told that the idea that you know, Democrats were importing a new voter base, or you know, sort of a new base of citizens. Like that was racist. You're a terrible person if you say it. But then people like Democrat conquers the one you bet Clark has literally stated that her district can absorb more migrants because she needs them for redistricting purposes. Or you look at the fact that the foreign or immigrant population has hit a record high of almost fifty two million, almost sixteen percent of the US population.

So like, what else do you call that?

So like, what else do you call that?

I mean, it's absolutely election interference in vote buying, and you're right that they did for a very long time.

I mean, it's absolutely election interference in vote buying, and you're right that they did for a very long time.

Call this a sort of racist conspiracy theory.

Call this a sort of racist conspiracy theory.

But they're crazy responses to that, right, crazy in that they're so effective and obvious. I mean, Number one is that a lot of Latinos and a lot of Black Americans actually agree with us on the border. It's actually if you look at sort of Joe Biden, people who are even planning to vote for Joe Biden, now they often disagree with him on immigration. Right, that's like one issue where he loses even a lot of the people who plan to vote for him. The second thing, of course, is that it's just true. And what's so funny about this is that often the media will say something is a crazy racist conspiracy theory, and then literally three months later, Chuck Schumer will go on the Senate floor and say the exact thing that was allegedly a conspiracy theory just a few months earlier, and you know, you sort of touched upon this. But the two ways in which this is very seriously a problem. One is, just for purposes of congressional apportionment, they count legal aliens in how they divvy up congressional seats. And so when you know, I think they're probably twenty to twenty five million legal aliens in the country right now, well, that means that there are a lot of people in areas that don't have large illegal immigrant populations who are going to be deprived of congressional seats because you only have a certain number of seats to work with. If more go to legal aliens, less we'll go to American citizens. The second thing, Lisa, is Democrats are quite explicit about the fact that they want pathways to amnesty so that these people can eventually vote. So that's like an even more direct election theft is when you import people give them the right to vote, and that dilutes the voting power of American citizens. Like that is such a fundamental violation of people's rights to sort of look at them and say, rather than persuade you that my policies are better, I'm going to import people to replace you so I.

But they're crazy responses to that, right, crazy in that they're so effective and obvious. I mean, Number one is that a lot of Latinos and a lot of Black Americans actually agree with us on the border. It's actually if you look at sort of Joe Biden, people who are even planning to vote for Joe Biden, now they often disagree with him on immigration. Right, that's like one issue where he loses even a lot of the people who plan to vote for him. The second thing, of course, is that it's just true. And what's so funny about this is that often the media will say something is a crazy racist conspiracy theory, and then literally three months later, Chuck Schumer will go on the Senate floor and say the exact thing that was allegedly a conspiracy theory just a few months earlier, and you know, you sort of touched upon this. But the two ways in which this is very seriously a problem. One is, just for purposes of congressional apportionment, they count legal aliens in how they divvy up congressional seats. And so when you know, I think they're probably twenty to twenty five million legal aliens in the country right now, well, that means that there are a lot of people in areas that don't have large illegal immigrant populations who are going to be deprived of congressional seats because you only have a certain number of seats to work with. If more go to legal aliens, less we'll go to American citizens. The second thing, Lisa, is Democrats are quite explicit about the fact that they want pathways to amnesty so that these people can eventually vote. So that's like an even more direct election theft is when you import people give them the right to vote, and that dilutes the voting power of American citizens. Like that is such a fundamental violation of people's rights to sort of look at them and say, rather than persuade you that my policies are better, I'm going to import people to replace you so I.

Don't ever have to persuade you again.

Don't ever have to persuade you again.

It's crazy that this is not the only issue the media talks about, and instead they pretended some conspiracy.

It's crazy that this is not the only issue the media talks about, and instead they pretended some conspiracy.

Well, you know, I mean I could give you one hundred ways that the left has you know, interfered with her elections, from that that you know, Hunter Biden's laptop, to you know, telling us that these videos of Joe Biden are cheap fakes when they're just reality, right, like the lower what they're trying to do to Donald Trump. But I wanted to get you on this real quick. I know that you're pushing legislation dismantle DEI Act. It seems like Americans are kind of awakening to like, maybe we need to get back to a more merit based system. And we saw Harvard recently announce that they're no longer going to require diversity statements for the faculty of Arts and sciences.

Well, you know, I mean I could give you one hundred ways that the left has you know, interfered with her elections, from that that you know, Hunter Biden's laptop, to you know, telling us that these videos of Joe Biden are cheap fakes when they're just reality, right, like the lower what they're trying to do to Donald Trump. But I wanted to get you on this real quick. I know that you're pushing legislation dismantle DEI Act. It seems like Americans are kind of awakening to like, maybe we need to get back to a more merit based system. And we saw Harvard recently announce that they're no longer going to require diversity statements for the faculty of Arts and sciences.

