Now. Lawrence buckle up, 6 00 a. M. On the east coast and friday april the 26th. And this is fox friends. We start with a Fox News Alert. Secretary blinken is set to speak in moments after meeting with the chinese president in beijing. What came out of their meeting . Were going to have that, live. Plus to another alert. Trump continuing examination of National Inquirer publisher david pecker. Andy mccarthy standing by with his analysis there he is. Brian President Biden is in the big city thats the nickname. Is cl Columbia University on the schedule . Do you think he will go by like the speaker did . We didnt see it. Lawrence fox friends begins right now and remember mornings are better with friends. Ainsley this is a Fox News Alert. We are following several big stories this morning. We are awaiting remarks from Secretary Of State blinken in beijing, fresh off his meeting with the chinese president xi. We are monitoring it and bring all of that to you live. Brian plus, more antiisrael protests expected today as President Biden makes a stop in new york city. Lawrence Down The RoadPresident Trumps new york Criminal Trial resumes just hours from now. Trumps defense team will continue crossexamination of david pecker. C. B. Cotton joins us live coming up and eric shawn is live from the new york Supreme Court. Eric, good morning. Eric good morning, guys from New York State Supreme Court where the defense will continue to resume its crossexamination this morning of david pecker. It turns out that the former National InquirerTabloid Publisher said he cut a lot of socalled catch and kill deals with a lot of famous people through the years. Not just former President Trump. The definition will continue in about two and a half hours or so with President Trumps lawyer crossexamining pecker trying to bring out the weaknesses in this case against the former president. Pecker, still considers himself a friend of former President Trumps. He testified yesterday about the catch and kill deal to protect the president when he was running back in 2016. He called trump his mentor who offered help when an inquirer photo editor died anthrax letter mailed to the Company Headquarters in 2019. Today was breathtaking what went on in this room it was breathtaking. And amazing testimony this is a trial that should have never happened. This is a case that should have never been filed. It was really incredible. An incredible guy day. Open your eyes. Pecker detailed the negotiations three years earlier back in the heat of 2016 president ial race. Do to buy playmate Karen Macdougall story that she had a 10 month affair with trump. And revealed he and trump swapped favors for years that could hurt trump long before he ran for president and did he that with other politicians, too. Pecker said he bought stories to kill damaging stories about arnold schwarzenegger, tiger woods and quashed an affair that rahm emanuel had. Prosecutors tried show there was a conspiracy between pecker, michael cohen, trumps fixers and the former president to silence macdougall for political reasons, not out of embarrassment over the alleged affair. And as a way of thanking him for handling Karen Macdougall, trump invited pecker and several infirer editors to the white house for dinner at a point during those meetings at the white house he said that the president then asked how our girl, Karen Macdougall was doing in reference, he thought, to the deal when they had made. Is it also turns out he was able to squash a story or tried to about marla maples the former president s second wife as far as back 1988. None of this according to pecker was new at all. As to President Biden he was watched whether he was watching the trial he said no, he is too busy campaigning. So the crossexamination will continue today about three and a half hours from now. Back to you in the studio. Brian bring in Andy Mccarthy former federal prosecutor and former assistant u. S. Attorney and fox news contributor. Good morning. Ainsley good morning. Brian andy, the president seemed really upbeat about what took place in the courtroom. Did he have a reason to be . And what is the greatest area of concern for the defense team . Well, i think he did have reason to be because prosecutors generally want to start very strong. And the witness that bragg seems to have put on david pecker, a longtime friend of President Trump who clearly was not hostile to President Trump given the trumps Team Understanding of the case what they realize while there seems to be a lot of evidence offered, its evidence of conduct thats actually legal. So he cant have thought that that was a bad day for him. Orthopedic, you asked me what is the biggest defense fear. Its one thing to be watching the trial through the media, if you are watching it on our channel, you hear me. You hear carry do you peck and Jonathan Turley talk about the witnesses of the case the jury is not getting that filter. The jury is getting the District Attorneys version of events and taking its cues from a judge who has been very friendly to the District Attorney if you are watching with they are not proving legal conspiracy and dont have Campaign Finance. I dont know that the jury knows that. Andy, i was stunned when i looked at the testimony and the cross that was happening and typically, lawyers especially the prosecutors office, they go through the testimony but it seems like they werent prepared for pecker to say that he has done this for other clients. You know, they kind of make this case as if its unprecedented that donald trump is the only one