WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.449 --> 00:00:04.530 Hey everybody, it is Katie Fang. Is it 5.30? I 2 00:00:04.570 --> 00:00:07.690 think it is. Tuesday, August 25th, 2026. This is Sidebar 3 00:00:07.730 --> 00:00:11.869 Live on the Katie Fang News channel. So grateful for you, 4 00:00:12.070 --> 00:00:15.369 your time, for your energy, for your support. Would love 5 00:00:15.410 --> 00:00:17.949 to have you hit that subscribe button if you have 6 00:00:18.140 --> 00:00:22.179 not done so. Please support the work that we are 7 00:00:22.260 --> 00:00:25.620 doing here at Katie Fang News by subscribing. We are 8 00:00:25.739 --> 00:00:29.500 on a campaign, folks, to hit one million, I can't 9 00:00:29.519 --> 00:00:34.270 believe I'm gonna say it, subscribers before the end of 2026. 10 00:00:34.270 --> 00:00:37.649 Don't wait till the end of 2026. Hit that subscribe button. 11 00:00:37.810 --> 00:00:41.609 Let others do so. 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I decided that 22 00:01:14.730 --> 00:01:18.980 we would launch today's show by talking about the smorgasbord 23 00:01:19.159 --> 00:01:22.590 of stupidity that is going on across our country. If 24 00:01:22.629 --> 00:01:26.109 you notice, you like that alliteration, folks. Smorgasbord of stupidity. 25 00:01:26.510 --> 00:01:29.090 It is a day ending in Y in the Trump administration. 26 00:01:29.390 --> 00:01:32.780 We will get to the absolute latest very soon in 27 00:01:32.810 --> 00:01:35.879 my lawsuit against Todd Blanche. I know you're all interested 28 00:01:36.019 --> 00:01:38.900 in that. But let's start with this headline. If you 29 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:40.439 can believe it, allegedly. 30 00:01:40.459 --> 00:01:40.719 Allegedly. 31 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:44.189 The Trump Department of Justice is considering its own form 32 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.980 of chasing accountability against this ICE agent you see on 33 00:01:48.030 --> 00:01:51.329 your screen right now. His name is Christian Castro. And 34 00:01:51.370 --> 00:01:53.829 if you are a subscriber here at Katie Fang News, 35 00:01:53.849 --> 00:01:56.750 you will know that I interviewed Minnesota Attorney General Keith 36 00:01:56.890 --> 00:02:01.049 Allison just the other day. And we were talking about 37 00:02:01.069 --> 00:02:04.590 the lawsuit that he has brought against Texas Governor Greg 38 00:02:04.769 --> 00:02:09.250 Abbott to be able to get that ICE agent, Christian Castro, extradited. 39 00:02:09.689 --> 00:02:13.650 back to Minnesota to face four felony counts of assault, 40 00:02:14.050 --> 00:02:18.250 as well as falsifying a report to the police. Basically, 41 00:02:18.349 --> 00:02:22.009 he shot into an occupied home. He injured a man 42 00:02:22.460 --> 00:02:25.319 in the leg. The bullet lodged in the home of 43 00:02:25.379 --> 00:02:27.520 a child, excuse me, in the room of a child. 44 00:02:28.060 --> 00:02:32.460 And he lied to the FBI about being under attack 45 00:02:32.580 --> 00:02:36.439 by this poor migrant that actually was shot in the leg. 46 00:02:36.990 --> 00:02:40.800 He got busted when it came out through video surveillance 47 00:02:41.180 --> 00:02:44.159 and other witnesses that the guy was a lying sack 48 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:47.580 of shit. And so as a result, he got arrested. 49 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:50.590 And well, he hasn't been arrested yet, although he's in 50 00:02:50.659 --> 00:02:53.330 custody in Texas. But the reason why I wanted to 51 00:02:53.370 --> 00:02:56.449 start with this is if this is the case and 52 00:02:56.469 --> 00:02:59.289 we look at these headlines and the Trump DOJ is 53 00:02:59.349 --> 00:03:04.639 considering charging this ICE agent. in the false lies he 54 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:07.759 made and the shootings that he did in January, then 55 00:03:07.800 --> 00:03:10.969 this maybe is the beginning of some measure of justice. 