Join Sean Hannity as he discusses the groundbreaking peace agreement brokered by President Trump between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The President's unwavering commitment to peace has led to the establishment of the Trump route for international peace and prosperity, creating new opportunities for economic cooperation and regional stability. Hear from the leaders themselves as they express their gratitude for this historic achievement. Plus, get insights on other peace deals and the President's efforts to bring peace to the world. Don't miss this episode of the Sean Hannity show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The president now has done something that I don't think we've ever seen any American president do, and that is use the power, the authority, the might, the will of this great country to bring about peace.
This would be, by my count, and we have described in great specificity and detail the other six.
I won't go into it now, the seventh peace agreement and end of conflict since he's been president just a little over, what, six and a half months now.
And I'm talking very specifically about what's happening, and that is the, and this is going on right now as we speak, the Azerbaijan president and the Armenian prime minister are about to sign a joint declaration that establishes what will be known as the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.
And anyways, a key element in the deal will be this multi-transit corridor through, you know, connecting the two countries.
The U.S. will have exclusive development rights along with it.
Now, the Abraham Accord signed in 2020 have been described as aiming to diffuse tension in the Middle East by normalizing relations with Israel and certain Arab states.
And these accords have been presented as a step towards regional stability.
The president's spending a lot of political capital.
I know a lot of focus is on Russia.
And I know that the president now is taking a much harder line with Vladimir Putin.
I know some people don't like the fact that he's selling weapons, selling weapons, let me repeat, selling weapons to the Ukrainians.
But remember, this is Joe Biden's war, and he's just trying to put an end to it before it spreads all throughout Europe.
But anyway, so what we have is the Azerbaijan president and the Armenian prime minister talking about peace.
Here's the president at the Oval Office with both these leaders.
It's a long time, 35 years they fought, and now they're friends, and they're going to be friends for a long time.
But it's a big, beautiful honor to welcome everyone to the White House for this very historic peace summit between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
It's really a great thrill for me.
I love seeing good people get together, and that's what you have.
You have two great leaders.
I want to congratulate these two visionary people, Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev, for coming to Washington to sign this momentous joint declaration.
It's a tremendously important document, and it's been a long time in coming.
They were explaining before that so many times they thought they could get there.
It never happened.
Just never happened.
I also want to thank Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and their teams at the State Department.
And I see that we have Chris Wright outside and Senator Steve Dane sitting right here.
Thank you, Chris.
Thank you very much.
And Steve, thank you very much.
And we have some other wonderful dignitaries, including the dignitaries from your country.
But they provided tremendous diplomatic assistance.
And Marco, congratulations.
It's a big thing.
Keep going.
You've got many jobs.
And then, of course, you would say Steve was quite influential.
I call him Henry Kissinger Who Doesn't Leak.
For more than 35 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a bitter conflict that resulted in tremendous suffering for both nations.
They suffered gravely for so many years.
Many tried to find a resolution, including the European Union.
The Russians worked very hard on it.
Never happened.
Sleepy Joe Biden tried, but you know what happened there?
He tried for probably 12 minutes and didn't work out.
And many other countries tried and they were unsuccessful.
But with this accord, we've finally succeeded in making peace.
And we just left the Oval Office where we signed voluminous documents and very important elements to the agreement.
The country of Armenia and Azerbaijan are committing to stop all fighting forever, open up commerce, travel, and diplomatic relations, and respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, so importantly.
And I just spent a lot of time with these two men.
I think they're going to have a great relationship, you want to know the truth.
They didn't see each other that much, but they probably will.
I think you two are going to have a great relationship, I have no doubt.
And if you don't, call me and I'll straighten it out.
Okay.
Very importantly, we have also resolved the key issue that foiled previous negotiations.
This declaration establishes what they are calling a great honor for me.
I didn't ask for this, the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, which is a special transit area that will allow Azerbaijan to get full access to its territory of Nakhchivian while fully respecting Armenia's sovereignty.
So they're going to be able to really live and work together.
And it's amazing.
So that's a very important territory, I guess, very special territory to you and to you.
And now they work together.
