Mike Benz
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And what is the AFL-CIO or... It's not only was it directly sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency for 30 years during the Cold War, but now they don't even need that because they have the CIA spinoff National Endowment for Democracy, which has its own union branch called the Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a formal part of AFL-CIO. It is inseparable from it.
And what is the AFL-CIO or... It's not only was it directly sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency for 30 years during the Cold War, but now they don't even need that because they have the CIA spinoff National Endowment for Democracy, which has its own union branch called the Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a formal part of AFL-CIO. It is inseparable from it.
And what is the AFL-CIO or... It's not only was it directly sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency for 30 years during the Cold War, but now they don't even need that because they have the CIA spinoff National Endowment for Democracy, which has its own union branch called the Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a formal part of AFL-CIO. It is inseparable from it.
And the Solidarity Center kicks them money. So what I'm saying is the Chamber of Commerce was threatened by a potential abandonment of cutting the wind for them, of Trump doing liberal interventions against military interventions, humanitarian interventions in every country on God's green earth.
And the Solidarity Center kicks them money. So what I'm saying is the Chamber of Commerce was threatened by a potential abandonment of cutting the wind for them, of Trump doing liberal interventions against military interventions, humanitarian interventions in every country on God's green earth.
And the Solidarity Center kicks them money. So what I'm saying is the Chamber of Commerce was threatened by a potential abandonment of cutting the wind for them, of Trump doing liberal interventions against military interventions, humanitarian interventions in every country on God's green earth.
We would just go in, replace the government, and then what would happen to AT&T if they couldn't get those contracts? What would happen to Amex if we didn't have USAID's DIA app in Ukraine? I'm sorry, I think it's Visa. So that Visa gets all the credit card processing for all the transactions there. What would happen to Starbucks if we abandoned the USAID coffee programs
We would just go in, replace the government, and then what would happen to AT&T if they couldn't get those contracts? What would happen to Amex if we didn't have USAID's DIA app in Ukraine? I'm sorry, I think it's Visa. So that Visa gets all the credit card processing for all the transactions there. What would happen to Starbucks if we abandoned the USAID coffee programs
We would just go in, replace the government, and then what would happen to AT&T if they couldn't get those contracts? What would happen to Amex if we didn't have USAID's DIA app in Ukraine? I'm sorry, I think it's Visa. So that Visa gets all the credit card processing for all the transactions there. What would happen to Starbucks if we abandoned the USAID coffee programs
in Peru and Colombia and the Central African Republic? What would happen to the petroleum companies if we didn't
in Peru and Colombia and the Central African Republic? What would happen to the petroleum companies if we didn't
in Peru and Colombia and the Central African Republic? What would happen to the petroleum companies if we didn't
you know, militarily step up our presence to, so the chamber of commerce and the unions, labor and management had a common enemy, common enemy, the same way Democrats and Republicans did when Trump first came on the scene, because anyone who wants to put America first is going to run straight into everyone who wants to put their own interests first. America be damned.
you know, militarily step up our presence to, so the chamber of commerce and the unions, labor and management had a common enemy, common enemy, the same way Democrats and Republicans did when Trump first came on the scene, because anyone who wants to put America first is going to run straight into everyone who wants to put their own interests first. America be damned.
you know, militarily step up our presence to, so the chamber of commerce and the unions, labor and management had a common enemy, common enemy, the same way Democrats and Republicans did when Trump first came on the scene, because anyone who wants to put America first is going to run straight into everyone who wants to put their own interests first. America be damned.
There's three layers of it. There's the executive branch layer, the legislative, and the judicial. On the executive branch layer, an unbelievable amount of positive accomplishments have been done through the executive branch
There's three layers of it. There's the executive branch layer, the legislative, and the judicial. On the executive branch layer, an unbelievable amount of positive accomplishments have been done through the executive branch
There's three layers of it. There's the executive branch layer, the legislative, and the judicial. On the executive branch layer, an unbelievable amount of positive accomplishments have been done through the executive branch
And I think that the Trump admin deserves credit, even as we're unsatisfied with how big this is and how many problems there have been with Congress and judges blocking things. It took a lot of political capital to do what they did, and they were aggressive at almost every layer of it with some very big asterisks and exceptions.
And I think that the Trump admin deserves credit, even as we're unsatisfied with how big this is and how many problems there have been with Congress and judges blocking things. It took a lot of political capital to do what they did, and they were aggressive at almost every layer of it with some very big asterisks and exceptions.