that did Something Like this were you surprised by that . Experienced Trial Lawyers whether they are prosecutors or litigators who work the other side, you have to e when you are putting an important witness on, as they say in the biz. Draw the sting of any bad testimony. You dont want to have the you draw the story out of the witnessed a you turn them over for crossexamination and then the jury starts to hear the bad stuff. They think you are trying to hide the ball. Ordinarily prosecutors make a point of eliciting from their witnesses all of their prior bad conduct or any of their Credibility Problems so at least the jury thinks you are playing straight with the jury. I think here they may have been a little bit surprised by some of what they heard. Carley andy, you said so far you dont feel like theyre proving or doing a good job proving there was a conspiracy. You are not sure how the jury will feel but the jury has two lawyers. Do you think that theyre thinking the same way you are . Its hard to say, unless you know the lawyers, ainsley. You know, the only way they would have gotten on the jury is if they satisfied the parties that they can decide the case based solely on the evidence that they hear in the courtroom and, this is important, the judges instructions that the judge will give the jury at the end of the trial which will be critical. So, again, one of the things i would be very concerned about as the trump team is so far judge merchan has gone down the line on almost every important issue ruling in braggs favor. And i would expect that the Jury Instructions that he gives at the end of the case will be favorable to the prosecution. Guy andy, last question on this trial, we saw the clip there from the former president emerging from the courtroom yesterday. He said this is a case that should have never been filed. And viewers might say well, of course he would say that. Hes donald trump, he is the one on trial. But i think its worth pointing out, if im not mistaken, the feds looked at these exact same facts and decided not to pursue a case against trump. And the predecessor to alvin bragg did the same in new york city and came 2024 same conclusion. There are some people in important shoes who actually agree with the former president on this key legal point. Right . Yeah. Thats exactly right. This case started in my old office, the u. S. Attorneys office for the Southern District of new york. They looked at it, decided not to bring it. Cy vance who as you mentioned is braggs pred said sore looked at it and decided not bring it. Bragg himself shut it down in 2022 before reviving it. One other thing that i think is very important here thats being missed the federal Election Commission have exclusive authority in the United States to enforce federal Campaign Finance law. Did this was any other state or municipal prosecutor in the United States, trying to enforce federal law, they would be papering the state courts and the federal courts with all kinds of motions to try to prevent the District Attorney from usurping federal power. Thats not being done here because its bragg and its trump. Brian for us nonlawyers, i found that the arguments fascinating yesterday at the Supreme Court. As we try to find out what level of immunity any president has, not just this one, not just this case. Its kind of high level debate. In the end, i dont know how many people were converted, andy, but what did you pull out of that of some of the exchanges with all the Supreme Court justices and both sides that you think is going to figure in the decision . Brian, i think the most important concession was by Michael Dreeben who was the lawyer for jack smith and for the Biden Justice department who basically conceded that there is president ial immunity from prosecution. Now, he doesnt allow that its as robust as President Trump argues. But he certainly made a concession to the court that there is an am bit of Executive Authority that congress cant criminalize once you make a decision that there is president ial immunity, then the question becomes what acts does it cover . So i think by the end of the argument, it became at least to my mind much more likely that the court may resolve this by sending the case back to trial judge in washington with instructions to go through the indictment and sort out what is an official act of the presidency what is a private act that isnt covered by immunity. If thats what the court does, i dont see how this case gets to trial prior to election day. Ainsley what happens if this does. Smiths way on almost everything. You know, ainsley, judges behave better when they know someone is checking their work. So, this is an immunity issue. Its going to be reviewed by the d. C. Circuit. And it will ultimately, because it can be appealed pretrial, it could go right back to the Supreme Court. When you know someone is going to be scrutinizing your work, you tend to do a better job. Brian okay. Were going to get it one way or another going to get something by june . Oh, yeah. I think for sure the court will decide this part of it. I think if they decide to send it back to judge chutkan that may happen even faster than june. Brian why would it take judge chutkan a long time to separate the case . Because its not always easy, brian, to Say Something is an official act or an unofficial act. Like, say, if a president is giving a campaign speech, that seems to be an unofficial act, right . But, in the middle of the speech and he says and thats why im removing the Secretary Of State and appointing a new one. Then