deserves it. but in the meantime, again, we will be back tomorrow night, 8:00 p.m., the show that is the sworn enemy of smugness, pomposity, and groupthink. we will see you then. our coverage begins in just a moment. sean hannity takes over. >> sean: all right, thank you, tucker. all right, welcome to "hannity." we begin with this fox news alert. it is 9:00 p.m. on the east coast and 6:00 p.m. on the west coast. the convention is now officially underway. lots quickly sum up what we have already seen, what we will continue to see all week. without a doubt, it will be the most boring though mean-spirited convention in history. we will get a heavy dose of hatred and rage and cultlike madness, hysteria against all things donald trump. they will call him evil, awful, terrible. they will live.

they will make false radical, and completely unrealistic socialistic promises that can never, ever be kept ever. what they want to tell you is how much of your money they will waste, how many of your freedoms will disappear. you will not hear about american greatness, american exceptionalism, and american genius. that is what i can predict too. the political playbook that i warned you about that we see every two years and every focalr years will be on display. they will divide the country along racial lines like clockwork. we have proven that one history lesson after another. naturally, there will also be plenty of anti-trump conspiracy theories. in just a moment, we are going to tell you about the left's latest insane hoax surrounding the u.s. postal service. we have a critical warning about actual voter fraud that democrats are all too happy to ignore. a "hannity" special

investigation i promise you the mob will not report. a full report from america's liberal city in crisis. real crisis, real danger, real lack of safety and security, or as i like to say, cities and states that have been run by liberal democrats for decades in utter anarchy collapsed in chaos or better put, upcoming attractions if joe biden and kamala harris are elected. let's start with a view or warning. what you were about to see is extremely graphic tonight. in portland, oregon, a man begging for his life as he is beaten unconscious by a group of "protesters." i remind you that this is not a day 80 of the lawlessness, the anarchy, the madness in portland, like many other cities. take a look. [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] [bleep].

>> sean: all right, we will give you the slowed down version. they beat this man and beat him. the victim said to be recovering. we are going to have the horrific details and more of this video, shocking as it is, straight ahead. there's a pretty simple question. why is joe biden hiding from the media and the world? what is his so-called leadership during any of this short of saying police have become the enemy? kamala harris praising the $150 million cut from the l.a.p.d. the mob and the media, the biggest contributors to all things radical socialists and biden, his biggest fans, they are practically dying for a

chance to lob softball questions his way, but yet still has complained cowering in fear in the basement bunker. look at this. since march, president trump has taken more than 1800 questions at a press conference. over 1800. biden, well, taken less than 50. over the past month alone, the president has fielded 700% more questions than the ever forgetful and ever hiding bunker biden. this guy is the weakest presidential candidate and the most radical in american history, especially modern history. in fact, joe biden might not even be capable of holding a lengthy unscripted press conference. according to reports, even former president obama, this was in th "the politico"."

they released this cringe e interview with rapper, cardi b. hey, how are you. >> the name is joe. >> let me tell you something. when you have kids like the one my age, two years old, things never go as planned. you know what i'm saying? >> you are telling me. four kids, five grandkids. come on. i'm an expert. i understand about kids. they are the most important thing in the world. they come first. >> yes, definitely, always. kids come first. >> keep it that way. >> so joe, i hear you have some questions for me. >> come i do have some questions for you. first, i want to congratulate you. that's pretty good.

>> sean: does not count as a press conference? biden running for president, leader of the free world sitting down with kim jong un? the most powerful, the single most demanding job in the entire world, the free world. he is struggling to get through a 15 minute heavily-edited preplanned softball interview in order to get supporters. the most concerning thing about biden being frail and weak, and mentally seeming to me, checked out, he is completely controlled by his radical base. oh, yeah, the green new deal, that would be alexandria ocasio-cortez, and then, of course, the most liberal senator in the united states senate. that would be his running mate, kamala harris supported by a mob and the media that has disgustingly and repulsive lady lied about this president, donald j. trump since the day he came down that escalator at

