Chad Wolf on Working for Donald Trump Again: ‘Absolutely’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Reality more ░░░░░░░░ 110 000 asylum seekers ░░░░░░░░ come through New York ░░░░░░░░ just since last spring ░░░░░░░░ next guest was the ░░░░░░░░ secretary of the homeland ░░░░░░░░ department under former president ░░░░░░░░ Trump Chad Wolf thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining tonight Obviously ░░░░░░░░ I noted you were ░░░░░░░░ the DHS What do ░░░░░░░░ make of these calls ░░░░░░░░ more federal help Do ░░░░░░░░ think that they re ░░░░░░░░ Well look I think ░░░░░░░░ Adams has a mess ░░░░░░░░ his hands He s ░░░░░░░░ to deal with an ░░░░░░░░ influx of migrants there ░░░░░░░░ New York City I ░░░░░░░░ the federal government needs ░░░░░░░░ be doing more And ░░░░░░░░ starts with actually securing ░░░░░░░░ border You ve got ░░░░░░░░ be able to stop ░░░░░░░░ influx of these illegal ░░░░░░░░ into all communities across ░░░░░░░░ country not only New ░░░░░░░░ City in order to ░░░░░░░░ your hands around the ░░░░░░░░ here What the mayor ░░░░░░░░ really talking about are ░░░░░░░░ downstream effects Particularly in ░░░░░░░░ York City it s ░░░░░░░░ amount of children in ░░░░░░░░ public education system their ░░░░░░░░ health system These are ░░░░░░░░ real issues of what ░░░░░░░░ when you leave that ░░░░░░░░ wide open and you ░░░░░░░░ a historic number of ░░░░░░░░ coming in So the ░░░░░░░░ is not alone Obviously ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts governor the mayor ░░░░░░░░ Chicago and others all ░░░░░░░░ to deal with an ░░░░░░░░ of individuals they have ░░░░░░░░ planned for and they ░░░░░░░░ not know how to ░░░░░░░░ for at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day because the ░░░░░░░░ government is not helping ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen that ░░░░░░░░ though everyone s worst ░░░░░░░░ is after the end ░░░░░░░░ title 42 weren t ░░░░░░░░ Border crossings were at ░░░░░░░░ low in June and ░░░░░░░░ the latest numbers we ░░░░░░░░ When it comes to ░░░░░░░░ we are seeing on ░░░░░░░░ New York has a ░░░░░░░░ to shelter law where ░░░░░░░░ have to shelter these ░░░░░░░░ seekers that come here ░░░░░░░░ you were running DHS ░░░░░░░░ now what would you ░░░░░░░░ differently How would you ░░░░░░░░ someone like mayor Adams ░░░░░░░░ s no easy answers ░░░░░░░░ there s no magic ░░░░░░░░ to sort of this ░░░░░░░░ overnight I come back ░░░░░░░░ actually securing the border ░░░░░░░░ stopping the flow When ░░░░░░░░ York City is trying ░░░░░░░░ absorb hundreds and thousands ░░░░░░░░ individuals every single week ░░░░░░░░ is problematic So you ░░░░░░░░ got to stop that ░░░░░░░░ they re able to ░░░░░░░░ their hands around what ░░░░░░░░ going on there They ░░░░░░░░ able to work with ░░░░░░░░ federal government to address ░░░░░░░░ It starts with securing ░░░░░░░░ border and stop incentivizing ░░░░░░░░ and more illegal aliens ░░░░░░░░ When you re handing ░░░░░░░░ work authorizations and work ░░░░░░░░ and everything else the ░░░░░░░░ Administration is doing the ░░░░░░░░ is going to continue ░░░░░░░░ isn t rocket science ░░░░░░░░ have to know inside ░░░░░░░░ administration and of course ░░░░░░░░ know their policies will ░░░░░░░░ to incentivize these folks ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ to have communities like ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmed And once they ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmed like this there ░░░░░░░░ very little the federal ░░░░░░░░ can do You ve ░░░░░░░░ to address what is ░░░░░░░░ underlying cause here and ░░░░░░░░ is unchecked and uncontrolled ░░░░░░░░ immigration occurring mainly on ░░░░░░░░ southern border but also ░░░░░░░░ along our northern border ░░░░░░░░ well That s interesting ░░░░░░░░ you say about the ░░░░░░░░ requirements That s something ░░░░░░░░ Adams wants expedited on ░░░░░░░░ shorter time frame so ░░░░░░░░ can get to work ░░░░░░░░ A lot of Republican ░░░░░░░░ are pointing to Eric ░░░░░░░░ comment hitting the Biden ░░░░░░░░ Some are saying governors ░░░░░░░░ have sent bus loads ░░░░░░░░ migrants to places like ░░░░░░░░ York City is something ░░░░░░░░ may ror himself referenced ░░░░░░░░ Started with a mad ░░░░░░░░ down in