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00:00:00This is Power Hour with Gabriella Power.
00:00:07Hello and welcome to Power Hour. I'm Gabriella Power. Thank you for joining us. We have a massive
00:00:13show coming up today. President Donald Trump is leaving the G7 early due to the escalating
00:00:18situation in the Middle East and he's warning residents in Tehran to evacuate immediately.
00:00:24We'll be joined by an expert on this shortly. But let's start with the events that took place
00:00:28in the United States over the weekend. Thousands of soldiers marched through Washington, D.C.
00:00:33in what was an incredibly powerful military parade commemorating the U.S. Army's 250th
00:00:40anniversary. Spectators lined the streets and President Trump praised the bravery of American
00:00:46troops. Because our soldiers never give up, never surrender and never, ever quit. They fight,
00:00:55fight, fight, fight, and they win, win, win.
00:01:01And this really was a celebration with so much American pride.
00:01:05Look at those smiles. But this came as a shock to the hosts and reporters on MSNBC because they
00:01:35were ready to report that this military parade celebrating veterans and active duty service
00:01:41members would have a dark, malevolent energy.
00:01:44I want to go back to you, Ali, that again, when we talk about the sort of tension in the country and
00:01:50sometimes, you know, you and I have both been at Trump rallies. Those can be, you know, very tense,
00:01:55a kind of, I would say like kind of a dark, malevolent energy sometimes in them. Not always. But it doesn't
00:02:01seem like that's the energy on the on the mall today, which I think is a good sign, right?
00:02:06Correct. That you're you're you're really correct about that, Chris. And it's something we,
00:02:11you know, we were we were watching for.
00:02:13But MSNBC still managed to criticize it, complaining about the cost. And Jen Psaki
00:02:19reported on what she apparently knows what Donald Trump is really thinking.
00:02:25Our president, Donald Trump, spoke after a massive and massively expensive military parade
00:02:30in Washington, D.C., ostensibly to honor the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States
00:02:36Army, which is, of course, an honorable thing. But as we all know, that was not what was really in
00:02:41his head. He was really doing this to celebrate his 79th birthday, which is also today. And you can
00:02:48go ahead and put that in the category of not at all normal, which I think is important to shout
00:02:53out as often as we can. Yeah, the leftist media want you to freak out that this coincided with
00:02:59the president's birthday. Not normal, as Jen Psaki put it. But what about the coverage on other
00:03:04networks? Well, NBC News featured Senator Ron Paul to trash a parade that boosts America's morale.
00:03:12You know, I'm all for the president appearing and doing enlistment ceremonies at military bases.
00:03:17I've been with the president at Dover to receive home our dead soldiers. And so those who have been
00:03:24killed in action and to mourn their loss. But I just never liked the idea of the parade because I grew
00:03:30up in the 70s and 80s. And the only parades I can remember are Soviet parades for the most part or
00:03:36North Korean parades. And but I just we never glorified weapons so much. And I know he means well.
00:03:42I don't think he means for any of this to be depicted in another fashion. But I'm just not a
00:03:47big fan. And then there is the cost. I mean, we're two trillion dollars in the hole and just an
00:03:52additional cost like this. I just I have just I'm not for it. Well, while patriotic Americans gathered
00:04:00to honor troops, those who seem to hate America took part in protests in major cities and this time
00:04:06protesting against Donald Trump in what they call a no kings protest, which is pretty ridiculous,
00:04:12seeing as Donald Trump is not a king. But here are some protesters. Well, they were seen flying
00:04:18the American flag upside down in a clear show of disrespect to the US military, while others were
00:04:23proudly waving the flags of other countries, just like we saw during the L.A. riots. These protesters
00:04:29seem to have the full support of the mainstream media. CBS put out a piece apparently essentially
00:04:36advertising where these protesters could get a discount on no Kings Day merchandise. The headline
00:04:43reads no Kings Day merch on sale on Amazon, Timu and other e-commerce sites. Thank you, CBS, for not
00:04:52even trying to hide what side you're on and how much you apparently hate Donald Trump. Perhaps some of
00:04:57their journalists might want to join this guy.
