RUSH TRANSCRIPT Great to ░░░░░░░░ with you Rich coming ░░░░░░░░ to our top story ░░░░░░░░ new reaction coming in ░░░░░░░░ the apprehension of the ░░░░░░░░ judge accused of obstructing ░░░░░░░░ Let s bring in ░░░░░░░░ s political panel former ░░░░░░░░ of the federal energy ░░░░░░░░ commission Neil Chatterjee and ░░░░░░░░ analyst Ari Aramesh Guys ░░░░░░░░ for joining us Ari ░░░░░░░░ number of Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ to the defense of ░░░░░░░░ judge Do you think ░░░░░░░░ American people support what ░░░░░░░░ did You know we ░░░░░░░░ got to see what ░░░░░░░░ facts are I was ░░░░░░░░ at this this other ░░░░░░░░ with a about this ░░░░░░░░ a lawyer very much ░░░░░░░░ in democratic politics There ░░░░░░░░ core immigration issues that ░░░░░░░░ really care about We ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ have a just and ░░░░░░░░ immigration system If you ░░░░░░░░ an asylum seeker you ░░░░░░░░ be heard If you ░░░░░░░░ here even illegally we ░░░░░░░░ to make sure you ░░░░░░░░ constitutional protections Remember the ░░░░░░░░ doesn t just protect ░░░░░░░░ who have access to ░░░░░░░░ and are full fledged ░░░░░░░░ The founding fathers made ░░░░░░░░ that even the enemy ░░░░░░░░ the red coats John ░░░░░░░░ defended the red coats ░░░░░░░░ the Boston a massacre ░░░░░░░░ you remember so everybody ░░░░░░░░ get those protections Does ░░░░░░░░ look good politically I ░░░░░░░░ not think so The ░░░░░░░░ to El Salvador also ░░░░░░░░ issue of a judge ░░░░░░░░ someone that was sought ░░░░░░░░ by hsi or by ░░░░░░░░ the homeland security folks ░░░░░░░░ the jury door doesn ░░░░░░░░ look good So let ░░░░░░░░ a facts pan out ░░░░░░░░ m sure she s ░░░░░░░░ to get good representation ░░░░░░░░ s never good when ░░░░░░░░ local or state or ░░░░░░░░ judge is arrested or ░░░░░░░░ It s even worse ░░░░░░░░ it s on corruption ░░░░░░░░ but this is just ░░░░░░░░ political issue I m ░░░░░░░░ she had good intentions ░░░░░░░░ let s see where ░░░░░░░░ facts are As of ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ people the American people ░░░░░░░░ happy that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ brought some order to ░░░░░░░░ southern border but they ░░░░░░░░ also very unhappy and ░░░░░░░░ about some of these ░░░░░░░░ arrests mass detentions without ░░░░░░░░ due process whatsoever And ░░░░░░░░ this is America This ░░░░░░░░ not El Salvador this ░░░░░░░░ not Venezuela this is ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ that constitution that bill ░░░░░░░░ rights gotta mean something ░░░░░░░░ kneel this judge neil ░░░░░░░░ judge s case have ░░░░░░░░ ever heard of a ░░░░░░░░ with ICE Officials in ░░░░░░░░ lobby of the courthouse ░░░░░░░░ the side door s ░░░░░░░░ way Laughter I mean ░░░░░░░░ s pretty wild To ░░░░░░░░ s point like the ░░░░░░░░ that we re even ░░░░░░░░ about this and we ░░░░░░░░ not talking about tariffs ░░░░░░░░ not talking about the ░░░░░░░░ and we re not ░░░░░░░░ about inflation this is ░░░░░░░░ playing into the Trump ░░░░░░░░ s hands This is ░░░░░░░░ issue that they want ░░░░░░░░ talk about I think ░░░░░░░░ Trump feels like he ░░░░░░░░ largely because of concerns ░░░░░░░░ immigration and deportations and ░░░░░░░░ at the border and ░░░░░░░░ is where they feel ░░░░░░░░ they are on strong ░░░░░░░░ and they want to ░░░░░░░░ waging a public campaign ░░░░░░░░ these issues And so ░░░░░░░░ fact that this judge ░░░░░░░░ the steps that she ░░░░░░░░ to put herself in ░░░░░░░░ position enables the administration ░░░░░░░░ pivot away from some ░░░░░░░░ the thornier issues they ░░░░░░░░ having to deal with ░░░░░░░░ their response to tariffs ░░░░░░░░ trade negotiations It s ░░░░░░░░ win for the White ░░░░░░░░ Are Rich 9 and ░░░░░░░░ White House is making ░░░░░░░░ big deal out of ░░░░░░░░ judge case The FBI ░░░░░░░░ out statements attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Bondi at the forefront ░░░░░░░░ this whole thing I ░░░░░░░░ doesn t this as ░░░░░░░░ Democrat doing things like ░░░░░░░░ does this not help ░░░░░░░░ case I could not ░░░░░░░░ more with you neil ░░░░░░░░ And that s usually ░░░░░░░░ yeah it is Laughter ░░░░░░░░ former aide to Mitch ░░░░░░░░ and I agree on ░░░░░░░░ whole host of issue ░░░░░░░░ least on