so he built up his own academia and all of these organizations. maybe if the democrats feel endangered enough they would do the same. there are additional recordings. is that something you've heard as well. do you think they will ever see the light of day. i don't know about it. it doesn't surprise me as a possibility. because they reported everything. it was so meticulous in deliberate and there were scientists and doctors psychologist measuring to make sure that when they waterboarding people they measured their oxygen level so they didn't die. it wouldn't surprise me if there were other records i don't know if there are more videotapes or not. most of these people were on. there is some examples of people trying to destroy the video. water boarded 88 times. they can be incompetent when it comes to that. thank you so much. in terms of your contact we hear a lot about accusations made. in terms of your contacts with people who had worked in the state department or cia or career people how are these people doing. i think at the morale is just terr

they owned the press and the academia and bit the centrism and liberalism and they did not feel they needed to build up a counter establishment and charles koch wanted to take it over so we pulled up his own craft and academia and all of these organizations. maybe if the democrats feel endangered enough they will do the same. >> anything else? yes. >> [inaudible] there is a report that there are additional recordings of the torture sessions and tylan that gina was not able to destroy and they said something is that what you've heard as well? do you think those tapes will ever see the light of day? >> i don't know about it but it does not surprise me as a possibility because they recorded everything. one of the things i cannot believe what i was doing the book was in the beginning anyway was it was so meticulous and deliberate and it was there were scientists and doctors and psychologists measuring to make sure that when the water boarded people they measured their oxygen levels so that they did not die but they go right up to the edge of dying and it would not surprise me if there we

your thoughts about what's going on in academia and why republicans don't take seriously about achieving ideological diversity. >> i work for turning point u.s.a. and this is what we are confronting head-on. i think ought reason democrats and republicans alike don't take it seriously because they don't understand how bad it has gotten. conservative thinkers are under attack. you have students against white supremacy that shout down student for capitalism. they are socialists. they refer to people who wear blue blazers as the symbol of white supremacy. i was at a campus in minnesota that said somebody wearing a blue blazer was the costume for white supremacy. lou: that is stunning. that's one i hadn't heard before. there is so much that's being ginned up by the left in this country. watching the dimms at gina haspel's confirmation hearing. those are some of the nastiest people i have ever seen. utterly disgusting. >> it's so typical unfortunately of democrats in the last 10-15 years for them to turn something so crucial and important as this nomination into a stupid partisan fight in whic

students, whether they're in doctorate programs or whatever it may be whose purpose is to steal in academia, and to move that treasure trove of knowledge base back to the mainland. at what point can we bring that under control? >> well, if you look at the two actions that we've taken very recently, the two 232 on steel and aluminum, those deal with the present. the intellectual property action that was taken today really deals with our future. and i think that's what makes this an interesting and very balanced package. i learned to my amazement the other day, we will be granting, at the u.s. patent office part of commerce, our ten millionth patent in the middle of the year. no country has had ten million patents. but they're only good if you make people adhere to them. lou: if you protect the patents which is purpose of the whole thing to begin with. we have been protecting very little. and i love the idea, and as a highly successful businessman yourself, i would l love to know you thoughts about what american business has done to transfer the wealth. we blame the chinese and others. but th

university students whether they for doctorate programs or whatever they may be whose purpose is to steal in academia and to move that treasure trough of knowledge base back to the mainland. at what point can we bring that under control? >> well, if you look at actions 232 on steel and aluminum, those deal with the present. the intellectual property act really teams with our future. and i think that's what makes it interesting and balanced package. i learned to my amazement the other day, we'll be granting at the u.s. patent office of commerce 10 million pan tent sometime the middle much this year. no country ever had ten mill one patents. and they are only good if you make people to adhere to them. >> lou: if you protect those and that is the purpose to begin with. we have protected very little and i love the idea and i love it, it is it high he success. businessman and yourself. i would hov to know your thoughts on what american business has done to transfer all of the welt. we blame the chinese and others and the fault is in ourselves and many case, we allowed corporate america and u.s. multinatio

