Oh, since we last spoke. Good lord. Yet another new country has been dragged into the Iran conflict. What is that, 165 now? Finland are lifting their ban on nuclear weapons. The US is now asking Ukraine for help in the Middle East. France is now increasing their number of nuclear warheads for the first time since 1992. 10 European nations are preparing evacuation plans for civilians in the case of military conflict in the region. People are trying to draft Baron Trump into World War II. And while we're all watching what's happening in the Middle East, the FBI quietly dropped Trump files that they mistakenly withheld from the Epstein files. What a time. Yeah, a lot has happened since we last spoke. It's been a long ass week. So like and subscribe if you appreciate the late nights that it's been. And let's just stop the yapping and go. My apple is still here from two days ago since we last spoke. It's actually fared pretty well two days. You know what hasn't fared very well? And if I fall sick with some mysterious illness and die, this is the reason why we've been so busy. We haven't noticed that the Empire's HQ is rotting from within and probably falling into my mouth and into my airways. Alex is going to have a heart attack when he sees this cuz he's had his own trouble with black mold. Holy sh Looks way worse with a flash on. Oh, okay. That's actually That might not be Holy sh Holy. Oh, that's That is way worse. I was laughing about this and now I'm slightly concerned because that is, as you can see, right above my head as I record each day. Um, and there you guys are. Hey guys. [ __ ] Right, let's not worry about me. We've got big things to get to. Let's begin. Okay, kicking things off. We have officially entered day seven of the war in the Middle East and day eight for you guys actually. And it is not slowing down. Firstly, yet another new country has been dragged into this conflict. I believe that makes it 15 or 16 now. I'm starting to lose count because for the first time an Iranian drone has struck the international airport in Azabaijan, injuring at least two civilians. A second drone fell near a school building and now Aabaijan is vowing to respond. So another involvement. We also found out today that Iranian bombers were actually within 2 minutes of striking the largest US military base in the entire region. For perspective, it usually typically holds around 10,000 service members. They were 2 minutes away. But they didn't because Qatari planes shot them down in their first aerial combat mission. Damn. Also, three people were killed in the UAE after a missile actually made it in and hit the ground, including six drones. Also in the last couple of days, several European nations now coming to the aid of fellow EU member Cyprus with countries like France, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK all promising to send naval assets to protect the island. How nice. Also, Italy today actually became one of the latest countries to get involved after their prime minister said that they would send air defense aid to certain Gulf countries. It's also been a big couple of days for repatriation flights. Several countries including Australia, Germany, Netherlands, you know, and the UK eventually uh they finally made their first evacuation flights, you know, to bring their citizens homes that have been stranded there. Now, the UK's repatriation flight initially was supposed to fly on Wednesday, had some technical difficulties, did not fly, uh but it has since recording finally made it there and collected some people. Speaking of the UK though, their MET police actually announced this morning that four people have been arrested as part of their counterterrorism investigation relating to Iran. Now, this in particular has been a major concern following the war in Iran. I'm telling you all western agencies have been on high alert with US generals warning of this even before the conflict because you know it's believed that the Iran doesn't have the weapons capability to strike missiles uh on US homeland and potentially even UK but one way that many analysts have been speaking about how they could retaliate is through cyber attacks and terrorism. Now, the UK's deputy prime minister, David Lambie, said that after this news broke, Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism globally, and sadly that is in effect in our own society as well. Now, Kia Starmer also said that over the last year alone, they have blocked more than 20 potentially lethal attacks on UK soil. Also, in the last couple of days, a bit of a twist actually, uh Cypress's Ministry of Defense, they have confirmed that the drone that hit the two military uh UK military bases was not launched from Iran. Now, this was a pretty big point because it was actually the first time that this whole conflict touched the European territory. Now, even though they say that it wasn't from Iran, they did say that it was Shahid like implying that it was made by Iran. Most reports currently indicate that these could have been launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon, which actually is a lot closer to Cyprus when you look at it on the map. So, that could make sense. Another pretty ironic update on the whole war is that the tables have turned. According to Zalinski, the United States are now asking Ukraine for help. He posted on X today, "We received a request from the United States for specific support in protection against Shahids in the Middle East region." He continued saying that he granted the aid that America asked for, saying that Ukraine helps partners who help ensure our security and protect the lives of our people. Yeah, cuz imagine imagine they said no. And then, ah, Alex, show them the image. