Emerald Robinson

And, you know, we're not talking about election integrity at the moment, but. Still, it couldn't have happened without the Maha Maga coalition. If you take Vance, who is a star now on the MAGA side, and you put him up against Bobby Kennedy, you're splitting that. So, you know, you're not actually RFK. Should he be confirmed? He has a better opportunity to shine than does J.D.

And, you know, we're not talking about election integrity at the moment, but. Still, it couldn't have happened without the Maha Maga coalition. If you take Vance, who is a star now on the MAGA side, and you put him up against Bobby Kennedy, you're splitting that. So, you know, you're not actually RFK. Should he be confirmed? He has a better opportunity to shine than does J.D.

Vance really as vice president. How much do vice presidents really get? Maybe J.D. Vance will a little bit if Trump wants him to be his heir apparent. But this can be far beneficial for Bobby Kennedy. If he really gets confirmed and he's really able to do what he wants to do, then he might be the obvious 2028. But will that affect their working relationship? I don't know. Maybe. Interesting.

Vance really as vice president. How much do vice presidents really get? Maybe J.D. Vance will a little bit if Trump wants him to be his heir apparent. But this can be far beneficial for Bobby Kennedy. If he really gets confirmed and he's really able to do what he wants to do, then he might be the obvious 2028. But will that affect their working relationship? I don't know. Maybe. Interesting.

Yeah, I had a hard time on grading him. I would say, you know, probably a B. Yeah. You know, I think that it's great that he was a soldier. He doesn't come out of that military elite that is in Washington, D.C., that is very, very different from your average soldier on the ground. I think he has a real connection.

Yeah, I had a hard time on grading him. I would say, you know, probably a B. Yeah. You know, I think that it's great that he was a soldier. He doesn't come out of that military elite that is in Washington, D.C., that is very, very different from your average soldier on the ground. I think he has a real connection.

He has a real deep affection for his fellow service members, his veteran, his fellow veterans. He has worked in Veterans Affairs. The issue that Pete is going to have is not knowing bureaucracy and running a large... I mean, the DOD is a huge department. He's going to have to have really good people under him as well.

He has a real deep affection for his fellow service members, his veteran, his fellow veterans. He has worked in Veterans Affairs. The issue that Pete is going to have is not knowing bureaucracy and running a large... I mean, the DOD is a huge department. He's going to have to have really good people under him as well.

And there's been a bit of a fight and transition in getting good people in outside. And they've been so focused on getting Pete confirmed that they haven't gotten to really focus as much on... on the people who would support him. And the DOD is just filled, especially after this Biden administration, with people who will be subversive, especially as he tries to, he's more of a cultural warrior.

And there's been a bit of a fight and transition in getting good people in outside. And they've been so focused on getting Pete confirmed that they haven't gotten to really focus as much on... on the people who would support him. And the DOD is just filled, especially after this Biden administration, with people who will be subversive, especially as he tries to, he's more of a cultural warrior.

And I think that's great. I think that's probably really good for this moment. Look at what has happened to our military and Department of Defense under the Biden administration as they focused on DEI, right, and identity politics. Recruitment has nosedived.

And I think that's great. I think that's probably really good for this moment. Look at what has happened to our military and Department of Defense under the Biden administration as they focused on DEI, right, and identity politics. Recruitment has nosedived.

um our military readiness and with the vaccines i mean our military readiness is at a level that we actually have to be seriously concerned um so i think that he can be good in those avenues we just need him to have the right support under him um and then i did know that confirmation wise this was going to come up when they announced him these these these stories and these issues um

um our military readiness and with the vaccines i mean our military readiness is at a level that we actually have to be seriously concerned um so i think that he can be good in those avenues we just need him to have the right support under him um and then i did know that confirmation wise this was going to come up when they announced him these these these stories and these issues um

But it sounds like they have it under control that. And I will tell you, it wasn't the Trump transition that stepped in. It wasn't the official. It wasn't Susie Wiles and those, you know, who should be helping him get confirmed that are making sure he got confirmed. There was other people who have helped him navigate this.

But it sounds like they have it under control that. And I will tell you, it wasn't the Trump transition that stepped in. It wasn't the official. It wasn't Susie Wiles and those, you know, who should be helping him get confirmed that are making sure he got confirmed. There was other people who have helped him navigate this.

No, I can't. I can't share that. But they the transition had left the official people had left him out to dry.

No, I can't. I can't share that. But they the transition had left the official people had left him out to dry.

Yeah. You know, I just don't think we know enough, like Naomi was saying. I think she's raised some very good questions about the structure of Doge. Oversight, right? And I went in one of our past episodes in our conversations, I likened it to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I believe it was called, right? The CFPB and Republicans took a real issue with that.

Yeah. You know, I just don't think we know enough, like Naomi was saying. I think she's raised some very good questions about the structure of Doge. Oversight, right? And I went in one of our past episodes in our conversations, I likened it to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, I believe it was called, right? The CFPB and Republicans took a real issue with that.