Sean Hannity Show - China Trip and Gas Tax Fight Aired: 2026-05-12 Duration: 29:39 === News Roundup and Rights (01:38) === [00:00:00] This is an iHeart podcast. [00:00:02] Guaranteed human. [00:00:17] To your city Gonna play our guitars and sing you a country song And if you want a little bang in your yin-yang, come along. [00:00:33] I'll let you know when there's no ceasefire. [00:00:35] You won't have to know. [00:00:36] If there's no ceasefire, you're not going to have to know. [00:00:38] You're just going to have to look at one big glow coming out of Iran. [00:00:42] ICE, to me, is a criminal operation. [00:00:44] I've said all along, we should abolish ICE. [00:00:47] We weren't really a democracy until 1963, 1965. [00:00:51] That's exactly right. [00:00:52] You know, voting rights and civil rights. [00:00:54] We weren't. [00:00:55] We were apartheid. [00:00:57] Freedom is back in style. [00:00:59] Welcome to the revolution. [00:01:02] Yeah, we have come in to your city. [00:01:05] Going to play our guitars and sing you a country song. [00:01:10] Sean Hannity. [00:01:13] The new Sean Hannity Show. [00:01:15] More behind the scenes information on breaking news and more bold, inspired solutions for America. [00:01:23] Coming up next, our final news roundup and information overload hour. [00:01:28] Our news roundup and information overload hour. [00:01:31] Here's our toll free telephone number this Monday it is 800 941 Sean if you want to be a part. [00:01:36] Of the program. === Careful With Communist Party (04:37) === [00:01:38] This time tomorrow, I will be on Air Force One flying with the president to China for his summit. [00:01:46] We'll be checking in on this radio program probably every day. [00:01:50] Well, maybe I can check in tomorrow. [00:01:52] I'll try. [00:01:53] But every day, other than maybe not tomorrow, and we will be reporting live and feeding interviews back and so on and so forth that I'll be doing. [00:02:06] Now, I know everybody has been watching the events in Iran, and one of the complaints, the biggest complaint people have, is that gas prices have gone up, not nearly as high as when Joe Biden was president. [00:02:18] But you know what? [00:02:19] Nobody wants, if you can pay $2.50 a gallon of gasoline, why do you want to pay $4.25? [00:02:25] You don't. [00:02:26] And yeah, it's difficult. [00:02:27] However, when you think of what's at stake, and that would be a nuclear armed Iran, I don't think it's much of an option. [00:02:34] And, you know, as Marco Rubio said and articulated last week when we covered his press conference, Imagine if the Iranians did have a nuclear weapon, forget the Strait of Hormuz, they'd be able to hold the entire world hostage and blackmail us constantly around the clock, and there'd be very little we can do to stop it. [00:02:54] Now, the president has floated this idea, said it's a great idea, actually. [00:02:58] We're going to take off the gas tax for a period of time. [00:03:02] On the federal level, that's 18.4 cents per gallon on gasoline, 24.4 cents a gallon on diesel. [00:03:10] Anyway, here to weigh in more on this and much more, Congressman Scott Perry. [00:03:14] Of Pennsylvania, sir. [00:03:15] How are you? [00:03:16] I'm well, Sean. [00:03:17] Great to be with you. [00:03:18] Be careful when you're in China. [00:03:19] If they ask you to go get a checkup, don't go. [00:03:22] They'll want to harvest your organs. [00:03:24] But I know you're a smart guy, Sean. [00:03:26] I really appreciate that. [00:03:27] The other warnings I've gotten are you better understand that inside your hotel room, they actually have secret hallways and that there are often live people watching and monitoring you in the room. [00:03:40] The other piece of information I got is my room is going to be bugged, not if it's going to be bugged, and that they'll have infrared. [00:03:49] You know, night vision cameras that'll be watching me take a shower. [00:03:52] And I'm like, oh, that's all very comforting. [00:03:54] Yeah, it's the Communist Party of China, and that's the things they do. [00:03:59] And of course, you know, we have their acolytes and proponents in the United States of America. [00:04:05] So just, Sean, you're a smart guy. [00:04:07] You'll be careful, I know, and you'll be. [00:04:09] Well, I don't think you can be that careful. [00:04:10] I mean, my producer said to me, well, just put on a bathing suit when you're going to take a shower. [00:04:15] I'm like, well, how do you put the bathing suit on without taking your underwear off? [00:04:19] Right, right. [00:04:20] I mean, you know, you're getting naked at some point, one way or the other. [00:04:24] And