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Sept. 27, 2024 - Sean Hannity Show
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Hurricane Helene - September 26th, Hour 1
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Thoughts, prayers are with our friends in my free state of Florida.
They're getting hammered by this storm.
Where I am, it's not as bad as where it is.
It is where the people are getting hit the hardest.
It is the worst feeling not knowing if you're going to be in an area that's about to have a 20-foot water surge and tide and 100 mile an hour winds and your house being at risk, everything you've worked so hard your whole life for.
Forget about insurance fixing it or not fixing it.
It just is, it's just heart-wrenching for people.
Many people have actually had to leave their homes.
Our friends in Georgia are going to get hit particularly hard as well.
Our thoughts and prayers are with them today.
Governor DeSantis will check in on what the latest is in Florida.
We'll check in, hopefully, with Governor Kemp and his people either today or tomorrow as well and see what's going on in Georgia.
And, you know, as always, I know that if people are in need, the American people are the most generous people on earth.
We have so much news about Kamala Harris.
So she does this interview last night with Stephanie Rule.
I don't really know Stephanie Rule, and I just know she's on MSDNC, and I know she's a huge Kamal supporter.
Now, I don't expect a huge Kamala supporter interview to be interesting in terms of getting to, all right, we'll explain.
You know, we just found out, for example, that Kamala Harris once sponsored a measure to take away all residents' handguns.
This is a woman, you know, bragging over Winfrey that she's going to blow somebody away with a gun if they break into a house.
You know, with somebody that's bragging, I pack.
I'm packing.
I know that.
And I thought the race in my house are getting shot.
Yes, yes.
I hear that.
I hear that.
Probably should not have said that.
But my staff will deal with that later.
I honestly, the giggling is just beyond the pale to me.
I don't even know what to make of it.
It is nervous, giggling, laughter I'd never seen before.
I think it's a means of covering up a lack of any substance because that's what we got last night.
And, you know, there were a couple of admissions last night.
We never are going to, it seems in the next 40 days, we're not going to get answers to why she supports no restrictions at all on abortion, even months, seven, eight, and nine.
And we're not going to get answers about, you know, one sponsoring a measure to take away private citizens' right to handguns in San Francisco's and a mandatory gun buyback or why she states she wants no border wall and said it was, what did she say?
It was a vanity project of Donald Trump's, why she wants to decriminalize illegal immigration and offer free housing, food, health care, education, legal driver's licenses, college in Minnesota, and then, of course, free sex change operation,
not only for illegals, but for criminals, and ignore the people, the dozens of Americans that have been murdered by Harris Biden, unvetted illegal immigrants, the dozens that have been raped, the hundreds that have been victims of violent crime, the gangs that have come into the country, the drugs that have come into the country, and why she wants to give a path to citizenship to people is beyond any understanding I have.
But she's likely not going to be faced with that question.
The next opportunity will be for JD Vance when he debates Tim Walz.
I think that's next week.
And believe it or not, I have to go up to New York for a day.
Linda, how awful is that?
You'll have to see me for a whole day.
I'm here every day, and I see lots of things.
Seeing you is not going to be the worst thing that day.
I promise you that.
I know.
Then I have to smell the skunk smell of weed all over the streets of New York again.
Like, ugh, it's so disgusting.
Anyway, and I'll have my security wherever I go.
It's pathetic.
She's not going to have to explain her support for reparations, her co-sponsorship with Bernie in the Green New Deal, twice supporting eliminating the filibuster, but the $93 trillion Green New Deal, that is socialism.
You know, everything she's doing on the economy between raising taxes on corporations, small businesses, the wealth tax, the capital gains tax on realized capital gains tax, doubling the capital gains tax.
It's all the end of capitalism as we know it.
Government-run health care for all.
It's all new Green Dealism that is done incrementally.
No private health care.
Again, government takeover of pretty much everything.
She won't have to answer why you can't say radical Islamic terrorists or illegal alien.
She won't answer why she picked a guy for VP that wants legal driver's licenses for illegals, free college for illegals, feminine hygiene products for boys in bathrooms, gender-affirming care for kids with no parental consent, didn't call in the National Guard during rioting, but opened the windows in their home to smell burning rubber.
