A Serious Path for Rebuilding America ~ Is Underway

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Sarah Williamson: Good morning everybody, and weLcome to Wake Up America Weekend. I’m Sarah Williamson.

T.W. Shannon: And I’m TW Shannon in for Michael Grimm. Thank you so much for joining us this morning.

Sarah Williamson: President Trump standing firm on tariffs and making America wealthy again, despite reaction from the stock markets. Reminding America he did the same thing in the first term and it led to jobs, paychecks, and economic growth.

T.W. Shannon: Joining us now, owner and president of Klink Campaigns Incorporated in geopolitical consultant Matt Klink, as well as GOP, political strategist and host of the Political GrassRoots TruthCast podcast Gene Valentino.

Good morning gentlemen, and welcome to Wake Up America Weekend. Good morning. Good morning.

Sarah Williamson: Good morning, gentlemen.

T.W. Shannon: Now, Matt, I’m gonna start with you now. It’s not been the best of days for the stock market. It’s been pretty tough, but we were talking about a long term. The president keeps talking about long term, is it gonna [00:02:00] work?

Matt Klink: You know, that’s a good question. I think that this is part of a grander plan by the Trump administration. Sure. The tariffs are one part of it. They’re the most visible part right now. What the Senate did yesterday in passing their budget resolution is equally important. What I think that Donald Trump needs to do a little bit better job of is selling the, the what?

The, the play is on tariffs to the American people. Because that will keep Congress strong.

T.W. Shannon: You mentioned the budget resolution. Talk just a little bit briefly about that. Some of our views, it was kinda late in the day and somebody might have missed it. What’s it gonna be? No, that’s all

Matt Klink: good. So the Senate did what’s called Aama last night, where they were in mm-hmm.

Really, really late or probably early this morning. If unless this house and the Senate pass a budget resolution, they can’t do what’s called reconciliation.

T.W. Shannon: Correct.

Matt Klink: And they need to pass reconciliation so they can pass Trump’s tax plan, which then allows the tax breaks for the companies to move back to the United States, thus being the whole plan.[00:03:00]

That the Trump administration needs to pass to bring industry back to America and turn the economy to make it a more fair economy for the middle class that’s been hollowed out. There’s a lot going on,

Sarah Williamson: certainly is Gene. Look, president Trump took a few questions, uh, on Air Force what on Thursday, but I want you to listen to what he said about manufacturing jobs.

Okay?

Donald Trump: You are gonna see construction starting all over. I already got a couple of calls from Lee Den from Environmental. He’s got some big plans to approve

Random Journalist: big. How long? How long will it take to get manufacturing, American manufacturing to where you would like to see it?

Donald Trump: Well, let’s say it’s a two year process,

Sarah Williamson: so a two year process.

Lee Zelin is gonna come in and fix this and bring back jobs. Allegedly. This is what we are hearing from him. What are your thoughts?

Gene Valentino: Well, decades of, uh, of intentional, uh, taking down of America. Uh, by a deep state element that’s had the [00:04:00] chance to ferment itself over the years. And here you have a president, less than a hundred days on the job, and he has massively transformed and pivoted the nation to a positive track track.

Sarah, I cannot be happier To answer your question, let the guy turn the game around. That we’re, I think we’re on a serious path for rebuilding America. Uh, the incentives that, uh, Matt was return talking about are contingent upon a budget resolution. And we do need those incentives in place to help businesses get back to the United States.

That, I mean, it’s like moving the mountain overnight. We usually, we use these metaphors. But it’s really factual. That’s what he’s doing. Yeah.

Sarah Williamson: To put another metaphor, uh, into the mix here, most people say what goes up must come down. Yeah. But maybe in this case, it’s what goes down. Must come back up again.

Well,

Gene Valentino: or when you see red, I see green

Sarah Williamson: Now, Matt, uh, Trump was, uh, showing off. [00:05:00] The Trump Gold card as well is, which he is introducing, this will give foreign as a quicker path to citizenship. Uh, look, it’s at a hefty price. It’s gonna be $5 million. That’s what it’s gonna cost you, but the president is adding the card and making it available.

This, sorry, in two weeks, what do you make of this plan?