Armenia is also creating an exclusive partnership with the United States to develop this corridor, which could extend for up to 99 years.
And then they promise in 99 years they'll extend it, right?
You promise.
But we anticipate significant infrastructure development by American companies.
They're very anxious to go in to these two countries.
And they're going to spend a lot of money, a lot of money, which will economically benefit all three of our nations.
This is incredibly positive news for the future of the entire region.
And it's a very important region, as you know.
Additionally, the U.S. is signing a bilateral agreement with both countries to expand cooperation in energy, trade, and technology, including AI.
And in terms of energy, Chris is here representing our country.
And there's nobody better than Chris Wright.
And Chris, I understand it's very fertile.
It's a very fertile area.
So I appreciate everything you've done.
You've done amazingly well.
We've got the gasoline prices coming way down from where they were.
And it's really been something to watch.
We are drilling like we haven't drilled in many years.
I guess I could say ever before.
And we just started.
We're also lifting restrictions on defense cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States of America.
The president, that's a big deal.
Is that important?
I think so.
That was pretty good.
They're very happy about that.
So am I. As president, my highest aspiration is to bring peace and stability to the world.
Today's signing follows our success with India and Pakistan.
They were going at it.
They were going at it big, and they were great, two great leaders that came together just prior to what would have been a tremendous conflict, as you know, a nuclear conflict probably.
Also, the Congo and Rwanda.
Now, that was one which was going on for 31 years.
You have them beat.
35 years you had them beat.
But that was going on for 31 years, and we have it all done, and people are very happy.
That was a rough one.
It was nasty.
7 million people that they know of died.
Also, just recently, Thailand and Cambodia, that was one that was just starting, that 2,000 people were dead on the border.
But it was just starting.
And I was talking to one of the two nations on trade, and I said, I'm not going to sign a trade deal if you guys are going to fight.
And I got the other one.
And again, great leadership, Thailand and Cambodia.
And before it got started beyond that first couple of days, we stopped the war.
And they've had wars periodically, much as you two have had long-term wars.
And we got it stopped.
And we, the two, again, I find in all cases, they're great leaders.
If they didn't agree, I would say they're lousy leaders, to be honest with you, but they did agree.
And so Thailand and Cambodia, Serbia and Kosovo, we got something stopped that was ready to start.
We didn't like that one.
We didn't like it at all.
And we saved a lot of lives.
And numerous others, in addition, as you know, we took out the nuclear capability of Iran.
And to use a term that people try to dispute without any knowledge, it was obliterated.
That's been confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commission's everybody that's totally obliterated.
They might try again, but they're going to have to try a new site because they are, and I want to just say our military, we have the greatest military in the world.
We have the greatest equipment and military manufacturing anywhere in the world, nobody even close.
And that sort of proved it.
So getting rid of that threat from the Middle East was very big.
And I think a lot of people are going to be joining right now.
The Abraham Accords is going to be very important.
So hopefully we're going to have many more successes.
I hope we're not going to have too many more in this field because hopefully we're not going to be seeing too many more wars.
But we just, I came in and this whole world was on fire.
All these things were sort of happening.
We've only been here for six months.
The world was on fire.
We took care of just about every fire and we're working on another one that you're reporting on very strongly with Russia, Ukraine.
And we'll have some more information for you a little bit later.
But I want to ask these two very special people.
Again, I've gotten to know them.
They're very special people.
And I think they have the potential to have a great personal relationship, which is always good, but also a great just relationship.
And if I might, may I ask you to say a few words, sir.
Thank you very much, Mr. President.
First of all, thank you for invitation.
It's a big honor to be invited by the President of the United States for this historic event.
Actually, we are writing a new history in a bilateral interstate relationship between the United States and Azerbaijan.
We are starting the path towards a strategic partnership.
The charter on strategic partnership will be elaborated within several months.
And that is a historic achievement for Azerbaijan because to be in the format of strategic partnership with the greatest country of the world is a great opportunity and also a very big responsibility.
And this strategic partnership format embraces so many important areas.
So, all these areas where we had and hopefully will have very active cooperation in the future.
