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I'm joined now by the co-host of Potsy. America, Tommy Vtor. Tommy, thanks for. joining me. >> Thanks for having me. >> Greg Bovino is out. Tom H. Homeman is. in. To what extent do you believe the. Trump administration in their effort to. try and convince people that this is a. kinder, softer CBP and ICE operation. that's happening now that now that Bo is. not in any. >> Tom and Greg, weren't those the buddies. from Succession? >> Yeah, I bet they're not as not quite as. fun of a pair. Uh look, I think that uh. Bovino seems like he's a scapegoat so. far. I mean, hopefully um Homeman has.

taken the lesson that, you know, physically assaulting American citizens, murdering American citizens, not only is. it a horrible thing to do for a bunch of. constitutional and moral reasons, but. also Donald Trump didn't like how it. looked on TV, and so they they they rein. that in a little bit. It sounds. like there uh under H Homeman there will. be more efforts just to like get uh. individuals out of jails and prisons and. not necessarily do these sort of like. constant drive around broad sweeps and. picking up everybody. But we'll see. I I.

think ultimately like this is a policy. driven by Donald Trump and Steven Miller. and it's going to it's going to look. like a policy driven by Donald Trump and. Steven Miller. Uh Greg Bavino sucks. Uh. CBP is reportedly responsible for a lot. of the worst abuses that we've all been. seeing on our on our screens. Um, but. I'm not hopeful that this will be a kind. and gentle policy. >> And and that's the part I want to dig. into a little bit here because my. concern in all of this is that Trump. will trot out Tom Hman and and make it. look like accountability is being done. by virtue of Greg Bovino being cast.

aside. But again, as as you as you. alluded to, like this policy didn't come. from Greg Bino. He's not directing. policy. It comes from Donald Trump. the. only way he feels emboldened to act the. way that he acted is because Donald. Trump gave him the green light to know. that he could act that way. And so Trump. is still there uh even if Bo is not. And. so, you know, my concern in all of this. is that the broader media, the broader. narrative, because that's what Trump. cares about at the end of the day. They're going to see Bovino out home and. in be able to say, "Oh, well, well, Trump is being responsive to to the.

needs of Americans. He understands how. bad it was, and now we're going to get. something different." Of course, I'm. sure, you know, they'll they'll feed. legacy media a bunch of DHS, you know, boilerplate uh uh memos that have been. sent out, lies that have been sent out, and that and that they'll they'll kind. of just regurgitate that that to people. because, you know, because either that's. what they're accustomed to doing, which. is just, you know, vomiting out whatever. the administration fed them or because. they're owned by the administration. I. mean, Barry Weiss is there because she's. going to be a mouthpiece for this. administration. And so are you concerned.

that that the that the media narrative. surrounding all of this is going to is. going to kind of red down to Trump's. benefit and that they're going to get. what they want? >> I look I think in Minnesota it's going. to be like a put up or shut up moment. You know I think hopefully without. Bavino and CBP running the show that it. will uh reduce some of the most. aggressive tactics on the margins. Now. if that doesn't happen, we're all going. to see it, right? Because these people. in Minnesota are going to be on the. streets. are going to be recording. >> regardless of whether Bo is there or Tom.

Hol is there. >> Yeah. I mean, that's what's actually. inspiring about this story is the way. that everyone in in the Twin Cities has. stepped up to protect their community, has has, you know, followed these ICE. agents around and warned people, has. filmed these interactions. Like, that's. why we know about all this. So, if that. continues, um, we'll have a real time. reading on what's happening. But, I. agree with you. I mean, there's clearly. an effort right now to like spin a. narrative that this will be a kinder, gentler version of ICE. and like I'll. believe it when I see it. >> Um, in terms of in terms of.

uh the future of ICE, I've spoken to a. lot of elected officials over the course. of the past week. I've asked almost all. of them what their thoughts are um about. abolishing ICE entirely. And the reason. I asked this is because like of course. you can reform any agency. Like any. agency can be reformed, but I think that. the way ICE has kind of staffed that. agency with a was with a very specific. messaging like I mean they're using. straight up like white nationalist Nazi. stuff. >> Correct. And so so I don't know that. it's salvageable when the basis for uh.

