WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.520 This is Dan Kaplis and welcome to today's online podcast 2 00:00:03.640 --> 00:00:05.879 edition of The Dankplis Show. Please be sure to give 3 00:00:05.960 --> 00:00:08.240 us a five star rating if you'd be so kind, 4 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:11.599 and to subscribe, download, and listen to the show every 5 00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:16.399 single day on your favorite podcast platform. Wow, all of 6 00:00:16.440 --> 00:00:19.120 these Mondays have been interesting going back about seven eight years, 7 00:00:19.160 --> 00:00:22.879 but this one really good. I mean we have all 8 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:25.519 that garbage from the Super Bowl yesterday, right, I mean, 9 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:28.600 just you got this event. They pour so much money 10 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:31.199 into They make it bigger and better in every way 11 00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:34.119 every year except the halftime show, which is going backwards 12 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:36.520 in a hurry. So what do you think is behind that? 13 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:39.960 Because with the NFL, none of this is an accident, right, 14 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:43.399 I mean NFL these are smart people. They understand that 15 00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:47.520 that was a mediocre at best act yesterday. That just 16 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:51.000 isn't a household name for most Americans. Hey, you can't 17 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:53.799 please everybody's musical taste. But it's a super Bowl. It's 18 00:00:53.799 --> 00:00:56.079 supposed to be big and grand, you know that, the 19 00:00:56.200 --> 00:00:58.920 biggest thing around. So you got to have a household 20 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:01.719 name that guy I don't know these household naming his 21 00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:04.599 own household. And the show was boring. It was like 22 00:01:04.719 --> 00:01:08.280 Carrie Oki, I'd rather it had been controversial, you know 23 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:11.359 what I mean, do something controversial. It was just a waste. 24 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:15.319 So why is the NFL allowing the halftime show to 25 00:01:15.359 --> 00:01:17.400 go backwards? It used to be the big names, whether 26 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:19.879 you liked him or not, the big names. How do 27 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:21.640 you beat Bruno Mars? I kept saying that to my 28 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:23.920 wife and the Caroline, we were watching it together. You say, 29 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:29.120 where's Bruno Mars? You know where's Prince unfortunately is gone, 30 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:31.840 but well you know where Bruno Mars is. He's in Vegas. 31 00:01:31.879 --> 00:01:34.799 Get him over there. And yeah, So I don't get 32 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:39.640 that so weird and just so bad and boring. And 33 00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:41.959 then so we're talking about that, and also we've got 34 00:01:41.959 --> 00:01:44.159 some Super Bowl commercials. I thought there were some really 35 00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:45.879 good ones. So we love doing that on the Monday 36 00:01:45.879 --> 00:01:50.120 after super Bowl. We obviously have the fun sound of 37 00:01:50.159 --> 00:01:52.879 Trump being cheered. Why didn't Fox show him more often? 38 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:55.400 So first sitting president to go to a super Bowl, 39 00:01:55.439 --> 00:01:57.879 He's on this big high right now, and he got 40 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:01.840 cheered wildly whenever people could, So why did Fox downplay that? 41 00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:04.480 And then Taylor Swift getting booed. Everybody wants to hear that, 42 00:02:04.599 --> 00:02:07.359 so we'll keep playing it. We do have some of 43 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:11.919 these big serious issues going on. King Supers president joined us. 44 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:18.879 Pardon me, the Union president joined us to talk about. Sorry, 45 00:02:19.080 --> 00:02:23.120 not emotional at all. In fact, I've never had less emotion. 46 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:27.039 It's peanut butter. But this goes my point. I normally 47 00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:29.599 get this great peanut butter from King Supers. It's where 48 00:02:29.599 --> 00:02:34.319 I've shop forever. Excuse me, Ryan, do you know the heimlick? 