Matt Klink: I, I think it’s an interesting play. Clearly he wants to bring more capital into the United States. Uh, but again, I don’t think that this is, this isn’t the big picture solution that Donald Trump wants. I think it will help attract more wealthy foreigners who want to come in and are, and have disposable income.

But the bigger picture, Sarah, I think you highlighted earlier, is he’s gotta get these, he’s gotta explain to the American people. Why these tariffs are important, and I don’t think he’s done a good enough selling job yet. Yeah, if people have to sacrifice, the American public will do it, but he’s gotta be more vocal about how they’re gonna benefit in the long run.

People believe

Sarah Williamson: him. They do believe him when he says [00:06:00] things, but they just wanna know why and how. I think they’re the parts that he’s missing out on. Well, and that’s what’s creating the confusion and

T.W. Shannon: it an opportunity. And it takes time. It takes time. Right, right. Absolutely. He’s gotta have time to get out there.

Now these goal cards that are, you know, talking a lot are obviously they’re expensive for some, isn’t Gene gonna make an impact on the economy though? That’s at the bottom line. This is a fundraising type effort, if you will, to increase revenue. Into the coffers of the American taxpayer. Is this gonna actually increase, uh, or have an effect on the economy in a positive way?

Gene Valentino: Uh, tw the answer is yes, but more importantly, I think it’s a impact on the impression America’s gonna have about how we look at immigration and the immigration rules that define what a citizen is. I think we need to be, do a better job. And it starts with Congress. And if they’re not performing, Donald Trump is.

We need an immigration system that’s gonna vet the credibility and integrity of the people coming into this nation.

T.W. Shannon: Now we talk about economy and, and things that are happening there. [00:07:00] Obviously this week there was something else that happened and I think it’s gonna have a real positive effect on the economy, and that was Newsmax going public this week.

I was there. At the New York Stock Exchange this week, it was an amazing event. CEO, Chris Ruddy ringing the opening bell on Thursday. Matt, what do you make of the, this company’s historic debut and what does the success say about the current state of the media? Where are we right now when it comes to, uh, mainstay media and, and the traditional media?

What does this mean?

Matt Klink: Well, I, I think that the indicators are that. The people are not consuming news the way they used to in the past when, when we were little kids, there were three or four main stations and they set the tone for everything. The news was biased though if you weren’t in their, if you didn’t agree with the mainstream media’s position.

Than you were on the outs. And now there are so many different places that people consume media. And look, you know, I, I joke about my Wall Street, you know, blue Horseshoe loves Ana Cot, steel Blue Horseshoe loves Newsmax. Hmm. So, I mean, there’s a [00:08:00] niche that’s a huge niche that the station is filling, and that’s why I think the stock potential has huge upside.

Sarah Williamson: Do you know why? I think so as well. And look, I’m, I don’t pretend to be an expert, but I do live, I am part of the generation that get their news from. TikTok and these, these online platforms and social media. I don’t personally, but um, you know, and I think some people, people were craving something that’s new, but also old school.

1. You know, they want some new something that is on tv that and True hasn’t been around for a long time and can bring them an alternative to what they already know. And that’s what I think that that, um, also plays into it a hundred percent because we’re still tv.

Matt Klink: The perspective that you provide is where the majority of the people are and.

They’re now, they don’t need to rely on three or four stations for it. They can go where they know the news is gonna be accurate, that reflects their perspective and offers them interesting content. And I mean, I [00:09:00] think that the upside is huge. Just be fair, I. I just want it to be fair. Totally, totally. Fair, fair,

Sarah Williamson: fair.

Gene. Also, I wanna get your opinion. What’s your success here? What’s your, uh, opinion on the success of Newsmax? Well,

Gene Valentino: I come out of a generation when there was, uh, A-B-C-N-B-C and CBS, the three big houses. Now we have hundreds of outlets. Uh, Newsmax was, uh, years ago, one of those, but now it’s bubbled up to the surface as a formidable player on the world scene, not just the American scene.

