Yourself. Now i am happy to take questions you may have. Fire away. Joe bidens Public Events are so rare that President Trump has a new nickname for his challenger. Joe hidin. The Trump Campaign is hitting biden and the more radical element of his base hard. Ahead of the democrats first trip to wisconsin in several years watch. Lawless criminals terrorize kenosha and joe biden takes a knee. The lefts weak response led to chaos and violence and the call for Defunding Police would make it worse. Tomorrow joe biden will visit kenosha. Even though the officer involved shooting of jacob blake is still under investigation that didnt stop biden and Kamala Harris from making their own decisions. Last week senator harris said the officer who said jacob blake should be charged. Do you agree with her and do you believe the same for the officers who were involved in the deaths of Breonna Taylor . I think we should let the judicial system work its way. I think there is a minimum need to be charged, the officers, and as well as for Breonna Taylor. Joining us now is karl rove. How are you . Honored to be on with you. Give us your assessment of the state of the race on september 2nd . During the Democratic NationalConvention Joe Biden and the democrats never mentioned the violence in americas cities. We have been subjected to night after night of riots in portland and i remember one night the next morning senator harris was attacking a witness in front of her saying why are you attack the moms and veterans that are peacefully protesting . We see tonight people attempted to deorbit burn burn down the courthouse. Biden has been unwilling to take on the violence in the streets until he is hit by tv aside and hit by the Trump Campaign. Feels like he is fading in the polls. Only then does he give one speech and immediately attempts to blame the violence on donald trump. We are a country of personal responsibility. Donald trump is not responsible for people trying to fire bomb the courthouse in portland, oregon. Those people are responsible and ought to be held responsible under our rule of law. If the race is tightening what areas does the president need to appeal to and can we do so without alienating his base . It is tightening. We dont know how much yet. We needs polls on sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesdayo the convention is in the rearview mirror. Usa today in june a 12 point gap for biden and now 7. Harris had 9 points, today plus 6. Emeron 4 points for biden and 2 points today. There is one that had 10 before the Democratic National convention and nine after and now its 11 today. My sense is that the polls have tightened some. This is like world war i. Any movement will be difficult and small. But its been Good Movement for the president. What does he need to do . The president s base is with him. No president ever gets elected on the basis of their base only. The president has to continue to do what he did during the Republican National convention. Make an appeal for a Broader Group of people. College educated women. By africanamerican voters, particularly young black males who say i had better prosperity than when barack obama was president and it was because of the policy of donald trump. We saw that in the spring before the coronavirus came on. The feeling was there among africanamerican voters. This will grab you. Latinos. The president has the ability to go from the 28 or 29 in 2016 up to 24, 25, and 26. Again largely because they felt they got a better economic deal when he was in office. He has a variety of people in the Latino Community who say he is standing up for us. For lawabiding people who go to church and provide for their families. He is standing up to keep us safe. He has to do what he started doing in the convention. Thats why it was so effective. The first night Herschel Walker anchored by your former colleague and governor nikki haley. Thats the Republican Party the American People need to see. When i hear you say that, i think our policies may be attractive to constituencies that did not do that in the past but repelled in our rhetoric. Do we need to be better at messaging . Thats part it but we have to show up in between elections. I live in texas. Our republican governor was reelected last time with 50 of the hispanic vote. Our candidates make it part of their existence to campaign in the valley and go to san antonio and meet the leadership of the hispanic community. Thats what we have to do as a party. Its not just a convention. Its a lifelong commitment to show up and get involved in the community. Karl, let me ask you about something that happened last night. Joe kennedy. When i served with him he was the hardest working colleague we and that was true on both sides of the aisle. He may have been the most humble and was progressive but yet he lost. Was this a clearing of the field by aoc for a future president ial run or is there no place for joe kennedy . Kennedy was probably not liberal enough. Ed markeys embrace of the green deal and the embrace of him by aoc cemented him in the democratic party. That was the hard left and ed markey played to them. He had the advantage of inc incumbency. Thinks of how many people he helped over the years. Kennedy having represented just a Congressional District doesnt have that statewide base. Its hard to knock off an incumbent unless they have done something really, really wrong even if you are a kennedy. This looked like a reach. It