49 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:36.080 Oh? 50 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:38.240 You know, doctor Heimlich, but you're not willing to do it. 51 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:41.520 I had to do the heimlick on Amy once in church. 52 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:45.680 She was choking on the host we went to and 53 00:02:45.800 --> 00:02:49.039 the host. This gets really tough because the host literally 54 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:52.800 is the body of Christ. It's it's God right there. 55 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:55.039 And we went to a church that used kind of 56 00:02:55.159 --> 00:03:00.479 chunks of consecrated bread, and so she's choking, so you 57 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:03.800 don't want to just you can't just spit it out. Anyway, 58 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:06.439 it was, it all worked out. Obviously she's still with us, 59 00:03:06.479 --> 00:03:10.400 thank god. So anyway, yeah, so I normally have this 60 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:13.280 great peanut butter. I get a King Soupers. I'm honoring 61 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:16.879 the strike, so I had to instacart some replacement and 62 00:03:16.960 --> 00:03:19.439 the stuff. It's just literally choking me. You can hear 63 00:03:19.479 --> 00:03:21.639 it for yourself. Eight five five for zero five eight 64 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:25.039 two five five takes d an five seven seven three nine. 65 00:03:25.039 --> 00:03:28.199 We do have some really serious issues, you know. We're 66 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:32.599 we're talking unfortunately about the obvious abuse of the Israeli 67 00:03:33.120 --> 00:03:39.599 hostages by Satan on Earth Moss and the possibility that 68 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:42.560 that deal at this point may break down. So we'll 69 00:03:42.639 --> 00:03:46.319 keep you updated on that. And then that the terrible 70 00:03:46.360 --> 00:03:51.039 news today that Kelly's father passed away and just heartbreaking, 71 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:54.319 and the whole situation has been so very hard. Is 72 00:03:54.319 --> 00:03:57.960 that Kelly with us right now? Ryan, Yeah, she'd like 73 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:01.080 to speak to you during the break if you okay, okay, sure? 74 00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:04.800 Did Kelly want to talk off air during the break? 75 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:04.879 Thinks? 76 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:07.400 Okay, I think, so okay, I'll talk to Kelly off air, 77 00:04:07.479 --> 00:04:11.560 but Pata, so just prayers please for Kelly's father in 78 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:16.040 the entire family. Just so very hard. And then on 79 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:20.600 the political front, you have and it's funny and productive 80 00:04:20.639 --> 00:04:22.600 in a way because America can see I'm not there, 81 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:26.319 but you have the Democrats right now to just creating 82 00:04:26.360 --> 00:04:30.480 this falsehood, this fiction, this fantasy that somehow jd. Vance 83 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:34.439 is threatening that the Trump administration will not follow court orders. 84 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:37.800 The Trump administration has not threatened any such thing. Jadvance 85 00:04:37.839 --> 00:04:41.079 has not said any such thing, And the Trump administration 86 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:44.759 has been rigorous about following court orders. Then what frustrates 87 00:04:44.759 --> 00:04:48.360 the Democrats The Trump administration is then working its way 88 00:04:48.399 --> 00:04:51.519 through the court process and is going to prevail. If 89 00:04:51.560 --> 00:04:54.120 they don't prevail on everything, they'll prevail on darn close 90 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:59.399 to everything. So this is just more Democrat national nervous 91 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:02.240 breakdown time. And it's good that Americans can see who 92 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:05.000 the Dems really are. But for those who have heard 93 00:05:05.160 --> 00:05:07.920 all of this whaling and nashing of teeth from the Democrats, 94 00:05:07.920 --> 00:05:11.639 be assured. No. Jd Vance did not imply threatened nor 95 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:15.199 state that the Trump administration is going to defy court orders. 