56 00:03:11.430 --> 00:03:14.490 But folks, I see you there. I'm holding my breath too, 57 00:03:15.110 --> 00:03:18.469 because I don't know if that ish is going to happen. Why? Well, look, 58 00:03:19.069 --> 00:03:23.300 we haven't seen the Trump Department of Justice provide cooperation 59 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:28.189 to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. That is the 60 00:03:28.270 --> 00:03:32.030 investigative agency in Minnesota that has been investigating the murders 61 00:03:32.349 --> 00:03:36.330 of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Preddy. As we know, 62 00:03:36.349 --> 00:03:40.370 the federal government has been throwing up obstacles in the 63 00:03:40.449 --> 00:03:45.030 sharing of evidence and information with Minnesota state authorities who 64 00:03:45.090 --> 00:03:49.979 are investigating the murders of those two innocent people. They 65 00:03:50.020 --> 00:03:55.270 have also, they being the feds, have also facilitated the bye-bye, 66 00:03:55.409 --> 00:03:58.789 where did you go, of the CBP and ICE officers 67 00:03:58.830 --> 00:04:01.620 that were involved in those two murders. And so I'm 68 00:04:01.659 --> 00:04:04.520 not holding my breath. And as we know, what do 69 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:07.560 I like to say here? The devil's in those details, right? 70 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:10.240 Let's talk about the timing of these headlines because I 71 00:04:10.300 --> 00:04:14.300 find them to be incredibly suspicious. They look like they're 72 00:04:14.319 --> 00:04:19.050 good headlines. Exclusive, Justice Department considers bringing charges against ICE 73 00:04:19.129 --> 00:04:24.009 officer in Minneapolis shooting. The other headline, Sidney, Feds consider 74 00:04:24.110 --> 00:04:28.470 criminal charges against ICE officer accused in January shooting a 75 00:04:28.509 --> 00:04:33.439 Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota. Looks like they're trying to get 76 00:04:33.519 --> 00:04:38.740 that to happen, right? Let's go to Texas. As I mentioned, 77 00:04:39.040 --> 00:04:43.819 Keith Ellison, fantastic attorney general of Minnesota, filing that lawsuit 78 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:45.839 against Grant Abbott. He had to go to court today. 79 00:04:46.819 --> 00:04:49.110 He had to go to court today because he had 80 00:04:49.129 --> 00:04:53.089 to argue to a Texas federal judge. that they should 81 00:04:53.170 --> 00:04:57.259 not release this ICE agent, Christian Castro, into the public 82 00:04:57.399 --> 00:05:00.420 because he's a flight risk. I mean, he did a 83 00:05:00.459 --> 00:05:04.360 crime in Minnesota and then they found him in Texas. 84 00:05:04.839 --> 00:05:07.290 So you would think if the feds are thinking of 85 00:05:07.350 --> 00:05:10.529 charging this guy, you would think that there also would 86 00:05:10.550 --> 00:05:13.610 be the feds telling Texas Governor Greg Abbott to get 87 00:05:13.649 --> 00:05:15.750 the hell out of the way and to make sure 88 00:05:16.399 --> 00:05:20.060 that he either extradites this guy, Christian Castro, to Minnesota, 89 00:05:20.189 --> 00:05:23.569 as Governor Walz has asked, or that maybe he would 90 00:05:23.629 --> 00:05:25.910 sit on him and hold him so that the feds 91 00:05:25.930 --> 00:05:28.870 could come in and do something. Oh, but no, that's 92 00:05:28.910 --> 00:05:31.189 not the case. Look at this. This is a filing 93 00:05:31.230 --> 00:05:34.850 that was done by Governor Abbott in that lawsuit that 94 00:05:34.889 --> 00:05:39.819 was brought. It's an opposition motion or response, excuse me. 95 00:05:40.120 --> 00:05:41.620 And I want to get into some of the details 96 00:05:41.680 --> 00:05:43.959 of this. You want to know why? Because this is 97 00:05:43.980 --> 00:05:47.029 the position that that the governor of Texas is taking. 98 00:05:47.600 --> 00:05:49.220 Are you ready? I'm just going to share a little 99 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:51.040 bit of the language because I think it's important for 100 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:55.839 you to hear. Greg Abbott is stating that one month ago, 101 00:05:56.319 --> 00:06:00.459 he directed the secretary of state in Texas to investigate, 102 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:06.129 that's his own language, to investigate whether Christian Castro is 103 00:06:06.269 --> 00:06:10.250 even a fugitive based on public and reports and a 104 00:06:10.290 --> 00:06:15.470 preliminary investigation indicating that he, as in Castro, the ICE agent, 105 00:06:15.910 --> 00:06:19.990 was ordered to return to Texas by ICE. The governor 106 00:06:20.029 --> 00:06:23.949 has serious doubts that Castro qualifies as a fugitive, but 107 00:06:24.009 --> 00:06:26.790 he hasn't received that report from the Secretary of State, 108 00:06:27.069 --> 00:06:28.800 so he can't make a decision as to whether or 109 00:06:28.810 --> 00:06:33.360 not he wants to grant Minnesota's request for extradition. He says, 110 00:06:33.519 --> 00:06:37.110 as in Abbott, No state may short circuit the Constitution's 111 00:06:37.170 --> 00:06:40.050 protection simply because it wants to claim its pound of flesh. 