Philadelphia. With eight months to go before the first ballot is cast, the conventional wisdom is were headed for a rematch of 2020. Despite one candidate is too old and one is morally unfit. Which is why polls dont want this rematch. Theres dissatisfaction with both candidates. A poll found 70 of respondents said biden shouldnt run and 60 said trump shouldnt run. What are the odds that when a all is said and done, the democrats nominate someone other than joe biden and republicans select a candidate different than donald trump . Back on april 16, i put a Polling Question in my Radio Audience asking if they agreed with this statement. Neither biden nor trump will be their 2024 nominee. More than 35 of 20,000 plus who voted agreed with that statement. Maybe my listeners are on to something. This week Bernard Goldberg wrote the following. Suddenly a biden trump rematch doesnt seem so inevitable. Republicans want a candidate who believes trump won in 2020, but the democrats want a candidate who can beat donald trump. If biden doesnt look like that guy, the people behind the curtain who have been calling the shots in the white house may convince him its time to go. He cites the recent abc News Washington post poll in which trump beats biden head to head and then adds, while donald trump is way out ahead of his rivals, both announced and those likely to get into the race, its still early. If he loses, more battles, anything is possible. We may not be locked into a trump and biden 2. 0 after all. Maybe we can do better than two Senior Citizens haul iing a lotf baggage. Maybe americans are are the day for a change. To quote the old political adage, you cant beat somebody with nobody, and most prominent republicans and the democrats are sitting it out. Maybe early showings by two outsiders will cause them to rethink their reluctance. Two weeks ago i interviewed robert f. Kennedy jr. Our conversation followed a fox poll showing him at 19 among the democrats. On the republican side the only candidate besides trump polling in double dugouts is ron desantis. He has yet to even announce his candidacy and already shedding some support from voters and donors. And then theres my next guest. The 37yearold biotech the next trump. Younger, to the right, hes already polling the same as former Vice President mike pence, which shows appetite for fresh faces, especially in the context of worries about bidens age and trumps legal entanglements. Forbes estimates he has a net worth of 630 million. Hes already spent 10 million of that on ads and Campaign Trips and vows to spend as much as 100 million. Hes written books and given speeches against Critical Race Theory and stakeholder capitalism. Hes never held elective office. Neither did trump. Trump himself citing the poll showing him tied in third place posted on truth social last week, quote, im pleased to see that he is doing so well in the most recent republican primary poll. The thing i like about him is he only has good things to say about President Trump and all that the Trump Administration has so successfully done. This is the reasons hes doing so well. Politico reporting a former Trump Campaign manager spoke about coming aboard. Neither has run for office before, but if these newcomers can so quickly cause ripples, it makes me wonder what more seasoned mugt be thinking and whether a year from now when voting is underway, if everything will have changed. And that its not biden versus trump, its neither biden nor trump. Joining me is him. My area of sharp disagreement is we need to stop running from something and start running to something as a conservative movement. Mutt vision is grounded on the individual. Family, nation, god, the tradition of reagan. I think we can both go further with with America First, but also unite the country in the process. So im touching issues that trump doesnt touch. I pledged to end Affirmative Action in america. The president can do that by Executive Order because it was created by Executive Order. I dont just talk about building some wall. Im putting the military on the southern border to end the border crisis. By the the way, the Fentanyl Problem as well. Im not just going to put betsy devos on top of that department. I will shut it down to and give that money to have choice in where they send their children to school. But in many ways, heres the trick. We can once go further with the America First agenda, but also unite the country rather than divide it if were doing it based on First Principles and moral authority, thats what im bring ing to the table. I know that youre familiar with what went on here on cnn wednesday night with the town hall, even though you were preoccupied with the Campaign Event of your own. Im going to put on the screen to read alloud a couple things that came from that event. Donald trump refused to admit he lost the 2020 election. He called e. Jean carroll a whack job. He vowed to pardon rioters, dodged questions about the abortion ban and wouldnt say if he wanted ukraine to win the war. Is there