So, it opens a lot of opportunities for Azerbaijan to continue its path of development, to diversify its economy, to keep unemployment low as it is today, and to look to the future with great optimism.
Also, I'm very grateful to Mr. President that he today lifted the restrictions which have been imposed on Azerbaijan back in 1992, just only one year after Azerbaijan restored its independence.
These restrictions have been imposed on us.
So, after 33 years, these restrictions have been lifted just today.
So, really, it's a day which will be remembered by the people of Azerbaijan with a feeling of pride and gratitude to President Trump for his attitude to Azerbaijan, for his vision for not only for our region.
We were exchanging views today, and I said that within several months, he managed to put an end to conflicts in Asia, in Africa, and now in the southern Caucasus.
What we could not achieve for more than 30 years.
For stations along the Sean Hannity Show Network, we are going to continue our coverage.
This is an historic peace agreement.
It is the seventh one, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict now, the Iran-Israeli proxy conflict, the regional security and alliances, the president now between Sudan and India and Pakistan.
A lot of peace deals coming to fruition.
Anyway, we continue as the President continues his press conference.
He has with him the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister.
By the way, I'm kind of surprised that this has all been taken place just off the top of my head, just to be very honest.
But anyway, the President continues his discussion.
the president of Azerbaijan, the prime minister of Armenia, talking about peace once and for all.
Two very bad wars with a lot of casualties.
And if not for President Trump and his team and our great friend, Mr. Vitkov and his team, probably today, Armenia, Azerbaijan would have been again in this endless process of negotiations.
So really, it's a historic day.
We are today establishing peace in the Caucasus, which will open great opportunities not only for our region.
And as President Trump correctly mentioned, the Trump route for international peace and prosperity, which will create new connectivity lines, which will lift the walls and which will create connectivity opportunities for so many countries with investments, with prosperity, with stability.
You know, Azerbaijan and Armenia, we became independent at the same time as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
But at that time already, we were at war.
So we lost a lot of years just being preoccupied with wars and occupation and bloodshed.
So today, historic day, also because we bring peace.
President Trump brings peace to Caucasus, and we're grateful for that.
And I'm sure that Armenia and Azerbaijan will find courage and responsibility to reconcile.
And also the people will reconcile.
We will turn the page of standoff, confrontation, and bloodshed, and provide bright and safe future for our children.
So I'm very happy because today we are writing the great new history.
And once again, Mr. President, thank you for all what you are doing for us, for our region, and for the whole world.
Great leaders.
How long have you been in the leadership position?
22 years.
22 years.
That's pretty good.
That means he's tough and smart.
And it's an amazing part of the world.
Congratulations.
What a great honor to be involved.
Thank you very much.
Please.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Ladies and gentlemen, today we have reached a significant milestone in Armenia-Zerbajani relations.
We are laying a foundation to write a better story than the one we had in the past.
This breakthrough would simply not have been possible without President Trump's personal engagement and his resolute commitment to peace in our region.
The initialling of peace agreement will pave the way to end the decades of conflict between our countries and open a new era based on the full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other.
Today's declarations, which President Trump personally will sign as well as Vintes, witness, gives confidence and assurance that we are opening a chapter of peace, prosperity, security, and economic cooperation in the South Caucasus.
In this context, allow me to highlight the agreement on opening transport communications in the region based on the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and jurisdiction.
I'm particularly thrilled that together with the U.S., Armenia will work to bring to life the trip Trump wrote for peace and prosperity, a connectivity project that will unlock the entire region.
TRIP will unlock strategic economic opportunities that will create long-term benefits.
It will promote infrastructure investment, enhance regional connectivity, and strengthen U.S. leadership as a champion of conflict resolution.
I want to thank President Trump and his team for brokering this game-changing outcome between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
This is a great deal we've achieved today.
This is a success for our countries and for our region, and a success for the world, because a more peaceful region means a safer world.
This is peace through strength in a neutral.
Mr. President, today's great achievement is yet another testimony to your global leadership and your legacy as a statesman and a peacemaker on the world stage.
Bringing peace requires vision, political courage, and determination.
But what is most important is that it requires faith in the cause.