if the communist Chinese are that interested in me. [00:04:27] Now, here's, I'll give you another little piece of the puzzle. [00:04:30] And it wasn't exactly the most comforting call, but I did get a call saying, just so you know, they will know you're there and they will pay added attention to you because they're very aware that you are close to President Trump. [00:04:44] I said, gee, thanks for the heads up. [00:04:47] I really appreciate it. [00:04:49] Yeah, the point is to never trust a communist, right? [00:04:52] But you already know that. [00:04:53] So, um, These people have. [00:04:55] Oh, you have any tips for me then, Congressman? [00:04:58] Because I'm a little befuddled on this. [00:05:00] Well, of course, don't say anything that you wouldn't want the Communist Chinese party to know or hear. [00:05:07] And the rest of the stuff, you know, where you change, how do you go to the bathroom and take a shower and all that stuff. [00:05:13] Just, you know, you're going to have to give away some of your. [00:05:17] What is it? [00:05:18] You're just going to have to be careful there and not be humiliated by knowing that somebody's likely. [00:05:24] What is this going to be up on Chinese version of? [00:05:27] OnlyFans, whatever that site is that I guess has become so popular, I'm going to be on that website, the Chinese version or what? [00:05:36] I don't think so, but just be modest, Sean, and just understand that the Chinese Communist Party has no borders like the United States of America. [00:05:44] Well, I'll be honest, Congressman, I already know it because I've gotten phone calls from the FBI, my attorney has, saying that the Chinese have hacked into my phone, the Russians hacked into my phone, and the Iranians hacked into my phone. [00:05:56] Why the hell they're so interested in my life? [00:05:58] I don't know. [00:06:00] Well, you're a problem for them because you're outspoken about China and the Communist Party. [00:06:05] I don't trust President Xi as far as I can throw him. [00:06:07] How's that? [00:06:08] There's a good start. [00:06:09] I'll say that in my room loud and clear. [00:06:12] I agree with you, and so that's why they are interested in you. === Helping Our Farmers Now (15:05) === [00:06:15] But you just keep holding the line. [00:06:17] Hang around President Trump. [00:06:18] You'll be safe and you'll make it back and you'll have great stories to tell us. [00:06:23] But you wanted to talk about E15, didn't you? [00:06:26] Well, that's part of it. [00:06:28] First of all, do you support the president suspending the gas tax while he finishes up? [00:06:32] The situation with Iran. [00:06:34] Yeah, I always support people paying less taxes. [00:06:37] Absolutely. [00:06:38] And while we need to fund the federal government's roadway system and the transportation system, we always pay the tax, but there's never any reduction in spending. [00:06:49] And so maybe we can actually have a conversation about reductions in spending for our highways and our infrastructure. [00:06:56] That would be awesome. [00:06:57] So, yeah, absolutely. [00:06:59] We want to make sure our money is spent as efficiently as it can be. [00:07:02] And I can tell you, as a guy on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, That is not the case. [00:07:07] Well, okay. [00:07:08] So we really don't need it. [00:07:10] Then why is it being pushed down our throat and down the throat of, you know, for example, truckers have been suffering enough in this country? [00:07:18] Why are they paying more, 30 cents more for a gallon of diesel as a result of this when we really don't need it and our supply is, we have enough supply for a couple of hundred years? [00:07:29] So this is a long story, Sean. [00:07:31] It started probably in the 70s with the agricultural policies of America where we used to make sure that farmers didn't all grow the same thing. [00:07:40] Because they'd be wiped out in a season. [00:07:43] That was gotten rid of in the Nixon administration, and we decided that we were going to produce corn at a massive rate and corn syrup, which, you know, we can get into the health effects of corn syrup and everything that corn is involved in. [00:07:56] And this isn't to impugn our farmers because, look, Sean, I started out bailing hay and picking fruit and working hard just like you did at a young age. [00:08:05] But our farmers are struggling right now, and this is the government tried to fix something, and of course they screwed it up, and now they're fixing it again, screwing it up worse. [00:08:14] And so each one of us, every time we buy a gallon of gas or diesel, we're paying a hidden tax to make sure