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[00:00:17] James Comey, Donald Trump, border security, the Supreme Court, crime and public safety, severe weather, Trump's popularity plummets. Happy to have you along, my fellow Americans. I'm Sam Bushman.
[00:00:36] With another hard-hitting news the networks refuse to use episode of Liberty Roundtable Live. LibertyRoundtable.com, LibertyNewsRadio.com. For the radio side, Rumble, Twitter, X, Truth Social. We're everywhere, baby. Spreading the word, talking about things that matter most in the country. And everybody talks about the things in the country. But what about a constitutional reference point? What about a reference point of God, family and country?
[00:01:06] Liberty. That's what we bring to the table, ladies and gentlemen. By the way, I was on with our dear friend Jacob Oaks over at Liberty United. Yesterday, we did some pre-records of some great, great content they're going to be releasing. I'm taking part in that show. As a little bit of an FYI, go to UnitingLiberty.com for the website. Liberty United, UnitingLiberty.com.
[00:01:29] And you can check out that. I interviewed a great lady, Sharon, about homeschooling. So that was great. And then Jacob Oaks and I talked about, you know, is God in the Constitution? And a lot of people claim that he's not. But when you really study it and talk about it, wow, no doubt he is. In the Declaration of Independence, in the Constitution, in the Bill of Rights, in the Founders' Writings,
[00:01:58] our Christian roots are absolutely beyond debate, if you're honest. And we talked about that in great detail. So that was kind of fun. All right. Anyway, check that out. UnitingLiberty.com. And now the White House faces political pressure over handling of the Iran conflict. I think Congress should be the ones that should be having a beating on this. Again, the White House couldn't go to war if Congress didn't let him.
[00:02:26] The White House wouldn't have been spending $25 billion on the war if Congress wouldn't let him. So I look at Congress. They're the ones that hold the responsibility for war constitutionally. They're the ones we delegated to deal with war. They're the ones that hold the purse strings. Okay. So, you know, it's sad the White House is getting the hit for this, although you could say Donald did it. But Congress really allowed him to do it. And it's their job to stop him.
[00:02:54] It's their job to use the checks and balances to say, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Donald, no. Look, we control war decisions. We control the purse strings. But they didn't rein in Donald. And now they're paying for it dearly. Polling now shows Donald Trump's approval rating going down, tied to rising costs and ongoing military engagement. I think that's true. But I think it's way more than just that.
[00:03:22] I think it has more to do with the fact that we, the people, are struggling economically. I don't think people really care too much, to be honest with you, about Trump going to war. We don't feel the war in the United States as long as gas prices stay low. But when the economy starts to suffer, that's where we kind of go, what gives of that, right?
[00:03:48] So on one hand, I mean, I understand what they're saying that, oh, you know, Trump's taking a beating over this. Polling shows declining, tied to rising costs. I think that's the case. It's the rising costs. That are the issue of the ongoing military engagement. I think we just are starting to realize it's a big problem. So the next headline alongside this one says this. Trump's popularity plummets. 34% approval rating.
[00:04:18] Americans sound off on the Donald. Amid economic turmoil and conflict. You could say it's the same headline. And it is. But I would say that it's different news services reporting differently. Some of them take polls. Some of them just make a claim. Some of them, right? But President Trump's approval rating has dropped to 34%. It's lowest this term.
[00:04:49] It's the latest Reuters. What do they call this thing? Ipsos poll. That's got this. Now you can debate whether you think Reuters is legitimate or not. But in America, we've allowed them to become a, quote, reputable news service. Everybody depends on them. The drop reflects a, quote, two percentage point decrease from earlier this month. Okay. Everybody's just kind of concerned about food and gas and stuff like that.
[00:05:18] The poll surveyed 1,014 adults. They say it only has a margin of error of 3%. So, you know, how accurate the polling really is, I don't know. I've always kind of wanted to get, and Alex Jones has talked about this and other people, and their right to do so. I would like to get my own kind of polling group to see what people really feel like. How many people are really for the war? How many people are against the war? How many people are really worried about the economy versus whatever?
[00:05:47] What is Trump's real approval rating? And, you know, I've never been 100% Trump supporter. I never voted for him. But I've liked a lot of things that President Donald Trump has done. But there's more and more things that I don't like that he's doing. And there's more and more things that he did that, in my opinion, he's not doing now. Okay. So, for example, he was really pro-life when he was trying to get elected. Now I don't see a whole lot of pro-life action.