As it is said in the Holy Bible, blessed are the peacemakers, for they will quote children of God.
May God enlighten this way.
Thank you.
And my congratulations to all of us, President Ali, to you, to all of us, colleagues from Azerbaijan, Armenia, United States, and all the people of our region, all the people of our countries.
And my congratulations to the world, because as I said, it will definitely make the world a better place.
Thank you.
The president of the United States, the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the prime minister of the Republic of Armenia will now sign the joint declaration on the outcomes of the Trump route for international peace and prosperity summit.
That's really copies in English.
The President of the United States signs as a witness to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia affirming their path to peace, stability, and prosperity.
We kindly ask that all guests remain seated for the signing of the documents.
All right, that's President Trump at the White House.
He is with the Azerbaijan president and the Armenian Prime Minister, and they are signing now a joint declaration of peace, basically.
And this is now the seventh example of Donald Trump.
I would argue that India and Pakistan is probably the biggest.
We see the president making progress in terms of Arab nations aligning with Israel and hopefully the new endeavors by Prime Minister Netanyahu will pay off and Gaza will get under Arab control eventually, but it will not be under control of Hamas.
That will take away Israel's threat.
You see the president getting tougher with Russia and Putin.
But seven months in office, seven peace deals, yeah, I'd say probably warrants a Nobel Peace Prize, but we'll see what happens.
All right, take a quick break here.
We'll come back.
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I especially want callers that hate me, that say I'm spreading hate, which is what one caller said earlier in the week, which kind of pissed me off.
We'll get to that.
Also, young conservatives on the rise, that's straight ahead.
I think maybe the dumbest thing said all week is we have Marxist Mamdani saying sanctuary city policies have kept New York City safe for decades.
What is he talking about?
I've spoken about my commitment to hire 200 additional lawyers to ensure that the law department is at the same staffing levels it was at pre-pandemic, to create pay parity for those lawyers across city agencies so that no longer do we face the same retention crisis,
to build upon the steps we're taking to provide legal representation for New Yorkers in deportation proceedings, because we know that by the mere act of providing legal representation, that New Yorkers' chance of going home to their family increases 11fold.
And by my defense, a defense that I will stand by of our sanctuary city policies.
Policies which have kept this city safe for decades.
Policies that have been defended by Republicans and Democrats alike.
Now, there's a debate whether or not Donald Trump should get involved in the New York City mayoral race, and the New York Post was urging him today to back Eric Adams.
We had Mark Penn talking about he thinks that Andrew Cuomo, he's a pollster, he's an honest guy, Democrat, but he's a reasonable Democrat.
And I know there's very few of them out there.
And he thinks it's Cuomo.
I think if they split the vote enough, it might create a lane for Curtis Sleewa, who I think would do the best job.
That's my take.
But with all that said and done, do I think that President Trump ought to expend political capital on New York City?
No, I don't.
Occasionally, we get criticized.
Hannity, you don't put opposing people on the show.
You don't take opposition callers on your radio show.
It's a call-in show.
It's not true.
If anything, we have a hard time finding them.
We go out of our way to find them.
And that's where Kevin in Tennessee comes in.
Kevin, apparently not a fan of mine.
What's up, Kevin?
How are you?
I'm doing well.
Thanks for taking my call, Sean.
You're very welcome.
Now, as you can see, it says on my screen, you think I am a hater and I promote hate on this show.
That's what it says.
Do you really believe that?
Let me set this up for you, Sean.
You and Linda have been mainstays in my life for a long time.
I grew up listening to Rush and evenings watching you in your much younger form.
I got it handed to you.
You still got the great hair.
Out of respect for the influence you have is kind of why I'm calling.
And the point that I wanted to make is irrespective of Target, when throwaway nicknames and personal digs and attacks get repeated on a platform like yours, they distract from debate.
Earlier this week, a woman called claiming that you were complicit in perpetuating hate.
Admittedly, you and Linda were really kind.
And I appreciated that, but she was coming up short again and again, big or small examples.
Then yesterday I was listening and offered a few good ones.
I'll stay clear.
Kevin, before you go any further, I've been doing this a long time.