She won't have to answer for her tweet out for the Minnesota bail fund after a Minneapolis precinct had been burned to the ground four days earlier.
She won't have to answer for her supporting the insurrectionist rioters and nearly 600 riots in the summer of 2020, you know, where, you know, dozens of dead Americans, thousands of injured cops, billions in property damage.
They're not going to, the rioters won't stop.
We're not going to stop.
You know, they shouldn't stop.
You know, she won't have to answer any of this.
And, you know, I just expect that from MSDNC.
I expect it.
You know, or her support of federal drug possession for personal use or decriminalizing now, he wants to decriminalize prostitution, which I didn't know.
It's not going to happen.
I get it.
But then she, you know, she's struggling in so many different regards.
And, you know, I know these polls are close.
I mean, in all of these swing states, I mean, your vote in Georgia is going to matter.
Your vote in North Carolina is going to matter.
Your vote in Pennsylvania is going to matter.
Your vote in Wisconsin, Michigan is going to matter.
Your vote in Arizona is going to matter.
Your vote in Nevada is going to matter.
And then, as far as I'm concerned, you vote in every state.
I mean, there is a possibility of a surprise or two.
I mean, it's a two-point race in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
If I'm in Virginia, I'm voting.
If I'm in New Jersey, I'm voting.
If I'm in New York, I'm voting.
I mean, I'm telling you that there might be a surprise here that nobody's thinking about.
But everybody has to understand that we're at an inflection point, and a lot of this was on full display last night.
Now, Kamala Harris, you know, maybe somebody can explain what the hell this means that we need to look holistically at the connection between housing and government incentives.
Now, I say this.
We have a housing shortage in the country.
Now, I say this: if you want to eliminate the housing shortage, maybe one way to do it is not allow 11 million unvetted illegal immigrants in.
But I'm just saying, but if you know what the hell holistically means, maybe you can call in and tell us.
Some of the work is going to be through what we do in terms of giving benefits and assistance to state and local governments around transit dollars and looking holistically at the connection between that and housing and looking holistically at the incentives we in the federal government can create for local and state governments to actually engage in planning in a holistic manner that includes prioritizing affordable housing for working people.
What the hell is she talking about holistically?
How about we would have 11 million more homes and we wouldn't need to put people in expensive hotels in New York if they would just control the border, which they said for three and a half years is secure.
Now she has this interview with Stephanie Ruhl, who, by the way, attacks Trump and defends Kamala before the interview even takes place.
Listen.
I don't think it's a lot to ask her to sit down for a real interview as opposed to a cup piece in which she describes her feelings of growing up and opening the nice laws.
Then I would just say to that, when you move to Nirvana, give me your real estate broker's number and I'll be your next one in.
We don't live there.
I just thought I'm not going to move.
She's not running for perfect.
She's running against Trump.
We have two choices.
And so there are some things you might not know her answer to.
And in 2024, unlike 2016 for a lot of the American people, we know exactly what Trump will do, who he is, and the kind of threat he is to democracy.
Here we go.
Threat to democracy.
No, Donald Trump will secure our border, bring us into energy dominance, cut taxes and continue the Trump tax cuts and put fear and instill it in the hearts of, oh, let's see, Iranians that are threatening to assassinate a presidential, top presidential candidate.
That would be a very different, you know, it was interesting.
You know, this is Kamala Harris.
Remember, she said, we call it eidenomics, and we're very proud of it.
She only said it a year ago.
Now she's acknowledging what we have known for a long time, that the economy is an absolute mess and that gone is the day everyone, you know, thinking they could actually live the American dream.
Actually, said this in the interview.
Listen, before and after.
We have aspirations.
We have dreams.
We can see what's possible.
We have an incredible work ethic.
But not everyone has the access to the opportunities that allow them to achieve those things.
But we don't lack for those things.
But not everyone, you know, gets handed stuff on a silver platter.
All that, ladies and gentlemen, and everyone else, that is called Bidenomics.
That is called Bidenomics.
And we are very proud of Bidenomics.