[00:06:15] In fact, I see Republicans in the midterms trying to back away from the pro-life issue. A huge gargantuan mistake. That's my opinion, to which I'm entitled. I believe they should double down on pro-life and say, do you really want to elect another pro-death member of Congress? Do you really want to do that? But instead of that, highlighting issues that matter to the American people, it's the economy's stupid, affordability's king.
[00:06:42] That's what the Democrats are focused on, affordability. They got a new plan rolling out for that alone. Well, the Republicans are just holding on to power going, well, you can't get the bad guys in. I know we haven't done anything, but the bad guys would be worse. At least we didn't harm you like the other guys. We lowered taxes and we didn't harm you. That's their pitch. The Democrats are saying, yeah, but affordability matters. Everybody's sparring about the war. But listen, the headline says this, redistricting battles intensify across multiple states.
[00:07:13] States move quickly to redraw congressional maps following the Supreme Court ruling. So the Supreme Court's like, hey, you can redraw the maps. Can I be rude for a minute, folks? Can I be in your face and blunt? Can I be bold? Can I be direct? Can I tell you the truth? You've got two gangs warring over turf. One gang's called the Republican Party. The other gang's called the Democratic Party.
[00:07:42] They're criminal enterprises because they create election tampering. They claim that they have legitimacy, but they're not government. They're private entities. Just think about it logically, folks. What gives their private entity greater stature, greater pull the lever in their favor over me? What about the Sam Bushman party? I'm a party of one and I vote independent and I vote for the guy that I believe will stand for my principles. I vote for the person that I believe will do my bidding.
[00:08:12] I mean, I'm the lobbyist of one. What do I want to lobby for? Obeying the Constitution, reducing debt, staying in the lane you're assigned, delegated. So if you're Congress, legislative, if you're judicial, the judgeship, if you will, the courts. If you're the executive, hey, the executive. If you're the states, then you've got your state responsibilities and your state constitutions. If you're general or federal, if you will, then you've got a limited scope constitutionally. See, I'm for all those things.
[00:08:42] And so I'm a lobby of one. I'm by myself. Now, the party of Sam Bushman. Why don't I have a special treatment? Why don't I get government handout funding special privilege money? Why don't I get, why is their group, the Republican or the Democrat group, more important, more special privileges than my situation? Can you give me any reason that's the case? Except for favoritism. They pull the lever of government in their favor. The few at the expense of the many.
[00:09:10] So now you've got these two gangs battling for war turf. And they're redistricting across the country. And every time a redistricting happens that they don't like, they cry foul. Gerrymander is what they call it. Poor Jerry, by the way. Just saying. Anyway, so is it a Donald Mander? Is it a Biden Mander? See, why a Republican gerrymander or a Democrat? The other side always cries gerrymander.
[00:09:40] The side that wins always cries. Now it's fair and honest. But what it means is they get greater seat in Congress. They get more special privilege, right? They get more special privilege is what it is. And the problem with all that, folks, as far as I can tell, is it means they, the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, they get more privilege than I get.
[00:10:11] Now, why that is, I don't know. Because it used to be the Whigs back in the day before the Republicans came into being. It was the Democrat and the Whigs that had special privilege. And the Republicans are like, hey, man, we need special privilege, too. So by hook and by crook, the Republican Party replaced the Whig Party. Now the Whig Party has no influence, no authority, no. So now the Republicans do and the Democrats do. But the Sam Bushman Party, what, I've been disenfranchised? Is that it?
[00:10:42] It's a sham, folks. Gangs. Republican and Democrat are having war turf battles before the elections. I call it election fraud. They call it redistricting. Hang tight. This is Liberty Roundtable Live. Are you watching what's happening in our country and asking, what can I do? Join the John Birch Society in Salt Lake City, June 6th, for a powerful one-day conference.
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[00:12:34] All right, so there's war gangs going on, ladies and gentlemen, in America while we're at war overseas. States move quickly to redraw congressional maps. The other side always cries foul and says gerrymander. I'm saying the Sam Bushman Party, party of one, lobby of one. I don't have any seat at the table. They've disenfranchised me and given the Republicans and Democrats greater privilege over me. That's vote fraud. God, I bring this up and people's eyes glaze over. They can't follow me on this. But I'm an independent and I've been disenfranchised.
