Raheem Kassam
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the legal immigration issue into the United States because there is such a scam going on with all of that as well. I think it should be relatively prioritized. I also think, look, there are plenty of opportunities here. And I know that people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump are not going to miss out on these.
the legal immigration issue into the United States because there is such a scam going on with all of that as well. I think it should be relatively prioritized. I also think, look, there are plenty of opportunities here. And I know that people like Elon Musk and Donald Trump are not going to miss out on these.
There are plenty of cultural opportunities as America reaches its 250th anniversary, as you know, you're hosting the World Cup. There are all these huge cultural events that are going to be taking place over that, you know, thousand plus days that you mentioned, that I think you have to embrace.
There are plenty of cultural opportunities as America reaches its 250th anniversary, as you know, you're hosting the World Cup. There are all these huge cultural events that are going to be taking place over that, you know, thousand plus days that you mentioned, that I think you have to embrace.
I think you have to inculcate Trumpism, MAGAism into the American psyche over these next four years, too. Let's have a McDonald Trump day, a national cheat day, a national Baja cheat day for America. Changing the culture is as important as changing the politics. And there's lots of things that can happen between now and then. But listen, you say there's four years. There's not.
I think you have to inculcate Trumpism, MAGAism into the American psyche over these next four years, too. Let's have a McDonald Trump day, a national cheat day, a national Baja cheat day for America. Changing the culture is as important as changing the politics. And there's lots of things that can happen between now and then. But listen, you say there's four years. There's not.
There's like two years. You've got to get these things done this side of the midterms. That's right.
There's like two years. You've got to get these things done this side of the midterms. That's right.
Thank you for having me, Andrew. It's not like we've talked enough over the last 24 hours, but it's great to see you again.
Thank you for having me, Andrew. It's not like we've talked enough over the last 24 hours, but it's great to see you again.
Yes. So, you know, a man from your neck of the woods once said trust, but verify. But I'm sort of more more the type that is just never trusting. So to answer that question very bluntly and in the same way that President Trump answered the question earlier on in the press conference about using economic or military force to secure Greenland or Panama. No, I cannot say that I trust this.
Yes. So, you know, a man from your neck of the woods once said trust, but verify. But I'm sort of more more the type that is just never trusting. So to answer that question very bluntly and in the same way that President Trump answered the question earlier on in the press conference about using economic or military force to secure Greenland or Panama. No, I cannot say that I trust this.
I cannot say that I trust Mark Zuckerberg. I cannot even say that I trust his new so-called Republican apparatus. But what I will say is that since 2020, we have been deconstructing what this fact-check regime actually looks like inside Facebook. who they use as fact checkers, you know, right down to who the individual people are who are doing the so-called fact checks.
I cannot say that I trust Mark Zuckerberg. I cannot even say that I trust his new so-called Republican apparatus. But what I will say is that since 2020, we have been deconstructing what this fact-check regime actually looks like inside Facebook. who they use as fact checkers, you know, right down to who the individual people are who are doing the so-called fact checks.
And we had a great deal of, well, you know this, Andrew, you know, we at the National Pulse, we don't spend a lot of money on marketing and PR and, you know, going on Fox News or whatever pumping up our stories, but we do that quiet, diligent, hard work behind the scenes.
And we had a great deal of, well, you know this, Andrew, you know, we at the National Pulse, we don't spend a lot of money on marketing and PR and, you know, going on Fox News or whatever pumping up our stories, but we do that quiet, diligent, hard work behind the scenes.
And what it led to was one of these fact checkers by the name of Lead Stories actually having to remove some of their staff because we outed them as being Democrat donors, outright Democrat activists. And indeed, lead stories themselves had signed to work with the Chinese Communist Party's TikTok app a couple of years ago. So we've been chipping away and chipping away at this for quite some time.
And what it led to was one of these fact checkers by the name of Lead Stories actually having to remove some of their staff because we outed them as being Democrat donors, outright Democrat activists. And indeed, lead stories themselves had signed to work with the Chinese Communist Party's TikTok app a couple of years ago. So we've been chipping away and chipping away at this for quite some time.
And so in counterbalance... to my skepticism, my cynicism, and perhaps my negativity over Mark Zuckerberg, I do think we are starting to make the right inroads. And this is a development that shows you that. The fact-checking regimen at Meta, at Facebook, and by the way, it's not just them, but it's a huge platform that lots of people still use, has been so opaque. It has lacked transparency.
And so in counterbalance... to my skepticism, my cynicism, and perhaps my negativity over Mark Zuckerberg, I do think we are starting to make the right inroads. And this is a development that shows you that. The fact-checking regimen at Meta, at Facebook, and by the way, it's not just them, but it's a huge platform that lots of people still use, has been so opaque. It has lacked transparency.