00:04:59No, no, no, no, no. Bad boy. Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad. No.
00:05:17That is a pretty severe case of TDS.
00:05:33Turning us now is former Trump White House staffer Gabrielle Kuchia. Gabrielle, thank you for your
00:05:38time. I want to get into everything that's unfolding in America in just a moment, but let's start with
00:05:44the news just in as we're recording this. President Donald Trump will depart from the G7
00:05:49summit tonight because of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. White House Press
00:05:54Secretary Caroline Levitt said that Trump will leave Canada after a dinner with the heads of state. She
00:06:00wrote, President Trump had a great day at the G7, even signing a major trade deal with the United
00:06:06Kingdom and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Much was accomplished, but because of what's going on in the
00:06:11Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with heads of state. Gabrielle, can I
00:06:16get your reaction to this? Yeah, absolutely. Well, Gabrielle, thank you for having me. At the end of
00:06:22the day, as my experience was with President Trump in his first term, certainly what he's carried on
00:06:26in his second term is being at the epicentre. We can be America first, but we can still have a stake in
00:06:32the game when it comes to the global stage. So President Trump going back to the White House,
00:06:37and it appears that the situation room being ready and set for him to enter upon his arrival
00:06:41is a clear indicator that he has a seat at the table when it comes to international politics.
00:06:47I think the biggest question when you talk about what's going on over between Israel and Iran is
00:06:53this big element of Iran can't have nuclear capabilities, right? That's what President Trump
00:06:58has said over and over again. The big question is, well, how do you facilitate that? When you talk
00:07:02about nuclear capabilities, there has to be a determination of exactly how you disseminate
00:07:08a nuclear weapon. And the real answer is a very unsexy one, because what happens is that you can't
00:07:13completely kill a nuke. What you have to do is separate the components. So the big question,
00:07:18and what I'm curious about, and what I do anticipate, is that President Trump is actually going to be at
00:07:22the seat of the table in the discussions of if Iran moves forward, and it seems likely, and maybe
00:07:27somewhat separating these components, where will those be located, and who of the global leaders
00:07:34will give the green light and fact-checking when we have these nuclear capabilities in several
00:07:40countries outside of just the United States and Israel, who is in charge of maintaining where those
00:07:46are, and who gets to touch them? At the end of the day, that's the big question. So unclear exactly what's
00:07:52going to happen in that sense. But I think that is the bigger element that no one, no leader has been
00:07:58willing to actually explicitly say, including President Trump. And I do think it's for good
00:08:02reason, something that he wants to have a backdoor conversation about, Gabriella.
00:08:06And we'll be watching this situation very closely. But let's quickly touch on the G7. As we know,
00:08:11Trump and Keir Starmer signed a new bilateral trade deal on the sidelines of the G7 in Canada,
00:08:17and the agreement will see the UK buy new Boeing jets and lift farm import restrictions, while the US
00:08:23slashes car tariffs from 25% to 10%. Other critical industries, such as pharmaceuticals, were not
00:08:30mentioned. Keir Starmer said that it was a very good day for both countries and a real sign of strength.
00:08:36And this is what Donald Trump had to say. We just signed it, and it's done. And so we have our
00:08:44trade agreement. And we have other many, many other ones coming. But you see, the level of enthusiasm
00:08:52is very good. So Keir Starmer is really the first world leader to strike a deal since Trump's
00:08:58reciprocal tariffs took place. So what's your assessment of this? Yeah, absolutely. Well,
00:09:03you're right on the money here. Quite literally, no pun intended. The fact is, is that this is a clear
00:09:07example for other countries, a signal that if you can come to the table and work with America,
00:09:12that you also can flourish in these deals. This is the first bilateral tariff relaxation in 150 years
00:09:21between the UK and the US. That's astronomical and very different. What we see with, and again,
00:09:26the first term versus the second term is that, you know, taking back down to memory lane of the USMCA,
00:09:31when we were talking about US, Mexico and Canada doing their business deals. President Trump is
00:09:36very different in his presidency in the way that he doesn't look at just, you know, a clear blanket
00:09:42for a whole country of how much tariffs need to be, what the import taxes are, whatever it may be.
