Marco Rubio, Longtime Dissident Rightist? | There's More to the Minnesota Story | 1/16/25
The A.M. Update
Aaron McIntire
4.9 • 833 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In this conversation, Aaron McIntire discusses Biden's bitter bye-bye, the geopolitical implications of China's influence and Marco Rubio's seemingly newfound understanding of sovereignty. Aaron highlights Pam Bondi's slaying of Senator Whitehouse. He also delves into the complexities (or lack thereof) of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. We also get a better look at the controversies surrounding the Minnesota legislature, interviewing Minnesota journalist Dustin Grage. The conversation concludes with a look at The A.M. Update's poll of the week regarding immigration and deportation policies.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, January 16th, 2025. Tell yourself 10 years ago, Marker Rubio would be saying |
| 0:05.9 | this stuff. It's the best worst, best worst, best worst, hostage deal ever. And there's much more |
| 0:11.6 | to the story in Minnesota. Next on the AM update. An oligarchy is taking shape in America |
| 0:17.7 | of extreme wealth, powered influence that literally threatens our entire |
| 0:21.8 | democracy. If we stay on the road we're on right now, less than 10 years, virtually everything |
| 0:27.6 | that matters to us in life will depend on whether China will allow us to have it or not. |
| 0:31.0 | The post-war global order is not just obsolete. It is now a weapon being used against us. |
| 0:36.3 | So will everyone be held to an equal |
| 0:39.0 | fair system of justice if i am the next attorney general absolutely credit for this mr president |
| 0:45.6 | you or truck that a joke confirmation hearing season continued yesterday notable confirmation |
| 0:52.0 | hearings marco rubio for secretary of State and Pam Bondi for |
| 0:55.8 | attorney general. Here's Marco Rubio in his opening statements talking about the specter of China. |
| 1:02.2 | If we stay on the road we're on right now, in less than 10 years, virtually everything that matters |
| 1:07.6 | to us in life will depend on whether China will allow us to have it or not. Everything from the blood pressure medicine we take to what movies we get to watch, and everything in between, we will depend on China for it. |
| 1:18.6 | They have come to dominate the critical mineral supplies throughout the world. |
| 1:23.6 | Everywhere in the world, they've now established critical mineral rights. |
| 1:26.6 | Even those who want to see more electric cars, no matter where you make them, those batteries are almost |
| 1:30.9 | entirely dependent on the ability of the Chinese and the willingness of the Chinese Communist |
| 1:35.4 | Party to produce it and export it to you. And then there's this. Marco Rubio went very deep, |
| 1:40.9 | very deep with this commentary in his opening statement about what it means to be a |
| 1:46.4 | sovereign nation. Tell yourself any Secretary of State, nominee or otherwise of the United States |
| 1:52.1 | over the past 20 years would say this. Tell yourself that Marco Rubio, who was 10 years ago, |
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