112 00:06:40.519 --> 00:06:44.350 The court should deny emergency relief and ultimately dismiss the 113 00:06:44.410 --> 00:06:48.329 lawsuit brought by Minnesota in its entirety. As we heard 114 00:06:48.649 --> 00:06:51.430 from Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison when I spoke to 115 00:06:51.490 --> 00:06:53.230 him here at Katie Fang News just a couple of 116 00:06:53.269 --> 00:06:58.610 days ago, he said, it's not discretionary. The federal law 117 00:06:58.709 --> 00:07:01.769 and the state law requires that when the extradition request 118 00:07:01.829 --> 00:07:04.550 is made by by the governor of Minnesota to the 119 00:07:04.610 --> 00:07:08.379 governor of Texas. It must be complied with. And so 120 00:07:08.709 --> 00:07:11.560 this is just a whole lot of grandstanding and bullshit 121 00:07:11.879 --> 00:07:15.660 from Governor Greg Abbott, who clearly wants to protect an 122 00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:18.300 ICE agent who likes to be gun and trigger happy 123 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:21.040 and likes to lie to law enforcement about what happens. 124 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:26.920 Check out this. This is the response from Ellison, Attorney 125 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:29.860 General Ellison. It was filed today. This is their reply 126 00:07:29.980 --> 00:07:33.310 in support of the restraining order that they're seeking. And 127 00:07:33.329 --> 00:07:36.269 it says on the very first page, Minnesota filed this 128 00:07:36.329 --> 00:07:39.490 lawsuit on August 18th after making dozens of inquiries about 129 00:07:39.509 --> 00:07:43.899 the status of Castro's extradition. Abbott never responded to the inquiries. 130 00:07:43.980 --> 00:07:46.180 And for the very first time, he's now claiming that 131 00:07:46.199 --> 00:07:50.639 he's investigating whether Castro is a, quote, fugitive for purposes 132 00:07:50.790 --> 00:07:55.009 of the extradition clause and the extradition act. The sheriff 133 00:07:55.029 --> 00:07:59.019 who currently has Castro in custody says, does not oppose 134 00:07:59.339 --> 00:08:02.250 what Minnesota is seeking and confirms that he will not 135 00:08:02.310 --> 00:08:06.209 release Castro if otherwise ordered by the court. But the 136 00:08:06.310 --> 00:08:10.470 court should not be fooled by Abbott's investigation into Castro's 137 00:08:10.610 --> 00:08:13.870 fugitive status. There is a real risk that if Castro 138 00:08:13.949 --> 00:08:17.589 is released, he will flee. He is a flight risk. 139 00:08:17.949 --> 00:08:19.810 And that is the reason why the court should grant 140 00:08:19.889 --> 00:08:23.980 Minnesota's ask to make sure that Abbott signs that extradition 141 00:08:24.019 --> 00:08:27.439 request and he gets turned over to Minnesota authorities and 142 00:08:27.500 --> 00:08:30.720 not released to the public. As I said, I interviewed 143 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:33.620 Attorney General Ellison. I want to play a little bit 144 00:08:33.659 --> 00:08:35.299 of sound of what he had to say about this 145 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:37.580 because this is a very important thing, folks. There is 146 00:08:37.620 --> 00:08:42.379 a 90-day window that is ticking that expires tomorrow, August 26th. 147 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:45.029 And that is the reason why Minnesota was forced to 148 00:08:45.049 --> 00:08:47.850 go to Texas to file an emergency motion to get 149 00:08:47.990 --> 00:08:51.460 help from a federal judge because Governor Abbott in Texas 150 00:08:51.500 --> 00:08:54.240 wants to harbor a fugitive in Texas. But take a 151 00:08:54.259 --> 00:08:56.259 listen to what A.G. Ellison had to say. Look, this 152 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:00.240 90-day window is really important because the window runs on 153 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:03.409 August 26. And for people who are following along here, 154 00:09:03.750 --> 00:09:07.490 once that 90 days is up, the guy, Christian Castro, 155 00:09:07.570 --> 00:09:11.710 who's currently being held by the sheriff, he will be released. 