trump tower with his wife, mo no truer words spoken, actually. take a look. >> in the months ahead, we will need every ounce of your strength and drive. we are going to fight for the survival of our nation. we are really in a fight. this is the most important election we've ever had, in my opinion. but these are people that are seriously radical left. joe biden is nothing but a puppet. he has no clue what is happeni happening. >> sean: more on my monologue in just a moment. joining us now, the author of the book "liberal privilege." congrats on your first number one best seller. >> thank you, sean. >> donald trump jr. 1800 questions versus 34. 1803f i'm going to be exact. based on my count, i might be a

little off. i don't have the exact number. he's running against a ghost. >> 100%, sean, and that's the reason i wrote the book "liberal privilege." because that is the perfect example. you can have a candidate that wants to replace the president of the united states. he refuses to speak to anyone in the press. he's incapable of getting through a press conference. when he speaks to a group of ten people he needs a teleprompter and he still messes that appeared by the way, no one in the press says anything. oh, it's perfectly normal. when you have clear cognitive decline like this, this guy is somehow a moderate. but you are not a moderate if you are opposing beto o'rourke. you are not a moderate if you

are with kamala harris who has the most liberal record in the senate. you are not a moderate if you are on bernie sanders unity platform on your website. it's the communist manifesto of the new age, sean. there is nothing moderate about biden, sean, because the media is going to give him billions of dollars worth of free coverage hiding the 50 years of bad decisions that he has made in washington, d.c. that is not me saying it. that's robert gates. obama's own secretary of defense who literally said that he has been on the wrong side of every decision in his political career. that is literally saying something. that's impressive. a monkey guessing at random could have performed better than joe biden in terms of major decisions for america. i haven't even started talking about how he built up china. >> sean: sometimes he confuses

the day of the week, the office he's running for. seems to forget that we are actually endowed by not the thing. where was he with coronavirus ten days after the first known case in america? he was calling a travel ban, the first quarantine in 60 years. and then the largest in history. hysterical, xenophobic, and fearmongering. where has he been? it's hard to watch. we have more coming up. this guy beat nearly to death. where is joe? where is joe? >> the solution for that is to defund the police, reallocate social workers. blm is destroying democrat-run cities. these are cities who have been controlled by democrats for up to a century.

this is the quintessential example of liberal privilege. it should not be happening. it cannot be going on in america. guess what? it is not just happening in these big cities. it's only a matter of time until the democrats who are literally siding with criminals until this comes into your backyard, sean. it's inevitable. they are incapable of pushing back against the bad guys. >> sean: i cannot believe he is allowed to stay silent. the media, they have smeared, slandered. they are involved in conspiracy theories and hoaxes. after not only that, but as much collateral damage as they can take. they ruined carter page's life for four years. also general flynn's life. >> brett kavanaugh. >> sean: yeah. and i'm wondering.

>> there is no one they won't destroy to get their way, sean. there is no one they won't destroy to get their way. look at what they did to make sand men, who was a 15-year-old kid. his crime, being a male conservative from the south who supports trump and happens to be a christian. thoughts an offense today in the eyes of the democrats. it's no longer okay to certainly be apolitical. you must be woke. the problem is that if you are woke today, by tomorrow you are no longer walk. they don't know what is going on. they are run by lunatics. the left, the most lunatic of the lunatics, they are the thought leaders of the democratic party. those of the people who are going to be pulling joe biden's purse strings. he has been a puppet for a long time. but if you don't think that he is, if you think he's the same guy, all you need to do is get on youtube and watch a video of him 15 years ago. look at that and look at the guy today and tell me they are the

same people. the only difference is that they can try to sell america to joe biden as being moderate. he's not. it's a lie. you need to educate yourself before you go vote. because the media is in this game. they don't even pretend anymore to be objective. they are liberal activists. and that's it. >> sean: all right, donald trump jr. appeared by the way, it may not be a good week for you and your family to watch. just saying. there's only so much. >> i have to, sean. it's comical relief. it's comical relief at this point. >> sean: it's comical, but i've got to be honest. if their stated policies donald trump jr. ever implemented, it's over. >> 100%. you, you the american taxpayer have the privilege of spending $4 trillion. you don't get that for your own family but you can pay for theirs. education. how is it for criminals coming