bringing all of these people in was like. straight up Nazi messaging. Like how do. you what better training for people who. are only in that agency because they. believe in like a white ethnost state. And so I'm just curious but but at the. same time I mean there is also uh I I I. can I can see how there is like concern. that Democrats don't want to fall into. the same defund the defund the police. trap uh from you know five six years. ago. So, I'm just curious where you. stand on on this issue because I've. heard from most elected officials, at. least progressives, are pretty cleareyed.

in terms of coming out and saying. abolish ICE. >> Yeah, it's a hard one. It's like, you. know, I don't want to jump into a time. warp and suddenly like make this about a. debate from 2018, >> right? Or a debate about semantics, you. know. >> Right. Yeah. Exactly. And I think it's a. general political rule like voters don't. want to hear that you're going to. abolish something. They're going to they. want to hear what you're going to do. about it. Um, I think in the near term, Schumer is going to approach uh these. negotiations over funding with a reform. message. And I think that's probably the. smartest politically and like given the. very limited power that Democrats have,

the most likely uh path to getting some. changes around the margins that. obviously are not enough, but are maybe. the best you can do during the Trump. administration. I think long term, like. if I had if I could do like a magic. wand, I think you get rid of the. Department of Homeland Security. It was. created after 9/11. monstrous. monstrosity of an agency makes. absolutely no sense because the problem. I have with Abolish ICE is um one CBP as. we've been discussing and Bavino and all. these you know cowboys at Border Patrol.

like they're just as much part of the. problem too like what happens with them. Two what the Department of Homeland. Security did was it took all these these. immigration focused uh agencies and. shoved them under the rubric of. counterterrorism when that's sort of. like not how I think we want to think. about who we let in our country. Like. obviously vetting is part of it, but. like immigrants make great contributions. and like you know the border you know. there there's tax issues involved. Talk. about customs. >> to immediately sort like CBP into. counterterrorism like already puts them. on on the back foot like to to like.

you're preassuming you're you're. prejudging anybody who comes in under. that lens. >> and it's like it's like milit further. militarizing our law enforcement and. it's a bad thing and we've seen a lot of. that since the Iraq war. like all these. local police departments and agencies. have like stuff that was used on the. battlefield in Iraq and like gear and. kits and cars and It's just like. we got to get away from that. >> Tommy, we have uh a goodbye message from. Greg Bovino that I want to show you and. get your take on. >> Team behind me are a few individuals. there. That's the original turn and.

burn, the folks that help make America. But you know what? I'm very proud of. what you, the mean green machine, are. doing in Minneapolis right now, just. like you've done it across the United. States over these past tough nine. months. And I want you to know that. you're the modern-day equivalent. Turn. and burn. Makes me very proud. I also. want you to know that I've got your back. now and always. I love you. I support. you. And I salute you.

>> No, Tommy, stop saluting. Stop. Stop. saluting Tommy. No, >> I it's so weird to say I love you. workforce. I love you. Like you're my. boss. >> The whole thing is so is so bizarre and. it it like it's giving it's giving. like8s movie villain, you know? >> Yeah. It's giving me a little bit of uh. Kevin Spy and American Beauty vibes like. he's about to kill you like I love you. and about to murder you. Uh turn. and burn. What does that mean? Is that. what he does when he crop dust the. office on chilly day?

>> What did you What did you say people. were calling him online? Uh on on. Twitter, I saw oneird Reich. >> One Third Reich, >> which I think is I honestly genius. >> Yeah. For an administration so focused. on optics to let this guy go out in the. street dressed like a brown coat is just. it's a choice. >> There's so little to see. >> So little to see. >> It's a big coat. >> It's a big coat. >> Yeah. >> In real life, it's this. extra large. Big coat. >> What a Um well, speaking of uh. speaking of um these officials and Trump.

administration aligned people who are. absolute clowns, we have one more little. bit of a little bit rough on the. transition. >> I like that transition. It's good. >> Melania Trump has a has a big movie. coming out this uh this weekend. I know. Tommy, you brought a bunch of tickets to. see Melania in theaters. >> Um. >> bringing my kids. >> Bringing your kids. >> Can't wait. >> What are your thoughts on the fact that. >> this movie was paid for basically as a. bribe by Jeff Bezos? I think he he gave. I think he paid $40 million. >> 40 million. That's it. >> $40 million for a movie that nobody.

