he chief justice appointed by abraham lincoln. a ton of history in this building. now tomorrow on "special report." we are going to bring you another building in washington, d.c. we'll be live from the interior department with an interview with secretary of the interior doug burgum. be sure to watch sean hannityens interview with elon musk and president donald trump tonight airing at 9 o'clock p.m. eastern. remember, if you can't catch us live, set your dvr 6:00 p.m. in the east. 3:00 p.m. on the west coast. you can also follow me on instagram at x at bret baier. we're going to bring you sometimes inside places in washington where you haven't been great to be at the treasury department today. thanks for watching fair, balanced and still unafraid. ingraham angle starts now >> laura: good evening, everyone. i'm laura ingraham. this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. as always, thank you for joining us mikesell angle will be in

moments. but, first. another day, another chapter in the ongoing rogued resistance to the trump agenda that joe biden had issued an executive order allowing openly trans people to serve in our military, which, of course emboldened the activists we must set our sights higher and focus on inclusivity for all of you out there. i ask you to set out your symbols of pride, share your mow nouns in your email particularly if you are a person who doesn't think they need to, initiate difficult conversations about racial and gender barriers. and share a bit of your vulnerability in a way that draws others in order and

effectively barring transgender service personnel from being in the u.s. military noting armed forces have been afflicted with ideology activists unconcerned with the requirements of military service like physical and mental health, selflessness and unit cohesion and went on to conclude that expressing a false gender identity diver jeant rah adoption of gender identity self-conflicts goes on and on and on. what happened at that point? though wept crazy. keep scrolling, kids, i don't need to read the whole thing. two lgbtq organizations filed suit federal court to enjoin the court hearing and the hearing was today.

right off the bat the judge in the case judge reyez revealed other bias, taking extreme umbrage at the use of the words gender ideology in the trump eu and argued that the entire order is attack on this is a policy of the president of the united states afcing thousands of people to call an entire group of people liars who have no integrity how is that other than showing animus. throughout the hearing she sounded more like a lawyer for the plaintiffs than an impartial jurist. saying if you were in a fox hole, you wouldn't care about their gender ideology, right? she went on to suggest that the doj lawyer would be happy with somebody of the plaintiff's commendation, fighting right alongside them. now at one point she literally made the doj lawyer sit down in an attempt to prove her point. equating someone's alma mater with gender dysphoria.

what if i said nobody who graduated from uva law school could argue for me. i guess he went to uva as i did. sit down she said to him. he stood there and she said go sit down. then she brought him back up and said something along the lines of, did you see how unfair that is? of course this is ludicrous, the bottom line is the president is the commander-in-chief. it is well within his article 2 rights to make determinations regarding readiness and fitness for service. now, we know what happened to recruiting numbers since biden waved transgender persons into the military. they cratered. we know the anger in the trans world is real. about this and other rules regarding, for instance, the use of restrooms and locker rooms. >> if you say that you're afraid of trump and that's why you don't want the city to be a safe space for trans people. you better prepare for trans people make this a very unsafe

space so is this judge anna ray as. left wing work for a group feminist majority. prop 209 in california which banned affirmative action in government hiring. so, in other words, she is for discrimination against, let's say white males if it would benefit a minority judge reyes is a product of harvard law school. partner at the williams and conley, a she did pro bono work to help asylum seekers and refugee. including she worked for something called the center for gender and refugee studies entering the u.s. through ports of entry. now, only dick durbin by the way showed up at her confirmation hearing and, of course, both of their top priority is not the well-being of american citizens, but the fast tracking of

fraudulent asylum seekers altuve any idea those coming to our border seeking refugee asylum status and go into the process are actually approved to stay in the united states. >> a vast majority of the individuals who passed the interview go on to become asylees. they ultimately get asylum through the court process. >> laura: oh goody they all get asylum. now, every profile of ms. reyes points out she is the first hispanic woman and openly lgbtq person to serve as a district court judge in washington, d.c. now, could the doj have argued for her recusal in this case given background and anti-trump bias, probably. it doesn't really matter much because, in the end, the supreme court is going to have to determine whether being gender dysphoric is a protected status for the purposes of u.s. military service buckle up.