out of prison? you can pay for that, but you don't get it for yourself and for your kids. that is the state of the democratic party. >> sean: we are only 78 days away from this election. you are the ultimate jury. democrats, they would like to completely upend how americans vote. dr. anthony fauci, who i do have a great degree of respect for, so there's absolutely no reason voting can't take place and should it take place. of course, being safe with masks and proper social distancing. we all know that in person voting with a voter i.d. is the most verifiable way to cast a ballot. i was at the dnc with a lot of security like i have been in the past, if i was there tonight and all week, well, guess what, i would need a picture i.d. just to walk in the door every single

night. but in some states, these same democrats are pushing for paper mail-in ballots. they need a voter i.d. to be sent to every single person on the voter rolls that are alive, i assume. just today, senator cory booker, praising mail-in voting said that mail-in voter fraud is very rare. cory booker, you are lying. that is a lie. looklet's look at the heritage foundation. 94949 criminal convictions in te state of new jersey. during the same year, there was also mail-in voter fraud. 2018, there were four cases. that cost two to be overturned. he was convicted of altering the vote count. the list goes on.

massachusetts, california, alabama, washington, and so many other states have experienced many instances of voter fraud. by the way, voter fraud is just one part of why mail-in voting is so problematic. think about this. the widespread mail-in voting, the united states postal service, they won't be the ones responsible for the outcome of the election. now, with all due respect, my mailman, i have loved him ever since i was a kid. but you are going to trust the united states postal service with the future of our country? how was your local dmv working out for you? what about your local board of elections? oh, and how is that obama thing working out considering many of americans lost their doctors and lost their plans? on average, we are all up paying about 200% more. i don't trust the government in any liberal state or city and the bureaucracy to get this right. they can't even keep a law and

order. they have done quite a job of educating our kids. during new york's mail-in primary, the election was an absolute train wreck. thousands of missing ballots. the final tally, still not totally cleared, even now. more than 222,000 mail ballots were undelivered. virginia, more than 500,000 voters were mailed absentee applications with incorrect information. in new jersey, ballots were just laying unsecured in the hallways of presidential buildings. also, new jersey inspector found hundreds of ballots in one mailbox. by the way, what was an apparent scheme. is this how you want your presidential election decided and 78 days? of course not. it's the united states postal

service. donald trump, if he loses is going to be dragged out of the white house. donald trump is trying to destroy the post office in order to rig the elections. there was never any evidence of the trump-russia collusion. that was a lie that they told the country. you are going to hold them accountable for 78 days? take a look at this. >> and the only way he thinks he can win this again is by the harris ticket, is to straight out -- he is doing it in plain sight. >> it doesn't sound like he wants to fix it. in fact, he thinks it's to his advantage for this to be broken. >> he will find every way he can to steal this election, to win this election and his favorite. >> within this administration, it's an attempt to make sure your vote doesn't count and doesn't count as cast.

>> i'm already getting complaints of people who are saying that they believe the president of the united states is managing the system, slowing it down, interfering with people who are able to get their mail. >> russia hoax. now we've got this whole trump will never leave if he loses. the new favorite conspiracy theory insane given that it was obama. oh, and biden, if they remove more than 14,000 public mailboxes from city streets during their last five years in office. and of course, what we are seeing is nothing new for the mob and the democratic party. every two years, every four years, they claim republicans, they want to restrict minority voting. remember al gore? he was speaking before. predominantly an african-american audience. they don't even want to count you in the census. pretty accurate.

sadly, i regret to inform you al gore, he's at it again. this time, a truly despicable race baiting analogy. take a look. >> so in effect, by tampering with the postal service, putting his knee on the neck of american democracy and trying to make it impossible for people to vote by mail. >> sean: knee on the neck of american democracy. they don't even want to count you in the census. lie, live, two years, four years. that lunatic never became president. now, the country is facing a ticket even more radical than that one. and that is the 78 days if biden wins the election, his radical socialist policies, those policies, if they are implemented, buckle up. the united states of america with freedom, capitalism, repo report, innovation.