You know, I don't know anybody that was born rich.
I really don't.
I know some people that might have gotten some help from their parents or their parents paid for college or whatever.
They did what they could.
You know, I'm kind of proud of the fact I did pretty much everything financially on my own in my life.
You know, my parents didn't have the money.
They just didn't have it.
And then you listen to her past remarks as it relates to the border and immigration.
The border's closed.
The border's secure.
The border's secure.
The border is closed.
We have an immigration, a broken immigration system, she said last night.
We do have a broken immigration system, and it needs to be fixed.
The border is secure.
You're confident this border is secure.
We have a secure border and that that is a priority for any nation, including ours in our administration.
That's Kamala Harris.
You know, and then she goes on with a word salad about being inspired during her speech on the economy.
Now, we know her economic policies, it's Marxism, the $93 trillion Green New Deal, cradle to grave, womb to the tomb, everything provided by government, no private health care.
And she'd eliminate the filibuster to pass it.
That's a real economic policy.
So when she can't tell the truth and she's hiding it, this is what it sounds like.
I grew up in a middle-class family.
And while we were more fortunate than many, I still remember my mother sitting at that yellow Formica table late at night, cup of tea in hand, with a pile of bills in front of her, just trying to make sure that she paid them off by the end of the month and more.
Because frankly, having a job, I believe in our ambition and aspiration, should be baseline.
And we should aspire and have the ambition and plan to do more.
Let it always inspire us.
Let it always be the source of our optimism, which is that spirit that is so uniquely American.
And let that then inspire us by helping us to be inspired to solve the problems.
Pablom, gobbledygoop, meaningless bumper stickers and platitudes because she can't describe what she wants.
But she does want to increase every tax imaginable.
She said in this interview, she insists corporate taxes have to be raised so they pay their fair share.
I won't play it, but the fact that she keeps saying it, she clearly has no understanding of economics.
Corporations don't pay taxes, they pass it on to you, the consumer.
They're not going to make less.
And okay, then she's going to go after price gougers.
Well, what do you think those companies are going to do that have a 1.6% margin profit margin in grocery stores?
That's not a high margin.
They're going to hire expensive law firms, and the cost of everything they sell is going to go up, and you're going to pay for that too.
Great job regulating everything.
All right, as we roll along, Sean Hannity Show 800, 9401, Sean, if you want to be a part of the program, she won't answer how she will keep corporations from leaving the country.
Listen.
Bill Gates just said it this week.
If he was in charge of taxes, he would have paid more.
But how do you find that line to make sure corporations are paying their fair share, but they're not leaving our country?
Well, listen, I work with a lot of CEOs.
I have spent a lot of time with CEOs.
And I'm going to tell you that the business leaders who are actually part of the engine of America's economy agree that people should pay their fair share.
They also agree that when we look at a plan such as mine that is about investing in the middle class, investing in new industries, investing in bringing down costs, invest in entrepreneurs like small businesses, that the overall economy is stronger and everyone benefits.
Investing.
Whenever you hear a politician say investing, that means they're spending your taxpayer dollars and investing means taxes.
And corporations don't pay taxes.
They pass it on to you.
That's economics 101.
If she ever knew anything about the economy, quick break, right back.
We expect Donald Trump at 4:30 Eastern today, 1:30 Pacific.
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Sean, if you want to be a part of the program, we're going to get an update on the hurricane that is now bearing down on more of the eastern and middle part of Florida into Georgia with Governor Ron DeSantis.
We're watching out for our friends in Florida, especially in the Panhandle Tallahassee, that area, expecting surges of up to 20 feet, which could cause a lot of flooding.
They're expecting a lot of rain as well.
I've been checking in with our buddy at Weatherbell.com.
Our friend Joe Bastardi has been keeping me up to speed.
And then we'll be following the storm all the way through Georgia as well.
And our prayers are with people that are in harm's way in both states.
The only thing I can say to most people, I know no one wants to get lectured by the government or by anybody or told what to do.
And I'm instinctively the same way.
I just want you and your families to be safe.
And the best thing you can do, if they tell you to evacuate, I know it's a hassle.