that farmers have this very special market just to themselves. [00:08:24] And we want to help our farmers. [00:08:26] And so we know that they need to sell their crops, and we're dealing with China and tariffs and so on and so forth. [00:08:32] But there's another part of the equation here that we're not talking about. [00:08:35] You did the renewable fuel standard, which is tied to ethanol. [00:08:40] It is tied to biodiesel. [00:08:42] And it requires us, Sean, to make more of these products than we actually consume. [00:08:47] And so what that does is the government pays for that additional, and we're paying $750 or more a gallon for this ethanol to be made. [00:08:56] That's what it costs the taxpayers. [00:08:59] And then you pay more for it at the pump on top of that. [00:09:02] So this is terrible policy. [00:09:04] We all want to help our farmers, but there's a way to do this, Sean. [00:09:08] One of the reasons that we use ethanol is because it's an octane booster. [00:09:13] What you and I used to know as lead additives in our gasoline, that's been outlawed for a long time, and we don't want our cars to do what we call knocking. [00:09:21] And so we use ethanol to do that. [00:09:23] But we don't need as much as we produce, yet the government mandates that we produce it and buy it, and you pay for that in your taxes, and then you pay for it. [00:09:32] Well, why don't we just export the E15 and then keep the cheaper gas for ourselves because we don't need it in the first place? [00:09:40] In other words, I don't want to ever hurt an American farmer. [00:09:43] I mean, they feed not only the country, but they feed the world. [00:09:46] And they've gotten so efficient at what they do, they've almost been a victim of their own success. [00:09:52] Right, right. [00:09:53] Sean, none of these other countries want this ethanol either. [00:09:56] You know that it's less efficient in your gas tank. [00:10:00] So if you filled up with a tank of regular gasoline without ethanol, you'd go much further, maybe a third further than a tank full with ethanol added to it. [00:10:09] And so who would want a less efficient, more expensive product? [00:10:13] Only in America by the American government. [00:10:15] And of course, they're looking to expand this program this week. [00:10:19] And we've been willing to help our farmers. [00:10:21] I was on the task force and I said, look, I want to help farmers too. [00:10:25] I worked on a farm. [00:10:26] I'm surrounded by farms. [00:10:27] They are struggling, but we've got to get rid of this mandate to produce more than we can actually use because we can't afford it and it actually raises the cost of gasoline. [00:10:37] Who's for that? [00:10:37] None of us are for that. [00:10:39] Quick break, more with Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania on the other side, 800-941-SHAWN. [00:10:44] Our number, if you want to be a part of the program, this Monday. [00:11:09] Congressman Scott Perry, Pennsylvania, is with us. [00:11:12] 800 941 Sean, your calls are coming up as well, straight ahead. [00:11:15] You know, you mentioned a couple of things here. [00:11:17] So, and I support our farmers fully. [00:11:21] And the question is if, for example, for health purposes, you know, high fructose corn syrup is not something that we're really going to want in our diet long term, if we're not going to want to use this to enhance our fuel and it's costing consumers a lot more, okay, there's got to be a way to help our farmers. [00:11:42] Legitimately, and not have them suffer massive losses or any losses for that matter, transition into the food, the products that we all want, need, and desire, and keep them whole in the process. [00:11:56] Is there a way that you've thought of that you can do that? [00:11:59] Yeah, I think we can. [00:12:00] I think, look, if they want to open up the year round market to E15, we're certainly open to that. [00:12:06] But then just make sure the renewable fuel standards don't mandate that we make and blend so much more. [00:12:14] Than we actually need. [00:12:15] What that does when we require that, then refiners that can't use all that have to buy a thing called a RIN, which is a credit. [00:12:23] And the credit actually is going to put refiners out of business. [00:12:27] So there's a way to do this, to phase it in and to do it smartly so that you help the farmers at the same time keep refining, keep lower gas prices, and work yourself out of this system. [00:12:38] Look, the farmers in America should be growing sugarcane, but since the 70s, we don't do that anymore either. [00:12:44] We just grow corn and make corn syrup out of it. [00:12:46] And