James O'Keefe
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Right now, the Biden administration is allowing, for instance, 1,500 people a day just to come to the ports of entry, get a work permit and get released into the country. People coming between ports of entry get what's called a notice to appear and get released into the country. All of that stops.
We're focused on how many people can we process quickly and then deport out of the country, not release into the country. It would be absolutely absurd for anyone to be able to propose something to say we're just going to slow the number of releases. We're focused on how do we actually enforce our border and get us back to zero, people actually crossing the border illegally.
We're focused on how many people can we process quickly and then deport out of the country, not release into the country. It would be absolutely absurd for anyone to be able to propose something to say we're just going to slow the number of releases. We're focused on how do we actually enforce our border and get us back to zero, people actually crossing the border illegally.
Every administration has struggled to be able to get the authorities in place to be able to actually enforce our border. Let's put them in place.
Every administration has struggled to be able to get the authorities in place to be able to actually enforce our border. Let's put them in place.
Well, thank you, Charlie, for having me. And I just had three whistleblowers on stage, two from the Border Patrol, one from FEMA, and then another gentleman from Disney. Four brave people, three of them federal government employees, came on stage, told their stories, and it was really powerful. It was really, really powerful. Thank you.
Well, thank you, Charlie, for having me. And I just had three whistleblowers on stage, two from the Border Patrol, one from FEMA, and then another gentleman from Disney. Four brave people, three of them federal government employees, came on stage, told their stories, and it was really powerful. It was really, really powerful. Thank you.
Man, that's quite a question. I would say that that was definitely the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life because I was fired from my own creation. And what I said on stage 30 minutes ago was the fight is not what you think it is. It's not external. It's often a fight within ourselves. So the fight is good versus evil.
Man, that's quite a question. I would say that that was definitely the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life because I was fired from my own creation. And what I said on stage 30 minutes ago was the fight is not what you think it is. It's not external. It's often a fight within ourselves. So the fight is good versus evil.
And to be fearless, to take on powerful institutions, you have to make sure the people around you are unbreakable. And, you know, I made some poor decisions about who I surrounded myself with, I think. But it was very painful, Charlie, but it taught me the importance of surrounding myself with the right people.
And to be fearless, to take on powerful institutions, you have to make sure the people around you are unbreakable. And, you know, I made some poor decisions about who I surrounded myself with, I think. But it was very painful, Charlie, but it taught me the importance of surrounding myself with the right people.
I would say that a friend of mine says life is like an elevator ride. Most people get off too early. They get off the elevator on the wrong floor. Just stay on the elevator and keep doing it. But I was fired from Project Veritas, and we're currently in litigation. It's horrible.
I would say that a friend of mine says life is like an elevator ride. Most people get off too early. They get off the elevator on the wrong floor. Just stay on the elevator and keep doing it. But I was fired from Project Veritas, and we're currently in litigation. It's horrible.
But I think when you're going to take on BlackRock, Pfizer, the FBI, the New York Times, and you're winning, you better make sure the people around you are very strong. And they're not going to betray you. And nothing that you can offer those people, nothing that, so I can't be bought, right? If someone tries to bribe me, I'll just film it. But it's not about me.
But I think when you're going to take on BlackRock, Pfizer, the FBI, the New York Times, and you're winning, you better make sure the people around you are very strong. And they're not going to betray you. And nothing that you can offer those people, nothing that, so I can't be bought, right? If someone tries to bribe me, I'll just film it. But it's not about me.
I have to make sure that the men around me are also the same way. And that's hard. And you think you have friends? Well, when you're raided by the FBI and they're pointing guns at you, you will figure out who your friends are. And I think, Charlie, we're entering a new era, and I said this on your show yesterday, where I think people inside the government can come forward right now.
I have to make sure that the men around me are also the same way. And that's hard. And you think you have friends? Well, when you're raided by the FBI and they're pointing guns at you, you will figure out who your friends are. And I think, Charlie, we're entering a new era, and I said this on your show yesterday, where I think people inside the government can come forward right now.
There's a limited window of time, I think, with that political capital. But I call on President Trump and his heads of his agencies to have these people's backs.
There's a limited window of time, I think, with that political capital. But I call on President Trump and his heads of his agencies to have these people's backs.
We did. Yes, and I hope that you help make that happen. It's on my list. I feel as though I'm one of the more qualified people to tell these people's stories. They trust me by virtue. Here's the other thing. All that hell I went through, and Laura Logan said this to me, like when I was 25, I was arrested by the FBI falsely because he was placed on house arrest for three years.