96 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:17.000 They're going to fight the court orders, and I think 97 00:05:17.040 --> 00:05:21.360 in the vast majority of these situations they are going 98 00:05:21.480 --> 00:05:26.120 to win. Got a text about a shooting, Dan, How 99 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:28.839 about the shooting at the main event in Highland's Ranch. 100 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:31.160 I have no idea if there's been a shooting or 101 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:33.639 anything like that. But have you heard a news story there? Ryan, No, 102 00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:36.000 because we can't control the texts that come in, so. 103 00:05:36.040 --> 00:05:37.680 I don't know the newsroom yeah. 104 00:05:37.680 --> 00:05:39.560 I asked the newsroom if you would, because if there's 105 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:42.160 not been a shooting, I want to correct that right away. 106 00:05:43.000 --> 00:05:48.600 That came in from a Texter. Let's see, I can't 107 00:05:48.600 --> 00:05:52.560 even understand that task. Dan. You talk about tough questions 108 00:05:52.639 --> 00:05:54.959 and follow up questions and you pitch up that softball 109 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:57.759 interview with the union rep. Surprise, you didn't ask her 110 00:05:57.759 --> 00:06:00.519 what ice creams you low? I forgot that was my 111 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:06.360 next question. Oh it happens Saturday, Okay, shoot her in 112 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:09.839 court today. Shooting at the main event in the Highlands Ranch. 113 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:14.480 I'm sorry I missed that. We were dealing Saturday, and 114 00:06:14.519 --> 00:06:18.199 I'm sorry this sounds so very trite, but it wasn't 115 00:06:18.199 --> 00:06:21.759 to us. We were dealing Saturday with a very very 116 00:06:21.879 --> 00:06:28.040 very scary medical emergency for our daughter's amazing, phenomenal dog, Maisie, 117 00:06:28.199 --> 00:06:30.240 who is just beloved by all. She's just one of 118 00:06:30.279 --> 00:06:33.560 the coolest creatures to ever live, and a very very 119 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:37.160 very scary event with her. I got the call at 120 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:40.040 my office at about eleven thirty Saturday, and then we 121 00:06:40.079 --> 00:06:46.800 all rushed over to the emergency vat and it was 122 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:49.680 just it went until about one in the morning, and 123 00:06:49.720 --> 00:06:53.120 then by then she'd been through all the scopings and 124 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:55.319 everything else and was stable and we took her home 125 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:57.959 and she seems to be doing well right now. To 126 00:06:58.040 --> 00:06:59.680 that note, and I won't take a lot of just 127 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:02.199 so I'm sorry. I was completely out of the news 128 00:07:02.279 --> 00:07:05.959 cycle for that entire time on Saturday. So I'll follow 129 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:08.879 up on that and see what's there. But allow me 130 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:11.959 a thirty second done this, And this is just because 131 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:14.079 I got to tell you this is one of the 132 00:07:14.160 --> 00:07:19.639 most impressive companies, organizations, group of people I've ever seen. 133 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:23.839 This company called Veterinary Emergency Group, and I've never been 134 00:07:23.879 --> 00:07:27.240 there before. We ended up there because it was Hamden 135 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.959 Night twenty five, and thank god we did. I mean 136 00:07:31.000 --> 00:07:33.079 because I deal with a lot of companies. You do too, 137 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:37.279 just in everyday life. It is so extraordinarily impressive. It's 138 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:40.160 like one of the top five experiences I've ever had 139 00:07:40.199 --> 00:07:43.240 as a consumer. And obviously this is a very tense, 140 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:48.680 worrisome situation, but the people there were all spectacular. It 141 00:07:48.720 --> 00:07:52.959 was extremely well staffed, and you could tell walking in 142 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:56.639 that it was a very well high end, well funded 143 00:07:56.759 --> 00:07:59.639 kind of operation. And I found out later they've got 144 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:03.839 nash All big