you know, you already talked about the dietary concerns. [00:12:50] Coca Cola, look, I represent Chocolate Town USA, Hershey. [00:12:55] You know, we have these sugar wars in Congress as well. [00:12:58] America can make this stuff more cheaply, more efficiently, more safely than any other country on the planet. [00:13:04] But yet we choose not to do it because of these boneheaded policies. [00:13:09] And so there are solutions. [00:13:11] But look, it means that people have to get out of their. [00:13:14] Maybe I'm just a little bit old fashioned. [00:13:17] And I understand tallow oil is better than other oils that we use to fry foods, et cetera, et cetera. [00:13:23] At the end of the day, I mean, isn't it kind of, doesn't it really come down to the American people and the choices that they make? [00:13:30] I'll give you an example. [00:13:31] My producer, Linda, I mean, she couldn't give up cursing after 10 years of trying for Lent. [00:13:36] So she decided to give up chocolate for Lent, which to me was a cop out on her part. [00:13:42] And it's just she is incapable of actually giving a real sacrifice for Lent. [00:13:49] And so it became a long, drawn out discussion. [00:13:53] I don't think candy, I don't think a lot of sugar is healthy for anybody. [00:13:57] However, if people want to eat that stuff, go right ahead. [00:14:01] And at the end of the day, if people choose that they want to eat this, whatever it is they want to eat, why should we really care? [00:14:09] Well, it shouldn't be our choice and we shouldn't mandate these things. [00:14:13] Unfortunately, consumers don't really have much of a choice in this thing because just like the big ethanol lobby, the big sugar lobby, and folks like that determine our choices. [00:14:22] Force. [00:14:23] If you want to buy some of these things, the only thing they're made with is this high corn fructose syrup. [00:14:30] And so you really don't have a choice. [00:14:32] I mean, I get that Linda has a hard time giving up cussing. [00:14:35] I mean, she's living in America listening to some of these people that you talk about on your show every day. [00:14:40] Why are you rationalizing her inability to do a simple thing like give up cursing? [00:14:45] And I like her, and I represent Hershey, Pennsylvania. [00:14:48] See that? [00:14:49] Thank you, Congressman. [00:14:51] Somebody with some sense. [00:14:53] See, She's got a point there, but you do as well, Sean. [00:14:56] I mean, we should have a choice. [00:14:57] The point is that these big consortiums take over these industries, and the consumer doesn't have a choice. [00:15:04] And that's what's going to happen with E15. [00:15:07] You won't have a choice because there are so many trucks that are going to go to the gas station. [00:15:11] They only have so many tanks in each truck. [00:15:13] They're not going to run a special truck out there for the blend of gasoline that you want. [00:15:18] You're going to have to buy what's available, and your car is going to be less efficient. [00:15:22] You're going to be paying more for it. [00:15:25] And what are your options? [00:15:26] If you come up with the perfect solution that won't hurt our farmers, I'm on board because I agree. [00:15:32] The consumer should not pay a hidden tax for gasoline or for diesel. [00:15:36] I totally agree with you. [00:15:37] Yep. [00:15:38] And if we can do it in a way that doesn't hurt our great farmers, I'm all for it. [00:15:42] Yep. [00:15:42] We can do it, Sean. [00:15:43] Just we can do E15 year round, just phase out the renewable fuel standards, and then we'll buy what the market bears and no more, and you and I won't have to pay extra for it. [00:15:53] And that will actually be fuel freedom, which is what we're looking for in America. [00:15:58] Congressman Scott Perry, Pennsylvania. [00:16:00] Thank you, sir. [00:16:00] Appreciate what your hard work. [00:16:02] 800 941 Sean, if you want to be a part of the program. [00:16:06] Don't you love all the advice I'm getting for this trip to China, Linda? [00:16:09] It's really given me a very high degree of. [00:16:12] Of having a high level of comfort, I mean, why do they care about me? [00:16:16] You should be feeling very warm and fuzzy, sounding very, sounding great. [00:16:19] Talk about more on the other side about this, when fake [00:16:57] news gives you lies. [00:16:59] Hannity supplies the truth. [00:17:03] Sean Hannity is on right now. [00:17:06] I'm not surprised because I saw this when I went on the Gulf State trip with the president that all of America's CEOs were there. [00:17:16] Remember, I told you when we first landed, our first stop was in Saudi