and it's just -- you now, it's time, once you're finished in government, you ought to go to academia and not to try to play the same role. lou: by the way, do we have the president talking about john kerry today? do we have that sound? can you bring that up? it's worthwhile for all of us to see that. it's terrific. let's turn to these remarks today by the president at the nra. great speech. >> very powerful. lou: we referred to love in the room there. i mean, there was a mutual admiration society at the nra -- between the nra and this president. >> very important constituency. and what he challenged them is to get out and use all of the powers that you have in the midterm elections and that's very important that they do that. they're powerful across the country because they've got a lot of active members. lou: and the trump economy, 34.9% unemployment, the lowest unemployment rate since 2000. the lowest hispanic and african-american unemployment ever. and jarrett is trying to take credit for it today. >> again, she should have left the government a long time ago too. at the end of th

acros -- academia has had probls coping with this president and his style of leadership. right now would have to think most of academia as it's represented to us by the left-wing media is beside themselves watching this president accomplish a great moment in less than a year in office. >> academia is not the biggest fan of this particular president. havingeen on campus today and yesterday, way see is shock that this is taking place at all. that -- whatever you think about this, this is a really historic development. the fact that it exists is amazing. the summits we grew up with as kids with the russians and later the chinese. now we are meeting with north korea. the way we got here is something that indicates the failures of the earlier policies to get a handle around the north korean nuclear weapons program. now we are trying i different approach. lou: failures of three successive presidencies. clinton, bush and obama. this president is doing something they could not even conceptualize, and that is treating kim with direct forthright respect as well as a very sun sear s

sacrificed so much too to e this nation, for their trouble they are attacked from all sides from leftest academia and left wing national media, with little talent in he her either party ad less integrity, the hatred directed at president trump and his family almost of day sun is unprecedented, unfair and wrong. denying truth, turning justice on its head in the pettiness of politicians, and little partisans refusing to credit president trump for his extraordinary accomplishments, yes, he has yet to serve a full year in office this president has worked wonders, and hard. tirelessly, and more than anyone else in washington. but mr. trump's detractors will consume themselves soon. denying miss success -- his success and resenting his commitment. our quote of the evening, from general john george patton, we d sheep, drive ca cattle, we lead people, we're coming right back. >> president trump pledging great support for people of iran as they take to the streets to protest their corrupt regime. we'll discuss the unrest in iran and the trump administration's possible new sanctions again iran with general

then you've got idiots, whether they're -- i won't name where they are, throughout wall street and academia who fail to acknowledge that fundamental reality that deficits cut into gdp growth rate. >> yeah. and the best way to think about a trade deficit is the country is consuming more than it's producing. and if you continue to do that forever -- it's okay to consume more than you produce for, you know, short periods of time. but if you do that in the long run, which is what we've done, you've got to sell off the assets. we've sold off crown jewels, transferred ore technology. and so we're in a really big, much bigger hole that people realize due to the trade relations and the trade deficits. they cost a lot. lou: if they listen to this president for one day, as you know, ron, this president has been clear from the moment he jumped into the race in 2015 for president of the united states. and all i can say is, thank god he won. because he is the only political figure focusing on what is real, what has the root causes of the squandering of immense wealth of this country and the intellectual

successful trip to davos where he sold america first to a sceptical assembly from business, government and academia. he received cheers for his plain-spoking style and his refusal to pull punches and compromise his agenda. president trump: the world is witnessing the resurgence of a strong and prosperous america. there has never been a better time to hire, to build, invest and grow in the united states. i will always put america first. just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first also. but america first does not mean america alone. when the united states grows, so does the world. lou: president trump has returned to a calendar and agenda chock full of initiatives and important events. his first state of the union address tuesday. a battle over an immigration proposal and the house asking him to release a memo with shocking revelations. the left wing media is caught up in efforts to divert attention from the intel memo and the obvious corruption at the fbi, doj and special counsel. the left clucking loudly about that "new york times" report which claims trump ordered muell