corporate ownership money it's just incredibly impressive, 145 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:06.879 and the people so knowledgeable, and one thing they did 146 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:08.480 Ryan and I won't go on and on about it, 147 00:08:08.519 --> 00:08:11.839 but I'm so impressed with them. They've got they operate 148 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:13.800 all out in the open, so you know how you 149 00:08:13.839 --> 00:08:18.279 go into some emergency VET clinics and everything happens behind 150 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:22.680 closed doors. Everything's out in the open, and so we 151 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:25.360 could sit in as Maisie was being put under and 152 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:28.600 as they were, you know, doing their thing and scoping 153 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:31.199 or and everything else. We could sit in. We could 154 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:33.919 watch it all unfold. That's how confident they are and 155 00:08:33.960 --> 00:08:36.279 their people and the quality of the work and their doctors. 156 00:08:36.879 --> 00:08:39.440 I just could not be more impressed, and so thank 157 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:43.600 you to everybody at Veteran Veterinary Emergency Group. When we 158 00:08:43.600 --> 00:08:46.759 were on our way over, we weren't absolutely certain we'd 159 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:48.639 be taking our dog home, you know what I mean, 160 00:08:48.679 --> 00:08:52.000 And so it was very very impressed. Eight five to 161 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:54.679 five for zero five eight two five five text d 162 00:08:54.759 --> 00:08:57.799 A N five seven seven three nine. So we'll get 163 00:08:57.840 --> 00:09:02.000 some more details on that shooting that apparently occurred on Saturday. Listen. 164 00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:05.240 In terms of the Union rep. If you're aware of 165 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:08.279 some tough questions that I could have asked her then 166 00:09:08.399 --> 00:09:10.399 let me know and we'll get her back on. I'm 167 00:09:10.440 --> 00:09:13.399 happy to do that. I mean, what am I concerned about? 168 00:09:13.399 --> 00:09:15.320 They won't check me out at King Soupers. I'm checking 169 00:09:15.360 --> 00:09:18.039 myself out now anyway, which, by the way, I hate 170 00:09:18.720 --> 00:09:20.480 you know what I mean? And I don't know why 171 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:23.879 I do hard things all day, but when I'm checking 172 00:09:23.879 --> 00:09:26.360 out groceries, I just I want to roll up my 173 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:28.720 basket and check out my groceries. I don't want to 174 00:09:28.720 --> 00:09:31.840 go self check and there's more and more self check on. 175 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:35.399 I like talking to the checker. I like doing this. Yeah, 176 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:38.000 but anyway, Yeah, if you can think of some tough 177 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:40.279 questions for please let me know. We'll get her back on. 178 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:43.919 She's very available and accessible to us, and I like 179 00:09:44.039 --> 00:09:46.360 asking tough questions. I just couldn't think of any for 180 00:09:46.480 --> 00:09:48.519 What would a good tough question be there for? 181 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:48.919 Ryan? 182 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:51.960 Well, I think the consensus of our texters here is 183 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:57.559 how could they improve or increase wages for workers? Get 184 00:09:57.639 --> 00:09:59.600 more workers? In what she said, there's a shortage, and 185 00:09:59.639 --> 00:10:02.600 I believe her, having shopped there myself at the Greenwood 186 00:10:02.639 --> 00:10:05.480 Village location many many times. I go there every time 187 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:08.240 I go grocery shopping, and how you'll be able to 188 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:12.200 keep prices down if the expense of employees and the 189 00:10:12.279 --> 00:10:13.840 number of employees goes up. 190 00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:17.960 Yeah, and forgive me, I should have asked that, but 191 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:20.120 I thought it was pretty obvious, right because she was 192 00:10:20.159 --> 00:10:22.320 talking to and that's not a comment on you at all, 193 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:27.200 but she was talking about their profits. And listen, I'm 194 