[00:13:03] I'm just Sam Bushman, party of one. See, I believe the party's over, folks. But anyway, states are moving quickly to redraw congressional maps. I don't know why we have the government drawing congressional maps anyway. What for? Just to give one gang privilege more turf than the other gang? Is that what it's about? Meanwhile, former FBI Director James Comey faces, quote, new federal charges. And I don't mean to be rude to the Republicans on this, but it's a clown show. You guys claim everybody's the bad guy.
[00:13:32] Obama this. Comey that. So-and-so this. So-and-so that. And then when you really dig in half the things you investigate, you spend a bunch of money investigating. And then you just simply say, hey, no harm, no foul. Right? For example, the latest Fed guy, you're like, hey, this guy built this massive building. He shouldn't have done it. We're going to investigate. Then they come back and they go, we dropped the investigation. And they're like, we got to get rid of this guy. And then Trump's like, no, I'm not going to fire him. Too political. Can't do it. And then he goes, oh, well, man, this guy's going to be gone.
[00:14:02] I'm going to get a new guy there. But then Powell's just like, I'm just going to sit on the board as the governor. Then I'll be really quiet and behave as the governor because there's only one chairman. Clown show, folks. Now James Comey in the crosshairs, they claim again. Prosecutors charged Comey over a social media post interpreted as a threat against the president. Now, do you guys remember this thing?
[00:14:28] James Comey had some weird number and he promoted this clown number funny thing. And it was supposed to be funny and it wasn't funny. And then the government got their undies in a bundle over it. It was just a big old scandal. And now was it a wise thing for James Comey to do? Of course not. It was stupid. It was stupid. Okay. However, do you really think that that James Comey is going to try to take out the president of the United States? I don't think so for one second, folks.
[00:14:58] He might be a bad guy. He might be a buffoon. He might be all the things. He might be a Democrat, which means he's involved in gerrymandering, et cetera. Right. Wrong. Okay. They're all involved in this gang war turf stuff. But nevertheless, at the end of the day, he was trying to do a funny and it backfired because it was kind of violent in nature. Take someone out or whatever else. And he didn't mean it to be so. And they investigated it back in the day and said it's no harm, no foul.
[00:15:24] Now, where does his free speech end and where does criminal activity begin is the real question. He had a social media post. Is that freedom of speech? What is that? When that happens? Can he say or hint at things like that, like taking someone out? Yeah. Because what does that mean? Take him out of office? Make him a lame duck? Impeach him? Or does it really mean, quote, assassination quote?
[00:15:53] And I put that word in quotes because I'm not suggesting anything of the sort. I'm just making a point. Does that what it means? See, I don't think so. And to say so is a big stretch. I don't think the Republicans have a prayer on this one. And the reason I don't is, again, what if the tables were turned? Right? Donald says all kinds of things.
[00:16:14] When he said he was going to lock up Hillary, he's talked about literally beating people up in the audience that are disruptors at his events. Now, I'm not supporting any of that. I'm just saying, so how far do you take that? When is it, you know, free speech versus when is it a violent threat versus anyway? So I don't think they'll do very well on this social media post. And even if you get it, what is it? You're just going to get him over his free speech?
[00:16:43] Kind of reminds me of getting Bill Clinton on a sex charge. Oh, my gosh. He was with Monica Lewinsky. We know for sure we got the DNA on the dress. Get him. Then they're like, no, we can't do that. We're just going to say he lied. Bust him for lying. He said, I know I didn't have sexual relationship with that woman. Monica Lewinsky is absolutely fine. And then he said, I did. I absolutely did. So he lied. And then they caught him for lying. And that's all they did. Wow. There you go. But they didn't really bust him for any real activity or any real criminal activity. Actions.
[00:17:13] Same thing's happening here. Right. Joe Biden used the auto pen. They investigated. Oh, my gosh. This is horrible. You can't do that. And they came back and they went, it's fine. I mean, Joe might not have known what's going on, but that's beside the point. We were going to interview him and talk to him about it. But I mean, how do you talk to a guy that doesn't know where he is? So we let that go. And then the auto pen is fine. And everything they investigate, we don't get into. Border security is a great thing. Donald Trump, that's one of his great, great, great wins. First term and second term.
[00:17:42] But now border security negotiations stall amid, quote, midterm political divisions. Are you surprised? Efforts to pass new immigration enforcement measures remain gridlocked in Washington. Can I ask you a question? What doesn't remain gridlocked in Washington? I mean, the streets are gridlocked. Congress is gridlocked. The White House is gridlocked. Gridlocked. I mean, it's insanity.