00:09:48And he's looking sector by sector. So Gabriella, as you mentioned, this is exactly what we're talking
00:09:53about here, whether it's, you know, in industries of mechanical engineering or natural resources.
00:10:00He is looking to make this more beneficial, multi-beneficial for both countries. It keeps
00:10:05America first, for sure. But at the same rate, there's no there's no reason to say that just
00:10:09because it's it's America first doesn't mean it could be UK first in certain circumstances,
00:10:13which is why we're not seeing this full blanket tariff agreement. This is being parsed out by
00:10:19sectors. I imagine more countries will get in line with that. And, you know, it sounds kind of
00:10:24funny. But if you even think about when he did his Middle Eastern trip, each of those countries that
00:10:29he went to, he was focusing on what natural resources do they have? Where can they capitalize
00:10:34on business and how do we work and nurture those relationships? So, you know, having the floodgates
00:10:40open and so to speak, is kind of where we're at right now. Of course, when we looked at it in the
00:10:45beginning, a lot of people might have assumed or creators might have assumed a doom and gloom
00:10:49because the tariffs are so high. But if anything at all, when when things look a little a little
00:10:55tough, you know, the going gets going. And so now you have a country of and, you know,
00:10:59Starmer's been such a a close ally to President Trump. I've spent a lot of time over at the UK
00:11:05embassy this past year and that they've been very much wanting to be involved in what America is
00:11:13looking to do in furthering that relationship with the UK. So I anticipate more to come and
00:11:18more to come from other countries. Gabriella? Yeah, I agree with you. I think we are going
00:11:21to see other countries get right in line. But let's turn to the events in the United States
00:11:26that occurred this weekend in D.C. Thousands of people turned out to watch the incredible
00:11:31military parade marking 250 years of the U.S. Army, while, of course, others took to the streets
00:11:38in this No Kings protest, which is beyond a joke. And we'll get into how insane and unhinged some of
00:11:44these protesters are in just a minute. But what stood out to me during the military parade was
00:11:49J.D. Vance's speech. Here's a bit of it.
00:11:54The young men and women who put on the uniform and serve this nation are our most precious resource.
00:12:00We must honour them. We must respect them. We must fight for them. And that's exactly what the Trump
00:12:05administration aims to do every single day.
00:12:13And so to our soldiers, we're so proud of you. And let me tell you that the way that we
00:12:18honour and respect you is, number one, we never ask you to go to war unless you absolutely have to.
00:12:25And number two, when we do ask you to go to war, we give you the weapons and the support needed
00:12:30to kick the hell out of the enemy and come back home safely.
00:12:36Every time I listen to him deliver speeches just like this, I'm still blown away. This is really a
00:12:43strength of his. He's pretty excellent and he's sounding presidential there.