fox news contributor, karl rove is with us. here we go again. i don't know. the same democratic party that can't keep the city secure and educate our kids and that obamacare thing, we are going to trust them now with mail-in voting and change the law was 78 days to go. >> look, this is fearmongering. they go out and say the republicans are trying to pressure votes after people stand in line and in harris county, texas, stand in the line for hours and try to blame it on the republicans despite the fact that the democrats are in charge of each one of those parties. a democrat was in charge of each one of those elections. now they are coming out and making unhinged claims about the u.s. postal service. i know the man who is heading it. he is a friend of mine. one the postal governor said we

would like to interview you to be the postmaster general, i discouraged him because i said this is a really tough organization who has been broken from top to bottom. but you know why i did it, sean questioned mike he did it because he spent his entire life in a company that moved things from point a to point b for a l. he said i can do the exact thing. he has no intention whatsoever to slow down the mill. he wants the mail to speed up. and guess what question what he's doing it. if they simply looked at the record, they would know this. he refused to still send me those whiteboards but that's okay. we will talk about that later. >> the charges for late delivery, $500 million a year. he said you know, we've got to do something about it. at that point, 89.8% of the male moved in what's called on-time dispatch for the final recipient. he has already moved that up to

97.3%. he has cut the extra trips by 71%. we do see hundreds of million dollars that are being taken out of the taxpayer's pockets. that's exactly what he's doing with the entire agency. and you are right. susan rice, former national security advisor slanders him. it turns out the post office was taking old boxes and putting in new boxes. as you pointed out earlier, the previous administration took out 17,0017,000 mailboxes. they disappeared. we didn't hear them saying that barack obama was trying to break the mail system or suppress borders. no, no, no, no. this is entirely politics, it's slandering. it is fearmongering. shame on those democrats. >> sean: we all know the fbi and knew that the steele dossier

was bogus and they were warned in august of 2016. so, that's not on the table. divide the country along every line possible? that's all you are going to get it. and a socialist vision for america, how was i going to sell to america? >> can i say one more thing about the postal service? they are all up in arms saying that the postal service is going to try to stop delivery or delay delivery. it was a lie. the post office sent a letter to every secretary of state saying do not set standards for us to deliver the mail that we cannot meet. i think it's new york says that you can receive within three days. they have told the secretary state of new york are standards for delivery are between 2-5 days. if you tell people they can mail on election day and receive a three day's letter, it may not happen. you've got a college student going to school in massachusetts mailing home his ballot to new york city, it might not happen. ddo not make promises that you

expect us to keep if we are on record saying what doesn't match up with you are promising vote voters. it's the secretaries of state's, the states that are screwing this up, not the federal government. states like new york that do not know how to do this, we have seen after the democratic primary what happened. there is one change that the states will want to make and that is you get to begin processing those absentee votes when they are received and not so you can't even begin opening it until the night of the election. they report a heck of a lot quicker than the states that say we are just going to start handling them and processing them after the polls finally close. >> sean: i hope the republican party has their lawyers ready. one thing the country did agree on, what happened to george floyd can't happen again. we are going to go to the dnc

for a moment where george floyd's family is delivering remarks from houston, texas. there will be a moment of silence. we will honor that. that can't happen again. speak all ages, all genders, all backgrounds peacefully protesting in the name of love and unity. george should be alive today. breanna taylor should be alive today. aubrey should be alive today. eric garner should be alive today. stephan clark, tatyana jefferson, they should all be alive today. so, it's up to us to carry on the fight for justice. our actions will be there legacies. we will always find ourselves in what john lewis called "good trouble." the names we do not know. the faces we will never see. those who can't mourn because their mom murdered and it go viral. please join me in a moment of

silence for the souls we lost to hate and injustice. when this moment ends, let's make sure we never stop saying their names. ♪ >> sean: that's the type of thing that we have been saying on this program. it can't happen in america again and i will say this too.