[00:18:12] Even the Supreme Court's gridlocked. People that are talking about it seem to be gridlocked. Go watch The View. Some of these other clown shows. I mean, they're literally like Jerry Springer. They're so gridlocked, right? It's insanity, folks. Supreme Court now continues to hear cases, quote, limiting federal agency authority. What does that even mean? Oh, yeah, we're going to reign in the president. We're going to reign in Congress. We're going to reign in the court. Wait a minute. The court's reigning in the courts?
[00:18:42] Not. Recent arguments focus on how much, quote, power. Listen to this. How much power unelected agencies should have in shaping regulation? You want my answer? Zero. None. Nada. They shouldn't have any power in, quote, shaping regulations.
[00:19:11] Congress needs to pass laws. Those laws need to be obeyed. If there's confusion on the law, the courts should interpret it. If the courts are confused, they should push it back to Congress. If the courts clearly can define it constitutionally, they should back it. If they have a constitutional problem, they should reject it. And this is really simple stuff, right? But we shouldn't have downstream unelected bureaucrat thugs shaping and controlling and manipulating regulation. What is that?
[00:19:41] The Chevron doctrine that said these agencies can make all these rules and do all these things, and now it just got overturned in 2024. We said, no, that's not happening. That shouldn't happen. Well, this really goes to that. Why are we already talking about it again at the Supreme Court? Answer, because the president's run amok. Congress is derelict in their duty, and the courts think they're gods. That's what we got going on in America. All right?
[00:20:06] Crime and public safety discussions and new policies take center stage in major cities. What does that mean? Local governments debating strategy. Wow. Sorry, guys. Local governments debating strategy. It's policing strategies, funding, criminal justice reforms.
[00:20:36] What do we do with all this? Well, they're battling about it. They're battling about it in all these different cities. And my response is, what is there to battle about? This is very simple. We need police. We need law and order, especially as society and government continues to break down. So we don't need to debate policing strategies.
[00:20:59] Let the police chief or, better yet, the sheriff make those decisions. After all, he's the one that's got experience. That's why he's there, right? And after all, he's the one that can make these decisions. Knowing his community. It's called community policing. Knowing his community. Making wise decisions. Let's not defund the police and then ask them to do a better job. But what should be the strategy?
[00:21:30] Well, there's no such thing as a victimless crime. Let's start with that logic. There's no such thing as a victimless crime. Secondarily, look at the Ten Commandments. If you're obeying the Ten Commandments, I don't see how you can be committing a crime. Pretty simple stuff, huh? And when we say public safety policies, what does that mean? Public safety is really simple.
[00:21:58] Have the community become the eyes and ears of law enforcement. That's called community policing. That's what we need more of. We don't need to debate this and argue and talk about defunding the cops. And that's a bad deal. Meanwhile, severe weather brings flooding and massive storm damage across multiple states. Recent storms have caused disruptions and now prompted emergencies.
[00:22:25] And emergency responses and warnings across affected areas. It's a bad deal, folks. Our prayers are with these states that are having weather issues. For me, it's going to be a beautiful sunny day this afternoon and tomorrow. And it's just delightful weather. And I hope you have delightful weather, too. If you have wacky weather, don't turn to the government. Don't turn to global warming psychosis. Just turn to God Almighty and pray. Pray for calmer weather. Pray for rain if you don't have enough water.
[00:22:55] Pray the floods stop if you have too much water. Just pray to God Almighty. After all, isn't God the ultimate weatherman? He even knows the future, folks. What do you think of that? All right, Ford's in the news. Ford posted an $11.1 billion net loss in the fourth quarter of 2026. That's the largest since the 2008 crisis.
[00:23:24] Now, this happened a month or so ago, but I'm bringing it up now because it's really important right now. Contributing factors to the loss at Ford. Lower than expected demand for electric vehicles. Yeah, they had a fire and aluminum supplier as well. Well, that made kind of a difference. The company's EV, electric vehicle division, lost $4.8 billion in 2025.
[00:23:51] They're expected to have similar losses this year. But now that gas prices are through the roof, they think it might help save their business, right? Ford's CEO, guy's name is Jim Farley, I think. Said they plan to break even. When? Like 2027. Oh, 29. Sorry. It'll be a while. Okay. Last thing we need is government motors, right? Just remember, we need the government to stay out of it, would they please.
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