Arabia, and I landed in Riyadh, and I had no idea I'd be invited to everything. [00:17:24] I was invited to everything. [00:17:26] It was cool. [00:17:26] I was, you know, up. [00:17:28] The hard part about that trip is I was doing radio and TV, and it's like I'm on a whole different schedule. [00:17:35] I'm with the president all day during the daytime. [00:17:38] That's when I would normally be sleeping. [00:17:40] And then I'd get up, then I'd keep going, and I'd have to do radio and have to do TV at night. [00:17:45] I was averaging maybe an hour and a half, two hours a night's sleep, which was tough. [00:17:52] So it's just technically impossible to be able to do everything while I'm in China. [00:17:57] But then I read today that Elon Musk is going to be there, Tim Cook is going to be there. [00:18:03] A dozen other top CEOs going to China, Dina Powell of Meta, Larry Fink of BlackRock, the Boeing president's going, and I can just keep going on it. [00:18:17] So, who's who? [00:18:17] But when I walked into that room in Saudi Arabia and they actually had a seat for me there, on the left of me was the longest serving Saudi cabinet member in the history of Saudi Arabia. [00:18:32] On the right of me was a contractor builder. [00:18:37] Multi, multi, multi, multi billionaire. [00:18:41] And it was, you know, a pretty interesting conversation because I was keeping it real with them. [00:18:45] I remember I turned to them, Linda, and I said, Don't you think we ought to just, you know, wipe out Iran and their nuclear sites? [00:18:51] You guys agree with that, right? [00:18:53] You know, obviously the conflict between Shia, Iran, and Sunni Arabs is real. [00:19:00] And then I wondered if, in fact, they all knew. [00:19:05] But when I looked around that room, every Fortune 500 company executive, CEO was in that room. [00:19:12] From our country. [00:19:13] And that kind of took me back a little bit. [00:19:15] I was a little surprised by that. [00:19:16] That doesn't surprise you at all. [00:19:18] No, I think, unfortunately, the problem that we have is that while the Go Woke, Go Brook crew is out there tearing up major metropolitan cities all across the country, they're doing it while holding an iPhone and a Starbucks. [00:19:33] Like they don't realize that they're walking propaganda. [00:19:36] They all have their Nike shoes on. [00:19:38] They're all walking around in their Lululemon. [00:19:41] And they're just. [00:19:42] It's all such fake news, but we need these heads of these really important companies to start to say that. [00:19:49] You know, we're seeing them move out of these very liberal states, which is great, but now we need their messaging to conform as well. [00:19:55] Don't just walk the walk, talk the talk, do the whole thing so that we can start to get our country back on track. [00:20:01] Well, I mean, there's no doubt that when Tesla went into China, their technology was ripped off, and then they just started building out their own electric cars. [00:20:13] It'll be interesting to get his take on all of that, but, you know, they're all going there. [00:20:18] The bottom line is there is a world economy that is very, very real. [00:20:25] And the investment money that these companies want, number one, and cheap manufacturing, which they've gotten, number two, although that's changing under President Trump. [00:20:36] But I'm sure a lot of them want China to be investing in America. [00:20:42] And the president has been forcing that issue. [00:20:44] But we'll see what happens. [00:20:45] But the list is pretty extensive. [00:20:48] I mean, you got BlackRock, Blockstone, Boeing, you know, Citi, GE Aerospace, Goldman Sachs, MasterCard, Meta, you know, Tesla, Visa. [00:20:58] I mean, they're all going to be there. [00:21:00] And I love that. [00:21:00] But I got to say, I got one ask, and I have no idea if you agree with me or not. [00:21:04] I'm hoping that you do. [00:21:06] I do not want to see any more Chinese ownership of our land or of our big buildings or of AI data centers. [00:21:14] I don't want to see any of that crap in the United States anymore. [00:21:16] Well, I have a scheduled interview with the president. [00:21:18] I promise you that's one of the questions I will ask him. === Warning About One Person (03:06) === [00:21:21] I have asked them in the past. [00:21:24] You should be scared of it. [00:21:25] They're gobbling up, you know, thousands and thousands of acres of farmland, ranch land, and land near military installations. [00:21:33] By the way, can I talk to one more person that's warning me not to go? [00:21:37] One more person warning me that I've got a bullseye on my