asked for and very likely nobody wants. to see. There's been these tweets and. posts all over the internet of major. theaters. There was one, I'm sure you. saw the one in Boston Commons with like. literally zero seats having been sold uh. for like the the opening night showing. >> When I see that image, I just see. opportunity, you know, to go see a great. film. >> That's right. Like it's hard to. overstate how much money $40 million is. for a documentary. Like for a feature. film is still pretty expensive for a. documentary that's like. >> Well, it's especially expensive in an. era where where the entertainment.

industry is is hurting so badly, collapsing. Yeah. I mean, we're in Los. Angeles. The entertainment industry is. on life support out here. And to have. any projects have the opportunity to be. gifted $40 million, I mean, you can you. can greenlight god knows how many movies. on that uh with that amount of money. But instead, it was just basically. handed to Melania Trump so that they. can, you know, uh, offer up the viewing. pleasure to tens of viewers out there. >> Yeah. But wait, it gets worse. Uh, they're spending an additional $35. million on global marketing. Amazon is. So, this is a $75 million all-in.

documentary. By the way, you know, it's. not going to be interesting because. Melania produced it. Like, I'm sure she. has Final Cut. >> I hear I hear it's going to be the best. The director is a guy named Brett Ratner. who was basically like written out of. Hollywood because he'd sexually. assaulted so many people. But now this. film is airing in like 1500. theaters. And also apparently Trump is. apparently reportedly forcing Paramount. to also make uh Rush Hour 4, which Brett. Ratner directed.

>> Brett Ratner. >> Jesus Christ. >> He's my favorite director. you sound. like we decided you sounded like either. Robin Williams doing Mor and Mindy or. Andy Kaufman and uh or like. >> the sad part is this is the second video. where I've now done that voice. So I I. know I haven't watched the first video. that we shot yet where I've where I did. that voice. >> Impressive. >> And then now I'm going to I will cringe. when I watch that one and then be. horrified to know that I have a second. video coming out with the voice. >> You know that's okay. >> But I think I am the best at it. >> because. the movie Brian just for folks who are.

wondering should I go see this? Will it. be interesting? It's about the 20 days. leading up to Trump's second. inauguration. >> Sign me up. >> So, we follow Melania like I guess. flying from New York to. >> DC a bunch. >> Yeah, we we follow Melania not talking. to not sleeping in the same bed as. Donald. >> Not looking Donald in the eye, not. loving him. Darren doing weird stuff. >> What is it? Trying to trying to Never. mind. >> Tell me. Wait, what were you saying? >> Say I don't think. >> Trump's just popping aspirins. >> Yeah, I'll leave it there.

>> Yeah, aspirins. That's what uh it's a. bribe. It's outrageous. It's disgusting. It's like just one of these egregious, I. guess, legalized bribes that we're. seeing all over the place from big. businesses. >> And uh and we can't wait to tune in. tonight in theaters. So, I'll pick you. up at 6. >> Oh, I'm going to get you the. commemorative Melania popcorn bucket for. only uh $12.99. >> God knows I'll need it. God knows it's. one of those things I'll be using in the. future. >> What if it's just like a 15minute. documentary? So, >> that would actually be the best part of. it. >> Yeah, it would be the best. Well, look, the reality is that we are seeing these.

big media conglomerates like Amazon heap. tons of money into the Trump. administration. $75 million for a. documentary that nobody wants to see and. nobody asked for is a testament to. exactly that. What we're seeing at CBS. is a testament to that. The fact that. CBS paid $16 million, ABC News paid $16. million to Donald Trump. So, they own. all of these different platforms. Uh um. uh David Ellison, his consortium now. owns uh the US arm of Tik Tok and and.

>> that seems bad, huh? >> Seems bad. Uh Elon has has uh Twitter. And so, you know, we're seeing more and. more right-wing voices, right-wing. outlets continue to own the algorithms. that control what people can see. So, a. small step that we can take to. counteract that is to subscribe to. progressive media outlets. There's no. better one than Crooked Media. So, I'm. going to put the link to Pods Save. America right here on the screen. I'll. also put the link to this channel on the. screen. >> Subscribe to Brian's channel. >> if you're not yet subscribed to both of. them. Go ahead to subscribe. It is. completely free to do so and helps. elevate our work a little bit. Tommy, as.

always, thanks for the time. >> Great to see you. See you soon in. Melania. >> See you. See you at the theater. >> Thought you might do the voice again. He. said best be best.