Your News Talk America with Jake Smith – 02/04/2025
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10:10 AM ET
Segment Topic:
- Canada Tariffs:
- Trump slaps 25% on Canadian goods
- Trudeau retaliates against Red States (which have supported Trump)
- Trump and Trudeau negotiate a 30-day pause
- Conservative news outlets say: “Trudeau defeated”
- "We will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada-U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering," Trudeau wrote. "I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl and we will be backing it with $200 million."
- What is a Fentanyl Czar?
- Trudeau and his government knew what Trump was promising to do. That had months to prepare and were caught flatfooted.
- Reactive – not proactive!
- Did Trudeau look weak during his emergency visit to Mar a Lago?
- Has he left a mess for his successor?
Panelist:
Leighton Grey is a Canadian legal scholar, cultural analyst and host of the world renowned Grey Matter Podcast. He serves as Senior Fellow for the conservative think tank, The Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
Leighton is the host of the: The Grey Matter Podcast and we welcome him from Alberta.
10:35 AM ET
Segment Topic
- Mike Pence is Exploiting the Pro-Life Movement to Derail RFK Jr.’s Confirmation
- This is all a smokescreen to protect Big Pharma and Big Agriculture! (Roger Stone)
- Pence founded Advancing American Freedom (AAF) for the purposes of torpedoing RFK Jr’s nomination to the HHS. Pence is cynically repurposing familiar conservative talking points to cajole Republican senators into rejecting RFK Jr’s bid, using pro-life ideology as a smokescreen to protect Big Pharma and Big Ag.
- Pence is following in a shameful tradition of using pro-life rhetoric to undermine President Trump and the MAGA agenda. Just last year, Pro-Life Inc. undermined President Trump throughout his presidential campaign. Lobbyist Lila Rose had the audacity to call Trump/Vance a “pro-abortion ticket” during a crucial period in the 2024 election cycle.
- A U.S. Senate committee will vote Tuesday on whether to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Trump has been in office for two-weeks, has the nation ever seen anything like this?
- How many more USAid(s) is Elon Musk and his team going to uncover?
- Are we seeing government sponsored money laundering (RICO)?
Panelist:
Roger Stone
Roger Stone is a seasoned political operative, speaker, pundit, and New York Times Bestselling Author featured in the Netflix documentary ‘Get Me Roger Stone.’ Host of the Roger Stone Show – heard on our flagship station – The Talk of Delmarva!
You can follow all things Roger Stone at: Stone Zone Dot Com
11:10 AM ET
Segment Topic:
- Trump slapped 10% tariffs on China; with China’s already fragile economy teetering on collapse, will this additional tariff have much effect?
- Is the 10% merely leverage for future negotiations?
- China imposed tariffs on some U.S. imports early this morning!
- China said it would impose a tariff of 15% for coal and liquefied natural gas and 10% for crude oil, agricultural equipment and large-engine cars imported from the U.S.
- Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to speak by telephone later today.
- Did the Panamanians cave to the United States? If so, how does Beijing react?
- Could China attack U.S. ships in the canal? If so; how?
- North Korea is believed to be preparing to send another group of soldiers to come to Vladimir Putin’s aid in the war in Ukraine, despite heavy combat losses already suffered by troops from the east Asian country. (The Conversation).
- Hot spots around the world this week you are keeping an eye on?
- Is the 10% merely leverage for future negotiations?
Panelist:
Gordon G. Chang
Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang:
His latest book: Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America! You can follow Gordon on X: @GordonGChang.
11:35 AM ET
Segment Topic:
Panelist:
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