lou: in all of academia. and it is so wonderful to look out and see 4.1% growth on the gdp. nancy pelosi trying to comprehend the impact of a record low unemployment rate among hispanics and blacks in this country and watch their final responses which are basically nailing -- they're whaling and gnashing their teeth and having little fits. >> it's kind of a fun time for anyone in this economy. it's a great job market and as you said, it's quieted a lot of people who were making excuses during the obama years. we think of a lot of the former officials from that administration. lou: you didn't hear much from them. >> we were doomed for the future of low growth and there was nothing we could do about it. it is exciting. and i think given that here we are ten years after the financial crisis the president's policies have shown a lot of success in reviving the economy. and i would say maybe it's time to make banking great again in terms of letting banks fail again, letting them succeed and fail with less regulation but also less federal support. i think it's a good time to consid

academia, but there are really issues. lou: i was going to give that you opportunity. >> there are real issues, and as a default, if it does not occur in universities that actually gives the think tanks a larger role, which they are not taking up. lou: i am not disappointed in that, there should be few are think tanks, most end up being either i auto is -- at public th or lobbying organization in guise of i think tank. >> very more partisan. lou: they are more in the tank than think. >> thank you. lou: and what do you think of the xi and trump meeting. >> i think it will be interesting, potential if shinea and u.s. to get together on a partial trade deal would have such an immense impact. this is a bargaining back and fort. lou: president said clear, it is a trade dispute. >> okay, there you go. lou: he will win it, paul bracken. >> good to be here. lou: up next, less than a week until the midterm election. radical dimms are smearing the president. >> the president will lash out at anybody, even members of his own party, h

academia. >> lou: you're not? i was going to give you the issue. i knew you would leap at the opportunity. >> there are some real issues here. >> lou: yeah. >> at the default, if it doesn't occur in the universities, that actually gives the think tanks a larger role, which they are not taking up. >> lou: yeah. by the way, i'm not disappointed in that at all. i think there should be fewer think tanks because most of them end up being either supplicants at the public trough or i think we should say with a conjunction here, lobbying organizations in the guise of, quote/unquote, think tank. >> they have become partisan. >> lou: more in the tank than think. you are a great thinker. we appreciate you sharing your thoughts. >> thank you. >> lou: what do you think of the xi-trump meeting? >> i think it will be very interesting because the potential if china and the u.s. were to get together on even a partial trade deal, would have such an immense impact. they don't even have to get together. just have to talk as if they are getting together. i don't think

but these folks we have now in academia won't acknowledge trade deficits cut into economic growth stripping trillions of dollars from this country in economic growth over the past four decades. >> the first six years i was here under the obama administration, we got all excited when we got 2.1% gdp growth. that was like, oh my, that's wonderful. and now we're getting 4% and the democrats can't say things are good. the american people know it's good. and we're getting ready to do more. we want to make the tax cuts for individuals and small businesses permanent. we want to give them permanency and we'll see a growth in number of jobs, 1.5 million new jobs. my goodness gracious. lou: don't you find it laughable that chuck schumer can say with a straight face that this president has gone soft on russia? this president, unlike the previous president, he's ordered our military to carry on, whether it's against the destruction of isis, whether it is the destruction of anyone who puts our troops in harm's way, killing -- people forget, remember when the cia director, mike pompeo, acknowledged in fe

the sole head of state in the communist state of china being criticized from academia. but that's also very careful when that happens. there has to be a constituency for that kind of criticism, whether it is russia. more people are moving toward him what it's in foreign policy, whether it's in international trade where he's demanded reciprocal balanced fair trade and is beginning to fit the architecture of all of that into place. >> well one element you didn't talk about there, which is his inneenergized supporters. he has more support among republicans than anybody except for bush right after 9/11. this is his party. anybody gets in way of him at this point in time, they're going to get mulled over and that should be the lesson for mitch mcconnell and those guys in washington should understand. lou: with 88% of the support of his -- of the republican party, is it h his party. he is formidable. but there are recalcitrant parties within the party. of course they're all establishment. they're all bought and paid for by the business round table, the chamber of commerce, ko