156 00:09:11.830 --> 00:09:14.149 And so what are you seeking from a court? Because 157 00:09:14.169 --> 00:09:16.340 I saw you filed in federal court in Texas in 158 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:18.759 Brownsville Division. So what are you asking the court to do? 159 00:09:19.409 --> 00:09:22.710 We're asking, we have two things. One, we're saying don't 160 00:09:22.809 --> 00:09:26.350 release him to the sheriff. We want the court, we 161 00:09:26.370 --> 00:09:28.470 want the judge to issue a court order to tell 162 00:09:28.490 --> 00:09:31.980 the sheriff not to release him. And we have a, 163 00:09:32.629 --> 00:09:35.750 and our motion is to make the governor sign the 164 00:09:35.789 --> 00:09:40.309 warrant to release him to Minnesota. So if that happens, 165 00:09:41.750 --> 00:09:44.549 they may appeal, they may not. If they don't, he's 166 00:09:44.610 --> 00:09:47.539 on his way back to Minnesota. If they do, then 167 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:49.990 that's gonna be in the Fifth Circuit. That's why we 168 00:09:50.009 --> 00:09:54.169 need the court, the jail to hold onto him. Then 169 00:09:55.210 --> 00:09:58.690 if the Fifth Circuit rules, upholds the district court judge, 170 00:09:58.710 --> 00:10:00.809 which we believe will rule in our favor, then he's 171 00:10:00.850 --> 00:10:03.750 coming back. If they don't, then we got to go 172 00:10:03.789 --> 00:10:07.049 to Supreme Court for an emergency writ. So we've gained 173 00:10:07.100 --> 00:10:11.059 this thing out. And I'm telling you this, Mr. Castro 174 00:10:11.100 --> 00:10:14.080 will face justice in Minnesota, period. 175 00:10:16.259 --> 00:10:18.200 Hail to the yeah. I mean, that's the type of 176 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:21.000 energy we need, don't we? So, like I said, people, 177 00:10:21.019 --> 00:10:22.700 don't hold your breath. I don't know if the feds 178 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:24.360 are going to do anything. But look, we just got 179 00:10:24.379 --> 00:10:27.860 this exclusive latest from Attorney General Elson. This is a 180 00:10:27.879 --> 00:10:30.519 statement that just came out. They went to court today. 181 00:10:30.620 --> 00:10:33.100 They argue that Abbott has no discretion in the matter 182 00:10:33.139 --> 00:10:37.269 of Castro's extradition. If Abbott does not execute his legal 183 00:10:37.309 --> 00:10:40.450 and constitutional duty to return Castro to face justice here, 184 00:10:40.490 --> 00:10:43.409 Minnesota will suffer irreparable harm if Castro is set free 185 00:10:43.429 --> 00:10:46.379 and allowed to flee the country. The court said it 186 00:10:46.419 --> 00:10:49.740 hopes to issue a written order by tomorrow. I look 187 00:10:49.799 --> 00:10:52.899 forward to Castro's mandatory extradition in Minnesota to face the 188 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:56.340 criminal assault charges the state has laid against him here 189 00:10:56.720 --> 00:11:02.029 for his actions during Operation Metro Surge. You really think 190 00:11:02.070 --> 00:11:05.590 that he got sent to Texas because of his job? 191 00:11:05.889 --> 00:11:09.009 You really think that? Or maybe it's just conveniently closer 192 00:11:09.049 --> 00:11:13.909 to the Mexican border. How ironic. Alrighty, so that is 193 00:11:13.950 --> 00:11:16.080 something we are watching carefully. We'll make sure that we 194 00:11:16.179 --> 00:11:18.200 report to you at Katie Fang News what happens, but 195 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.440 I wanted to make sure you had the details because 196 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:22.399 like we do here, we go beyond the headlines. Let's 197 00:11:22.419 --> 00:11:24.539 move on to the next important topic in the smorgasbord 198 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:29.269 of stupidity. Once again, Donald Trump, convicted felon Donald Trump 199 00:11:29.309 --> 00:11:32.110 has decided to piss off one of our great neighbors. 200 00:11:32.250 --> 00:11:35.870 That is Canada. Here's the latest when it comes to 201 00:11:35.929 --> 00:11:40.610 the tariff war that we are in with Canada. Because 202 00:11:40.690 --> 00:11:44.539 talks on Friday, between Canada and the United States failed, 203 00:11:45.159 --> 00:11:50.159 we now have a dollar for dollar match by Canada 204 00:11:50.679 --> 00:11:54.399 to any of the tariffs that are being imposed by 205 00:11:54.539 --> 00:11:59.159 the United States. Now, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada 206 00:11:59.279 --> 00:12:02.840 announcing that we are now at war, as in Canada, 207 00:12:03.419 --> 00:12:08.659 with the United States because of convicted felon Donald Trump's 208 00:12:09.179 --> 00:12:14.009 attack on that country with his illogical and stupid and 209 00:12:14.269 --> 00:12:17.970 absolutely draconian tariffs that he's trying to impose. Take a 210 00:12:17.990 --> 00:12:23.009 listen to Canadian finance minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne. What a name, folks. 