Do you think is the tide shifting on that.

Do you think is the tide shifting on that.

I think it's shifting slowly least.

I think it's shifting slowly least.

But we have to be honest that a lot of this comes from public policy, and I don't think you're ever going to be really able to eradicate this stuff unless you take away the financial incentives for DEI and the outright way in which the federal government forces the stuff on both the private and public sector.

But we have to be honest that a lot of this comes from public policy, and I don't think you're ever going to be really able to eradicate this stuff unless you take away the financial incentives for DEI and the outright way in which the federal government forces the stuff on both the private and public sector.

So what my bill does is actually abolished THEI and.

So what my bill does is actually abolished THEI and.

Hiring and contracting practices, and it also sort of cuts off the stream of money to promote DII in universities and so forth, because unless you sort of eliminate that federal pressure, you're still going to have a sort of core, you know, cancerous tumor that's growing and keeps on trying to metastasize in weird ways. I mean, my wake up for this, by the way, leads and just when I realized how how bad this was, And look, if you had asked me ten years ago, you know, was their discrimination against white Americas? I thought, of course, that's absurd, Like nobody, like who actually thinks that? And then like the Biden administration comes in and actually hands out farm grants where you're not allowed to apply as a farmer if you're a white person.

Hiring and contracting practices, and it also sort of cuts off the stream of money to promote DII in universities and so forth, because unless you sort of eliminate that federal pressure, you're still going to have a sort of core, you know, cancerous tumor that's growing and keeps on trying to metastasize in weird ways. I mean, my wake up for this, by the way, leads and just when I realized how how bad this was, And look, if you had asked me ten years ago, you know, was their discrimination against white Americas? I thought, of course, that's absurd, Like nobody, like who actually thinks that? And then like the Biden administration comes in and actually hands out farm grants where you're not allowed to apply as a farmer if you're a white person.

And it's like, wait, wait a second.

And it's like, wait, wait a second.

I thought what we were trying to do is like treat everybody equally regardless of skin color, not explicitly discriminate against different people, but just a different group of people than we discriminated against sixty years ago. Like this is crazy and this is illegal, by the way, But the BIDE adminstration I think has gotten away from has gotten away with it for too long because frankly, too few congressional Republicans have pushed back against it.

I thought what we were trying to do is like treat everybody equally regardless of skin color, not explicitly discriminate against different people, but just a different group of people than we discriminated against sixty years ago. Like this is crazy and this is illegal, by the way, But the BIDE adminstration I think has gotten away from has gotten away with it for too long because frankly, too few congressional Republicans have pushed back against it.

Well, it was it was a quality before, but that's out now it's equity.

Well, it was it was a quality before, but that's out now it's equity.

You know, they've changed.

You know, they've changed.

But I wanted, so are you going to be trump speepe?

But I wanted, so are you going to be trump speepe?

I don't know. I mean you want to get to asked a question. I really don't know. Uh.

I don't know. I mean you want to get to asked a question. I really don't know. Uh.

I mean, look, I I definitely am interested in it, you know, I want to help him. I think it can be a very effective advocate for the people that elected me and for the agenda from the Senate.

I mean, look, I I definitely am interested in it, you know, I want to help him. I think it can be a very effective advocate for the people that elected me and for the agenda from the Senate.

But if he asked me, you know, we'll go down that path.

But if he asked me, you know, we'll go down that path.

What happens, just saying if you have any news that you'd like to break we would greatly appreciate.

What happens, just saying if you have any news that you'd like to break we would greatly appreciate.

Trust me, I would. I would love to break the news.

Trust me, I would. I would love to break the news.

I'd love to learn something about this that's not just a public media report.

I'd love to learn something about this that's not just a public media report.

But so so far no news.

But so so far no news.

Well you know where to come and.

Well you know where to come and.

All right, Senator de Vans, I really appreciate your time, great conversation, very interesting as as a would be, which is why I was trying to get you on.

All right, Senator de Vans, I really appreciate your time, great conversation, very interesting as as a would be, which is why I was trying to get you on.

Okay, well, I really appreciate it, and let's see it again sometime. Thanks Lisa.

Okay, well, I really appreciate it, and let's see it again sometime. Thanks Lisa.

That was Senator jd Vance from Ohio. Appreciate him taking the time to come on the show. Appreciate you guys at home for listening every Monday and Thursday, but you can listen throughout the week. I want to think John Cass, you and my producer for putting the show together.

That was Senator jd Vance from Ohio. Appreciate him taking the time to come on the show. Appreciate you guys at home for listening every Monday and Thursday, but you can listen throughout the week. I want to think John Cass, you and my producer for putting the show together.

Until next time.

Until next time.