00:10:27.240 --> 00:10:31.159 a big believer, first of all, that you can do 195 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:34.639 all of that and actually increase your profits by a 196 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:39.600 improving the customer experience and be keeping happy, healthy employees 197 00:10:39.679 --> 00:10:44.039 because turnovers so expensive. So I think you can do 198 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:48.960 all that and increase your bottom line. I mean, I've 199 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:50.879 got to tell you our business, and I'm so glad 200 00:10:50.919 --> 00:10:54.240 we do that at our law firm. We pride ourselves 201 00:10:54.279 --> 00:10:58.039 on paying top of market, on treating people incredibly well 202 00:10:58.120 --> 00:11:00.879 in every way, and you want to be that way 203 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:03.639 as a human. But it's also good business. And yeah, 204 00:11:03.679 --> 00:11:07.639 it increases that line on your overhead a bunch, But 205 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:10.039 at the end of the year, you're way ahead because 206 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:12.799 you have great people. You've been able to attract, you've 207 00:11:12.840 --> 00:11:14.519 been able to keep them, you've been able to keep 208 00:11:14.559 --> 00:11:17.480 them happy. So I think you can accomplish all that, 209 00:11:17.679 --> 00:11:20.200 but yeah, let's get her beck on. Look, why don't 210 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:22.200 we open it up. Toughest questions you can take up 211 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:24.039 for the Union president. We'll write them all down. We'll 212 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.440 get her beck on. You're on the Dan Kapla Show. 213 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:35.799 And now back to the Dan Kaplas Show podcast. 214 00:11:36.720 --> 00:11:39.679 Yeah, the crowd going crazy as they showed Trump on 215 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:41.799 the big screen during the national anthem and when he 216 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:45.399 went down on the field earlier. Taylor Swift not so much. 217 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:55.960 Yeah, damn you can see. 218 00:11:56.440 --> 00:12:00.919 Has she ever been booed before ever venue, for any 219 00:12:00.960 --> 00:12:02.360 reason by any crowd? 220 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:08.279 I have to believe No. No, physically impossible. Yeah, physically impossible. 221 00:12:08.519 --> 00:12:13.679 But yeah, so wild day yesterday we've been talking about, 222 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:15.480 and I don't think we'll have a whole lot more 223 00:12:15.519 --> 00:12:17.759 time for it unless you insist. But what we've been 224 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:20.200 talking about just how awful the halftime show was. And 225 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:22.360 I know I don't think a single caller would disagree 226 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:25.080 with that, But I'm more intrigued by why is the 227 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:28.480 super Bowl letting the halftime shows get worse and smaller 228 00:12:28.519 --> 00:12:31.639 and not big national acts that everybody's familiar with, whether 229 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:34.080 they like the music or not, When they put so 230 00:12:34.200 --> 00:12:36.200 much effort into making the game so grand, and the 231 00:12:36.279 --> 00:12:38.840 NFL does a great job of making the game a 232 00:12:38.879 --> 00:12:41.759 grand event for the whole country. Why are they letting 233 00:12:41.799 --> 00:12:44.879 the halftime show gets smaller and smaller and smaller. So 234 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:47.399 eight five five or is there a five A two 235 00:12:47.519 --> 00:12:50.080 five five text? D An five seven seven through nine 236 00:12:50.120 --> 00:12:52.960 day and the halftime show targeted the young soccer crowd 237 00:12:53.000 --> 00:12:56.240 and normally don't watch dangerous football. Dan, I need to 238 00:12:56.240 --> 00:12:59.360 write this down. Dan says the Trump administration won't defy 239 00:12:59.399 --> 00:13:03.399 any quarteror and will win all the legal challenges. Stay tuned. 240 00:13:03.799 --> 00:13:05.879 Is there another Dan doing a show out there, Ryan, 241 00:13:06.519 --> 00:13:09.360 because must have listened to that show. I certainly said, 242 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:12.840 and it's one hundred percent true. The Trump administration is 243 00:13:12.879 --> 00:13:17.159 not defined court orders, will not defy court orders. But 244 00:13:17.240 --> 00:13:19.600 I did not say they will win all legal challenges. 