211 00:12:23.429 --> 00:12:26.899 Francois-Philippe Champagne. Listen to what he had to say about 212 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:27.419 these tariffs. 213 00:12:27.980 --> 00:12:33.340 Those tariffs will have real consequences for Canadian workers, businesses, 214 00:12:34.299 --> 00:12:40.289 and communities across our nation. Canada must respond. And today 215 00:12:40.330 --> 00:12:46.929 we are in a proportionate, targeted, and strategic way. Today 216 00:12:46.990 --> 00:12:50.570 I'm announcing that Canada will match the United States tariffs 217 00:12:50.970 --> 00:12:57.120 dollar for dollar, rate for rate. Effective September 8, Canada 218 00:12:57.129 --> 00:12:59.600 will impose counter tariffs of up to 15, 25, or 219 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:02.480 50% on $ 27. 6 billion in imports from the United States 220 00:13:03.019 --> 00:13:11.159 of America. For each product, our tariff would match the 221 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:15.639 American tariff on the same type of Canadian good. 222 00:13:17.340 --> 00:13:20.320 How dumb do you have to be to pick a 223 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:23.519 fight with Canada? I just want us to stop for 224 00:13:23.539 --> 00:13:27.019 a second and think about the stupidity of felon Trump. 225 00:13:27.610 --> 00:13:29.929 That of all the countries that we want to be 226 00:13:29.950 --> 00:13:31.629 picking a fight with, they're going to pick it with Canada. 227 00:13:31.769 --> 00:13:33.570 I mean, we share a fucking border with Canada, but 228 00:13:33.590 --> 00:13:38.210 this is what we're going to do. So think about this. Carney... said, quote, 229 00:13:38.289 --> 00:13:41.299 we have recognized from the start that America has changed. 230 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:44.539 We recognize that sometimes its signature is written in pencil. 231 00:13:45.059 --> 00:13:46.799 But let's talk about the details, folks. 232 00:13:46.860 --> 00:13:47.100 Ready? 233 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:51.259 Canada says that their retaliatory tariffs will be as high 234 00:13:51.299 --> 00:13:56.710 as 50 percent beginning on Tuesday, which is today. I'm sorry. 235 00:13:56.750 --> 00:13:59.389 Excuse me. September 8th. The tariffs that we just heard 236 00:13:59.409 --> 00:14:02.409 from the Canadian finance minister, 50, 25 and 15 percent 237 00:14:02.450 --> 00:14:06.789 will be in about 700 products. The most significant is 238 00:14:06.850 --> 00:14:11.009 a doubling of the tariffs already. American steel and aluminum, 239 00:14:11.070 --> 00:14:15.409 that will be 50% tariffs. Many of the American products 240 00:14:15.809 --> 00:14:18.909 Canada will now tax will mirror the Canadian exports that 241 00:14:18.950 --> 00:14:21.309 are being hit with these new U.S. tariffs that have 242 00:14:21.330 --> 00:14:27.080 been imposed by Trump, including clothing, forestry products, tools and electronics, 243 00:14:27.139 --> 00:14:31.539 including smartphones. But Canada, Canada is tagging the U.S. on 244 00:14:31.899 --> 00:14:35.919 Canadian tariffs. for things like dishwashers, washing machines, and stoves. 245 00:14:36.620 --> 00:14:42.700 The new tariffs account for $ 20 billion of the $ 382 246 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:45.899 billion of the products that Americans bought from Canada last 247 00:14:45.940 --> 00:14:48.759 year and cover a wide array of goods from, ready, 248 00:14:49.110 --> 00:14:54.049 fake mustaches to dog leashes. But again, we are now 249 00:14:54.370 --> 00:14:59.610 in a war between with Canada because of Trump's dumbass tariffs. 250 00:14:59.929 --> 00:15:03.070 Take a listen to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his 251 00:15:03.129 --> 00:15:04.470 message to Fallon Trump. 