Mm-hmm. Uh, to answer your question. Uh, I’m an investor in Newsmax. I admit that wholeheartedly, and I’m proud of it. And, uh, I’m not in it for a sizzle for two weeks of a gain or a loss. I’m in it for a pa, a pathway over time. This is a rock solid alternative to the, uh, news journalism offerings that are out there, and I think it’s going to succeed because of its diversity and balance.

Sarah Williamson: Well, I I love to hear it and I hope you are right and I have a. [00:10:00] Good feeling that you are. Anyway, gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us, Gene Valentino. Matt Klink. We’re gonna see you next hour.

T.W. Shannon: Yes. Stick around right?

Sarah Williamson: Stick around then.

He can stay as long as he likes apparently. I,

T.W. Shannon: I think that’s a final word.

Sarah Williamson: Yeah. That’s after, uh, Politico reported earlier in the week that they were saying that Trump had told people that Musk would be leaving the administration soon because his. Being seen as a quote. Political liability

T.W. Shannon: is political.

Are they just making it up at this point? I mean, how do you just come up with a story that the president comes out this very same day in rebuts? Totally. Anyway, joining us now, uh, owner and president of Klink Campaigns Incorporated in GOP political consultant Matt Klink, as well as GOP political strategist and host of Political GrassRoots TruthCast podcast Gene Valentino Gene.

What do you make of the media spin on Elon Musk and the president’s clarification?

Gene Valentino: Well, uh, I liked his final comment that he can stay as long as he want. I think there’s a lot of noise out there. [00:11:00] Uh, first they attack Trump and now it, uh, deflects to Elon, who’s the next, uh, target in the months and years ahead.

The bottom line is, uh. Trump has been very successful working on these projects, and he could not have found for America a better choice than Elon Musk to address these issues. Tw it’s, um, uh, we’re very lucky. And by the way, he’s doing that while saving, while, uh, rescuing people in outer space. Uh, anyone here at this table capable of doing all those things at the, at the same time?

Not me. Never,

Sarah Williamson: never in a million years. Would I be able to do that? Um, and not just that, he’s like saving people with brain chips. Yeah. And all kinds of incredible innovations. He is the easily the smartest man on the planet. But anyway, Matt, we also heard the president say that, um, even after Musk’s departure, the Dodge Mission is going to continue.

So, you know, what do you make of that?

Matt Klink: Well, look, [00:12:00] e Elon Musk is a very strong personality. I mean, there’s my master of the obvious statement for the morning. Yeah. But he’s effective at what he is. He’s effective at what he’s, I mean, what he’s doing. He’s effective at everything he touches. But the mission of Doge is to go in and to dig into the books of the entire government apparatus and root out waste, fraud, and abuse.

That just doesn’t stop at a certain point in time, there’s more to be done. Because the government is way too big and way too unwieldy.

T.W. Shannon: Well, it’s amazing because, you know, the more we uncover, we find that they’re in, it’s not just millions or billions. We’re talking trillions, trillions of dollars, trillion that we’re finding and uncovering that are unaccounted for.

And, but I wanna also get to this former Joe Biden aid. Ron Con, uh, he wrote a book and he described it as. Out of it. Joe Biden, who couldn’t mentally handle debate prep, Biden apparently was not up to date on Donald Trump’s latest talking points, fell asleep by the pool. He didn’t understand his own argument on inflation and had nothing, nothing to say about a [00:13:00] second term other than finish the job, gene.

Wow. How badly did the Democrats botch this thing that apparently. They keep telling us, don’t believe you’re lying eyes when it came to Joe Biden. But this is much more revealing.

Gene Valentino: It’s, it’s much more revealing. And, uh, here’s the distinction. When I voted for Donald Trump, uh, and he lost to, uh, Joe Biden, I.

I accepted the new president, Joe Biden wasn’t pleased with it, but I accepted him as president. Would you say that the Democrats are reacting the same way? Unlikely, and in most cases not they’ve been inflammatory and overreactive to a situation where they’re not willing to accept. This is the original.

Thought pattern behind the TD Trump derangement syndrome, where people are actually, uh, having a, a physical and mental, um, uh, anguish over the fact that Donald Trump’s been elected. Chill folks. Let ’em [00:14:00] just get to the, get some things done for you and me. Hey, I don’t have to like you, you don’t have to like me, but if he’s getting the job done, let’s let him get the job done.