245 00:13:19.639 --> 00:13:21.559 What I said is I expect them to win. I 246 00:13:21.600 --> 00:13:27.799 said something like the vast majority or most or almost all. Yeah, Dan, 247 00:13:27.879 --> 00:13:30.000 the Democrats spent four years talking about enlargely in the 248 00:13:30.039 --> 00:13:32.000 Supreme Court. I think Donald Trump should throw them a 249 00:13:32.039 --> 00:13:37.519 bone by expanding the Supreme Court. Juicy, three more justices, beautiful, 250 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:42.039 Alexa kind of right, So sad about Kelly's father passing you. 251 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:44.559 I was talking to Kelly during the break. Wonderful Kelly 252 00:13:44.559 --> 00:13:47.159 from our shown. I don't care what age your dad is, 253 00:13:47.200 --> 00:13:49.559 you know this is true, right, or whether your dad 254 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:53.039 is a healthy thirty five year old or somebody who's 255 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:57.639 battling illnesses at eighty. When your dad dies, you're always 256 00:13:57.639 --> 00:14:00.720 eight years old and your dad's always thirty. That's just 257 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:03.879 the way it is. Nobody's ever ready to lose their father. 258 00:14:04.519 --> 00:14:08.600 And it's just yeah, it's just brutal. By the way, 259 00:14:10.840 --> 00:14:14.360 this news story breaking all over the place, and this 260 00:14:14.440 --> 00:14:18.600 spins off the interview President Trump gave to Fox. Trump 261 00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:22.159 reveals he doesn't view JD. Vance as his successor in 262 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:26.440 twenty twenty eight quote, no, but he's very capable. Now, 263 00:14:26.759 --> 00:14:28.679 if you think this is just you know, the usual 264 00:14:28.919 --> 00:14:31.480 liars on left wing media, this this story came out 265 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:34.039 of the New York Post, and it does appear to 266 00:14:34.080 --> 00:14:38.879 be an accurate quote the question, do you view Vice 267 00:14:38.960 --> 00:14:42.240 President J. D. Vance as your successor the Republican nominee 268 00:14:42.279 --> 00:14:45.840 in twenty twenty eight answer, no, but he's very capable. 269 00:14:46.320 --> 00:14:49.159 Trump replied, I think you have a lot of very 270 00:14:49.159 --> 00:14:52.120 capable people. The president added, so far. I think he's 271 00:14:52.159 --> 00:14:56.080 doing a fantastic job. It's too early, We're just starting. 272 00:14:56.639 --> 00:14:59.120 By the time we get to the midterms, Bear interjected, 273 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:04.279 is going to be looking for an endorsement, and Trump responded, 274 00:15:04.320 --> 00:15:06.279 a lot of people have said that this has been 275 00:15:06.320 --> 00:15:08.960 the greatest opening almost three weeks in the history of 276 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:16.720 the presidency, Trump deflected, According to The Post, Ryan, yeah, 277 00:15:17.159 --> 00:15:20.159 I think jd Vance is doing great, with one notable exception, 278 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:22.600 which we discussed on the show. I think I'm very talented, 279 00:15:22.639 --> 00:15:25.759 he's very smart, he's very tough. I think he'd probably 280 00:15:25.799 --> 00:15:29.159 be a great American president. But you know why this 281 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:32.799 is so intriguing to me and in a way exciting, 282 00:15:35.360 --> 00:15:39.000 because I think I'm the guy who's been saying it's junior, 283 00:15:40.159 --> 00:15:40.840 it's junior. 284 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:42.639 Well there might be something to that. 285 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:47.360 Yeah, yeah, on these comments, Dan, Yeah, and so yeah. 286 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:50.159 Can I ask you a question, sir? Yes, yes, all right. 287 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:53.399 It's a Republican primary twenty twenty eight. Yeah, you have 288 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:56.879 three choices on the ballot. Yeah, they are jd Vance, 289 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:00.759 Don Junior, and ro DeSantis. 