252 00:15:05.169 --> 00:15:07.289 Did the prime minister tell you to ask you to 253 00:15:07.309 --> 00:15:10.649 tone it down a bit? No, he didn't. I'm not 254 00:15:10.700 --> 00:15:13.879 going to comment, but he wasn't against that. And I 255 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:15.940 have a lot of real estate on my ass, so 256 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:18.440 he has a lot of room to kiss my ass. 257 00:15:21.279 --> 00:15:23.809 I'm telling you, man, the Canadians, they got some balls. 258 00:15:24.289 --> 00:15:27.850 So this is also the reaction that came from felon 259 00:15:27.870 --> 00:15:30.509 Trump to this war with Canada. You would think that 260 00:15:30.549 --> 00:15:34.009 maybe perhaps cooler heads would prevail. Maybe he would listen 261 00:15:34.070 --> 00:15:37.539 to the counsel of some smarter people. I'm not sure 262 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:39.580 if they exist in this cabinet that would say, you know, 263 00:15:39.620 --> 00:15:41.759 President Trump, this is not smart to be picking a 264 00:15:41.820 --> 00:15:45.340 tariff war with our neighbor, Canada. Instead, look at this headline. 265 00:15:45.460 --> 00:15:47.710 What is he trying to do? Trump is now announcing 266 00:15:47.750 --> 00:15:52.269 he is giving serious consideration to renaming Lake Ontario, Lake America. 267 00:15:53.019 --> 00:15:55.980 In an attempt to rename that lake like he did 268 00:15:56.019 --> 00:15:58.490 to the Gulf of Mexico, to the Gulf of America, 269 00:15:59.090 --> 00:16:02.850 he posted on Truth Social an altered map of the lake. 270 00:16:03.529 --> 00:16:06.389 And he said that the lake is now called Lake Ontario. 271 00:16:06.409 --> 00:16:10.769 I mean, that's my point, right, folks? That is how 272 00:16:10.809 --> 00:16:15.559 this petulant child toddler in chief is reacting to this 273 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:18.960 war with Canada for tariffs. Y'all, let me know in 274 00:16:19.320 --> 00:16:21.570 the chat. what the hell is going on and whether 275 00:16:21.590 --> 00:16:23.029 or not you're going to start feeling the impact of 276 00:16:23.070 --> 00:16:25.809 this starting September 8th, because I suspect it is going 277 00:16:25.830 --> 00:16:28.850 to be not so great for us as we continue 278 00:16:28.889 --> 00:16:32.789 to tick every day, dollar for dollar, $ 100 billion plus 279 00:16:33.149 --> 00:16:36.429 for the illegal war with Iran, which yes, if you 280 00:16:36.470 --> 00:16:38.509 were not paying attention, we are still in that illegal 281 00:16:38.549 --> 00:16:42.269 war with Iran. Let's move on. In the next headline 282 00:16:42.320 --> 00:16:46.769 in the smorgasbord of stupidity today, measles. Check out this headline. 283 00:16:46.870 --> 00:16:52.460 Two unvaccinated people have now died from measles in Pennsylvania. 284 00:16:53.360 --> 00:16:59.139 Pennsylvania is reporting its first measles death in 2026. Two 285 00:16:59.299 --> 00:17:03.840 unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania have died after contracting measles. These 286 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:05.700 are the first deaths that have been reported in the 287 00:17:05.740 --> 00:17:10.869 United States this year. Those two people are from Lancaster County. 288 00:17:10.930 --> 00:17:13.539 If any of you are from Pennsylvania and you want 289 00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:15.680 to add a little bit to what's happening here, please 290 00:17:15.779 --> 00:17:18.480 chime in and let us know in the chat. So 291 00:17:18.579 --> 00:17:23.750 Lancaster County has a large Amish population, a community there. 292 00:17:24.549 --> 00:17:29.849 It's the first measles-related fatalities in 35 years and is 293 00:17:29.910 --> 00:17:32.630 part of a larger outbreak that is happening in that state. 294 00:17:32.970 --> 00:17:35.170 Right now, Pennsylvania has more than 390 cases of measles 295 00:17:35.190 --> 00:17:42.789 across 28 counties. all in people who were not fully vaccinated. 296 00:17:43.490 --> 00:17:47.529 A third of those affected are under 18 years of age, 297 00:17:48.170 --> 00:17:52.170 and nearly half are coming from this county in Pennsylvania, Lancaster. 