it becomes an official act, right . Because thats a president ial act. So, she may have to have hearings on all the different allegations in the indictment and hear evidence from both sides about why they say its an official vs. A Nonofficial Act that could take a lot of sorting out and then it gets appealed. Lawrence seems like its going to be difficult instead of giving Blanket Immunity if you bring it down to what is official and what is nonofficial . And then all of the president s actions is constantly going to be going back to the court. If we politicize the court in this way, right . Yeah. But i think, lawrence, you know, the problem there is its not a legal problem. Thats a really sort of cultural and political problem. I mean, we went almost a quarter of a millennium without this happening. President trump constantly says the president has to have immunity, well, we went 220something years without a court having to have to say that because it was obvious enough to everybody who operated in the system that you cant have a president making important decisions worrying about whether his successor is going to use the Justice Department against him. Thats a brand new brand of poisonous politics thats really modern. So im not so sure its a legal problem as its a political problem and a cultural problem in this country that people think thats okay to do with your government authority. Brian great in the evenings for the primetime shows and Morning Shows what cant Andy Mccarthy do . Thanks, guys. Lawrence to another Fox News Alert. University of Southern California canceling main Commencement Ceremony over the israeli encampments all over campus. Brian with the new safety measures, im going to use my voice. New safety in place this year, the time needed to process the large number of guests coming to campus will increase substantially. We will not be able to to host the main Stage Ceremony brings 65,000 students and families to our campus all at the same time. Guy most of these graduates, you will remember, also missed out on their High School Graduations because of the covid19 pandemic. Ainsley more than 700 people have been arrested on College Campuses across our country, this week alone. So i wonder if other universities will follow suit. Brian i think columbia is going to have to do the same thing. They dont have a way to get the people off the campus and out of their pup tents. What are you going to do . You cant control the streets now. Can you imagine the opportunity that these prohamas, Palestinian Protesters will have as everyone comes to campus along with the cameras . Ainsley did you all read about these pamphlets being handed out on clumsy university campus. First we take columbia. These are propalestinian activists that are using this Occupation Guide Book to overturn schools. Lawrence dont you think we are letting them win . Why cant they just arrest the people that are causing disruption . These are the same kids that were locked down during the pandemic. Now they not going to get to graduate across the state because of covid shutdowns. Now in 24 they are not going to be able to celebrate their graduation from college as well . I think this is so unfair. And we are giving in to the people that are prohamas. Everybody else has to alter their life and their safety because of them. Because the administration fails to bring in the police to enforce the law. Guy its hard to imagine usc bungling this any worse than they have. There was the controversy over the valedictorian and then they honored and then she is propalestinian or sympathetic arguably to hamas. So then they rescinded that opportunity which made her a martyr on campus and massive new protests. Now with all the unrest, the administration steps back and says okay, we cant even get control of our campuses. 65,000 people are coming. Thats fewer people than often show up for their football game. Like do your job and put on a commencement. Ainsley right. By the way, this is usc out in california. This is not south carolina. Lets be clear on that. If you look at the states, they are vastly different. Look what is happening in your state, lawrence, down in texas. Governor is saying absolutely not no. Antisemitism on any of these campuses or in our town squares. Look at georgia, emory college, they shut that down so quickly. Governor kemp, no way. This isnt happening. Kathy hochul, she put on x, she has met with the columbia president. So i will give her that she did put on x Beautiful Day in the neighborhood as she took a stroll through central park eating a soft pretzel and taking selfies next to the blooming trees. Jack chair of on antisemitism and is he furious with her about this. Said she is more interested in a photo op. The kids are being told they cant go to school. They should stay home. Campus is shut down for Remote Learning and she is walking through central park having a soft pretzel. She is clueless and this cant be ignored. Brian everyone knows new york brett zels are not soft get stale immediately. Ainsley depends on the cart. Brian when you are protesting and your cause is being salutations from the palestinianen i cants, hamas, and the iranian government, heres the palestinians thank u. S. Students for their support. I salute them and american universities who are protect who are protesting against netanyahu and the government and the american government. Thats the kind i admire them for that im calling or the world students to rise up against their government. A Governor Shapiro of pennsylvania came out and said i dont even think