290 00:16:00.759 --> 00:16:01.840 Who do you choose and why? 291 00:16:02.759 --> 00:16:05.120 Whoever at that time appears to have the best chance 292 00:16:05.159 --> 00:16:05.679 to win. 293 00:16:05.960 --> 00:16:07.559 So you're not predisposed for any of. 294 00:16:07.480 --> 00:16:09.879 The throw you just got to win now. Assuming they're 295 00:16:09.879 --> 00:16:12.600 all pro life, they are, and you know, oh and 296 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:14.960 DeSantis and Vance are I know that for you. Yeah, 297 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:21.159 and assuming yeah, assuming they're right on the core issues, 298 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:22.879 and listen, they're always going to be a much better 299 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:25.840 choice than the Democrat at the presidential level, right, particularly 300 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:30.679 Supreme Court appointments, et cetera. Yeah, whoever looks like they 301 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:31.720 have the best chance to win. 302 00:16:32.159 --> 00:16:35.360 For me, you're going to be shocked to hear it's 303 00:16:35.440 --> 00:16:39.879 Ronnie d not shocked. I like ged Vance a lot. Absolutely, 304 00:16:39.960 --> 00:16:42.759 I would vote for him over any Democrat. I still 305 00:16:42.799 --> 00:16:44.879 think there's certain things, and you kind of pointed out 306 00:16:44.919 --> 00:16:45.399 one of them. 307 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:46.799 He's a little green. 308 00:16:47.159 --> 00:16:49.080 He's a little wet behind the ears when it comes 309 00:16:49.120 --> 00:16:53.159 to having that judgment and command of the issues the 310 00:16:53.159 --> 00:16:55.639 way that you know Ron DeSantis does. As a two 311 00:16:55.720 --> 00:16:59.279 term governor of the third most populous state, he's been 312 00:16:59.320 --> 00:17:02.080 brilliant in that role. He won reelection by a s 313 00:17:02.679 --> 00:17:06.240 forty margin in a purple state. I think he's the guy. 314 00:17:06.359 --> 00:17:09.440 Still, My god, there are so many reasons I'm optimistic 315 00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:12.240 about what's to come in this country, and you look 316 00:17:12.279 --> 00:17:15.759 at the incredibly loaded bench of the GOP. And that's 317 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:18.200 a big one, right because if you get it wrong 318 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:20.880 at the presidential level, everything else gets a lot tougher. 319 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:24.319 But the Dems are just bear right, they're just a 320 00:17:24.519 --> 00:17:27.759 mess and you know their pants have been dropped and 321 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:33.000 it's not pretty. The GOP uber talented and so But 322 00:17:33.079 --> 00:17:36.279 right now, listen, if you're betting the car, if you're 323 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:39.119 betting the car right now, you'd have to bet on 324 00:17:39.200 --> 00:17:42.880 Junior right now. Don't you think I think. 325 00:17:42.759 --> 00:17:45.319 He's a dark horse? Pick agree. I think it's a 326 00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:47.759 good pick, a savvy pick by you, Dan, But that's 327 00:17:47.799 --> 00:17:48.400 a dark horse. 328 00:17:48.880 --> 00:17:53.000 But wait a second, assuming President Trump continues to be successful, 329 00:17:53.039 --> 00:17:55.240 and he will be right in the face all that 330 00:17:55.279 --> 00:17:57.119 he had a very successful first term, he's off to 331 00:17:57.160 --> 00:18:00.079 a far better start here, much better team everything else. So, 332 00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:05.720 assuming a successful presidency, President Trump has such a personal 333 00:18:05.880 --> 00:18:09.599 loyalty from such a big swath of voters, and don 334 00:18:09.680 --> 00:18:13.000 Junior I've interviewed, he is absolutely whipped smart. I think 335 00:18:13.000 --> 00:18:15.319 he's the favorite. Right now, you're on the Dan Kaplas Show. 336 00:18:24.319 --> 00:18:27.799 You're listening to the Dan Kaplis Show podcast feedback. 337 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:30.400 We had the Union president on talking about the King 338 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:33.160 Super Strike. I get some more text on that, and 339 00:18:33.240 --> 00:18:35.319 if you disagree with me, because I'm honoring the strike 340 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:38.279 for the reasons I've said. If you disagree, please call 341 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:41.400 the show. You know me. If I'm missing something, I'll 342 00:18:41.440 --> 00:18:43.680 be the first to admit it. But I don't think 343 00:18:43.720 --> 00:18:47.039 I'm missing anything. Here it five five. Pardon me. We're 344 00:18:47.079 --> 00:18:50.799 getting rid of that horrible number. Yeah, worst number ever 345 00:18:50.960 --> 00:18:53.519 for we hope, the best show ever. Three oh three 346 00:18:53.640 --> 00:18:56.079 seven one three eight two five five. We're going back 347 00:18:56.119 --> 00:19:00.400 to that because we're syndicated to some really cool stations 348 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:03.319 in Colorado, are bases in Denver on six point thirty 