00:12:50Yeah, no, he absolutely is. And I agree with you. Every time I hear J.D. Vance, our vice president,
00:12:55or President Trump, or a lot of people in his cabinet, and even just everyday Americans that
00:13:01voted for this, it makes me want to run through a brick wall in the best way because it does give
00:13:05me that legitimate energy to be so proud and happy to see a complete change in sentiment from the last
00:13:11four years where there was a lot of public exhaustion and frustration with no clarity with an
00:13:17administration. But also a lot of the military being a Pentagon correspondent and working at the
00:13:22Pentagon and speaking to DOD officials from high level to low level and seeing how quickly their
00:13:29attitudes have changed for the better, knowing that a lot of the great positive things that I've
00:13:34reported on in the recent past over the last three months of this administration really moving and
00:13:40doing a lot of good work is that they almost don't even need to do good work when it comes to the
00:13:45Pentagon or the DOD element for the fact that a lot of these officials have told me that they're
00:13:50just happy to have an administration that gives them the green light. So many things that they've
00:13:55wanted to do. Even something as simple as raising the physical fitness standards, that was something
00:13:59that took 13 months during the Biden administration. As soon as President Trump came in, three months
00:14:05went by and they had the green light and they rolled that out for the army specific and all the other
00:14:09branches are getting in line as well. So it's nice and they feel that connection. But very
00:14:14interesting to juxtapose. Again, I like to always just kind of compare what might the counter
00:14:18attitude or sentiment be here in America. You did see a lot of protesting happening on that day
00:14:25or appearing to happen on that day because, you know, a lot of mainstream media was focused on
00:14:31saying that this was some sort of Trump birthday party versus a celebration of, you know, putting a
00:14:38light on 250 years of the army specific. But I would just like to go down memory lane again
00:14:42and remind people, especially, you know, to any of your viewers, but of course, to Americans that
00:14:47might have been having heartburn over this parade is the fact that our historical roots in the United
00:14:52States, we've had military parades in the past. We had them in the Civil War. We had them in World
00:14:56War I, World War II. The last one that we had was the Desert Storm Parade in 91. And that was 8,000
00:15:03troops that actually paraded in the same fashion in D.C. So why not? Why not come back to that
00:15:08and shine a light and just say thank you? That's the least that we can do for the country so great
00:15:14that we live in. Such an excellent point. And this military parade was an opportunity to say
00:15:19thank you and to celebrate those who bravely serve for America. And of course, this was happening at
00:15:25the same time that lefties were taking to the streets, taking part in this no kings protest. And
00:15:31some of the protesters are just so unhinged, as you would expect. This is one in New York City calling
00:15:37for Donald Trump's death.
00:15:49It's not the best advertisement to really get involved.
00:16:06in these protests. I mean, what a vibe. But, you know, some of the rhetoric, we can laugh about it,
00:16:13but it's so disturbing. And it's not the first time that we hear this type of language from
00:16:17these protesters calling for political leaders to be killed. It appears to be getting normalized.
00:16:23Yeah, it's super unfortunate. And we're just seeing it grow more and more. And I say this
00:16:27a lot. I always say love your country, not your government. But the new thing that I've really
00:16:30been honing in on is that you have two choices in any country that you live in. You either love
00:16:35the country you live in or you live in the country you love. And if you don't love America,
00:16:40go where you think you would love that said country, whatever that may be. But again,
00:16:45a lot of these people I've I have covered protests in the past very similar to this around the same
00:16:50exact time last year. A lot of them paid agitators. We hear the reports. We've seen them time and time
00:16:56again. Everyone talks about follow the money, follow the money. It's the same playbook over and
00:17:00over. I get exhausted from it. And nothing necessarily changes quite literally because
00:17:05you have the same people at these protests. And it's interesting because I do notice a lot of times
00:17:10when it comes to something like immigration. Yes. Do I think it's a multifaceted issue that
00:17:15certainly could be be solved in different ways? Sure. But President Trump deporting illegal criminals
00:17:22is no different than Obama deporting illegal criminals. The interesting thing, though, is that the media and the
00:17:29socialization of saying this is a Trump issue versus maybe an American issue overall. I mean,
00:17:35you could look at Chicago, L.A., New York City. Bill de Blasio, who's a very staunch Democrat,
00:17:40was also trying to stiff arm the Obama administration from trying to carry out the ice
00:17:46the ice raids and deportations that they were supposed to be doing. And that's just far and wide.
00:17:53And everyone has just gotten a little bit more emboldened. It's it breaks my heart.
00:17:56There's there is there's this ultimatum always in politics, but sometimes multiple things can be true
00:18:02at once. Some people really could have came here and risked their life and are working hard
00:18:07and want to be citizens. But there's also groups of absolute criminals that I think this administration
00:18:13has made it very clear. They remember in the beginning of the presidency, they put out on stakes
00:18:19on the ground individuals who have raped, who have killed, who have looted, who have stolen,
00:18:25who have harmed American land and individuals. There has never been a time where this administration
00:18:31has been celebrating someone who was genuinely and rightfully so evading a country of religious
00:18:37persecution, whatever it may be, and saying, we don't want you here. We're kicking you out.
