Alex Vindman

I mentioned actually those things about checks and balances actually have a direct effect on costs.

Tariffs is one.

Avoiding other chaos and instability that drives up prices.

But then we start looking at real solutions around, for instance, homeowners insurance.

We have a national flood insurance program.

We should be thinking about something similar with regards to homeowners insurance.

Some way to buttress these big insurance companies to stay in markets like Florida, specifically in Florida, so they can compete against each other and drive down costs.

Actually, I don't think it's that hard.

You think it's easy?

Defund them?

No, I don't think it's defunding them.

I think it's the fact that the signals from this administration have been signals of impunity, signals that have driven...

escalation instead of de-escalation, broader powers than what has existed for ICE over the course of multiple administrations, Democratic and Republican, that were there for immigration and customs enforcement.

That is a very narrow set of tasks.

And they've been given a much broader mandate.

I think structural reforms that make sure that the folks are getting proper training.

I think the ICE agents that have been there over the course of longer careers are probably disgusted...

They're disgusted with the fact that there are untrained, unqualified ICE agents being brought into the force.

Folks with poor records, folks that don't have the proper temperament to be able to handle themselves with regards to populations.

I think about my time in the military and, you know, when we were in Iraq,