349 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:06.319 KTCH a W. But because we're syndicated, we've been using 350 00:19:06.359 --> 00:19:09.000 this eight five to five number. But it's a horrible 351 00:19:09.079 --> 00:19:11.680 number and nobody can remember it and it has to 352 00:19:11.680 --> 00:19:14.200 be dangerous trying to remember it driving. So we're just 353 00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:15.920 going to go to the three oh three number, because 354 00:19:16.119 --> 00:19:18.400 who needs a toll free number anyway, right, I mean, 355 00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:21.559 none of us pay any long distance charges now do 356 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:25.200 we dialing inside the country. So it's three oh three 357 00:19:25.480 --> 00:19:28.119 seven one three eight two five five. I think the 358 00:19:28.200 --> 00:19:31.960 fear was that, Okay, if you don't have a toll 359 00:19:31.960 --> 00:19:35.920 free number. Then folks calling the show from anywhere in 360 00:19:35.960 --> 00:19:39.160 the country, or folks call the show from more remote 361 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:41.720 places in Colorado might be afraid they'd be charged, but 362 00:19:41.759 --> 00:19:43.759 I think everybody knows by now they're not going to 363 00:19:43.759 --> 00:19:46.440 get charged for those calls. Three oh three seven one 364 00:19:46.559 --> 00:19:49.480 three eight two five five the number text d an 365 00:19:49.880 --> 00:19:52.000 five seven seven three nine if you just joined us. 366 00:19:52.119 --> 00:19:55.079 Very sad news about Kelly's father passing, So prayers for 367 00:19:55.279 --> 00:19:59.359 all of them, please, And then pretty dramatic political news, 368 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:04.079 President Trum coming out and saying that no, he does 369 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:07.359 not view jd Vance as his successor in twenty eight 370 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:10.680 He's not ruling that out. Said good things about jd Vance. 371 00:20:10.759 --> 00:20:14.039 But I think that's I think that's kind of earth 372 00:20:14.119 --> 00:20:18.119 shaking stuff because I've wondered all along if part of 373 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:20.920 this deal, because remember it was Don Junior who brought 374 00:20:20.960 --> 00:20:23.720 in JD Vance and pushed him to his father, and 375 00:20:24.440 --> 00:20:27.119 I'm glad he did. Jadvance has been fantastic. Who's one 376 00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:29.319 notable exception we've talked about on air, but I think 377 00:20:29.400 --> 00:20:32.000 Jadvance has been tremendous in every other way. The debate 378 00:20:32.160 --> 00:20:35.359 was phenomenally great, and I think it'd be a superb president. 379 00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:38.359 But I've always wondered, wait a second, isn't it a 380 00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:43.200 logical line of succession, particularly if the President's success continues. 381 00:20:43.240 --> 00:20:47.079 Every reason to believe it will to have Junior be 382 00:20:47.200 --> 00:20:50.799 the candidate in twenty eight. And I've interviewed Junior on 383 00:20:50.880 --> 00:20:54.039 air I think a few times, and super sharp obviously, 384 00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:58.000 and seen him speak and everything else, And there is 385 00:20:58.079 --> 00:21:02.240 this loyalty that's very specific to President Trump. So in 386 00:21:02.319 --> 00:21:05.599 terms of winning office in twenty eight, much better chance 387 00:21:05.680 --> 00:21:09.720 that all of that support and outsized, oversized turnout would 388 00:21:09.799 --> 00:21:14.720 translate and transfer to to Junior. Though jd vance so 389 00:21:14.799 --> 00:21:17.160 impressive in so many ways, he may build all of 390 00:21:17.200 --> 00:21:20.000 that up by that, And I think that's you know, 391 00:21:20.240 --> 00:21:22.559 and president wise to wait at this point and see 392 00:21:22.559 --> 00:21:26.799 how all of that shapes up. But right now I 393 00:21:26.839 --> 00:21:30.720 think it is. I think the smart money is on 394 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:35.079 Junior three h three someone three eight two five five. 395 00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:40.359 If I may just as allow me to retort Samuel 396 00:21:40.519 --> 00:21:43.119 Jackson style, he was in the halftime show there A 397 00:21:43.119 --> 00:21:46.680 little bits un the same. So the Trump thing, No, 398 00:21:46.920 --> 00:21:49.559 we love Donald Trump. He has a following unlike any other. 399 00:21:49.920 --> 00:21:52.160 But you and I have discussed this many times, Dan, it. 400 00:21:52.160 --> 00:21:53.319 Is unique to him. 401 00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:57.640