00:18:42It has always been so streamlined and focused on those that are wreaking havoc and don't love
00:18:46this country shouldn't be here. And it's very, very simple. What also is interesting,
00:18:51I just want to say is that when you mentioned New York, I happen to be in New York right now,
00:18:55just for the next few days. And Mount Kisco is not too far from Manhattan. And that's actually
00:18:59George Soros has a home out there, along with the Clintons. And they were also having Manhattan
00:19:05always gets that and LA gets all this focus on big, you know, riots and protests. But there's these
00:19:11little pockets of you know, your typical Clintons, your typical Soros funded events, quite literally,
00:19:16they're happening in their backyard. And we're happening that day as well. So I just like to mention that
00:19:20those ones are always quietly happening in the background, Gabriella.
00:19:23Thank you for mentioning that. And I tell you what, you can always count on a few Hollywood
00:19:26celebrities to really get involved and attend a protest such as these, such as these No Kings
00:19:31protests. Actor Mark Ruffalo took it upon himself to take up the microphone and compare the president
00:19:39of America and the president of Israel to dictators.
00:19:42We have a king and his court and his beige henchmen, and they're trampling on our rights and
00:19:50our laws and our freedoms, making themselves richer with taxpayer dollars and making us less safe
00:19:58with their love of other kings and dictators.
00:20:02Trump's a dictator. I think we've heard that one before. They're really out of new material. But you
00:20:06were mentioning that the ice raids and the chaos that came with that, there was so much violence in LA
00:20:13and these anti-ice raids and ice riots, I should say. And we've seen the images of the American flag
00:20:21being burned, stores being looted, cars being torched, and that Donald Trump had to take it upon
00:20:26himself to send the National Guard to restore law and order because the Democrats, well, they tried to
00:20:32stop that from happening. But they were also pretending that everything was peaceful and they had things
00:20:37under control. Now, the president has not been put off by the resistance to the ice raids in LA. He's
00:20:44just announced that ice must expand efforts to detain and deport illegal immigrants in America's
00:20:50largest cities, including LA, Chicago, and New York where you are. He wrote on Truth Social,
00:20:55our nation's ice officers have shown incredible strength, determination, and courage as they facilitate a
00:21:01very important mission. The largest mass deportation operation of illegal aliens in history. Every day,
00:21:07the brave men and women of ice are subjected to violence, harassment, and even threats from
00:21:13radical Democrat politicians. But nothing will stop us from executing our mission and fulfilling our
00:21:18mandate to the American people. And he does have a mandate on this, Gabrielle.
00:21:24Yeah, no, absolutely. At the end of the day, these are federal entities that have
00:21:28a task in order that they need to actually follow through with. To have anyone, whether
00:21:32civilian or a publicly elected official, to try and stiff arm what is a taxpayer-funded
00:21:39initiative in which things that we voted for and that we protect. At some level, I really wish that
00:21:45these politicians and maybe these paid agitators and maybe just any American would get a little more
00:21:51worked up about the IRS versus these deportations that are very legal and very justified. And for the
00:21:57goodness of Americans versus, say, the IRS that's trying to take money left and right,
00:22:01of very hardworking Americans, I wish we could have just one second of just simmering down and
00:22:06realizing how we are being fooled and pawns to the system. Again, you talk about Mark Ruffalo,
00:22:12Mark Ruffalo, I forget. I was in love with him for a quick second for 13 going on 30,
00:22:17and then I really stopped liking it. But I'm starting to realize that he was very much into politics,
00:22:21and it made me very upset. But him saying that Trump is a dictator, right? Well,
00:22:25last time I checked, that happening in L.A., again, back during Obama, the same exact thing.
00:22:30It was Eric Garcetti as the mayor in L.A. and him saying that he didn't want Obama to allow ICE to
00:22:37carry out their duties. But no one outside of that wanted to say that Obama was a dictator.
00:22:44Picking and choosing is just there's no room for it ever. And so, yeah, I try to be as fair as
00:22:50possible when it comes to any of these issues. But when you juxtapose administration from
00:22:55administration and very short term, how do you not just realize that you are being played?
