John Ashbrook
Appearances
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Yeah, I think the way I described it on our episode on Ruthless today was 2017 was like a pop quiz, you know, where you're putting together the airplane while you're taking off. But this is more like a take-home test. We know what to expect from the other side. We know what the deep state's going to try to do to stop Donald Trump.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
All those executive orders written in a way to be legally just and their strategy is just so much better. And it's just it's just proof. And you sort of said it at the top, Megan. But like personnel is policy. If you want to accomplish all these things, you have to recruit well for the positions that are open. Yeah.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Go ahead, go ahead, Duncan. He doesn't have to couch it in some philosophical term or some beautiful poetry or language. He just speaks in the plain terms that Americans understand. Nonsense. This is nonsense.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
I think the thing that's really interesting there on like DEI or like critical race theory or transgender ideology and all of these things, I think the idea that these were, you know, a divisive debate we were having in the country is entirely a manufacturing reality. you know, by academia and the media itself. I mean, I think Trump is uniting all Americans on these issues.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
I think we were united all along. I think the only people- But afraid to talk. Right. The only people who are ginning it up were the media who are like, well, on this side and on this side, and we're going to, you know, and it's like, no, like- You know, I think we actually talk enough about the racial trauma in America in our history books and in school and stuff.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
We don't have to be, you know, having critical race theory, academic philosophy for legal scholars applied to kindergartners across this country. Right. No, I mean, it's well said.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
No, no, no, no. I want him on CNN. I want him to have to go through that humiliation every single night because I think, I mean, I think complaining about your time slot on CNN is like complaining about which, which circle of hell you got sent to CNN.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Yeah. Well, and not for nothing, but like as far as due process goes, you know, everyone who's come to this country over the past four years with some B.S. asylum claim has a court date in like seven years and like seven years.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
And today they beamed him into Davos so he could give that great speech. And then he just opens the floor to Q&A.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Yeah, but I think it's important to remember, Megan, that these Democrats are entirely captured by these ideological nonprofits and institutions that run the Democratic Party and finance it. And that's one of the reasons back to the Pete Hegseth thing that they chose character assassination rather than actual like foreign policy where maybe they could find some fissures in the Republican Party.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
They're not actually interested in success here. They're interested in placating the billion dollar donors that run their party who care about abortion.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
I can tell you, Megan, if I posted that photo, I certainly wouldn't be dating Jennifer Aniston. You'd be a dead man? I'd be a dead man.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
The second gentleman. I love the idea that it wasn't the economy or the open border or like Joe Biden being a dementia patient or like you going on The View and saying, I wouldn't change anything from the last four years. That isn't the reason you lost. It was Dougie.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Well, you know, I don't think any of these films really comport with most of the electorate, if I'm being quite honest with you. I do love the idea of a transitioning cartel boss, though. I would love to know how that went down, like in the meeting with your capos and your consiglieres. Like, by the way, I want to be a woman. Like, I think that's actually pretty wild.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
So I'm sure it's an interesting story.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Yeah, right. But I mean, one movie that was actually nominated a bunch of times that I actually really enjoyed was Nosferatu, the remake of the old classic. It was fantastic. It was by that Eggers guy who did that witch movie. It's an A24 movie, which I know is a little more artsy. You see it, Megan? You see why we do this?
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
The reason why I bring it up is Johnny Depp's daughter, Lily Rose Depp, in that movie is fantastic and definitely should have been nominated for Best Actress, and it's a shame that she wasn't. He's not doing this ironically.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Nominated for an Oscar.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
And it's sort of ironic, right? That the distribution of media and films has become so broad and so easy to access. And the Academy's focus has become so narrow and obscure.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
It's a great point. Think about that. Think about how hard it was to see the Oscar films 30 years ago, but we all did. We saw the ones that got nominated. Now it's like, there's no chance. Well,
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Yeah.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Yeah, I think the media definitely wanted to think he was a fluke, right? Oh, for sure. It was like a unique moment in time.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
Yeah, and that's how they covered him. But it's undeniable now, not just his comeback to the White House, but the way in which it happened, and Ashbrook alluded to it. I mean, this guy was indicted in three jurisdictions over 40 times. He was, you know, two assassination attempts, one that put a bullet through his ear, and he overcomes all of that to be returned to the White House.
The Megyn Kelly Show
Trump's Instant Action on Illegal Immigration, CNN Cuts, and Obama Divorce Rumblings, with Ruthless Podcast Hosts | Ep. 990
And every excuse. Yeah. You know, living a great life, very successful, playing golf every day. The desire to continue living.