anything that i have just arctic litted that you disagree with . So i will be more explicit than trump was. I dont believe a federal abortion ban makes any sense. I say this as somebody thats pro life. This is not an issue for the federal government. Its an issue for the states. We need to be explicit about that. If murder laws are handled at the state level and abortion is a form of murder, the pro life view, it makes no sense for that to be the one federal law. So many of the republicans are dancing around that issue and afraid to say it out loud. I will. Im not rooting for russia to win this war. But i will be clear about how i will end it diplomatically. Not by sending more money to ukraine. We have done too much of that. But something this white house has long missed, the same white house that is sending money to ukraine is also lobbying the eu against its ban on russian oil imports financing putins war machine. That makes no sense. We can bring germany to the table to defend europe interests rather than america to step up and do it instead to stop using export controls. So i think being clear about answers is where i differ from the the rest of the field. Vitt vex, you said youre not rooting for russia to win the war. Exactly as you said, i dont represent any other candidates in the field stand. What we need in the Republican Party is more clarity. Where are you on the issue. I would not send another dollar of u. S. Resources to ukraine. Ukraine can pursue a ukrainefirst agenda. Germany can pursue a germanyfirst agenda. The failure is germany is getting in polands way. I dont think it directly relates to american interests. I dont want to use American Resources that we could instead use on actual policies that affect americans here at home such as using our military to secure our own border instead of somebody elses. But im clear about that. Thats not because im rooting for one angle or another. Its because i believe i look at what matters for american interests. I just want to be clear. I have given you ample opportunity to say you want ukraine to win the war. Youre for zelenskyy and not putin, and you have not taken that invitation. So look. This is not a twosided tug of war for me. To me, this is a question of how do we have peace that respects National Boundaries and deters putin from going after a nato ally. What does wibing and losing . Define what that means. The outcome i would like to see ill try. Id like at a minimum to go back to where we were a year or 14 months a ago. Putin ought to get out of wherever he wasnt. That would be a great outcome. Let me move on. So you have proposed raising the voting age from 18 to 25 for those unless they engage in service or can pass a civics examination. You were a guest of mine on sirius xm. My callers said why is he targeting the youth when a lot of Older Americans could not pass the naturalization exam. So i think its best to start fresh with the next generation of americans. So the constitutional amendment i have expressed support for is to raise the voting age from 18 to 25, but still allow 18yearolds to vote if they at least pass the same sieve you cans test required of naturalized citizens or perform six months of Military Service or at least six months of First Responder service. This is not an unfamiliar notion. Two things about this. In 1971 when we lowered the voting age to 18 in the first place, that was in the context of actually the military draft. That was the whole justification in the first place for making the voting age 18 at all. And then in addition to that, we already have selective serviceman dated. People forget this in the u. S. , for adult men between 18 and 25. That exists today. So im building an already familiar instinct based into our history and even the current law to say how are we going to resooif the next generation, which is one of my top concerns. And i applaud you for that in terms of civics need to be reintroduced. We have someone else who agrees with us. Richard dreyfus has written a whole book on the subject. I appreciate it. Youll come back. I appreciate it. What are your thoughts . Hit me up on social media. Ul read some responses. I hope neither biden or trump are standing by next november. I just dont know how who else will be there. I want them standing and healthy and alife for another 50 years. Im just say ing that for all te conversation about how here we go, its a rematch. I am not predicting this, if i were, it wouldnt happen. But i am saying i wouldnt be surprised if a year from now everything is changed. Well see. Up ahead, do you know where you will be years from now . Maybe 2035. Some immigrants crossing the border this week do because thats the year assigned to them for their first available court date for they asylum hearings. D. C. , we have a problem here. And with Kids Mental Health in a dire state, what can parents do to combat social media besides restricting a access. How about grounding their parental helicopters and allowing kids the freedom to explore the actual world. By now you have seen this disturbing video. This encounter on a subway car between a 24yearold marine veteran and a homeless man who was yelling at passengers ended with the marine choking the man to death. 