I know it's a pain.
I know it's difficult.
I know it's unnerving.
But just for the safety, security of your life, nothing is worth your life.
And they're not telling you for no reason at all.
And especially they have this mastered, especially down in Florida because it gets hit with so many hurricanes.
And anyway, joining us now actually is Governor Ron DeSantis, my home state of Florida.
Governor, here we go again.
And I always feel bad for people that have to go through this because it's so unnerving for them.
And, you know, they're worried about their home.
For most people, their biggest investment.
It's a frightening time.
Oh, sure.
Without question.
Now, this hurricane, they just upgraded it to a category three, which qualifies as a major hurricane.
It's going about 120 mile an hour sustained winds.
It's moving through the Gulf of Mexico, and it's just a big storm.
And so it's off the coast.
So if you're in places like Sarasota or Tampa, the eye wall is not going to cross over your home or over your community.
But what it does is it turns up a lot of water.
So that can produce surge really up all of through the west coast of Florida through the Big Bend.
And there's projections on the upper end of 16 to 20 feet when you start getting in to northern Florida, Gulf Coast.
So that's the type of thing if you're in one of those low-lying areas on a coast, that type of water, if that were to hit, there's not much you're going to be able to do.
And you may not be able to be even be, your whole first floor could be completely flooded, and it may not be survival just depending on how much it goes.
And so we say that you hide from the wind, but you run from the water.
And so those folks on those coastal areas are in the low-lying areas that have had evacuation orders issued to them by their counties, you don't got to evacuate hundreds of miles.
You can go just inland a little bit.
You can get into a shelter, hotel, stay with friends, whatever.
The homes in Florida, by and large, are going to be able to withstand a category three hurricane.
It's just that surge that's really difficult.
Then the other thing we're looking at up here in Tallahassee, and Sean, you've been here in the past, I know, with different events that have happened.
This is an area that has a lot of trees, and it's nice.
There's a lot of tree canopy.
It's good for the community and people's neighborhoods, and they like it.
But if you have significant winds, I mean, that is going to create a lot of debris.
That'll create challenges for the cleanup.
But also, if you're in a home that is surrounded by some of these trees, you know, you got to look to see where in your home, if you're hunkering down, is going to be the safest because we do unfortunately in these storms have situations where trees will fall and end up creating fatalities.
And so just be very smart about how you're doing that.
There's probably going to be a part of your house where you know you would be safe even if you were to have a tree in your yard fall over.
And sometimes you may be in a wooded area enough where you just want to get out of Dodge.
Look, you're going to be able to go back tomorrow morning and survey your property and it'll work out.
But just make the best decisions that you can right now.
One of my dear friends is hanging out, and apparently his wife was playing the slots last night at the Hard Rock Cafe.
I'm like, what the hell are you doing?
He goes, well, they have great food here and they stay open and they got generators and I know we're going to be safe here.
And I'm like, whatever you have to do to be safe, I don't care.
But there was an evacuation order.
There are certain areas that are being evacuated.
Can you update us on that?
What do you expect the biggest storm surge possibility to be?
And I know that you're prepared for power outages because, I mean, Florida, frankly, under your leadership and before you, Governor Scott's leadership, you guys have kind of mastered dealing with these hurricanes.
Well, every storm presents different challenges.
I mean, I'd say on this one, one, if you did have friends at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, that's actually not a bad place to be.
That's interior.
That's not near the coast.
The chance of that being affected by storm surge is very small.
Clearly, the structure is going to be hurricane-proof, and there's nothing wrong with riding it out like that.
Most of the folks that evacuate do not need to evacuate very far because we do have a lot of places that are outside those low-lying areas.
Now, in power, what we started doing when I was governor is pre-staging a lot of these utility crews.
So we have tens of thousands of utility linemen that are staged, ready to go.
As soon as the storm passes, they will go in and begin restoration efforts.
Now, we do have had, I think we've got about probably 40,000, 50,000 without power now.
There's already been 20-some thousand that have been restored because we had some tornadoes spin off last night from this.
So that'll get done.
I would say one thing that could be a little bit more unique to this storm, to the extent it's more of a direct hit on Tallahassee, it's going to create a lot of debris.