we also have to remember, we interviewed on this program our own lawrence jones interviewed the father of that 1-year-old little boy and the grandmother of that 1-year-old child killed in a stroller in a park or the 8-year-old beautiful girl that died in atlanta. that little zone down there. lawrence also interviewed the family of that 7-year-old beautiful girl who lost her life on the fourth of july weekend at her grandma's house. or my interview with lorenzo sr. it's the biggest election of our lifetime. the democratic party has been missing in action. it defined the police? how about protect the folks fundamental job you have is to protect america's national treasure. that would be our kids. one thing all these big cities have in common, they have been run by liberal democrats for decades. states run by liberal democrats

in most cases for decades. the carnage, the chaos that we have seen unfold night after night on city streets. i call it a preview of coming attractions based on biden's statements and yes, kamala harris statements and by liberal democratic mayors and governors. when they get their way in november, we are going to defund all the police? look at portland, oregon. day 80, another senseless act of violence caught on tape this weekend. look at this. the driver of a pickup truck. look at this. severely beaten by an unhinged mob. knocked out by a roundhouse kick to the side of the head. what you are seeing is beyond disturbing. watch. [bleep] [bleep] [bleep]

[yelling and screaming] >> sean: now portland police, look at this in slow motion. look at that. police telling fox news we just got this update. the man is recovering from nonlife-threatening injuries. investigation underway. maybe we can find the perpetrators of this. so far, no arrests. mayor in portland marching with anarchists. let me send and help so you can restore law and order. it gets rejected despite the violence. they are now doubling down on this destructive agenda even calling for more unrest in our city streets. listen to democratic congresswoman, presley, what she had to say. >> turning a deaf ear to the

needs of our families and our communities, hold them accountable. make the phone call. send the email. show up. there needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there has been unrest in our lives. a national rocketing on injustice in this country. communities from boston to portland, to everywhere are rising up to demand accountability and divestment from a broken system. >> sean: it's not just portland. cities like new york and chicago, they suffered the carnage and the surge in violence. andrew cuomo refused to take any and all responsibility. he's actually blaming the president. i guess to distract from his horrific coronavirus response. putting covid-19 patience in nursing homes, leaving empty the bed that donald trump built and converted with covid-19 with all of the ventilators.

and listen. >> i'm up in new york city. crime is a problem. crime is a problem. the genesis of the crime, we can have a great debate about. but the trumpet economy, trump not providing covid relief, george floyd murder. trump's response to the george floyd murder. so, i think trump has some liability for the increase in the crime. >> sean: andrew, i think you have the liability for what you did with covid. we are new yorkers. we are not like these others. we have the best medical care in the world. well, you didn't, andrew. what is the result, andrew? joining us with reaction, civil rights attorney, the host of "justice." but to see you both.

leo, let me start with you. i watched that. there's a part of me that wants to get angry, but unfortunately i have become accustomed to the madness and insanity. i'm having a little bit of a hard time taking any of these people seriously. i'm taking an election in 78 days very seriously. it's called live free or die. guess what. that is not hyperbole. >> i will tell you right now, the democrats have lost their moral compass. she is encouraging violence. you asked me earlier when we were on your radio show. they had no policy with the cities. how disingenuous governor cuomo who is in egomaniac. he got all his ventilators. he got everything he wanted. and that crime that goes on in new york is crime generated by the mirror to look the other way. it hurts and attacks police

officers. the democratic leadership is a reflection. what has to happen. you saw the photograph of that young man. if you want law and order in this country, you've got to vote for trump, because the democrats have abandoned law and order in this great country. we have to vote for trump to restore law and order. >> sean: how come you wore the trump hat when i have the night off? what was up with that? by the way, autographed by the president. oh, man. [laughter] i guess it's who you know. i don't have my own hat. but seriously, every single thing that you see in these cities, they've been ruined. they are not safe. they are not secure. at least they have more per capita than any industrialized