back? [00:21:41] How many does everybody that call in going to tell me that? [00:21:44] Every guest we have going to tell me that? [00:21:47] They have to know that you're with, my God, you're with the president. [00:21:50] You have like the most amazing security. [00:21:53] Like you are going to be so hooked. [00:21:54] Up, it's ridiculous. [00:21:55] It's not like regular people going there. [00:21:58] You know, you're going to be with the top of the top. [00:22:00] Regular people. [00:22:01] What am I, a non regular person? [00:22:03] I am a regular person. [00:22:04] You are. [00:22:05] My job is public. [00:22:06] No, you're not a regular person. [00:22:08] No, I really am. [00:22:09] Maybe in your living room, but in the rest of the world, you're not. [00:22:12] Okay. [00:22:12] Do you want to give me any admonitions, any warnings? [00:22:15] You don't think Scott Perry was clear enough and Gordon was clear enough? [00:22:20] Scott Perry. [00:22:20] That I'm getting calls specifically, you know, that you need to be aware that. [00:22:26] They will have eyes on you the entire time you're there. [00:22:28] I'm like, gee, this is very comforting. [00:22:30] You know that song, It Kind of Feels Like Somebody's Watching Me? [00:22:33] You should probably play that on repeat and just remind yourself at all times that, you know. [00:22:38] I'm not going to forget. [00:22:39] I'm not stupid. [00:22:40] I mean, I already knew this going in. [00:22:42] I know that they have already targeted me for spying to begin with because our own FBI called my lawyer and told me. [00:22:49] Jill is in Maryland on the Sean Hannity Show. [00:22:52] Hey, Jill, how are you? [00:22:53] Happy Monday. [00:22:54] I understand that you are headed off on this trip, and I was listening on Friday, and it sounded like you had a little bit of anxiety about. [00:23:00] Them having cameras in your hotel room and in your bathroom. [00:23:03] And you know what, Sean? [00:23:04] I think if I really don't, to be honest, I really don't give a flying rip. [00:23:08] Well, good, because I was going to tell you, you know, it is what it is, and you just have to hope they like what they see, you know? [00:23:15] I have no fear. [00:23:16] That's not the problem. [00:23:17] That's not what I'm thinking about. [00:23:21] I just think it's weird. [00:23:23] I mean, it's, and when everybody that, you know, when you're getting a very specific warning from your own government, About this, about me in particular, and, you know, congressmen like Scott Perry, who was just on, and others. [00:23:39] Who do we have on last week? [00:23:41] Gordon Chang trying to scare the living daylights out of me. [00:23:45] I mean, I'm like, why am I getting targeted here? [00:23:47] I'm just a, you know, I'm a kid from Franklin Square, Long Island, New York. [00:23:52] My mom was a prison guard. [00:23:53] My dad was a family court probation guy and a waiter. [00:23:56] I mean, can you just leave me alone? [00:23:58] I'm a nobody. [00:23:59] You're not a nobody, and they know that. [00:24:01] I mean, it could be. [00:24:02] You know, there could be a lot of reasons why they want to watch. [00:24:04] Well, it's because I know somebody. [00:24:06] Let's put it that way. [00:24:07] Maybe that's what they want. [00:24:07] They care more about the connection than they do about me. [00:24:11] And you are connected. [00:24:12] You're very connected. [00:24:13] It really doesn't have much to do with me. [00:24:16] I agree. [00:24:16] Look, they can do whatever they're going to do. [00:24:19] There's nothing I can do to stop it. [00:24:21] That's true. [00:24:22] And, you know, they are going to watch you. [00:24:23] And you just know that you're going to be watched and you're going to be listened to the entire time that you're there. === Women In Sports Categories (05:11) === [00:24:28] And again, just hope they like what they see. [00:24:29] And I, you know, I was thinking about it a little bit. [00:24:31] I know that. [00:24:32] Like what you like, what they see. [00:24:33] I don't care if they like it or not. [00:24:38] I don't even know how to interpret that. [00:24:39] I don't even want to go down that road. [00:24:41] No, you don't want to go down that road. [00:24:42] I just, you know, there's probably just some envy. [00:24:44] That's all. [00:24:45] Exactly. [00:24:45] That's what I'm thinking. [00:24:47] You're probably right. [00:24:49] Jill, you made my day. [00:24:50] Oh, did you want to say something else? [00:24:51] Go ahead. [00:24:52] No, I just said, I hope you have a wonderful trip. [00:24:55] Thank you. [00:24:55] I'll be reporting in every day on this program and updating everybody