And these linemen can put the power back on.
They can fix the power lines, but they've got to be able to get there.
So we have folks that are going to be helping with debris removal.
And we've told all the local governments, you all have debris contracts.
Make sure those are executed.
Make sure you get on that right away as soon as the storm passes.
We want to clear the roads and you want to clear a pathway to be able to hook up all the power lines.
And so we've got a lot of manpower ready.
We'll put it in there.
But I do think you could see, depending on how the storm ultimately enters Florida, to the extent it's more of a direct hit on Tallahassee at a category three or maybe even higher, you're going to see a lot more debris than you have when it's hit some other parts of the state, just given how many trees we have in this area.
I got to say one other thing.
I mean, the amazing thing is when the storm happens or anytime there's a tornado or, you know, any state in the country is hit with some type of catastrophe like this.
It's amazing how other states get involved.
They'll send their power company trucks to Florida.
You know, if your situation is good and Georgia's in trouble, you'll send yours to Georgia.
It really is amazing how well the states work with each other.
You know, or if Oklahoma has a tornado, for example, or in the interior, Kansas has a tornado.
I mean, everybody, it's all hands-on deck kind of thing.
And I do like that.
The country also will step in.
And then you have groups like Samaritans Purse with Franklin Graham.
They're always there to help whenever needed.
The American people are always generous.
You get to see the best out of people.
Oh, yeah, for sure.
And we've sent people to other states routinely since I've been governor, including even to California when they've had problems.
We send people to Maui.
Does Gavin know that?
Does he know that you helped him out?
Probably.
I mean, because it's just something that you do.
And you're right.
There's a lot of great private groups, charitable groups that come in and provide some great services.
I mean, for example, one of the things we're telling people is, particularly if you're elderly, you may have some issues with your home.
Maybe a tree falls on and you want to get it off.
Well, we have people that'll go and help.
We've got groups that that is their sole focus to go and help people fix some of the things that happen when you have these hurricanes with people's private homes.
And so we're going to be offering assistance through the private sector.
One of the things we did since I became governor is we launched a program to be able to help people repair homes.
So what we can do, we go and buy the tools at like bulk rate from Home Depot.
And then these charitable groups will use the supplies and use the tools to help fix folks' homes.
And in a state like Florida, where we have a lot of elderly, you know, if you're 78 years old, 80 years old, you don't need to be jumping on a ladder and going on your roof to try to remove a tree.
If that's going to present a safety risk for you, just have one of these groups come in and do it.
So there's a lot of goodwill out there, and you never want to go through these things.
But what I found on the back end of it, you see a lot of good in people come out because they do want to help everyone get on their feet.
Yeah, I will tell you this, that I don't like telling people what to do.
There's a lot of pressure on me to tell people what to do during COVID.
Well, and everyone wanted to know, what's your status, Henry?
What did you do?
And once they started demanding it, I'm like, I'm not telling you.
It's none of your business.
And I said, I'm not qualified to tell people whether or not they should get a shot or not.
I said, I'm not a doctor, number one.
Number two, I said, I have no idea about your personal health, no idea about any pre-existing conditions or comorbidities you might have.
I'm not qualified to make that decision for you.
I just would urge you to get very well informed, talk to your doctor, read as much on your own as you possibly can and make the best decision based on your unique circumstances.
However, I will tell people this, that if authorities are telling you that you might be facing a 20-foot storm surge and that you're going to be flooded out and there's not going to be any way that they can come help you, you might want to get the hell out of there.
And at that point, you know, it might be wise to listen.
The worst thing that happens is you end up taking a drive and spending a night in a hotel for nothing.
And you know what?
You can live with that at the end of the day.
But anyway, we're going to do.
We are going to have I've got all the assets for search and rescue.
And so you hope people take the preemptive actions that they're not ever in jeopardy.
And but people are going to make their own decisions.
And if it does come where you have a major impact in an area and people have stayed behind and hunkered down and they are in jeopardy, we have riverine assets, air assets, ground assets, and we are going to be working with folks to help bring people to safety.