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw this. People are kind of playing on the irony of, you know, the US asking Ukraine for help considering how Trump and Vance kind of berated Zilinski in the White House and >> you're not in a good position. You don't have the cards right now and what you're doing is very disre disrespectful to the country, this country. >> Have you said thank you once? >> A lot of times. >> No, in this you said thank you. Did >> you went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October? >> Now Zalinski is the one in the suit and they are in the black tank tops and um damn they're not tank tops are they? Oh the comments. I don't give a sh >> corn casserole. >> Now the big question is did Trump in Vance say thank you for the help from Ukraine? That'll be interesting. >> Have you said thank you once? And the last major update from the war situation and it's not even really an update about the war. It's something that you might not have been paying attention to because while everything has been going on in the Middle East, the Justice Department quietly dropped a pretty significant series of documents concerning Donald Trump in the Epstein files. And I mean, you guys have been noticing we were yapping all about Epstein. Epstein was the thing and no one would leave it alone. And then the war started and it's kind of being brushed to the sides. is like, "Okay, now we got bigger things to talk about." But that shall not happen today. We will not miss these headlines. There are still so many important questions. At the end of the day, we started to see people getting fired, people resigning, obviously no imprisonments or or real consequences. But, you know, it's not done yet. We still have more information. On Thursday, the Justice Department released a few more documents that were relating to Epstein that were previously missing. Now, the documents detail a 2019 report where they interviewed a woman claiming that she was sexually assaulted by President Trump uh when she was only 13 to 15 years old in the 1980s. And here's the interesting part about this because there was only one of these interviews with the FBI and this woman. Turns out though, there was three more follow-up interviews and we didn't know about them. And the only reason we do know about them is because a couple members of Congress were actually granted permission to go and look at the unredacted files last month. One of the representatives, Robert Garcia from California, he claimed to have come across a document which hadn't been made public before, which is the one they've just released. Now, the Justice Department were confronted about why they never released these follow-up interviews by the FBI, and they essentially said that it was quote mistakenly withheld in the initial release because it was incorrectly coded as a duplicate. So, it's up to you guys whether to believe. I mean, it's plausible. It's certainly plausible, but it's also, you know, ironic, you know, that you get it. And the reason that it might be plausible that it was just a mistake is because again there's not really any smoking gun in here. The FBI themselves say that in these documents, you know, none of her claims could be cooperated. So they couldn't find any material evidence to follow these claims up with. And you know, when you actually go through it, it doesn't add a lot more apart from just again unsubstantiated allegations. And would this be some giant conspiracy to hold these things? I get it. If it was released and it was a big smoking gun, that's one thing. But these, I don't know, it's tricky. But if you want to go and have a look through these files yourself, we will make sure to add them in the description. But for now, moving on. Okay. Also, since we last spoke, something truly insane happened in the US Congress. And before Alex plays this clip, I don't even know if we should show it, Alex. I don't know. When I watched it, I was I was pretty scarred. I got a little bit, you know, desensitized, you know, the 8th, 20th time I watched it, but personally, okay, Alex, you choose whether to play it or not. And I will just say viewer discretion is advised >> FOR ISRAEL. >> HIS HAND. His hand. >> Don't know if he played it, but here's what happened. During an Armed Services Subcommittee hearing, a Marine veteran and Senate candidate, Brian McInness, he was forcibly removed. And as you may or may not have heard, he had his arm broken while they were trying to remove him. And it's one of the worst things I've watched. >> His hand. His hand. But the significance of this is not just that his arm was broken, but he actually stood up in the middle of the hearing and he disrupted it by saying, >> "Israel is the reason for this war. America does not want to fight this war for Israel. Let's go." >> Now, this is when the two officers grabbed him and attempted to drag McInness out of the room. Uh, which they explained later by saying that protests are not allowed inside congressional buildings. Now, of course, McInness did not go quietly and he resisted. He kept on yelling. >> Nobody wants to fight for Israel. Please stand up as a Marines and stand up for America. >> And actually, one of those men uh this is actually one of the senators uh who joined the security in trying to remove him. I mean, the part that I found the most eerie is that while all of this chaos was going on behind, most of the senators, in fact, actually I think all of them at the front refused to turn around. He's a He's a Marine. Somebody come help him. >> CONTROL YOUR SENATE COMMITTEE. >> LOOK AT YOU GUYS. YOU'RE ROBOTS. >> You