doge doing what our elected officials should have done hard earned tax dollars and auditing the bureaucrats. if you are one of the silly few who fought narrative pouring into the country add value to our economy. change your mind. it turns out in 2023 the biden administration shelled out $10 billion to set up up the welcome wagon for illegals. another 4 billion out of hhs. all of that is chicken feed. compared to the other surprise. crew found $4.7 trillion what? virginia voters have to be very, very happy that their new congressman is upset not with the obscene levels of waste, but with how doge is actually discovering the waste. >> doge, i call the department of government inefficiency is

causing a rein of terror, chaos, across the federal government. i have a major, major concern about them going into the department of defense and putting around with the internal systems there, u.s. national security. >> laura: that's the twin, that's not the congressman, oh, they are identical twins. joining me now eric schmitt and ari fleischer former house press secretary and senator. senator, let's start with you. these sums are staggering. isn't this why people are saying these entire agencies in some cases have to be eliminated and why didn't congress pick up on this earlier? >> yeah, it confirms the worst fear real people have in america that their government has been completely out of touch spends and wastes a lot of money. now actually putting meat on the bones what they are finding is crazy. we thought usaid was the first round here. guatemalan sex changes. once you start getting into illegal immigration and social

security payments that are being paid to people that have been dead for 100 years people are happy with the pace of this. >> laura: how does congress. i like what doge is doing i asked this to all the congressman and senators who come on the show. how did i guys miss this? the pentagon has failed an audit now 5 straight years. >> laura: senator, we keep writing the checks because everyone wants to go home to their home district. nobody wants to miss a weekend at home. not saying you but in general. this is treated like being a member of a board. you leave thursday and come back tuesday and meanwhile trillions of dollars are out the door the tools is doge is bringing line item by line item. that has never been the focus of any administration. which has the ability to wrap its arms around this.

now incumbent permanent. >> laura: only way to get rid of this, ari, is to starve the beast? the protesters that are showing up and they are popping up in different cities, it's all kind of astroturf stuff. but they are very dramatic. check it out. >> i'm here to protest the president protest, elon musk protest all the executive orders, he is not our president. everything is doing is mass deception. he is a weapon of mass destruction. >> laura: ari, the political effect of all of this is it working for the democrats? >> >> this is the biggest mistake they can make. the hill die on. hill of government waste is not the hill to die on. they want to pretend every federal program is meaningful. every federal program serves al do youistic name and the cause

is supposed to be dedicated to. instead of being laced with waste, fraud, abuse and just the constant year after year after year pile on that the bureaucrats do when you say saying i will not send you. i'm going to cut it off. the federally congressionally authorized expenditure. joe biden, when he said to zelenskyy, if you don't fire the prosecutor, i'm pulling back the $1 billion that you are supposed to get. they proved you can do this from the white house, biden did. and now donald trump and elon musk are doing it over and over and over again for meritorious reasons. finally somebody is going through the federal government and taking action no surprise private sector guy like elon musk. only one who could do it.

>> laura: people hear these numbers and you get numb to them but they shouldn't. new york city fema ngo money $81 billion. billion. i kept thinking that has to be million -- no, $81 million. fema county arizona county 40 million. jewish family services san diego, 22 million. and l.a. they got 21 million. catholic charities, san diego, 21 million. that's just fema dollars. >> a lot of these ngos were fueling the illegal immigrant crisis. >> they profit off of illegal immigrant crisis. >> they are being paid to bring them in. once they are here, all of the benefits are paid by taxpayers. taxpayers have had enough of this stuff. they love that this is coming out. this is what they voted for and actually it's refreshing that somebody who campaigned on this stuff is actually delivering it. so i think republicans we have got to be supportive of this. the democrats, ari is right, they are swinging at every pitch here. i can't believe they are stupid enough to keep doing this and defending this government waste. but it's what they are doing. the party of permanent

washington and going to lose this fight in court and in the public opinion. 48% favorable. unfavorable. overall view democrats are 44% favorable. 50% unfavorable. so they are under water in the favorability. republicans are a little bit above water. i would like those numbers to be higher even. nevertheless, there is an all out info assault on this -- these cuts, on the heart strings. moms aren't going to get their baby formula when that's really not the case very high numbers of recent history. back to barack obama 2008 see the numbers that donald trump has now. it's because finally republicans are doing something that they have been promising to do for decades but haven't hasn't done because of trump, because of musk. mistakes are going to be made. let me stipulate there are going