these students know what theyre doing. Is he obviously jewish and democratic governor in a battleground state. He is having problems on his campus and guess where else there were riots yesterday, fid, nyu, columbia and the new school. Ainsley all here in new york. Lawrence we have a Fox News Alert now. Secretary of state blinken now making remarks from beijing after meeting with chinese president xi. Lets listen. In. Candid and constructive conversations i had then with president xi and other senior officials. I made clear our policies and intentions. And identified issues of shared interest where we might work together. Those discussions, which were followed by additional senior level visits and meetings between our governments helped Layed Foundation For Productive Summit between President Biden and president s xi in San Francisco at the end of last year. Our leaders agreed on concrete steps to cooperate on issues that matter to our people. And matter to the world. And reduce the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculation. In the months since then, we focused intensively on advancing those commitments. I return to china this tweak take stock of where we have made progress and where more needs to be done. So that we can deliver tangible results to the american people. Thats been the focus of my meetings over the last two days with president xi, with director and Foreign Minister wii. With the minister of Public Security and the Shanghai Party secretary chen jeanine. Since the woodside summit, we have advanced our cooperation on fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. The number one killer of americans between the ages of 18 and 45. Specifically, the prc has issued a Public Notice to industry, its taken Enforcement Action against some companies that produce precursors, those are the chemical ingredients that make up synthetic drugs, and the u. S. And china have set up a joint Counter Narcotics Working Group to collaborate on policymaking and on Law Enforcement and shared technical expertise. Thanks in large part to the working groups efforts, china is providing information to international Law Enforcement that can be used to track and intercept elicit drugs and precursors and two governments agreed to sharing Best Practices to Closing Loopholes that the Drug Traffickers and other criminal Enterprises Use to launder money. So this is important progress but more needs to be done. In my discussions, i underscore the importance of the prc taking additional action, in particular by prosecuting those who are selling chemicals and equipment used to make fentanyl, meeting its International Commitments to regulate all of the precursors that are controlled by the u. N. Commission on narcotic drugs and disrupting illicit financing networks. Since the woodside meeting between the president s, we have also resumed direct militarytomilitary communications, at multiple levels, something that i made a top priority for my meetings in beijing last year. U. S. And prc defense officials met for two days at the pentagon in january. Earlier this month our two Countries Air and naval forces held talks aimed at ensuring safer interactions. Last week Secretary Austin first call with minister of defense. Direct, open, clear lines of communication like these are critical to avoiding miscalculations. Im please pleased to announce that earlier today we agreed to hold the first usprc talks on Artificial Intelligence to be held in the coming weeks. Well share our peppive views on the risks and safety against ai and how best to manage them. We also spoke about ways that we continue to grow peopletopeople ties between our countries. Particularly educational exchanges. Our governments have a vested interest in creating own and welcoming conditions for these programs, which have long enriched both of our countries. Do you know i had a chance to meet yesterday with a few dozen american and Chinese Students who are learning side by side at the Nyu Shanghai High program and as well as other other joint prc University Programs in china. I heard how the experiences deepened their knowledge inside and outside the classroom and forged ties that will last well beyond their shared educational experience. While there are more than 290,000 Chinese Students in the United States, there are fewer than 900 americans studying here in china. Thats a significant drop from a decade ago when we had about 15,000 americans studying here. President xi said that he wants to significantly increase the number of americans studying here in the coming years. Thats something we support. We have an interest in this. Because if our future leaders, whether its in government, whether its in business, civil society, climate, tech, and other fields, if theyre going to be able to collaborate. If they are going to be able to solve big problems. If they are going to be able to work through our differences, they will need to know and understand each other, language, culture, history. What i told my prc counterparts on this visit is if they want to attract for americans here to china, particularly students, the best way to do that is to create the conditions. That allow learning to flourish anywhere. A free and open discussion of ideas. Access to a wide range of information. Ease of travel. Confidence in the safety, security, and privacy of the participants. Now, even as we seek to deepen cooperation, where our interests align, the United States is very cleareyed about the challenges posed by the prc and about our competing visions for the future. America