won't even look back. >> LOOK AT YOU GUYS. YOU'RE LIKE ROBOTS. >> Oh my god. What is happening? >> And you're NOT EVEN LOOKING BACK any of you fourstar generals. Oh my god. What is happening right now? McInness now faces charges of assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and much more. But I mean, ultimately, his goal of clearly trying to make a statement with what he was saying definitely achieved that purpose because this video has gone mega mega viral, especially because of the arm. >> His hand. His hand. And this does shed a lot of light and pressure on the growing debate in Washington in particular over how much influence Israel had on the US entering this war with Iran, especially since Marco Rubio said this just 2 days ago. >> We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces. And we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties and perhaps even hire those killed. And then we would all be here answering questions about why we knew that and didn't. >> But as always, I'm very interested in what you guys think. Let me know your thoughts in the comments. But for now, >> his hand. His hand. >> Is your hand? >> No, it's not. >> Also, in one of the craziest pieces of news this week, ain't no way. People are trying to draft Baron Trump into World War II. So, a new hashtag is trending this week. In fact, I think at one point it hit number one trending in the United States. And they're essentially calling for Trump to send his son Baron to the front lines. And bro is going to be a huge target, unmissable target, in fact. I mean, not only because he's the president's son, but brother is like tall as ship. And here's the thing, it's growing just beyond a a viral hashtag. An entire website has now been created. Draftbarrump.com. God damn. It was actually made by former South Park writer. Makes sense, Toby Morton. And one part reads, "America is strong because its leaders are strong. President Trump proves that every day. So naturally, his son Baron is more than ready to defend the country his father so boldly commands." Now, here's the thing. Pretty fortunately for Baron, um I don't think he'll be eligible to be drafted. And that is because the US Army has a maximum height requirement of 6'8". Baron Trump according to Google is 6' n. I mean there are some rumors that he's 67. [ __ ] They got me. They got me. But you know and then other people are saying that there was uh one person that was 7 foot. Can't remember his name. I think it was a basketball player and he was allowed into the Navy. So that the hope for Baron is still there. Anyway, what do you guys think? There is there is no reality in this beyond it just being a hilarious joke. Let's be honest. But for now, moving on. Also, how's this for irony? So, this week, US lawmakers were asked to vote on whether their own potential sexual misconduct records should be made public and released. They voted against it. I investigated myself and I found myself innocent. And not only did they vote against it, but they did so overwhelmingly. 357-65 majority vote. Don't tell me there are the Congress files, too. We've got too many files. I mean, how are these not public in the first place is the question. Now, the reason they say that they voted against this motion, which was brought forward by Representative Nancy Mace, is because according to a statement from the ethics committee, it would chill victims cooperation, retraumatize victims, and put witnesses at risk of retaliation if their cooperation is made public. Does that make sense to you guys? Now, why this motion was brought forward by Representative Nancy Mace in the first place is because recently one of the Congress members was caught sending explicit images to another member of Congress, which is prohibited. Now, in this suggested motion, all reports tied to investigations into members accused of sexually harassing staff or engaging in sexual relations with other staffers would be publicly released. But he would even have the victim's personally identifiable information redacted. I mean either way they still they didn't necessarily strike it down but they did send it to the uh ethics committee which in Congress is known politically as it's just a place that you go and send things to kill it entirely. So it's the same of as just voting it down. >> And I just think it's really disgusting how this institution protects itself because y'all just half of them voted to send this stuff to House Ethics where you know it's going to die. We know that members of Congress are using taxpayer dollars to pay off sexual harassment. We just had a member of Congress literally sexually harass a woman that then lit herself on fire and you guys all protected him. That's why the American people hate us. I think the midterms are coming up and everyone should go on record for this. >> But yeah, I thought it kind of highlighted the irony of, you know, lawmakers being able to vote on things that could affect them. Um, and just, you know, being able to move along. Also, this week, it seems like the whole Middle East situation has spooked a lot of world leaders because more and more countries every single day that I look are now displaying interest in arming themselves again with the N-word. the the nuclear everyone says it's not nuclear it's nuclear nuclear whatever the because more and more countries every single day that I look are now displaying interest again in arming themselves with nuclear weapons I don't know what it felt like in the the cold war someh in the chat has got to explain it to me are there any still yeah there will still be somes around I mean I don't know about in these videos But would it feel