looked like he was a little bit too ambitious and people said we are not finished letting ed markey serve. Its not your time this time, kennedy. Karl, thats why you have on. The best political line in america. If you like hypocrisy you will love this next story. Speaker nancy pelosi called for a National Mask mandate. Applauded lockdown measures in california including the forced closure of countless Small Businesses. Last night pelosi was caught on tape inside a San Francisco hair salon getting her hair done and about that mask mandate . Her mask was not on either. Hair salons in San Francisco have been closed since march. For you, for me, and for everyone else not named nancy pelosi. But today instead of apologizing nancy pelosi blasted the salon for setting her up. Apparently someone forced her to make an appointment and get her hair washed and dried. Its all a big set up. I take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon i have been to over the years many times. And that when they said we were able to accommodate people one person at a time and we can set up that time, i trusted that. As it turns out, it was a set up. So i take responsibility for falling for a set up. I think this salon owes me an apology. In a tweet President Trump had a few choice words for the House Speaker writing we will almost certainly take back the house and send nancy packing. Joining us now is louisiana senator john kennedy. I want to ask you about how the residents of the louisiana are doing in the aftermath of hurricane laura. Thanks for that. This is probably the worst hurricane damage i have ever seen and i have seen a lot of hurricane damage. This storm practically knocked louisiana into texas. I was out all day yesterday trying to help my people. I got in late last night and i saw the story about Speaker Pelosi violating the coronavirus rules. That she has advocated for and the rest of us mere mortals have to abide by in order to get her hair done. I thought to myself, isnt this special . Despite the fact its against the law, Speaker Pelosi is getting her hair washed and probably getting a neck massage and my people dont even have water. Week the irony is extraordinary. But, i am not sure will be glad to make sure why i make this statement i am not sure she can help herself. Well, i want you to explain that one. Thats too good. Yes, why could she not help herself . Well, Speaker Pelosi is part of what i call the managerial elite. They can strut sitting down. You know who i am talking about. The entrenched politicians in washington. The bureaucrats, the media and the academics, the corporate phonies. They live in the condos with the high ceilings and the important art on the wall. I call them the shade truffles crowd. They think they are smarter and more virtuous than the middle class ordinary americans. They are not, of course. But here is the managerial elites message of which Speaker Pelosi is part to the ordinary americans. You are a bunch of morons. Boy the way, you are always a bunch of racists. So, just shut up. Do what you are told and periodically we the elite will tell you what values and opinions you have to adopt without debate because he are experts and intellectuals. Most people think now that washington, d. C. Is the place where good ideas go to die. I will add one more observation, just my opinion. The managerial elite of which the speaker is apart. They think they are the smartest people in the room. If they are the smartest people in the room, its the wrong room. Because if they ever get in charge, you know this, they will put america in the ditch. They will beat the crap out of america and the American People dont deserve that. Senator, one reason i think you are popular not only in louisiana but also in South Carolina is authent tisity. In that video i see hypocrisy the same with the mayor of chicago telling people they can protest but not in my neighborhood and elected officials who say you cant eat indoor but i am going to. Is there a political price to be paid for hypocrisy . Well, you make a good point. I dont want to paint with too broad of a brush. All democrats are not like this, but too Many Democrats today, they dont like ordinary americans unless they are part of a specific Minority Group that they deem worthy. And for most ordinary americans, the members of the managerial elite of which Speaker Pelosi is a part and i think vicepresident biden is too. They just think that we are all a bunch of deplorables if we are not part of a specific group that they deem worthy. They dont respect the opinions of ordinary americans and they dont like us very much. I dont think americans want to be governed by people who look down on them. I know i dont. Senator, you had a distinguished career in the law before you joined the United States senate. What did you think of her i was set up defense . What is it so hard for people in politics to say i am wrong . Why do you have to say i was set up . Well, the speaker makes my point. She thinks most americans are morons and will believe that. With ordinary americans lie to congress, you can go to jail. When members of congress lie to the American People, its called just politics. Thats what the speaker has done. She knows thats not accurate. She just got caught but expects the American People to believe that excuse. Well, my experience has been the American People will forgive you for almost anything except lying. What can people that love your state