will always defend our core interests and values. In my discussions today, i reiterated our serious concern about the prc providing components that are powering russias brutal War Of Aggression against ukraine. China is the top supplier of machine tools, microelectronics, Nitro Sell You Los which is critical to making munition and Rocket Propellants and other dual use items that israel is using to ramp up its Defense Industrial base. A churning out rockets, drones, tanks and other weapons that President Putin is using to invade a sovereign country to demolish his power grid and other civilian infrastructure to kill innocent children, women, and men. Russia would struggle to sustain its assault on ukraine without chinas support. In my meetings with nato allies earlier this month and g7 partners last week i heard that same message. Futile rubios defense base not only threatens ukrainian security. European security. Russia cannot maintain better regions with europe while posing the greatest threat to security since the end of the cold war. As we told china for some time. Ensuring trans Atlantic Security is a core u. S. Interest in our discussions today, i made clear that if china does not address this problem, we will. I also expressed our concern about the post Prcand Possibler Global and u. S. Markets. Especially in a number of Key Industries that will drive the 21st century economy. Like solar panels. Electric vehicles. And the batteries that power them. China alone is producing more than 100 percent of Global Demand for these products. Flooding markets, undermining competition, putting at Risk Livelihoods and businesses around the world. Ainsley so you are watching tony blinken, is he there in china. Its a threeday visit to china. He met with the president of china. This is the second time they have met in less than a year. Is he over there, basically, to stabilize the relationship between america and china, talking about ai. That was interesting news. Because now theyre agreeing in the coming weeks to talk together as two countries about the growing threats of a. I. Talked about the they did talk about the aggression in the south china sea. He hasnt gotten to that yet. Trade and economic practices and then counter narcotics that we heard. That relationship with russia has with china he is saying you cannot expect to have Good Relationship with america or with europe when you are funding or helping russia and you are their biggest contributor. Brian we told him not to. We said, whatever you do dont supply russia with any weapons. Ainsley they are. Brian they said okay they are. Using components with their duel use. This is for a refrigerator and also for a tank. Able to do that and build up their industrial base. Thats not stopping. That, to me, is probably a nonstarter with the Foreign Minister as well as president xi. They keep on citing every three months how close they are together. The Foreign Minister in the New York Times came out and said there is a lot of negative factors with our relationship. He didnt bring this up but he says they are increasing and they are building. He says the u. S. Is going out of their way with an endless stream of measures to suppress china. And what about the students we have 90 and they have 290,000 here . Are we kidding . We are training our adversary to defeat us in our own country. Lawrence he bricks up this fentanyl working group. You chuckled as well, brian, as if they have a problem with it in china. They sell it to us, they get it across our border. But its not like china has some issue guy they dont have a fentanyl problem. Lawrence they block it. I understand the working group if we both share this concern and were trying to tackle with both of our young people. But thats not the case. You would think that he would address china, why are you sending it across the border to our people instead of pretending like they dont know the solution to this . Guy theyre poisoning our people on purpose. If you read the recent report from the House Select Committee on countering china. They lay out the evidence against the ccp in excruciating detail. And you hear about this working group. And its hard not to roll your eyes a little bit because it feels so naive. So does the a. I. Collaboration. That sounds nice. But i think most americans understand chinese are absolutely going to use ai against us. Theres not going to be good cooperation or healthy collaboration there. Brian why do we have 24,000 Chinese People with roller bags walking across the southern border looking like they just left the gq shoot . They dont look oppressed. Are they here to spy . Are they here to act . Are they here they found a way to get out of Communist China . Ainsley you had that. Covid, fentanyl now coming from china. And tiktok. Infiltrating our children. And you said the other day theres like one proisrael video for every 50 . Brian yeah, 50 to 70. Ainsley palestinian videos on tiktok. Who is controlling that . Is it china . Brian yes. Ainsley turning to headlines starting with Fox News Alert. Congressman adam schiff getting a taste of San Franciscos crime crisis. Thieves reportedly stealing luggage from his car that was sitting in a parking garage. This caused the democrat to give a speech at an upscale dinner party in short sleeves and a hiking vest while everyone. Brian ha harks unbelievable. Ainsley everyone wearing suits and formal attire. I guess it was stolen before the event. Couldnt go to buy a new suit. Turning now to your headlines starting with the crisis at our southern border