too dissimilar to how it feels today where everyone is making preparations for the end times? Because earlier this week, Emmanuel Macron uh announced that France will be increasing their nuclear warheads for the first time since 1992 history every day this week. Now, they currently have around 290, which makes it the fourth largest nuclear arsenal in the world. And Macron justified the decision by saying that we must strengthen our nuclear deterrent in the face of multiple threats. To be free, one needs to be feared. To be free, one needs to be feared. Yeah, fair. I mean, can we think of some examples of countries that are not feared at all, but are free? What country is just out there minding their own business? Now, it wasn't just France, because also this week, Finland just announced that they will be lifting their ban on hosting or transporting nuclear weapons on their territory. Since 1987, nuclear weapons have been banned even from touching Finnish territory. And they are saying now that this has to change in order to align more closely with NATO's deterrence policy. Their defense minister said that the amendment is necessary to enable Finland's military defense as part of the alliance to take full advantage of NATO's deterrence and collective defense. And I mean mentioning the Cold War situation again, like I know that people in the Cold War, they were mainly focused about, you know, getting nuked, but today not only is that part of the conversation, but we're also talking about other things that could destroy civilization. AI coming through and just making humans like stupid apes, social media causing complete instability in our societies and crumbling them from within. We've got things like civil wars and I don't know it does. Is this what they had back then too? I guess that back then it was like what other things? The clim overpopulation. Everyone was scared about overpopulation. I guess now we've got underpopulation. So our world is scarier than yours. Huh? >> Tough time never lasts. Only tough people last. I've got mold that that that could kill the news daddy empire civilization. So yeah, let's just move on. Now the next story I wish it was something non uh apocalyptic fearing uh but it is not more of the same stuff. Reuters reported on Wednesday that 10 nations across Europe have all agreed to prepare for possible crossborder evacuations of civilians in the event of a crisis or military conflict in the region. Now, these are the 10 European nations that are participating in these plans, and they will jointly create these plans that will cover transport, border controls, travel, corridors, and other matters. Now, obviously, this news is coming out at the same time where everything's kicking off with the Middle East. So, you'd think, oh, it's probably related to that, right? No, it's actually to do with the other war that we've got just a little bit above and to the right. So yeah, they said that they are learning from what happened in Ukraine and they now want to create plans of you know let's say how we evacuate citizens from one country if they get attacked let's say for example Finland they share 10 miles of border maybe even more than that with Russia so if they get attacked where do those people go etc but then at the same time you know they are being described as fairly routine you know they would have I mean routine as they can get nowadays you know it's more just about the standard preparedness that each government should have nowadays Now, with that being said, you know, the Kremlin has repeatedly said that Russia does not want to invade NATO country. So, I guess these plans are just in case Putin is lying. Moving on. And then lastly, Donald Trump has hit another you're fired because for the first major cabinet change in Trump's second term, he has fired Department of Homeland Secretary Christy Gnome. I'd love to know if he did it in person like he used to do it on The Apprentice. >> You're fired. Get out of there. you're fired. >> Now, in the announcement he made on X, it seemed pretty normal. He didn't fire her. You're going home to nothing. He kind of moved her to a different position, which is the special envoy for the Shield of the Americas. Now, the Shield of Americas is apparently a new summit, an initiative that Trump has started, and it means to stop mass migration to the US and thwart drug cartels. Now, to take her place is Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, and he is known as a strong ally and loyal supporter of the president. Sir, this is a time. This is a place. You want to run your mouth. We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here. >> Okay, that's fine. Perfect. >> You want to do it now? >> I'd love to do it right now. >> Well, stand your butt up then. >> You stand your butt up. >> Oh, hold on. Stop it. >> Is that your solution or your pull? >> And talking about strong loyal support of the president, I just want to say a huge huge thank you to the entire team of the News Daddy Empire. It has been a long, brutal, unrelenting week. And so I want to say news Maddie, Alex the editor, Austin the Brave, Billy the Wise, thank you guys. I really, really appreciate you. None of these videos would have made it out. And it's not just me that appreciates you. It's all of the millions of people that watch these videos daily that appreciates the work because they wouldn't be out without you guys. So well done for this week. It's been insane. Hopefully next week is not as crazy. If so, God bless us all >> and thank you to all of you for watching. Really appreciate it. Have a great weekend and we will see you on Tuesday. Remember the schedule, but let's stop the break.