Byron Donalds
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I know, like, I guess the sister came out against him, has been coming out against him. Man, if you're my family, you could be doing, unless you're breaking the law, I'm not going to be going out doing stuff like that to you, even if I don't agree with you because you're family. We can have the political discussion all day long. But that's just disrespectful.
Yeah, you don't see that every day. You don't see that, right, Byron? That does not happen every day on the Hill. I'll tell you that.
Yeah, you don't see that every day. You don't see that, right, Byron? That does not happen every day on the Hill. I'll tell you that.
Very uncommon. Really? That is rare. Look, I was in a meeting with RFKJ maybe three months ago, four months ago. I can't remember. And it was him and his team. And it was the entire thing was talking about Maha and all the various things that they wanted to do. I've seen cabinet secretaries come in.
Very uncommon. Really? That is rare. Look, I was in a meeting with RFKJ maybe three months ago, four months ago. I can't remember. And it was him and his team. And it was the entire thing was talking about Maha and all the various things that they wanted to do. I've seen cabinet secretaries come in.
He's like overqualified to to run HHS because it's not just about the technical pieces of the agency, which is what the Democrats like to talk about. This is why they got wrapped around the axle with Pete Hegseth, because they're thinking about, well, how are you going to manage this department, this department and this department? It's not that it is vision casting, really the president's vision.
He's like overqualified to to run HHS because it's not just about the technical pieces of the agency, which is what the Democrats like to talk about. This is why they got wrapped around the axle with Pete Hegseth, because they're thinking about, well, how are you going to manage this department, this department and this department? It's not that it is vision casting, really the president's vision.
through the head of these agencies to make sure that the changes voters want to see actually occur, as opposed to making sure you're micromanaging the bureaucracy, which is what the Democrats want to do. Because if you take the long view of the Democrat party, even from Woodrow Wilson to today, what they have always wanted is a technocratic federal government that runs the
through the head of these agencies to make sure that the changes voters want to see actually occur, as opposed to making sure you're micromanaging the bureaucracy, which is what the Democrats want to do. Because if you take the long view of the Democrat party, even from Woodrow Wilson to today, what they have always wanted is a technocratic federal government that runs the
automatically, 24-7, regardless of the will of the voters, regardless of the members of Congress, regardless of the president, quite frankly. That's the government that they've always wanted. Woodrow Wilson wanted it, and every Democrat since has wanted it. They actually achieved it under Joe Biden because he was just not mentally capable of being the chief executive.
automatically, 24-7, regardless of the will of the voters, regardless of the members of Congress, regardless of the president, quite frankly. That's the government that they've always wanted. Woodrow Wilson wanted it, and every Democrat since has wanted it. They actually achieved it under Joe Biden because he was just not mentally capable of being the chief executive.
So they finally have their technocratic government that Liz Warren and all of them want, and now Donald Trump's in. And they're bringing in people like RFKJ, who's like, no, we're changing the vision of this agency, and every bureaucrat within it is going to be brought to heel.
So they finally have their technocratic government that Liz Warren and all of them want, and now Donald Trump's in. And they're bringing in people like RFKJ, who's like, no, we're changing the vision of this agency, and every bureaucrat within it is going to be brought to heel.
Go on for a week. You're making me look bad. Yeah, let me get off.
Go on for a week. You're making me look bad. Yeah, let me get off.
What? It's interesting that they came out yesterday. Byron. In the skiff, I read the Intel report, and I'm not going to get into it because it was a classified report. It was clear reading the report that everybody knew it was a lab leak. It was clear reading the Intel report. That was two years ago.
What? It's interesting that they came out yesterday. Byron. In the skiff, I read the Intel report, and I'm not going to get into it because it was a classified report. It was clear reading the report that everybody knew it was a lab leak. It was clear reading the Intel report. That was two years ago.
It was clear reading the intelligence report from the various parts of the intelligence community that it was a lab leak.
It was clear reading the intelligence report from the various parts of the intelligence community that it was a lab leak.
That's the question. So to that point, typically when the intelligence community