now. Border patrol gearing up for a new Migrant Surge as hundreds of people packed train cars in mexico that are heading to el paso in eagle pass. Migrants have reportedly been seen hopping on trains heading toward the border for days now. Cbp says it is ready for latest influx. Brian great. Ainsley shocking video out of oklahoma city. A bus driver loses control and hits a building as is he pummeled by outofcontrol pass jeweler. The bus driver was attacked after denying the mans request to make an early stop. The suspect is facing charges. Lawrence unbelievable. Ainsley the bus driver is expected to be okay. Coast guard and hundreds of First Responders helping to put out this massive fire at the very end of this historic pier in san diego county. Flames tearing through the vacant restaurant. A fish shack yesterday afternoon, the massive smoke cloud could be seen as far as away as 20 miles. There is no official word of any injuries or what might have started that fire. Lots of smoke. My word. And, its Autism Awareness month. Former nfl player jason kelce is doing his part. Jason coming up next is going out bartending for a third year in a row for the eagles. Bartending, thats helping autism. Brian get your tips and put it towards. Ainsley got it. [laughter] brian probably going to piece that together. Brian drink for freedom. Lawrence drink for the awareness. Brian we will expand that story gradually. Guy its friday. Ainsley thats good bartending for a very good cause. Brian usually take your tips. Lawrence ha ha. 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Ainsley today proisrael counter protests are expected to emerge in new york city. This as Columbia University continues talks with prohamas protesters with demonstrations raging through the night. Cb cotton is live at Columbia University. Has been there all week for us. Good morning, cb, whats the latest this morning . Hi, good morning, ainsley. Thats right. In about three hours there is going to be a demonstration here to remind the entire Columbia University community that there are still hostages remaining in gaza. Ainsley, jewish students have been telling us it feels like their peers have forgotten and no one wants to stand in solidarity with israel. And in the meantime lets roll the tape, Columbia University says there are still ongoing discussions with these propalestinian Student Demonstrators who camped out on a campus lawn for more than a week now. And this comes as the clock winds down to commencement. There is only about two weeks left. But these protesters say they are not leaving until their demands are met. Meanwhile, minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar joined the Student Protesters with her daughter on saturday. And last night, a crowd of proisrael supporters and christians held a rally to counter the ongoing propalestinian Student Demonstrators and the ongoing antisemitism that jewish students say they are facing and House Republicans are now demanding major donors pull funding from Columbia University over the antisemitism that, again, jewish students say is happening on a day in and day out basis. Back to you. Ainsley thank you so much, cb. Lets bring in a Columbia University graduate student a research assistant, organizer of todays bring the Hostages Home event on campus. Has Family Members who were hostages. Some of them were killed. Some of them were released. So, thank you so much. Emir, for joining us this morning. Thank you for having me. Good morning. Ainsley good morning. This is very personal to you. You watched the videos of what was happening to your country, to israel on october 7th. Some of them were your Family Members. Two were murdered. Four were kidnapped. Those four thankfully after 51 days were brought back home. And now youre here on the columbia campus getting a degree and working there you are seeing people protesting against israel. How are you feeling . Well, you know, for me, like you said, its really personal. Its alarming. And when someone like me who grew up there and paid a price of terror, you know, personally, when people are Walking Around the neighborhood, holding sign of mass murderers and glorifying their acts and Calling Globalizing Intifada i know what it means. I live here. Columbia urban campus. My sons day care is next by. This is where we live. Last week its been a nightmare. Ainsley so sorry for everything that you have gone through. A third of those murdered were at a Music Festival on october 7th. Do you feel like we have forgotten. There are still hostages being held. I feel the whole discourse and public discussion about the war was hijacked by extremists and we dont hear anything more about the hostages as if they forgotten as if we still dont have 133 hostages from 1yearold baby, to 85yearold men to young women who suffers from sexual abuse this is the wall we put in columbia we want to remind the world, ourself and everybody that every solution and every progress in the area and, believe me, as someone who is from there, there is no one who wish to a safer and secure region more than we are. But, every solution goes through the hostages first. Woe want people to talk about them. We want people to see their names, their faces. And acted on their behalf. Ainsley omer, how do you feel when you see rally dont know what river and sea yet at these rallies that are antisemitic or how do you feel when they say this never happened in israel . Its really hard to confront that level of ignorance. Im really sad and shocked that people who i hope that they are not columbia