00:23:00That is just as simple as that. And a lot of these people, again, talking from gated communities,
00:23:06glass homes, very, I'm sure, worked very hard to get to where they are. Most of them, you know,
00:23:10I hope. So I'm not negating any riches or fames or accessibilities. But to have them say
00:23:15that they don't have that we don't have the right to feel as safe as they do because of how much money
00:23:21they have in their pocket is simply wrong. It's American. It is American for us to feel safe in
00:23:28our communities. We pride ourselves in that. And I don't know where that got lost along the way.
00:23:32But I pray that it comes back. And I'm still hopeful. It seems this is the reason why so many
00:23:38people voted for Donald Trump this second term around. You know, the results are in the numbers.
00:23:44So I think it's the administration having to remain safe. And again, not not just, you know,
00:23:48taking fault and and allowing these these states to get eaten alive by by troubles that they're not
00:23:54willing to address, i.e., California and in the fires. The administration had to come in and fix that,
00:23:59too. Why? Why let yourselves burn down quite literally when there is an administration that
00:24:04was elected to help? And I want to get into, you know, the leaders in California because they have
00:24:11just been a complete disaster. Let's just look at what the images are really like,
00:24:17what actually occurred out the front of an ICE detention center in L.A.
00:24:35Just so chaotic. But L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, one of the worst mayors that Los Angeles has ever had,
00:24:41says that things were under control and actually blames ICE for the violence.
00:24:47If the raids hadn't happened, then that protest would have been a no kings protest. We know that
00:24:52that was planned months in advance. But the disruption and the fear that has been caused by the out by the
00:25:01raids has really had a devastating effect and has been a body blow to our economy. I don't think
00:25:07the president understands that we have entire sectors of our economy that cannot function without
00:25:13immigrant labor. And Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says that he will resist the Trump administration
00:25:19and take to the streets. Yeah, let me just first acknowledge the level of anxiety and fear and
00:25:26trepidation that this administration has caused. You've never seen a society improve or expand under this
00:25:33type of fear. And we're going to continue to resist and we're going to do it in many different ways,
00:25:38whether it's taken to the streets or to the courts or policy.
00:25:43And he makes these comments as there's a huge spike in violence against ICE agents.
00:25:49Yeah, Gabriella. What's amazing is that we're talking about public officials saying
00:25:54to their constituents or to the civilians, take to the streets. If you're afraid, that's the only
00:25:59prerequisite you need to carry out whatever you want to do, whether that's within the law or out of
00:26:04bounds of the law. And that's where these people are allowing themselves to just die on this hill.
00:26:10And they rather their whole city burned down than just say that they agree with the administration in
00:26:19protecting America, loving America. It's very cut and dry. It's very simple to see this over and over
00:26:25again. It's no surprise that say, again, we are still waiting on all these details to come out.
00:26:29So I don't want to get too far ahead. But when you hear about a successful assassinations or
00:26:34assassination attempts, considering what's going on over this past week or even what happened to
00:26:40President Trump on at least two occasions that we know of, any ounce of violence has never been
00:26:45a solution. We haven't seen it one time. If you wanted to even look at, say, a liberal-esque figure in
00:26:52the sense of when you talk about now, a lot of the left will always talk about MLK.
00:26:57His most famous, I have a dream speech was the moment that he made a mark and actually just
00:27:03speaking at a podium. There was no fists involved, no fighting involved. So you would think for two
00:27:08seconds that we would just sit back and look at maybe the examples of our past and not even bother
00:27:14with trying to loot completely. Also, I mean, you know this, Gabriella, but at the end of the day,
00:27:18too, a lot of this looting happening on the street, Maine, downtown in the cities, L.A.,
00:27:24New York, Chicago, Philly, whatever you want to name, a lot of those are from immigrants that came
00:27:29to this country and are generational. And a lot of them, too, no one ever really talks about this,
00:27:36but our own government in working in the intelligence community will actually help and supply those that
00:27:43are foreign when we're doing operations. And as a thank you, they get amnesty to come to our country
00:27:49and then we help them stage a business, whether it's a cigar business or going and opening a pharmacy
00:27:55or whatever it may be. Again, a lot of those being located in Washington, D.C., for example.