country. obamacare didn't work. now they want us to believe that everything is going to be free. we are going to do this and that. we will do without oil and gas and everything. how is this going to fly in our country? >> sean, look, you cannot have economic prosperity unless there is calm in a city or a community. and right now, the disruption that is going on in this country that is not being commented on by joe biden or kamala harris, or anyone on the left. it's been blamed on donald trump. it is something that is part of the game plan. there will never be peace in this country. they are all saying, ayanna pressley, keep unrest until it's over. this is democrat socialist agenda. create chaos. get rid of "law & order." and cuomo. i mean talk about nerve.

this guy is the guy who signed the -- and you've got prosecutors and you've got them all over the country now and even in seattle saying we are not prosecuting anything. that video that i'm looking at right now, that is a gang assault. that is attempted murder. when you've got a running start to a roundhouse kick, that's a murder. this poor man was found on his knees saying, "please, i don't want to hurt anybody." and they won't let him get away with it. as far as i'm concerned, america needs to understand, this is the most important election of your life if you want any kind of economic prosperity. you've got to make sure you don't put the democrats in office and not just the president, the house, and everything else. these are funded candidates.

they want anarchy. >> sean: for the first time in your adult life, you told me you were voting for a republican. >> this doesn't look like the old party i knew, the party of joe lieberman even. >> i said i'm leaving the democratic party because the jfk party, ask not what your country can do wit for you, ask what yon do for your country. if we elect the socialists in office, what we value for the last 255 years goes down the tube. what is scary, what is frightening is there is not a single democratic calling of the violence. you want to talk about racial injustice come into thousand nine, obama had the white house, congress. where is the discrimination? it's just talking points. it's just a bunch of lies. there is no specific discrimination. we've got to vote republican.

>> sean: last word, judge. >> well, you know what? the facts speak for themselves. this isn't about politics. you look at every city where the crime is going through the roof. they are democrat-run systems. it's part of the agenda. shame on them and shame on us if we let them continue to rule. >> sean: all right. thank you both. let me just spell this out very specifically. that would mean everything is on the ballot. i've cited a lot in the past. the biggest most important tipping point election in our lifetime. think about this. that would mean judges. that would mean judicial activists or people who believe in the rule of law. that would mean getting rid of the electoral college. they are pledging trillions of dollars. they are pledging open borders. they are pledging to end even literally the lifeblood of our economy, energy independence versus energy dependent.

excuse me. for the first time in 75 years, we are not only energy independent, but we are now the world's largest producer of energy. i'm going to dip in. here's james clyburn of south carolina. >> it was a decision i made with my feet firmly planted in this community. this community, for 80% of african-americans in this country who arrived on the shores in bondage. a few blocks from here. this community is still healing from the wounds that we received from white supremacists. murdered nine black parishione parishioners. the ground beneath our feet is covered with pain that is both old and new. we always find a way to grow together. earlier this summer, the senate

tossed and removed the statute. construction is underway on the international african-american museum. much like the country as a whole, we are stepping out from the silence of our past and beginning to lay the groundwork for a more just future. it won't be easy. we can only succeed if we move forward together. so, we will need a president who sees unified people as a requirement of the job. a president who understands the true -- 's the one are listening to james clyburn. what about the shadows of biden's past? what about the same god that praised him who headed up the party in the u.s. senate? the guy who filibustered the historic civil rights? opposed the voting rights act? the same joe biden that

partnered with this man to stop when it came to segregation, integration of our schools? he works with the former klansman to stop integration of schools. he described joe biden's words as a racial jungle. i just think of that path, that history and how come the democrats give joe a pass? kamala harris dented in the debate. she is now. joining us now, our very own lawrence jones. speaking to joe in his bunker basement in delaware. he is asking residents. biden has been their 50 plus years. what has he ever done to help people in the state of delaware, as he calls it the state of state? >> good evening, sean. 37 years, that's how many years joe biden has been i involved in politics. it's still the same joe biden.