Texas decided ░░░░░░░░ wanted to bus people ░░░░░░░░ to New York City ░░░░░░░░ have said that bussing ░░░░░░░░ has forced this national ░░░░░░░░ It certainly has But ░░░░░░░░ mean it hasn t ░░░░░░░░ the issue And obviously ░░░░░░░░ are suffering So do ░░░░░░░░ support that happening Or ░░░░░░░░ is the solution here ░░░░░░░░ it s not going ░░░░░░░░ fix the issue Actually ░░░░░░░░ the issue is changing ░░░░░░░░ policies and securing the ░░░░░░░░ You talked about a ░░░░░░░░ 110 000 in New ░░░░░░░░ City over the past ░░░░░░░░ months I believe that ░░░░░░░░ the number Texas absorbs ░░░░░░░░ 20 000 to 30 ░░░░░░░░ a month So you ░░░░░░░░ a governor down there ░░░░░░░░ is at his wit ░░░░░░░░ end and is begging ░░░░░░░░ federal government to help ░░░░░░░░ secure the border and ░░░░░░░░ Texas And when he ░░░░░░░░ something like putting buoys ░░░░░░░░ that river to deter ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration they do ░░░░░░░░ court and they sue ░░░░░░░░ So I think that ░░░░░░░░ priorities are backwards here ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ But again there s ░░░░░░░░ a silver bullet that ░░░░░░░░ going to sort of ░░░░░░░░ issue overnight not only ░░░░░░░░ the mayor not for ░░░░░░░░ governor It s actually ░░░░░░░░ back to securing the ░░░░░░░░ and stopping the illegal ░░░░░░░░ that we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ I m glad you ░░░░░░░░ up the buoys because ░░░░░░░░ just heard from an ░░░░░░░░ court that issued a ░░░░░░░░ stay that allows Texas ░░░░░░░░ keep those floating barriers ░░░░░░░░ the Rio Grande at ░░░░░░░░ for now There had ░░░░░░░░ a ruling from awe ░░░░░░░░ court that said they ░░░░░░░░ federal approval to put ░░░░░░░░ structures in those waterways ░░░░░░░░ know this was something ░░░░░░░░ was brought up when ░░░░░░░░ were in office when ░░░░░░░░ were running DHS as ░░░░░░░░ idea and it ultimately ░░░░░░░░ t happen Do you ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ right without federal approval ░░░░░░░░ put those there Look ░░░░░░░░ you indicated I think ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ probably all the way ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ governor believes that he ░░░░░░░░ the authority and the ░░░░░░░░ to do that Obviously ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration through the ░░░░░░░░ Department disagrees with that ░░░░░░░░ look at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day this is ░░░░░░░░ we should be talking ░░░░░░░░ which is how do ░░░░░░░░ stop the flow and ░░░░░░░░ that border And instead ░░░░░░░░ suing the governor I ░░░░░░░░ the administration should actually ░░░░░░░░ working with him If ░░░░░░░░ contrast that with what ░░░░░░░░ administration is doing by ░░░░░░░░ to work with New ░░░░░░░░ City with the mayor ░░░░░░░░ the governor of Massachusetts ░░░░░░░░ others to find these ░░░░░░░░ permits for the illegal ░░░░░░░░ you have a priority ░░░░░░░░ that is out of ░░░░░░░░ here a little bit ░░░░░░░░ of trying to protect ░░░░░░░░ on the southern border ░░░░░░░░ re more focused on ░░░░░░░░ authorization for illegal aliens ░░░░░░░░ think their priorities are ░░░░░░░░ If they don t ░░░░░░░░ the maritime buoys that ░░░░░░░░ fine Work with the ░░░░░░░░ to put measures in ░░░░░░░░ that actually deter the ░░░░░░░░ that he is seeing ░░░░░░░░ his state week after ░░░░░░░░ after week I would ░░░░░░░░ they did put in ░░░░░░░░ a strict asylum policy ░░░░░░░░ progressive Democrats don t ░░░░░░░░ The last time you ░░░░░░░░ I talked was may ░░░░░░░░ then there have been ░░░░░░░░ more indictments of former ░░░░░░░░ Trump Is former President ░░░░░░░░ someone you would either ░░░░░░░░ for again or support ░░░░░░░░ the 2024 election Look ░░░░░░░░ had the privilege of ░░░░░░░░ with the president very ░░░░░░░░ in a lot of ░░░░░░░░ policies he put in ░░░░░░░░ only from a homeland ░░░░░░░░ perspective which I had ░░░░░░░░ front row seat for ░░░░░░░░ across the board putting ░░░░░░░░ first A lot of ░░░░░░░░ America first policies is ░░░░░░░░ what the country needs ░░░░░░░░ I would be supportive ░░░░░░░░ not only President Trump ░░░░░░░░ any America first leader ░░░░░░░░ you work for him ░░░░░░░░ If I had the ░░░░░░░░ to, Absolutely.