298 00:17:52.799 --> 00:17:56.240 Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro made it clear that the illness 299 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:59.400 and death are preventable because we have the tools to 300 00:17:59.460 --> 00:18:03.940 protect the people. Now, here's the crazy thing. The United 301 00:18:03.980 --> 00:18:06.180 States declared measles to have been eliminated more than 25 302 00:18:06.180 --> 00:18:12.049 years ago. But now, courtesy of HHA Secretary RFK Jr. 303 00:18:12.230 --> 00:18:16.009 and his brain worm, we now have declarations as recently as, 304 00:18:16.029 --> 00:18:20.509 I don't know, last week, that you don't need the measles, mumps, 305 00:18:20.690 --> 00:18:23.950 and rubella vaccination. You'll recall last week here at Katie 306 00:18:23.990 --> 00:18:26.849 Fang News, we had the amazing Dr. Vin Gupta to 307 00:18:26.910 --> 00:18:32.049 talk about why you need vaccinations for your children, especially. 308 00:18:32.410 --> 00:18:34.869 Let's talk about the kids because this is very important. 309 00:18:35.619 --> 00:18:38.990 In 2025, the U.S. recorded its Highest number of cases 310 00:18:39.049 --> 00:18:42.990 in a single year since 1991. This July, we have 311 00:18:43.049 --> 00:18:47.859 already surpassed the 2025 total for measles cases. So far, 312 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:52.680 as of now, August 25th, the CDC has reported more 313 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:59.759 than 2,700 cases of measles so far this year. Measles 314 00:18:59.819 --> 00:19:03.630 is highly contagious. It can lead to pneumonia, brain swelling, 315 00:19:03.970 --> 00:19:06.769 and other short and long-term health problems. 316 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:07.880 People. 317 00:19:08.720 --> 00:19:11.359 It could be easily remedied. I want to actually share 318 00:19:11.400 --> 00:19:13.900 this with you because public health experts are worried because 319 00:19:13.940 --> 00:19:16.920 we have now begun the school year and children are 320 00:19:16.960 --> 00:19:20.519 now going to be having more opportunities to spread measles 321 00:19:20.660 --> 00:19:25.559 as a virus amongst unvaccinated children. Earlier this month, as 322 00:19:25.599 --> 00:19:29.859 I mentioned, Trump made these obscene, stupid lie and this 323 00:19:29.940 --> 00:19:33.039 claim that when you give the MMR vaccine at the 324 00:19:33.079 --> 00:19:36.119 same time, that it's going to be lethal. And of course, 325 00:19:36.319 --> 00:19:39.720 RFK Jr. and his brain worm did not correct that, 326 00:19:39.900 --> 00:19:42.680 did not help that. In fact, they continue to spread 327 00:19:42.730 --> 00:19:48.390 misinformation about vaccines. This is interesting. RFK Jr. reached out 328 00:19:48.410 --> 00:19:51.079 to state officials in Pennsylvania this morning to say that 329 00:19:51.119 --> 00:19:53.579 we'd like to send staff to help you control the outbreak. 330 00:19:54.099 --> 00:19:58.420 Governor Shapiro said, no, thank you. I was very, very 331 00:19:58.500 --> 00:20:02.039 blunt with him. According to Governor Shapiro, I made very 332 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:05.089 clear your actions and the rhetoric that comes from you 333 00:20:05.130 --> 00:20:07.650 and this administration are having a negative impact on communities 334 00:20:07.670 --> 00:20:12.509 across America. particularly in Pennsylvania. Now listen, roughly one in 335 00:20:12.589 --> 00:20:15.380 five unvaccinated people in the U.S. who contract the virus 336 00:20:15.390 --> 00:20:17.880 will end up in a hospital. And the virus is 337 00:20:17.940 --> 00:20:21.259 especially dangerous for children. Up to three out of a 338 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:25.700 thousand children will die from measles due to the respiratory 339 00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:30.960 and neurological complications that they have. So while our kids 340 00:20:31.000 --> 00:20:33.539 are going back to school, we now have the highest 341 00:20:33.579 --> 00:20:35.579 number of measles that we've had since I don't know 342 00:20:35.619 --> 00:20:40.349 how damn long. And you guys know I struggle here 343 00:20:40.430 --> 00:20:43.089 in Florida because I'm in Florida. Check out the headline 344 00:20:43.369 --> 00:20:49.019 that just happened today. Florida, and that man on your 345 00:20:49.039 --> 00:20:54.000 screen is our Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. He's fucking crazy. 