when we ask the people who know him the best, the great folks of delaware, watch. >> if you can name one a compliment of biden's, what would you say? >> that he's from delaware period. >> there have been so many. >> just one. >> i can't. >> do you feel like he has accomplished anything in the 47 years of politics? >> not really. >> doesn't concern you, ma'am? >> sure, because it makes me think maybe everything is not all right. >> doesn't concern you him not remembering things? >> no, he's been around a long time. he still gets the job done. >> he's not a young man anymore. as you grow older, you start losing a little bit. >> sean, the most concerning

thing is that when i asked him can they identify one accomplishment, they can't name it. that may work with his supporters but independent voters will want to know. >> sean: there are so many and you rightly asked. there are just so many. there are so many, though. or i really can't. he's been there 50 years. 125 years. we've got oac. and then kamala harris is even more liberal. could you stay there may be a month? let's see if you can get an answer and maybe a month. maybe in a month, you will find one person. i could name all of trump's. >> or he could just accept some

interviews from members of the press. we could ask him himself what his accomplishments are. >> he's really out there. he is answering the heart-hitting questions. seemingly frail, weak, tired. it looks like he needs hot cocoa and a little nap every afternoon. all right, thank you, lawrence. after four years screaming of the russia hoax, the left-wing democrats, the media mob seem to have no problem with quid pro quo's. communist china. it is by far the biggest foreign threat to america. here is the reaction. fox news contributor's with us. well, i would say if they really cared about russian collusion interference, i would say they

would have cared about hilary's dirty bought and paid for russian dossier. the mob is corrupt and so is the democratic party. >> yeah, sean, the media, you know what is humorous and tragic at the same time about this? the media doesn't care at all. they are not trying to do journalism anymore. i know you get that. i know some of our listeners get that. i mean, it's such an obvious hypocrisy. china would prefer joe biden over donald trump, which sounds like kind of a big deal, right? totally ignored. >> sean: let's listen to mr. covid response himself, andrew cuomo. >> the division. the division created. trump, he only made it worse. our collective strength is

exercised through government. it is in effect our immune system. our current federal government is dysfunctional and incompetent. it couldn't fight off the virus. in fact, didn't even see it coming. the european virus affected the northeast while the white house was still fixated on china. the virus had been affecting us for months before they even knew it was here. we saw the failure of a government that trusted the virus and then ignored it and then try to politicize it. the failed federal government was ambushed by their negligence. all through it, they learned absolutely nothing. so today, six months after it began, the nation is still unprepared and we now face a second threat. but this time, not from mother nature. this is a man-made threat. >> sean: okay, that was probably the biggest amount of, let's see, revisionist history

ever. did he support the travel ban, the subsequent travel ban? no. is he the idiot along with governor murphy, new jersey wolf and pennsylvania? yeah, they put six people at risk. that was not donald trump. they left his hospitals he built and made covid compatible. he is the one that left those beds healthy it's delusional on andrew's part. by the way, you want to talk about just functional, that would be andrew cuomo's new york. anyway, dan, i interrupted you. >> i was just going to make one final point. you asked lawrence what is biden's biggest accomplishment. i can answer that. if he does, that's incredible. he did.

he managed to get the prosecutor in ukraine who was investigating his son who had this sweet gig getting $80,000 a month. he managed to get him fired before finally investigating his salaries. i've got to tell you, that's an amazing accomplishment. very well have been done behind the scenes. that is his biggest compliment. so, there you go. >> he also got $5 billion from the bank of china. >> not bad. >> i hope the rnc is taping that of andrew cuomo. i'm sure they are. next week they can play those comments and juxtaposed them with cuomo talking about how wonderful he is in getting them everything they needed in the early days of the china virus. because somehow what w he was saying in the midst of it and it add up. but this is a fantasy. i do have one bit of breaking news, sean. i just saw in my own