this one ░░░░░░░░ s a rarity But ░░░░░░░░ s right we lost ░░░░░░░░ election are and I ░░░░░░░░ been saying this for ░░░░░░░░ we cannot have tens ░░░░░░░░ thousands of people coming ░░░░░░░░ the border It looks ░░░░░░░░ not just in Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota Pennsylvania and Maryland ░░░░░░░░ looks bad in Arizona ░░░░░░░░ Texas in California There ░░░░░░░░ a reason he won ░░░░░░░░ he won time fair ░░░░░░░░ square Unlike 2020 Mr ░░░░░░░░ you lost this time ░░░░░░░░ won Here s a ░░░░░░░░ Democrats gotta realize that ░░░░░░░░ are political issues that ░░░░░░░░ worth fighting to win ░░░░░░░░ 2026 midterm elections The ░░░░░░░░ is one of em ░░░░░░░░ Elon has been doing ░░░░░░░░ another one The president ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy vis a ░░░░░░░░ Russia and now placating ░░░░░░░░ That s another issue ░░░░░░░░ said that sort of ░░░░░░░░ issue of immigration with ░░░░░░░░ with again it s ░░░░░░░░ but definitely the president ░░░░░░░░ the upper hand here ░░░░░░░░ and more Americans want ░░░░░░░░ have a secure border ░░░░░░░░ this issue neil is ░░░░░░░░ we should be talking ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs talking about ░░░░░░░░ s 401 k we ░░░░░░░░ be talking about certain ░░░░░░░░ protections the president is ░░░░░░░░ Not talking about an ░░░░░░░░ where it affects a ░░░░░░░░ very small group of ░░░░░░░░ And let me go ░░░░░░░░ to another cultural issue ░░░░░░░░ big on LGBTQ rights ░░░░░░░░ when you come down ░░░░░░░░ the rights of a ░░░░░░░░ of a handful of ░░░░░░░░ fraction of a fraction ░░░░░░░░ a group of people ░░░░░░░░ end up losing a ░░░░░░░░ of votes For instance ░░░░░░░░ rights huge But again ░░░░░░░░ we talk about children ░░░░░░░░ parental rights and permissions ░░░░░░░░ Democrats go a way ░░░░░░░░ of whack on that ░░░░░░░░ Oh guess what We ░░░░░░░░ going to lose a ░░░░░░░░ of the mid middle ░░░░░░░░ America votes Focus on ░░░░░░░░ things We re going ░░░░░░░░ have a massive new ░░░░░░░░ in 2026 Talk about ░░░░░░░░ judge and talk about ░░░░░░░░ know the issue of ░░░░░░░░ border from that direction ░░░░░░░░ may not be happy ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans but heir ░░░░░░░░ going to vote democratic ░░░░░░░░ Rich neil as a ░░░░░░░░ you got the chairman ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party talking ░░░░░░░░ the vice chair of ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party saying don ░░░░░░░░ primary our sitting members ░░░░░░░░ mean it s never ░░░░░░░░ for a party in ░░░░░░░░ on your first midterm ░░░░░░░░ right But you ve ░░░░░░░░ to to be looking ░░░░░░░░ this thinking like thanks ░░░░░░░░ mean look we ve ░░░░░░░░ with this in the ░░░░░░░░ I worked for nearly ░░░░░░░░ decade for senator McConnell ░░░░░░░░ party leader k and ░░░░░░░░ had missed opportunities in ░░░░░░░░ in 2012 In 2018 ░░░░░░░░ we ran candidates that ░░░░░░░░ t get elected Because ░░░░░░░░ base was kind of ░░░░░░░░ that pressure in these ░░░░░░░░ and we wound up ░░░░░░░░ unelectable candidates And I ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are about ░░░░░░░░ face that right now ░░░░░░░░ is a consternation amongst ░░░░░░░░ liberal base that they ░░░░░░░░ fighters They want people ░░░░░░░░ are going to push ░░░░░░░░ aggressively against Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Trump agenda and the ░░░░░░░░ result may very well ░░░░░░░░ that they run too ░░░░░░░░ left and run unelectable ░░░░░░░░ And they wage issues ░░░░░░░░ this like immigration which ░░░░░░░░ not winners What they ░░░░░░░░ to be doing is ░░░░░░░░ about things like permitting ░░░░░░░░ and energy and how ░░░░░░░░ we meet the surge ░░░░░░░░ demand that s going ░░░░░░░░ be driven by a ░░░░░░░░ and navigate that while ░░░░░░░░ carbon emissions to address ░░░░░░░░ change Those are issues ░░░░░░░░ are popular that that ░░░░░░░░ can win on But ░░░░░░░░ the base is pulling ░░░░░░░░ too far left And ░░░░░░░░ re going to run ░░░░░░░░ the same problem we ░░░░░░░░ into with the tea ░░░░░░░░ in 2010 2012 and ░░░░░░░░ Rich neil ari thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining us Good to ░░░░░░░░ with you Rich rearview 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