but dont live there do to help you in the coming days and weeks . You can go to my website. Kennedy. Senate. Gov. There are a number of ways to help sending food, sending prayers and contributions. We will get through this. Louisiana and america are tough as a boot. We will show the American People what its like to be an american. We understand louisiana but getting knocked down is not failure. Failure is not getting up. We will get back up. Thank you, senator. God bless you and everyone else in louisiana. Breaking news we are monitoring tonight. An officer involved shooting in washington, d. C. And now a black lives matter protest at the Senate District precinct. Updates on this story throughout the hour. Tensions continue to rise between the United States and the Chinese Communist party. Secretary of state mike pompeo will tell us what President Trumps next move is. Stay with us. Welcome back to this special edition of hannity. On the heels the peace deal behind the United Arab Emirates and israel the president is working overtime. Mike pompeo is cracking down on the communist party of china. Pompeos goal is to level the Playing Field and respond to the restraints china already has in place on america. This comes as tensions with china seem to be reaching a fever pitch. Yesterday the pentagon reported chinas plans to double their Nuclear Stockpile in the next 10 years. And today during an interview attorney general bill barr issued this warning. Listen. Those three countries, russia, china and iran, which is the most aggressive in this area . I believe its china. Which one . China. More than russia . Yes. Why . Because i have seen the intelligence. Thats what i have concluded. Joining us now with more is United States secretary of state mike pompeo. Thanks for joining us. Great to be with you. Like wise. Tell us about the actions you have taken against china with respect to the diplomats and why you took it . We took the simple action of telling chinese diplomats working here in the United States that the free ride is over. Their ability to conduct espionage in the United States the time has passed. They need permission to gather now. The kind of restrictions we had on our diplomats in china. Now we have a recriprocal arrangement. President trump said enough whether its on trade or stealing intellectual property and destroying jobs in the United States. We wont take it anymore. We demand that china not Treat America in the way it has for all of these decades. Mr. Secretary, before you were the secretary of state you were on the house intelligence committee. Do you view china as our countrys greatest threat, on par with russia or ahead of russia . The greatest threat comes from the chinese communityist party. Its not a close call. I order the attorney general comments about the threat related to elections. But the chinese communityist party is building its military and infiltrated the United States in ways russia has not and its economic might has destroyed tens of thousands of jobs in the heartland of america. President trump wont permit this to continue. We are all suffering from the wuhan virus the Chinese Communist party had a chance to let the world know what was going on. They covered up. Billions of lives and wealth destroyed around the world. This is what President Trump is making sure they can never do again to america. China as a military threat. What are they doing to increase their military capacity . They increased their digiti significantly. Budget. They are building up their navy and building up a capacity not just to be effective in their coastal waters but to create power that can reach across the globe. Then they are coopting other country houseriy countries build bases around the world. This is about the central ideas of freedom versus authori authorityianism. We have spent more money on our military than any year in the previous decades. You and i served in congress together. We saw the struggle. President trump will take care of our soldiers and sailors and marines. We will be ready you took action in the criminal court. Why . Most americans are not familiar with the International Criminal court. Its threatening our kids who served in afghanistan. Young men and women who fought there. This is a rogue court with lawyers that are corrupt and political. They are threatening to prosecute americans two engage in americas fight for freedom in afghanistan. We have put pressure on the court to tell the court the United States did not participate in the agreements that set up this court. We want nothing to do with and you are darn sure not going to prosecute americans. We sanctioned people at the center of the effort to prosecute americans. We wont rest until no mother or father has to worry about their child traveling there might be held by this court. There was a historic agreement within the uae and israel. What should americans know . What iran been doing lately . It was historic to watch and linto the conversation between Prime Minister netanyahu and the leader of the United Arab Emirates and President Trump. Historic peace agreement. We had this long history of the arab states not recognizing israel as the jewish homeland as it ought to be. President trumps deal is becoming to come to fruition. You can already see the benefits to the people of israel and to the United Arab Emirates. The president recognized that the Islamic Republic of iran was the greatest threat to stability in the us an