neighborhood a postal truck that was stalled and had a flat tire. that happened right on my street. i've got photos of it. i will send them to you. >> sean: unbelievable. remember in the middle of march, you got that dopey mayor saying here's my list. go out on the town. as new yorkers, we have the best medical care in the world. naw, he wasn't ready. how many thousands died, andrew? all right. guys, thank you. by the way, we also know, he's already had to call life-threatening brain aneurysms that required surgery. so, what about his strength, stamina, mental alertness,

security. we asked about ragan and we are asking it now. all right, so i actually have brain surgeon friends. can you believe that? i'm asked about the specific surgery that joe had. he had two frontal lobe surgeries. when he had them and what they think likely what that meant and what that means for his future life. i want to get your medical opinion on it. >> well sean, he had two surges. the second one was found as a result of the first one. but the first one was found pretty serious. it looks like he actually lost consciousness for a period of time and he was rushed to the hospital. it was so bad that he actually didn't return for six or seven months. there was a pretty big disability associated with it. anytime you have an aneurysm, that is essentially a stroke and we all know that sometimes they

recover some of the function but not all the function. any time you deprived your brain of blood flow, you are depriving it of oxygen. some of that tissue is going to recover completely. some of it, you will be left very vulnerable. >> sean: do you see what i see? i mean, he seems frail and weak compared to four years ago. i'm not a doctor. i'm not going to play along on radio or tv. >> i think he has just lost his reserve. as you get older. if you have repeated neat trouble at some point in your life it would give out and not work anymore. i think that is where he is out right now with his cognitive ability. i know what the rigors mentally and physically are basically occupying that office. i can tell you just watching him on tv, he does not have what it takes cognitively. i don't even think physically right now to withstand the rigors of that particular office. >> sean: my nonmedical opinion

is, yeah, i tend to agree. thank you for being with us. joining us now, south dakota, not impacted by the coronavirus as grave as new york. that's a heavy concentration of people. small geographical layer. governor, kristi noem has let people stay open for business despite the pandemic. they were able to put all those fires. when offered federal employment, they said no thank you, noting that 80% of south dakota ends already have their jobs back. she is with us now. i admire your bravery. it's very rare that you hear a governor say you know what, we are good, but thank you. >> well, i appreciate that, given the responsibility. frankly, south dakota doesn't need it. that 80% job recovery was back in june. i expect we are better off even today. we've got businesses and people moving to south dakota. we are really in a great spot

and i think it's because of the fact that we relied on people to use their own personal responsibility to make their own decisions during this pandemic. >> sean: when the president went and visited, there was a lot of controversy over him going there. did you have any hot spot as a result of the president at mount rushmore? >> no, you we have had some big advents in south dakota. the july 3rd event was special pier we had no increase in positive cases after that event. we had the first professional sporting event in south dakota as well. we had no increase in positive cases. people did the right thing. they made decisions. they were concerned. they stayed home here but overwhelmingly, people in south dakota are showing up, going to events. we just completed the sturgis motorcycle rally in south dakota that was very well-attended. i think the people took precautions, but still enjoyed it and enjoyed south dakota. >> sean: it raises the question, paying taxes new york when i should be out in

south dakota or florida or somewhere else. the answer is a contract. but contracts were made to be renegotiated. here's my next question. if they can do it in south dakota, did you hear about this legislator in california that wants to relieve the state, they want to be able to tax you for ten more years 90% the next year, 80%. you are not a resident anymore. why are we stupid enough in these blue states to put up with that? there is something wrong with us. i'm admitting it. >> sean, what is different about this election is we have talked about choices in the past. we have talked about what could happen if we made the wrong choice. the reality of today is that we are living the consequences. there are people out there across america that are living democrat policies and they are miserable. so, we need to go out there and really point out that this election is about the

consequences that they see every day when they turn on their tvs or they look down their street. republicans are about freedom. they are about equal opportunity and rule of law. democrats are what you see in portland, minneapolis, seattle, and that is not what america is about. that's what this election is and what we should be talking about each and every day until we get to election day. >> sean: all right governor, thanks for all you do out there. south dakota, by the way, if you are in one of those blue states, move to a red state. don't move the next state you are going to. more "hannity" after this. ♪

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