Speaker 1: Well, happy Friday, my friends, and yes, we've made it
through another week now. This week, of course, we had
no new wars. Thank god for that, right, little little
new accountability regarding the Epstein files, and even worse, less
progress I'm making things more affordable for the American people.
But instead, well, this administration, they focused on the favorite group.
The President focused on his new favorite group, that is
the US men's hockey team. Though I gotta be honest,
it seems that even they are having some problems with him.
Many of the players have shown support for Trump. But
early that was, of course earlier this week, where the
White House had posted an AI video of one of
the players, and they really weren't happy. Let me show
you what they said in it, he writes. The White
House's official TikTok posted an AI video of US hockey
star Brady Tatcik calling Canadians maple syrup eating fuckers. Tatchuk
addressed the video, It's not my voice. It's not what
I was saying. I would never say that. That's not
who I am. You know, that's really the biggest problem
as it relates to AI. You really have no idea.
When I saw it, I actually thought that was his voice.
I don't know what his voice really sounds like. And today,
let's be clear, let's talk about Trump's schedule. He's actually
headed to Texas as part of his midterm rally tour.
And Politico, well, let's just say they broke down the
situation in Texas quite nicely. In it, Politico rights Trump's
twenty twenty four presidential campaign team involvement with Cornyn's reelect
is opening a fresh wound for some pro paxt In
MAGA types. Tony Fabrizio, Trump's top polster, is working for
Cornyn's campaign, and Chris los Cevida, one of Trump's top
campaign hand works as a senior advisor for the pro
Cornins super Pac Texas for a Conservative Majority. Steve Bannon,
the longtime MAGA torch bearer, He's taken issue with Fabrizio
and las Sevita's involvement. The article further goes on to say,
my belief is the Trump team should have stayed out
of this race absolutely, Bannon told Playbook from a rented
ranch in North Texas, where he's been broadcasting his war
Room show. The article further goes on to say, asked
about Bannon's criticism of their involvement with Cornyn's reelection effort.
Fabrizio did not respond, but las Sevita, well, he texted
Playbook a fiery reply. Here's what he said. Associating with
Senator Cornyn is better than being a lackey for Epstein,
he said, an apparent reference to Bannon's newly surfaced ties
to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Finally, the
article turns around and says, but the White House doesn't
seem bothered. Here's the quote. We don't regulate the business
political choices of private individuals if they are a part
of our world. In a race where the president is neutral,
the White House official told Playbook, let me be crystal clear.
Is it a conflict? Absolutely not. Should they all be
on the same page? Well sure, but that's what races
are made of. And welcome back to The Michael Cohen
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Cohen Show or wherever you get your podcasts Now. Let
me be crystal clear about something too. Trump says that
he doesn't like New York City Mayor z Aren Mandani,
but it seems that Mandani can actually get through to
the President whenever he wants. And yesterday, maybe if many
of you maybe have heard about this, a Columbia student
was detained by Ice, but somehow Mandani was able to
get her released. Let me show you what happened here
In it, Columbia student is released from Ice after Mandani
Trump meeting. Federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access,
According to the university mayor, Zoron Mandani said President Trump
had told him the student would be let go. The
articles goes on to say, in a dizzying sequence of events,
a Columbia University undergraduate arrested by federal immigration agents in
her college apartment Thursday morning, was released later in the
day after New York city's mayor intervened directly with President Trump.
It was the clearest sign yet that Mayor Zoran Mandani,
who has vocally pos mister Trump on immigration enforcement matters,
holds enough sway with the President to bend a highly
charged situation through personal relationship and persuasion. Further, it goes
on to say, the drama at Columbia began unfolding shortly
after six am on Thursday, when five plain closed immigration
agents arrived at the university owned apartment building of the
student and demanded to be let inside, said Claire Shipman,
the acting president of Columbia, in a statement released Thursday night.
The officers falsely told the building superintendent that they were
from the police department and said they were searching for
a missing child. The superintendent let the officers in. Miss
Shipman said, Now, let me also be crystal clear again
about something. You know, this is not a joke. First
and foremost, it's the lack of training and the arrogance
of these many of these ICE agents, not all of them,
but many of them that's actually creating bigger problems than
what they're even solving. You know, we talk about the
number of undocumented individuals that are in this country. We
hear from the administration that this one's a murderer, rapist,
a drug dealer or whatever. They're all obviously terrible people
and they should not be in this country. But then
what do we find out that it comes out to
somewhere around thirty percent or less of them who are
detained actually have any criminal record at all, and here
to gain access by line by posing as a police
officer looking for a child. There's something seriously wrong going
on there now. Mandani, potential Trump whisper, let me show
you what he posted in it. He wrote, just got
off the phone with President Trump in our meeting earlier,
shared my concerns about Columbia student Elmina Agayeva, who was
detained by Ice this morning. He has just informed me
that she will be released imminently, and that, of course,
was after The New York Times had posted the breaking
news on the immigration arrest of the Columbia University student.