to be meritorious programs that get the ax and have to get reinstated but this is the only way to do it. anybody in the private sector knows when you go and have across the board cut. some good things might go. but this is the only way to get the job done. >> all right. senator, and ari, both of you, thank you so much. good to see you both tonight. new terrifying footage showing the moment the delta airline plane crashed and flipped upside down in toronto. fox news correspondent nate foy has the latest details, nate? >> laura, good evening, not a lot of answers from canadian officials. ask the toronto pearson fire chief comments he made last night that sparked some confusion. he said no cross wind pattern during the crash despite the fact that there were 38 minor wind gusts and that the runway was dry, despite the fact that there was snow on the ground. here was our exchange earlier. >> can you tell me what it was like out there on the runway as you were doing your job. was the runway dry and the wind

gusts how did it impact you? >> i know i provided a little bit of information yesterday for transparency. today, now we have an active investigation. therefore, any of those questions would have to be directed toward transportation safety board. >> officials say the plane will stay on the runway for the next 48 hours as the transportation safety board of canada investigates with help from the faa. the airport's ceo also credited the cabin crew who helped lead the evacuation with the plane upside down. >> everything, drop it. come on. plane comes down right side up. wing immediately detaches. the plane slides down the runway with fire under it as the fuselage rotates upside down. >> there was no warning from the pilot. there was no like physical warning either. i didn't feel like anything was wrong until kind of just like the second the wheels touched the ground then it all kind of went mayhem from there.

>> crash happened after severe weather in the area. officials said toronto received more snowfall since last thursday. than they did all of last winter. monday was supposed to be the day they caught up on delayed and canceled flights but that didn't work because of the crash. for now we have reduced operations at toronto pearson international airport with two of the five make runways shut down for the investigation. laura? >> >> all right, nate, thanks so much. coming up trump's wake-up call to europe. my angle dives in, next.iden ♪ dating scene. of course, that also includes having a smile you feel good about. fortunately, aspen dental specializes in dentures and implants made just for you, with affordable options and flexible ways to pay, and now, they■re 0 dollars down plus 0% interest, if paid in full in 18 months. helping our patients put their best smile forward.

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>> laura: europe's wake-up call that's the focus of tonight's angle. >> i'm looking at people that are being killed. and they are russian and ukrainian people but they are people. whole planet and i think i have the power to end this war. >> laura: and living up to his promise, president trump sent his diplomatic team to riyadh, saudi arabia to meet with the russian delegation. >> today is the first step of a long, difficult journey but an important one. and president trump is commit dod bringing an end to this conflict. he wants it to be ending in a way that's fair. he wants it to end in a way that's that is sustainable and

enduring. not one that leads to conflict in another two to three years. >> laura: ending the blood shed, the killing in a war long ago? is a certainly sounds reasonable, we know it's what americans want. part of the reason they voted for trump. from the cheerleaders of endless wars, the response was predictable. >> series of trump administration officials essentially trying to bully ukraine into giving up lots of ukrainians are nervous. between presidents trump and president putin. >> this is why we need eldrich colby in the pentagon. to bolster the american first maga agenda. understand there is some people in the senate who might be giving him a hard time. he is fantastic and totally on board with what trump wants to do in ukraine vis-a-vis china

and around the world. they have lost touch with reality. some by the way were literally reduced to tears after vance delivered his blunt message after his speech of vice president vance on friday we have to fear value base is not that common anymore. [applause] >> only the europeans would clap for tears. the globalist chorus was horrified that an american vice president traveled to europe. >> lecturing them about democracy at a time when there are so many questions about democratic values being observed and upheld in the united states,

it seemed particularly inappropriate. >> laura: totally appropriate. the american people do not have a permanent obligation to protect europe, no matter what. as though europe is some beloved elderly relative and it's our job to pay for the cost of the nursing home. absurd. now, let's just understand what we are talking about. the european union at the population of around 4,450,000,000 people. 350. trillion euros. last year the eu's trade surplus and goods with the u.s. was a staggering $235 billion. you might not know this about companies $2.4 trillion worth of assets in this country. as the u.k. learned as it tried to leave the negotiations when they want to the notion that they're unable dangerous world helpless without the support of