I started talk radio in 1987, and I can tell when a caller, to quote Linda, has a script.
You're reading.
Why don't you just speak from your heart and tell me, instead of reading to the audience, which is boring the hell out of all of us, why don't you just tell me, give me your examples that you think that I am hateful?
I'm not saying hateful, Sean.
So let's say Grandpa Bernard.
Okay, but you are reading, and it's obvious you're reading.
Why don't you just speak from your heart?
I do this radio program.
It's extemporaneous every day.
I don't have notes for Kevin in Tennessee.
I'm talking to you as a real person.
Talk to me as a real person.
Let's start there.
Let's be real.
All right.
So Grandpa Bernie, right?
What's that teach?
That teaches that age makes someone less credible without debating ideas.
You do debate the ideas.
I understand that.
But on loop, it kind of informs discourse and normalizes, let's say, age-oriented negative speech.
Biden nicknames like weak, frail.
All right, slow down.
Let's deal with them one at a time.
So you think if I call the communist, the guy that had a honeymoon in the former Soviet Union and who's very old and a crazy, crazy Marxist, Grandpa Bernie, that that's hateful?
It's just that standalone Grandpa Bernie, it negates anything, any policy.
You can drum up all the other things there, too.
Same thing with Biden.
Let's jump from you, Sean.
Let's talk about that.
But I mean, how do we define hate here?
I mean, you know, part of being a radio host, you got to be a little entertaining.
And you've got this group of lunatics.
And I'm imagining if I get down to your political core, it wouldn't have fan.
Say you listen to me and you used to listen to Rush, who we all miss.
Rush was the king of parody.
Rush made fun of liberals all the time and called them names all the time.
And in accurate descriptions, with his tongue gently placed in his cheek, there was nobody better at it than him.
Let me meet you on that question then, right, son.
So I used to work in the Bush administration in 43.
Folks that worked with me ended up going to work with you, or I'm a former Marine, right?
So how much do you want me to qualify myself there?
I do listen to you, and I listen to the others.
This isn't like a gotcha thing.
This is picking up on the woman's failed attempt to really call out examples.
And I think that hate was strong.
I don't think that anyone defined what hate was in that sense.
I'm simply offering an example of when you put Grandpa Bernie on repeat, you put a lot of these nicknames on repeat, it normalizes that type of speech, right?
So do we want to normalize like ageist-related speech or things like that?
Even you take it on the Pocahontas thing, and I know that's about that's a wholly different thing.
That's not a cultural thing.
That's kind of a misappropriation, right?
We can agree on that.
So I'm leaving that alone.
All right, so Pocahontas is okay.
Grandpa Bernie is hateful.
No, Pocahontas is a dig on misrepresentation and application.
Like there's no debate there.
Meaning she lied.
That's what it is.
If Grandpa Bernie is so offending you or so-called rights, these are the best examples of you have of me spreading hate.
You're working overtime.
You know, you're being triggered by things that are lighthearted and meaningless, except in the sense that I'm using words that define people that I think are absolutely, you know, bat atom shift crazy.
And why you would be so triggered and sensitive to all that is beyond my comprehension.
And if you served in the military and you're a Marine, I have an even harder time understanding it because every Marine I know is tough as hell.
And words like this, you know, sticks and stones can break my bones.
I'm telling you, there's not, I don't know, woke-triggered Marines that would be, you know, sensitive Sally.
What if I talked about so-called rights or Grandpa Bernie?
I just don't.
It's like, if that's your definition of hate, I don't know what I can do because I'm not going to change.
I'm not going to back down.
I'm not going to not be call people out for who I think that they are.
I think they're dangerous people for our country.
Their policies are dangerous.
And I'm just calling it out.
I mean, is it bad that I call him Marxist Mom Dani or am I telling the truth about Marxist Mom Danny?
If I talk about the squad and squad members being anti-Semitic, am I being truthful or am I being hateful?
So this one's not on you, but a while back, and I'm just offering you another example, right?
So take a step back from Grandpa Bernie.
Here we go.
Media Matters script.
This is what Rush used to call a seminar call.
Keep going.