00:28:01So to to be OK with with kicking those that quite literally had saved our country in many in many
00:28:09moments, whether domestic or abroad, is a whole other element that really grinds my gears. And I
00:28:14cannot make any sense of it. Gabrielle, Kachiyah, thank you so much for joining us on Power Hour.
00:28:19It's been so good to speak with you. Thank you. I appreciate it.
00:28:26Let's turn our attention to the situation in the Middle East. President Trump is departing the G7
00:28:31summit in Canada due to the conflicts between Israel and Iran. Ivan Sasha Sheehan is Professor
00:28:37of Public and International Affairs and the Associate Dean of the College of Public Affairs
00:28:42at the University of Baltimore in the United States. And he has undertaken extensive research
00:28:47on U.S.-Iran policy and counterterrorism operations. And Ivan joins us now. Ivan, thank you for your time.
00:28:54Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit early. And earlier today, he warned residents in Tehran to
00:29:00evacuate immediately. He wrote, Iran should have signed the deal. I told them to sign. What a shame
00:29:07and a waste of human life. Simply stated, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I said it over and
00:29:13over again. Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran. Can I get your reaction to this development? And
00:29:20is it an indication that the U.S. will get directly involved?
00:29:26Gabriella, it's great to be with you. You're correct that conditions are changing very quickly
00:29:31on the ground in the Middle East. But while the hostilities between Israel and Iran may seem like
00:29:38a new conflict to many, it's actually not new at all. You know, President Donald Trump has been,
00:29:46from my perspective, remarkably consistent in declaring that he would be willing to strike
00:29:51the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities if it becomes necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring
00:29:58nuclear weapons. But he's also said on numerous occasions that he would prefer to strike a deal
00:30:04that results in the complete and verifiable dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program.
00:30:10I would simply, in response to your question, offer these observations. Number one, President Trump
00:30:18can put America first without abandoning America's global security interests. And number two, the thing
00:30:26that every good Iran policy scholar understands is that the Ayatollahs respond to a firm hand. But I also
00:30:35know that Iran fears internal dissent more than it does external pressure. And I have long observed
00:30:42in my scholarly work that Tehran fears domestic protests or metastasized to bring about regime change
00:30:51from within. So when it comes to the, you know, ongoing campaign initiated by Israel, let's be clear.
00:31:00Israel has undertaken some very difficult work, and they're to be credited for their bold and decisive
00:31:07action. And the White House is to be credited for their support of Israel in these early days.
00:31:15Israel has opened the skies. They've eliminated several of the regime's most belligerent actors.
00:31:21And they've accomplished what many thought was impossible by taking out high-ranking officials
00:31:28in the IRGC and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security and nuclear scientists in just 72 hours.
00:31:37They're very well positioned, from my perspective, to decapitate the regime and cripple its nuclear
00:31:45program. And to be clear, U.S. assistance would clearly accelerate these efforts. But there are
00:31:54numerous ways that the United States can support Israeli operations, short of kinetic participation
00:32:01in ongoing hostilities. The United States can share intelligence. The United States can coordinate
00:32:08arms and munitions transfers. The United States can express solidarity with the Iranian people
00:32:15by recognizing their right to resist this brutal regime, including strongly supporting the regime's
00:32:23pro-democracy opposition. And these are things that I expect we will begin to see from the United
00:32:29States as fighting intensifies in the coming weeks. Okay. Well, Donald Trump spoke about the
00:32:36situation in the Middle East early today. Let's just listen to what he said.
00:32:39Israel is doing very well, as you probably noticed. And I gave Iran 60 days. And they said no. And the 61st
00:32:54you saw what happened. Day 61. So I'm in constant touch. And as I've been saying, I think a deal will be signed or something will happen. But a deal will be signed.
00:33:05And I think Iran is foolish not to sign one.