the united states another point. one that vice president europeans for the most part do not share our values. we believe in free speech. not the europeans. >> we were at state police as they raided this apartment in northwest germany. >> inside six armed officers searched a suspects home. then seized his laptop and cell phone. those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. the crime, posting a racist cartoon online at the exact same time across germany more than 50 similar raids played out. >> laura: europeans believe that governments should be able to restrain speech, committees pick cable speech you have to protect if you believe in free speech. speech that they consider harmful. we will dive more into this

later on in the show. americans by the way overwhelmingly believe voters should have a major say in policy making. europeans are comfortable with systems that exclude certain parties from the policy making process no matter how many votes they get. americans believe the right to bear arms it's sacrosanct, in fact, not europeans. we worry about the economic risks of terrible climate policies you're philippines will embrace economic ruin. we have major interest in asia. and are extremely worried, we americans about the rise of china they are not worried. they overwhelmingly disapprove of president trump. and his stance, vis-a-vis china. but, americans, we're giving him all-time record high approval rating. now, none of this means that we should completely ignore europe or that we're destined to have serious conflicts with the

europeans, no, not at all. our differences by the way are not new europeans haven't like any republican since eisenhower. no nuke reagan protests in the 1980s? i do. europeans gave barack obama the nobel peace prize mainly because he wasn't president george w. bush and, of course, that's their right. but, we won our independence from a european country almost 250 years ago. and we're not going to give it up any time soon. this is how this is going to go down. we're going to fix things here at home. as part of that effort, we're going to be cutting expenditures in europe. and that's okay. we're going to have to cut a lot of federal spending to begin turning things around. and the europeans will be fine. they have defended themselves for thousands of years they haven't photo are forgotten how. sometimes he we agree and

sometimes we don't that's okay now. for 30 years a lot of people in d.c. pretended there was such a thing as international world order. that we are all part of it, living in harmony together. but they were wrong. the world is now and always has been a dangerous place where people who want to be free must have the willingness and the ability to defend that freedom. and finally we have a president now who understands that reality, yea. and who is going to look out for our interest. that makes europe very nervous. instead, we used to have a president that just does what everyone else wanted. but europe will get used to this new world order. and we'll all be better off as a result. and that's the angle. >> trump's almost cartoon initially villain border czar tom homan ratcheting up cruelty schools, hops' churches, mosques every target of ice raids, raiding restaurants and work

sites shipping on military aircraft in shacks and handcuffs. >> laura: well, there is a reason illegals are shackled and handcuffed. in september of 2021, joe biden used air deportations to move 15,000 mostly haitian illegals that were living under the del rio texas international bridge well, on one of the flights one of the haitians realized they were going back to haiti and not somewhere else in the u.s. well, when that was the realization, all hell broke loose on the flight according to the post in "new york post" they ripped every window shade from mooring. bent most luggage doors off hinges. they tore seat cushions off frames and ripped out their stuffing. they destroyed anything destroyable as pilots cowered at the controls behind the locked cabin doors. that was beginning of ramp page

of attempted hijacking attacks on ice agents and mutiny on the ground back in texas. well, then the mob stormed aboard and attempted to hijack the second recently arrived flight. this one carrying women and children from del rio. yeah, this all happened. somehow we all have nearby aboua amnesia.todd, you wrote this pir the post. we also understand there was an attempted hijacking of that what more can you tell us and liberal do gooders upset about the conditions of these illegals wrong? >> a big take away is that the biden administration decided to deport all those haitians unrestrained. that's mistake number one. after the haitians righted on those first planes, they then mutinied on the ground and took

over buses that were taking them to laughlin airfield. by the way, i was there on the ground for the entire camp crisis. interviewing all of the migrants on the way and eventually interviewed a pilot. who showed me the cell phone photos that he took of his airplane what a was left of it. they kicked the bus driver's out. took control of the bus, and then drove themselves out into the desert and ran away. that happened multiple times and there were other attempted hijackings on the ground at laughlin air base. so, it was the biden administration that smartened up and did what tom homan is doing right now which is making sure they have got leg irons on and shackles, not all of them but some of them. one other thing i would mention here is that the category of deportees today are criminal aliens by and large. those are the ones you least