346 00:20:54.819 --> 00:20:58.200 He now says that the state wants to remove four 347 00:20:58.440 --> 00:21:03.460 immunizations from entry requirements for children to enter from pre-K 348 00:21:03.579 --> 00:21:08.359 to grade 12 at both public and private schools. The 349 00:21:08.380 --> 00:21:11.960 Florida Department of Health is proposing a rule to remove 350 00:21:12.380 --> 00:21:20.180 hepatitis B, varicella, commonly known as the chickenpox virus, type B, 351 00:21:20.279 --> 00:21:24.940 influenza type B, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in order to 352 00:21:24.980 --> 00:21:26.910 be able to go to school. As we know right now, 353 00:21:26.950 --> 00:21:29.529 you have to actually have those vaccines for entry into 354 00:21:29.549 --> 00:21:33.490 the public schools. There is a religious vaccine exemption right 355 00:21:33.549 --> 00:21:36.509 now if the immunizations conflict with the religious tenets and 356 00:21:36.549 --> 00:21:40.130 practices of the child's parent or guardian. But they want 357 00:21:40.150 --> 00:21:43.430 to just get rid of the need for vaccines, chickenpox people, 358 00:21:43.859 --> 00:21:46.759 to be able to go to school, both public and private, 359 00:21:47.119 --> 00:21:48.640 lest you were wondering if that was going to happen 360 00:21:48.660 --> 00:21:51.799 to you in private schools. Listen to what Dr. Ladapo 361 00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:54.720 had to say about vaccines. This is what he said 362 00:21:55.099 --> 00:21:58.140 last September. He said we have to roll back all 363 00:21:58.180 --> 00:22:01.960 vaccine mandates in the state of Florida. Quote, every last 364 00:22:02.069 --> 00:22:06.750 one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery. 365 00:22:08.769 --> 00:22:10.369 Who am I to tell you what your child should 366 00:22:10.390 --> 00:22:12.670 put in their body? I don't have that right. Your 367 00:22:12.710 --> 00:22:17.609 body is a gift from God. Shit, you know. In response, 368 00:22:17.690 --> 00:22:20.730 the American Academy of Pediatrics president, Dr. Susan Cressley, said 369 00:22:20.769 --> 00:22:22.849 the move will put children at risk of getting sick. 370 00:22:23.210 --> 00:22:26.279 The AAP believes every family should have access to immunizations 371 00:22:26.299 --> 00:22:29.079 to keep their community healthy. Schools are an important part 372 00:22:29.099 --> 00:22:32.380 of that community. We are living in an upside down 373 00:22:32.420 --> 00:22:35.000 world of craziness that this is happening right now, that 374 00:22:35.019 --> 00:22:39.960 people are actually dying from measles in 2026. You want 375 00:22:39.980 --> 00:22:43.579 to know how stupid the smorgasbord is? Take a listen 376 00:22:43.619 --> 00:22:48.259 to some Trump supporters talk about vaccines. Totally against vaccines. 377 00:22:50.359 --> 00:22:54.329 You're against vaccines? Absolutely, 100%. All vaccines? Well, every single 378 00:22:54.349 --> 00:22:57.089 one of them. They're poison. All vaccines are poison? 379 00:22:57.109 --> 00:22:57.589 Yes, they are. 380 00:22:58.829 --> 00:23:02.819 What about polio? Polio vaccine? There hasn't been a case 381 00:23:02.859 --> 00:23:07.339 of polio in how many years? Since 1960? Since the vaccine. Yeah. 382 00:23:11.900 --> 00:23:14.799 You can't fix stupid, can you? I can't cure stupid. 383 00:23:14.900 --> 00:23:18.539 I can make sure you don't get measles. Right? But 384 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:21.839 I can't cure your stupid. And this is why we 385 00:23:21.900 --> 00:23:25.380 have This asshole in the White House, right? This, that, 386 00:23:25.400 --> 00:23:28.180 what you just saw. I mean, it's just the stupidity 387 00:23:28.259 --> 00:23:31.279 is profound. And please don't come to me and say, 388 00:23:31.579 --> 00:23:33.200 we can reach those people. We can't reach those people. 389 00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:36.740 They're beyond, they're beyond reaching. Some good news in the 390 00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:39.420 Sporgas Board of Stupidity. Do you remember I covered here 391 00:23:39.440 --> 00:23:42.730 at Katie Fang News yesterday that the father of a 392 00:23:43.250 --> 00:23:47.109 USS Lincoln sailor who had been taken into immigration detention 393 00:23:47.130 --> 00:23:50.589 custody by CBP and ICE while his son is working 394 00:23:50.589 --> 00:23:54.329 12 hour plus shifts for a 250-day deployment on the 395 00:23:54.390 --> 00:23:57.069 USS Lincoln that his father had been arrested. A handyman 396 00:23:57.109 --> 00:23:58.369 in Key West who had been in the U.S. for 397 00:23:58.369 --> 00:24:01.589 19 years, who hadn't committed any crimes, and was here 398 00:24:01.609 --> 00:24:03.569 on a work visa that he got picked up on 399 00:24:03.609 --> 00:24:06.549 the way to the mechanic with his car. Not in 400 00:24:06.589 --> 00:24:10.150 a drug den, not committing a crime, not killing anybody, 401 00:24:10.450 --> 00:24:12.970