The values that we like, I don't want my niece growing up thinking certain things or saying certain things, right?
So I'm recalling this instance where Glenn Beck was making fun of Lizzo about the where's my phone song and he's like, oh, did she look under her fat rolls?
I'm like, come on, man.
Like, sure, that's entertainment.
You're going to get a laugh.
But what is your dog?
The only person I ever say is chubby or fat is myself because people tell me all the time in person, you look younger in person.
You look taller in person.
You're skinnier in person.
So how do I interpret that?
That I'm old, short, and fat on TV.
I never talk about people or make fun of their weight.
I just don't.
Because anybody that likes to eat like I do always has to manage that urge to eat.
To keep your weight down is hard.
You got to work at it.
Sean.
Listen, Kevin, you sound like a good guy deep down.
I suspect that this is an arranged seminar call.
I don't like people that call in scripted.
I was willing to hear you out.
Your examples are pathetically weak.
If this is really triggering you, there's something much deeper going on here.
And it really actually shows how successful I am at getting my point across without crossing that line that you think that you caught me crossing.
You know, because there's not going to be gratuitous attacking on this program.
You know, communist-loving Bernie Sanders is not good for the country in my view.
That's my opinion.
And this is an opinion show.
All right, quick break more with Kevin on the other side.
We'll give him one more shot at describing where my hatred is on this program.
And then we'll get to more of your calls, 800-941-Sean, as we continue.
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Kevin thinks that we are are peddling hate on this program.
We continue our conversation with him.
Are you going to keep listening or you're going to go back?
Are you going to go back to whoever you arranged to make this call and tell them it didn't go as planned?
Listen, Sean, I was driving to the YMCA yesterday when I heard this.
I was like, oh, I think this might be a good one.
We could have a conversation.
I'm disappointed that Linda isn't here to chime in because a huge fan of both of you guys.
Linda is here to chime in.
You want to talk to Linda?
Talk to Linda.
Hi.
Hey, Linda.
Big fan.
Hi.
How you doing?
If you think Linda's bailing you out on this one, trust me, Linda, if she could, she would take your side over mine.
She's not taking your side over mine on this one.
Am I correct, Linda?
You are correct.
Not turning her.
But I'm much meaner than Sean, so that's why.
Oh, my gosh.
If I ever let her be unbridled, Linda, you'd hear some real hate.
But I don't have a middle line.
I don't.
I either love you or I hate you.
There's absolutely no middle.
Well, where am I on?
I'm a little different.
Where are you, Sean?
I've been with you 20 years.
Come on.
My commitment is shown.
The audience is shown.
I'm just checking.
I'm just checking.
All right, Kevin.
We spent a lot of time with you.
Now I want to ask you one last question.
I want to see, are you there?
Yes, I'm here.
One last question.
This is an honesty test.
I want you to, well, two last questions.
Number one, you did write a script, correct?
I have notes.
I've got bullets, Sean.
Okay.
Number two, you are a seminar caller and you're with some group or organization and you called this show on purpose to bring this issue up and you didn't do it alone.
True or false?
No, no, that is false.
One, I'm unemployed right now.
Two, I do listen to you.
Three, I put some ideas together, dropped them into bullets.
Okay, let's give him a test.
Here's your test, Kevin.
What was on the show yesterday?
A hell of a lot of stuff.
Yeah, I mean, you had.
A hell of a lot of stuff.
Governor Abbott offered.
There's a hell of a.
Oh, he got one.
He got one.
He's a Governor Abbott.
I got to give him kudos.
All right.
We'll give you kudos on Governor Abbott.
Listen, I want you to keep listening.
And here's my chat.
I'm going to even give you a homework assignment, okay?
Sure.
And the homework assignment is, if you hear hatred come out of my mouth on this show, I'm going to have Katie give you a special number so that you can call in that day and call me right out on it.
Does that sound fair?
Sure, Sean, but I don't think that the number is going to get called because I'm not the one who's sitting here saying that you're spewing hate, right?
I mean, if someone confuses hate speech, that's that.
We started out this call.
You agree with the person that called me hate, quote, you do promote hate occasionally, and I asked you to give examples.