want to trust 40,000 feet up. >> laura: well, todd, gotten, i'm wondering why some of our democrat friends think defending government waste, defending trans in the military, defending trans in girls locker rooms. and defending illegals violent criminal illegals in these types of scenarios is a winning political strategy. for the life of me. i do not understand that. >> right. well, the advantage that they are after, really, is they are saying stop the flights. stop the flights. because the flights are incredibly impactful. when those home invasions were shipped off out of that camp. i was on the mexican side and thousands fled that camp back into mexico they said they were

fleeing because they didn't want to be deported. everybody knows deportation flights are absolutely the most profoundly impactful tactic that the u.s. government can deploy to deter illegal immigration. everybody knows it. they want to undermine it. >> laura: well, you start seeing people lined up to be sent back home, it is -- it's not worth the trip anymore. todd, this story was invaluable. and thank ron mitchell to bring diagnose to my memory because i had forgotten about it. todd, thank you so much. ahead, democrats smearing j.d. vance. that hasn't stopped, why? well, he is standing up for you. that's why. coming up.nd u ♪ you can rely on us for energy to power your growing economy and for critical minerals crucial to new technologies. we're here, right by your side. [title: ontario, canada] [title: ontario.ca/partner] [title: paid for by the government of ontario]

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the. >> laura: hitler comparisons touring the 2024 campaign, fear-mongering that trump was like a nazi dictator because he actually believed in the nation state. and now because that worked out so well for the licialts, they are trying it again against j.d. vance. >> what's most dangerous about this is what one republican adviser told me after the speech was that, you know, a lot of us about talking about how it was embarrassing. how it was out of touch, how it was selling out the ukrainians. he said to me if you listen carefully, it's actually much deeper and darker. he was talking about the enemy within. this is some of the same language that hitler used to justify the holocaust. >> laura: could be, perhaps, the most idiotic framing i have ever ever heard and they keep doing it. joining us now, journalist matt taibbi. matt, again, they are back with the hitler comparison. i'm just scratching my head at this point.

it's kind to context of vice president vance's speech was criticism of a pan continental censorship law really as ambitious of anything that took place under the nazi regime. he went there to stand up for free speech, for respecting the results of an election. in romania for free speech writes in every european country. and for that he gets criticized as a h hitleren figure. 60 minutes showing us beautiful pictures of police breaking down doors in germany arresting people writing memes and things like that i divoolted over the weekend another searing indictment of our apparent lack of any real his

friends@foxnews.com call histor. it's shocking the level of ignorance on the left on this. >> there is two things going on, laura. one is there has been a dramatic shift in attitudes in the united states about whether or not forms of what they call misinformation should be outlawed. it's now over 50% according to some surveys which is a dramatic change even from 10 or 15 years ago. when most people on both sides of the aisle believed in the first amendment and free speech. but, also, most people in the united states have no idea about the laws that have been passed in europe in the last five to 10 years. including the digital services act. in the eu network enforcement act in germany. online safe-t act in england where you can be jailed for speech offenses. this is going on all over europe. all around us. and i think most americans are

not aware of the scope of it. >> laura: no. they think we have a lot of common values with europe. i just did an angle, matt, i don't think we have much in common with europe. we have some -- you know, we have some interesting fun traditions that, you know, we -- but not really. not on the fundamental civil liberties that we all believe. in not really. >> no, especially on the speech issue. >> really interesting that john kerry gave a speech to the talked about the first amendment being a major block to the ability to hammer out disinformation. that's because the united states and its first amendment is a unique concept all around the world. here in america speech rights do not glow from the government. they are inherent. the government recognizes the fact that we have freedom of thought. freedom of conscience and assembly. in europe very different. rights flow from the state and they can be granted or taken away according to how the government feels.

>> matt, unbelievable. endless defense of europe. giving all of this. given the huge trade deficit no one to blame but themselves. >> come up, we are going to expose the difference trans vegan cult. have you heard about this? connected to multiple murders. don't go away. tracey from lillie's of charleston will watch 60 contestants eat 60 hot wings all covered in lillie's hot sauce oh honey, don't touch your face will be in this ad 60% of the time great job, bob!