This is not a joke and the ability of Mandani,
despite all of the negative things that have been said
between one to the other, and by the way it's
been on both sides of the aisle, to be able
to accomplish this to be able to actually reach the president.
As the Mayor of New York City tells you a lot. Now,
I do want to shift gears to another story, another
horrible story regarding the lack of humanity within ICE. You know,
many people will turn around and say, I'm not opposed
to the Department of Homeland Security. Every country has rules
entry and exit every country. But it's the lack of humanity.
It's the behavior of some of these ICE agents that
is so profoundly grotesque. A nearly blind refuge was found
dead this week after immigration agents dropped him off alone
at a closed coffee shop. Let me show you the
article that talks about this nearly blind refugee found dead
in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at
a coffee shop alone, the official say. The article goes
on to say, the death of a nearly blind refugee
in Buffalo, New York, days after border patrol agents dropped
him off at a coffee shop alone, has prompted an
investigation into the circumstances of his final days and drawin
shop criticism from state and local officials. Nural A Mean
shah Alam, fifty six years of age, who spoke Little
English had been missing since February nineteenth, when the agents
left him at the shop shortly after he was released
from the Erie County Jail. Officials said his body was
found five days later around eight thirty pm Tuesday, about
four miles from the coffee shop. The Buffalo Police Department said.
The article further goes on to say spokesperson for US
Customs and Border Protection said border patrol agents offered shah
Alam a courtesy ride, which he chose to accept to
a coffee shop determined to be a warm, safe location
near his last known address, rather than be released directly
from the Border patrol station. He showed no signs of distress,
mobility issues, or disabilities requiring special assistance, CBP said. Buffalo
Police said its homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances and
time frame of events leading up to his death, following
his release from custody, and finally, the Border patrol officer
that had no protocol of what to do with a
disabled man who doesn't speak English, who was confused and lost,
and you know what they did. They dropped him at
a closed coffee shop. That's why we do not cooperate
with Ice Homeland Security and Border Patrol, Ryan said on Wednesday,
the mayor called shah Alum's death preventable and insisted CBP
answer for how and why this happened. New York Congressman
Tim Kennedy also called for a full and transparent investigation
at the local, state, and federal levels. Now, look, all
you need to do is listen to the comments. When
you turn around, he said, really, so they were so good.
They were so good. They took him to a place
that was warm and safe. He had no disabilities, he
wasn't just the man is blind, he had no shoes,
he doesn't speak a lick of English. But you're right,
let's just drop him off somewhere. You think maybe they
could have found somebody that speaks his language. Maybe they
could have found a safe place. Maybe they even send
him to a facility, right, like a housing facility or
a church, or someplace in that neighborhood where actually he
would be safe. He wouldn't have to worry about walking
on the street, maybe mugged, hit by a car, or killed.
This is so grotesque by these agents, such a lack
of humanity by these agents. You're right, local, state, and
federal investigation need to be done. It is these individuals
that are causing more problems, more problems for all of
us than people are even talking about. And that's because
there's so much chaos in our every day lives. Now,
let me be clear that it's a heartbreaking story, but
don't worry. Don't worry. The White House is posting motivational
posts on social media, so more importantly, head over there
if you need to pick me up, let me show
you what they posted. Can't stop winning. It's almost Friday.
You know, I really don't even know how to describe Christinome.
I really don't I personally believe that she's next to
go if this administration wants to have any success. It's
really hard to believe that this investigation is not already
full blown ongoing, that there's not already a task force
established within which to find out exactly what happened here
and more importantly, to hold those countable who need to
be You just can't take somebody who's blind, doesn't speak
a lick of English and then just leave them somewhere.
And please don't tell me that these agents didn't see
that the coffee shop was closed. And by the way,
even if the coffee shop was open, Why is it
the coffee shop's responsibility within which to house him, to
care for him, find find some local facility that can
help instead of just abandoning another human being, especially one
with disabilities. Stories gross, The situation's gross ice has become gross,
and as always, thanks for listening. Hey everyone, First of all,
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