students because supposed to be some level of knowledge i dont have words for people who say such things. Can you deny what happened. You cant deny people suffered. Cant deny that our friends and family are still fighting to bring, you know, though end this war. To fighting against the terror organization. They are fighting to bring the hostages. Its really concerning. Ainsley so, yesterday, sean feucht, who is an evangelist, Christian Evangelist and also a Music Minister and goes around to different campuses and is supporting israel and paired up the with the jewish students students on your columbus on columbia. Im sure that brings you joy when you see people who are supporting you. Then i was watching Sean Hannityens Show Last Night and had all of these individuals that were holding up The Star Of David and your flag and were in support and just asking sean to please continue these stories and remember the hostages. What message do you have to america . What would you like us to know . I think after we put the poster, the hostages on the wall, a lot of students and professors came and they feel like someone sees them now because in the last week, people feel that their identity is under attack. People feel that no one listen to them. And when we see such things, such act of support and this is why we were rallying today, i think it makes people feel more safe. I think it makes people feel that their voices is heard. And we want to. We want to bring our voices also to the discussion. We want to see if we can build a constructive dialogue between the sides. We want to try to push for a deal to see the hostages getting back home. And this is my only message. Im not doing counter process. Im not doing antiprocess. All i do is for. Okay . Were fork working for the hostages. Working for the israeli and jewish community. Im not antianyone. This is not my language. This is not what we do. We want just people to respect to feel secure and this is what we de. Ainsley omer, please dont lose faith or hope. Keep fighting. Yall have just persevered and been persecuted for hundreds, hundreds, thousands of year. You are all resilient. God is with israel and that will never change. God bless you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Ainsley you are welcome. We will be watching for that proisraeli rally today. First,inflation, can your family afford another 1600 to 7,000 in taxes every year . Brian no. Ainsley no . Under bidens next plan you might have to. Charles payne crunches the numbers. Hey, charles. Re sh fresh air . Hi guys bill, you look great now that i have inspire, im free from struggling with the mask and the hose. Inspire . 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You cant tell the world we are the best economy ever without acknowledging its happening under Donald Trumps taxes. You assume that the same vibrancy that he says america has would exist if we shot taxes higher . Lawrence, let me just read one thing real quick, the hill, this from the hill, 2021, not really big donald trump fans, right . Irs data proves trump tax cuts benefited middle, Working Class Americans most. If you unwind that, guess who is going to hurt the most. Lawrence when we look at the numbers, single people, no kid, if you are making 30,000 a year, you are going to be paying 253. If you are making 52,000 a year, 100, no kids, again, 75,000 a year. You are going to be paying an additional 1,700. Charles this is after coming through the worse, dealing with the worse inflation in four decades, ago . This is on top of that this is adding insult to injury. Whatever happened to the promise. Remember . No one under 400,000 which is something a nebulous number to begin with. You pulled that out of a harassment by the way since we started talking about it six or seven years ago. A number thats really 200,000 six or seven years ago. The bottom line is that this is an administration, there is a philosophy out there that believes for some reason that allowing us to keep more of our hard earned money is taking is giving us something. You are not giving me anything by lowering my taxes. I have earned that money already. Its not your money, government. You just cant stop spending because you want this giant, huge government that dictates who wins, who loses. And the only way you can fuel that is by confiscating money from people who work hard to earn it. Lawrence charles, they are not going to stop at single people. If you got kids and married people. Say you are bringing 85,000, you are going to be paying an additional 1,600. Got two kids, the dream used to be six figures, if they can bring in 155,000, as a married couple, you are going to pay an additional 2,400. If you got three kids, you are both making six figures, 200 k. 7,400. Charles this is the one i feel sorry. You worked your ass off. About 42 years old, right . Now you are making it, your kids know you are making it. They dont care what the taxes are, they want this, they want that, they want this to go to this school. You got uncle sam taking it on this part. You got your kids who want it. And relatives say i heard you are doing really well and trying to keep up with the joneses, this 200,000 area thats where the pain really twins. Do you want to know why people making 200,000 are miserable they dont have any money. Lawrence charles, people have an opportunity to change this in the next election. They do. This is allowing these tax cuts to go away. Biden is going to hit us with taxes particularly on capital gains. 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