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♪ >> laura: a group of transgender computer scientists came together, not to bailed website. not to introduce a new app. but, instead, to join a violent cult. three members of the trans vegan group known as zizzian around on charges on private property and in maryland where they were apparently hiding out. they were also charged with possession of a handgun in a vehicle. that's not although. they have been linked to the death of curtis lind, richard zotko. rita and most recently border patrol agent david mall land who was killed in vermont back in january joining knee now is andy know a editor at the post

millennial who has been reporting on this. i know you have been following this group for a while. i have been reading you online. what led to their arrest? >> well, they have been the leader, jack had been on the run for several years. and every step of the way that he was caught in different jurisdictions, he was let out either no bail or bail that was lowered in the case of in pennsylvania where $500,000 bail was lowered to 10,000 in 2023. and he disappeared for a couple of years until he was arrested with his two comrades over the weekend. what happened is according to the court documents, how they tried live off the grid on to rural property that happened to actually be private property in western maryland. and the property owner alerted

police, state troopers came up. and they would not identify themselves; however, fortunately, the fbi finally on this case now. even though homicides have been going back to several years. and law enforcement on the east coast do internally have photos of these suspects because there have been. >> laura: look at him. i want everyone, andy, this is like demonic. the face is demonic. i'm sorry. that looks like something out of a horror movie. is that daniel plank we are looking at on the left, guys? is he -- i'm not sure -- his name is not on the thing. he looks demonic like is he on some type of -- i don't know if is he on hormones or other drugs? >> the person on the left is jack la soto who is the alleged leader of this group. and, you know, you describe the appearance of some of these members as looking demonic. i would describe some of the crimes that they are accused of as being demonic.

you could say. an elderly couple that were killed in delaware county, pennsylvania were shot execution style in their homes on new year's eve a couple years ago. and last month, one of the sole witnesses to an upcoming murder, an attempted murder trial two of their members had his throat slit in the bay area of california. so, you know, fbi dropped the ball on this. because the killings go back to 2022. >> well, we certainly hope the fbi does the justice that should have been done a while ago on this because we have dead americans. andy, as always, thank you. all right, coming up, big medicine and our kids and what trump is going to do about it. ♪

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antidepressant, stimulants and other comic -- common psychiatric drugs. joining me now is a health and science journalist. i was a teenager in the 70s and 80s. i don't remember a single kid on any medication. like regular medication, other than maybe for epilepsy, in my school. what the heck happened? >> we have a gross over prescription problem in this country. we see at an upper age brackets. there's the concept of polypharmacy and hyper pilot -- polypharmacy and we are seeing that extend to children. prescriptions for these drugs has exploded, increased by 600% since 2020. our children are not suffering from a deficit of stimulants, of ssris, of weight-loss drugs. this is a massive problem. laura, if you have a sick fish swimming in a dirty bowl, what do you do first? medicate the fish or clean the bowl? right now we are medicating the fish, focusing on the wrong things. 70% of our children's diets are

comprised of ultra processed foods, vending machines boost -- foods. they are nutrient impoverished and hyper calorie dense and it's 1 of the reasons i think wide 20% of children today are obese, 30% are either overweight or obese. it's a big issue. >> laura: i'm horrified to report this but i have to tell my viewers, i think it was -- it was last night i was checking on my kids, you know, saying good night and i find 1 of those big energy drinks on my son's nightstand. you know, the one that's really popular. these are horrible for kids. i guess he had some money and got it at the cbs or whatever. but this stuff is marketed with a cool name and a cool logo and like what's the harm, mom? i'm always the mom who says no, you can't do it. he's really skinny, he's not a

husky kid, but it looks attractive to kids. >> we are using drugs today to shoehorn our children into the toxic world that they've inherited. adults do this with alcohol, with drugs, caffeine. i'm not saying that this stuff is bad. i'm not anti-pharmaceuticals or anti-caffeine, but we can't use it to replace healthy dietary lifestyle modifications. we need more access to nutritious foods like red meat, eggs. eggs are at an all-time high and they are at -- one of nature's view multivitamins. >> laura: we have to continue this. come back soon. this is going to be a big issue in this administration. thank you so much. that's it for us tonight, follow me on social media, thank you for watching. remember, american now and forever, jesse watters takes it from here. >> jesse: welcome to "jesse watters primetime". tonight.