about what's going on. [00:25:04] Linda will feedback some cool interviews as I get them. [00:25:07] I certainly will. [00:25:09] And we'll just figure it out. [00:25:10] I mean, we're just going to do the best we can. [00:25:13] It's a little bit more difficult. [00:25:15] All right, let's get to our busy phones. [00:25:17] Arizona, Pam, next. [00:25:19] On the Sean Hannity Show. [00:25:20] Happy Monday, Pam. [00:25:21] How are you? [00:25:22] Thank you. [00:25:23] Doing great. [00:25:24] Hey, I wanted to thank you for all the work that you're doing. [00:25:27] And I wanted to tell you that your telephone staff is wonderful. [00:25:31] I love them. [00:25:33] And I wanted to weigh in on trans individuals in women's sports. [00:25:39] And just as a background, I ran track in high school, I was a collegiate athlete, I've run internationally, I've been a coach. [00:25:48] And really, from that standpoint, When you boil everything down, sports has been highly regulated in that we have lots of requirements. [00:26:00] There's no blood doping. [00:26:01] There's no steroids. [00:26:02] Everybody gets their own category. [00:26:04] For example, you don't put a wrestler, a heavyweight wrestler, in with a lightweight. [00:26:10] You do the same with boxing. [00:26:11] You don't put a heavyweight in with a featherweight. [00:26:14] You know, you have certain categories. [00:26:16] And the thing about blood doping and steroids is that I'm using those two as an example because we're not to do. [00:26:26] Anything that's going to give us an unfair advantage over somebody else. [00:26:31] Now, I don't disagree with trans individuals competing, just not in female sports. [00:26:38] I think that they should get their own category. [00:26:41] Well, it's funny you bring this up. [00:26:43] I meant to bring this up earlier. [00:26:45] A California postseason track meet that took place Saturday opened with a Save Girls sports rally outside the gates, ended in a familiar fashion. [00:26:57] As one athlete outperformed the field, highlighting growing concerns over the competitive fairness in girls' sports. [00:27:04] In other words, a biological man wins three events at this, quote, California girls' track meet. [00:27:11] And the male, a senior in high school, competed against the women and finished across the finish line, you know, all three competitions with dominant performances. [00:27:23] It's just, it's just, Title IX was designed to protect athletes like you, women's sports. [00:27:29] And if you want to create a new category for trans athletes, let them all compete with each other. [00:27:34] How's that? [00:27:35] Yeah, exactly. [00:27:36] Exactly. [00:27:38] And I would even go as far as to say with the dressing rooms and restrooms, too, that they should have their own or go into an area. [00:27:46] I don't see anything wrong with them competing in their own category and them having their own dressing area, honestly. [00:27:53] But we need to be able to have these separate. [00:27:56] How about basic respect? [00:27:58] You know, the idea that I'd ever go into a woman's locker room. [00:28:02] Or even when I was a kid in high school and undress myself is so disrespectful to me. [00:28:10] It is so offensive to me. [00:28:12] It's like you got to be a, you know, I find the whole thing, as Riley Gaines has said on this show, a violation for women. [00:28:20] Leave women alone. [00:28:22] Good grief. [00:28:23] They deserve their privacy. [00:28:40] That's going to wrap things up for today. [00:28:42] We are loaded up tonight. [00:28:44] Hannity, 9 Eastern on the Fox News Channel. [00:28:46] Ted Cruz, also Jason Meyaras, who used to be the AG of Virginia. [00:28:52] Oh, what's their answer to losing a Supreme Court decision? [00:28:55] Oh, let's force the ball to retire. [00:28:57] Then we'll get another group of people that we want in, and they'll change their minds. [00:29:02] I mean, that sums up everything you need to know about Democrats. [00:29:06] We'll get to that. [00:29:07] We'll get analysis. [00:29:08] Greg Jarrett, Reince Priebus, David Asman tonight on the good news on the economy, Brianna Lyneman tonight. [00:29:14] 9 Eastern, set your DVR, Hannity on Fox. [00:29:17] News you'll never get from the legacy media mob. [00:29:19] We'll see you tonight. [00:29:21] And we will be from China the rest of the week checking in. [00:29:26] Anyway, we'll let you know about all this spying on me and more. [00:29:30] Anyway, have a great night. [00:29:31] We'll see you tonight back here. [00:29:33] We will check in tomorrow and every day this week as we continue. [00:29:37] Wish me luck. [00:29:38] And I will be reporting back.