That's just what we do.
Yeah.
Well, we appreciate it, Governor.
If there's anything we can do or any word you need us to get out, please feel free to use these airwaves and we'll make the same offer to Governor Kemp in Georgia.
We do appreciate your hard work and our prayers are with my fellow Floridians and my old home state of Georgia.
And thanks so much for being with us.
Okay, thanks, Sean.
800-941-Sean.
Linda, I know you don't live in New York, but you go to New York quite a bit.
What do you think of all these arrests?
What the hell is going on there?
Now we have FBI agents entered Gracie Mansion, where the mayor of New York lives, Eric Adams, seized his phone Early today, in the hours before an indictment detailing all these criminal charges, you know, have been made, indicted by a grand jury.
It is beyond bizarre in this case.
Looks like a foreign influence money scheme that's going on there.
Adams, I don't know if we do have it on our cut sheet.
He says he's not going to resign under any circumstances.
And he claims that the federal government is targeting him with entirely false charges because of his political views on immigration.
He's a Democrat.
Listen.
Is there any circumstance by which you would use on it?
No, no, listen.
I'm here.
I was elected by the people of this city, over 700,000 strong.
And this is a city.
This is a city that is extremely resilient.
This is a city that we have gone through some difficult and hard times, and we're going to continue to move forward as a city.
And that's what that's shown.
I think the narrative here that's missing, two months, months ago, when my phones were removed, we have not gone backwards.
We have not stood still.
We showed how we operate during difficult times.
And when you say, who's the point person that's going to deal with business communities, who's going to deal with the business of running the city?
The point person is Eric Adams.
I'm the mayor of the city of New York.
And I have a competent team.
A competent team of deputy mayors, a company, a competent team of people are going to continue to lean forward.
And we're excited about that.
My fellow New Yorkers, it is now my belief that the federal government intends to charge me with crimes.
If so, these charges will be entirely false based on lies.
But they would not be surprising.
I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target and a target I became.
Wow.
By the way, as we speak, Kamala Harris, not Joe Biden, side by side with President Zelensky, every time he comes here, he gets billions of your tax dollars.
Billions.
And then Joe and Kamala told them how to fight the war, which you can't have these, you can't have fighter jets.
You can't use these bombs.
But they are withholding even intel.
There was a report yesterday from Israel as they are now under heavy attack by Hezbollah, meaning Iran, because they're financed and it's a proxy war.
I'll just dip in a Kamala with Zielinski, but no Joe Biden.
Is she the president now?
Is she taking over?
History has shown us if we allow aggressors like Putin to take land with impunity, they keep going.
And Putin could set his sights on Poland, the Baltic states, and other NATO allies.
We also know.
Ukraine is not a NATO ally.
Aggressors around the world are watching to see what happens in Ukraine.
If Putin is allowed to win, they will become emboldened.
And history reminds us, and history is so clear in reminding us, the United States cannot and should not isolate ourselves from the rest of the world.
And why is the Harris Biden administration been so hostile towards Israel?
And why does she not want to say radical Islamic terrorism?
And why is she allowed people from 180 countries, including our top geopolitical foes and countries who are terrorized into this country?
Why isn't she taking a stand with Joe Biden against the Iranians instead of helping them get filthy rich to fight their proxy wars and taking a stand and saying, you better get your assassination squads away from our presidential candidates, or we'll hit you so hard you'll never recover, like Donald Trump said yesterday.
I mean, if you don't see how pathetic, no wonder why Putin and the Mullahs, the Mullahs want Trump dead.
Putin is endorsing her.
I mean, do you think they want Donald Trump or Kamala?
Who do you think they think is going to be tougher to deal with?
Trump or Kamala and Joe?
I think the answer is pretty obvious.
They're not that tough.
All right, well, we come back.
We have a lot of ground to cover.
More of the news of the day.
We're only 40 days from Election Day.
We'll go into this issue of what's going on with Eric Adams in New York City and much more.
800-941-Sean.
Oh, Zelensky comes to town, walks away with billions, like always, and no, just endless.
All right, in the next hour, we expect President Trump to give a press conference.
We'll cover that.
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