That’s what we voted him for. I do like a secure border. Oh, dingo. Absolutely. Absolutely.

T.W. Shannon: Well, I think, you know, as we think about the demo, the democracy, you know, that now basically we have with party leaders without, you know, the Democrat party not even having a leader, uh, in this book. They had plenty of time to address this and they didn’t.

1. Is this all their own doing? Matt, do you think that they have created their own Frankenstein, if

Matt Klink: you will? Oh, a hundred percent tw there are, there are two books that are out. One is called The Fight That Talks About It and the other one where they talked to Ron Klain. And it’s ironic that Ron Klain writes it.

He was Biden’s White House chief of staff, so. He was effectively the president of the United States. Yeah. And now he’s criticizing his boss for not being, being all there. The Democratic party has perpetrated. It was [00:15:00] legal, but it was a legal fraud on the American people that Joe Biden was in charge. Was it Kaleen or the, uh, Kain?

John Pierre. I can’t keep up with him. He’s so vigorous, which is a hundred pushups. He can do a hundred pushups. Oh, gimme a hundred pushups. The guy could barely get outta bed in the morning and he was allegedly running the country. And now they wonder why the American people are skeptical about the Democratic Party brand.

They brought this on themselves.

Sarah Williamson: Corin Jean Pierre, like my age. And she’s saying she can’t keep up with the president. Well, that’s a concern. I

Matt Klink: was gonna say. Yeah. That says more about her than him, right? Yeah,

Sarah Williamson: exactly. Uh, but um, another person who. You know, basically was possibly going to be the president, or may have even been the president during the Biden administration is Kamala Harris.

Mm. So she’s back in the news again. We haven’t heard from her in a while, but, uh, here she is

Kamala Harris: because, you know, there were many things that we knew would happen. Many. [00:16:00] I’m not here, sir. I told you so.

Matt Klink: Oh, we missed her so much. Oh, laughing. Kamala,

Sarah Williamson: what about you, Gene?

Gene Valentino: Oh boy. I don’t know where to begin. I’m just so glad Common Sense has, is in place. Uh, I, I, I was having as much trouble following her rhetoric as I was trying to understand what the position was. Really, that’s the issue. Uh, her clever, uh, lyrics and metaphors were being, uh, were overshadowing policy.

Hey, would someone tell me what her policy is on anything?

Sarah Williamson: No. That

Gene Valentino: was the issue.

Sarah Williamson: Oh, a hundred percent, absolutely. Matt, look, we’ve also heard from, uh, we’re hearing a lot though from Tim Walls lately. Um, now, and now we heard, just heard from Carmel Harris. But are these things the people, are these the people who are vying for the next Democratic [00:17:00] nomination?

Do you think we’re gonna see the same duo? Come up here again or are we gonna get some fresh faces?

Matt Klink: No, I look, I think Kamala Harris is trying to decide what her political future is gonna look like, whether she wants to run for governor of California. God help the Golden State if that happens. I saw you give a thumbs up.

She may decide to run again in 2028. But Tim Waltz, he’s toast. He’s not going anywhere. He will finish his, finish his reign as Governor of Minnesota, but there is no way that the Democratic Party is going to give Kamala Harris a free ride in 2028. As it turns out, they didn’t even want her in 2024. If you read the books about Barack Obama wanted to do a, a quick primary, so no.

She, she was, uh, put in by convenience. Joe Biden screwed everybody over by endorsing her quickly. And the Democrats got what they paid for. Yeah.

T.W. Shannon: The American people dodged a bullet on that one. There is no question Kamala,

Sarah Williamson: the fact that they didn’t listen to Obama, who was a far more popular Democratic president, that [00:18:00] the one they elected next is crazy.

Gene Valentino: Yeah. Kamala, the Republicans are hoping Kamala AOC and Jasmine Crockett. Bring ’em all. Keep bring ’em all. Bring ’em all. Bring ’em all. Let’s go.

Sarah Williamson: What a trio. Anyway, gentlemen, we do have to leave it there, but, uh, thank you so much for joining us. It’s been a pleasure having you in studio. Our pleasure and hope you come join us again.