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I did it my way what are folks 60 and older up to these days . Getting inspired volunteering playing pickleba. the subway series is getting an upgrade the new 19 the pickleball club. Who knew the subway series could get even better . Me, i knew. Maybe you should host a commercial then. Sure, okay. Subway series just keeps getting better. This week as Tens Of Thousands of migrants swarmed the Mexican Border waiting for thursday nights end of title 42. It was the measure that allowed Border Patrol to assert a Public Health reason to reject mig migrants. Everyone knew this day would come, and yet no one was able to modify the situation. Its estimated in this fiscal year, every month there have been ab estimated 70,000 got was, thats the lingo for successful, illegal entries doing the math, that means more than a half million have entered illegally. Thats nearly as high as the total for all of last year, which was 600,000 and migrants have been given dates years out because theres an immense court backlog. How will this emergency be addressed. Joining me is don davis from the great state of North Carolina. This is a far way from eastern North Carolina unless they are arriving by sea. Tell me how this impacts your state. Absolutely. When i think about it, the residents here to make sure were doing everything to position ourselves. We talk about comprehensive Immigration Reform, i look at hr 2, that we took up in the house. And long story short, im very concerned with how we have a workforce and maybe taint the workforce when it comes down to maun tainting the integrity of our Agriculture Community this they have shared concerned with me. When i think about the bill thats looking into counterfeit pharmaceuticals, how fentanyl made its way into the east. Its very much impactful. I want to know what youre hearing and what a member of congress has been briefed on the following issue. Im seeing accounts that some of the people who are entering the United States are given their first court date as far into the the future of 2035. Do you have information that supports that . I dont have information that supports that. However, i would say i do believe its important in what were attempting to do there will be a group of lawmakers here that would essentially with title 42 being expiring, we would actually call a delay to allow an opportunity for the congress to come together and actually bring forth comprehensive Immigration Reform. Theres a perception that im trying to correct if it needs correcting or to underscore if its accurate that some people who are gaininged a mutt tans right now have a long leash in terms of not needing to show up in court for literally a period of years. Is that true or not . Im not familiar with the exact detail of that. We have a broken process at the border and we need to put party aside in these divisive politics and get together in a bipartisan way and look at how were going to tackle this issue. It actually is done in a way that is orderly and safe. And its done in a humane way. Your solution shortterm is lets extend title 42, even though were beyond covid19. But we no longer have a pandemic justification. Would it be legal to do so . The thought behind the whole concept is allow the opportunity to for the congress to put the divisive politics aside. People are tired of this. Thats what hear. They are tired of divisive politics. Lets come to the table in a real way and come forth with Immigration Reform thats going to truly address these issues. We need to streamline this process perhaps looking at more caseworkers. Theres many ways that we perhaps can look at this. But again, its not going to help the American People by any party just putting together a bill and running it through one thing. Im going to read aloud some social media reaction. Congress has the keys, but refuses to do anything. Its a nice Red Herring Voodoo Doll for politics. Youd say what to that person . I would look at that person in the eye along with the American People who are watching this morning and say, youre absolutely correct. We have to colt together. Lets come together. Lets in a real way bring forth reform. Its nieded. Its past due in this country. Thank you for your time. We appreciate it. Thank you so much. Up ahead, if you want to solve the current Mental Health crisis, what if instead of trying to shut down their social media, you let them out into the neighborhood to actually be social. And is tipping in america out of control. These days it feels like everything you pay for theres an expectation of a gratuity. Some businesses forbid tipping employees, but colorado is looking to pass a bill that would prevent that. Is that fair . And plus i want to remind you to go to smerconish. Com and answer the Poll Question about the subway killing.