00:33:09As you say, the president has been pretty consistent in his messaging. He does have the issue back home,
00:33:16though, as many Americans do not want to see America get directly involved. However,
00:33:22others would support him doing so, of course, defending the West. But let's talk about the
00:33:28conflict between Israel and Iran. Israel has delivered a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear weapons
00:33:34program. But how much longer does it need to really make significant, meaningful damage to Iran's nuclear and
00:33:42missile capabilities? Well, you know, Gabriella, even setting aside the current existential crisis
00:33:50facing the regime, the convergence of internal weakness, the regime's kind of economic decline,
00:33:57the unprecedented public rejection of the regime, which is clearly observable in countrywide uprisings
00:34:05that have occurred in recent years. All of these things demonstrate that the radical regime in
00:34:10Tehran is at an inflection point. And the question now is not, will the regime fall? The question now is,
00:34:20when will the regime collapse? The chants on the Iranian street that rejects both the Shah and the
00:34:26Supreme Leader clearly signal that this restive population is simply no longer willing to live under
00:34:33authoritarianism in any form. And now, Gabriella, we're hearing reports that Iranian officials are
00:34:41fleeing the country on private aircrafts, private jets. You know, perhaps the mullahs are looking for
00:34:46a safe haven in Russia or another rogue state. It's very clear to me and many Iran policy analysts
00:34:54in the United States that this regime is on its heels. But, you know, while the focus over the past
00:35:01several days has been on the vulnerabilities of the Iranian regime, and rightly so, and the loss of IRGC
00:35:10commanders and control centers, it's really important that we not lose sight of the most critical issue
00:35:17that could lead to change in Iran. And that is the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people.
00:35:24You know, we've exposed the nature of this regime. It has been exposed. We know all too well their
00:35:34terror plots and the nuclear deception and the brutal crackdowns. But now we need to turn our
00:35:40attention to focusing on a solution. You know, neither Israel nor the United States wishes to occupy or
00:35:48govern Iran. And toppling the regime and rebuilding a democratic state that's at peace with the world
00:35:56is ultimately a project for the Iranian people. The regime has effectively blackmailed the international
00:36:03community through its nuclear brinksmanship and proxy violence for far too long. And for far too long,
00:36:09the West has bought into this false dichotomy of war on the one hand and appeasement on the other.
00:36:16And this has allowed Tehran to manipulate diplomacy while crushing its own people.
00:36:24And the international reluctance to back an indigenous alternative has only prolonged this
00:36:31cycle. So when you pose this important question, you know, how much longer, how long will this take?
00:36:37The question really becomes how quickly can we mobilize the Iranian people to take back
00:36:43their country? And as I said, I believe they're prepared to take to the streets. And I believe
00:36:50they are well situated to push for regime change from within.
00:36:59What kind of Iran do you see emerging and how would that reshape the region?
00:37:03Well, the type of Iran that I see emerging is a democratic state. You know, I think when we
00:37:12look towards the future, we know we need only understand the Iranian opposition. The Iranian opposition
00:37:21is a, I'll speak plainly about the NCRI, the best constituted opposition in Iran. The NCRI is a broad-based
00:37:34coalition that was formed in 1981. It serves today as its government in exile. The MEK is its leading
00:37:45organization with a vast domestic network inside the country. Their longstanding commitment is to
00:37:53secularism and democracy and gender equality and a non-nuclear Iran. And this makes them, from my
00:38:03perspective and many in the United States, the only serious alternative to the current ruling regime.
00:38:11They are very active inside Iran in terms of mobilizing the population and confronting the IRGC and
00:38:22breaking down the wall of fear and organizing for the next anti-regime uprising. They serve as a
00:38:32decentralized but highly coordinated movement that is really capable of shaking the regime's foundations.
00:38:42You know, I think what makes them particularly frightening to the regime in Tehran is that
00:38:47they have a 10-point plan. A 10-point plan that has been remarkably consistent for some time.
00:38:55A 10-point plan that, as I said, puts an emphasis on a country that ultimately upholds human rights and is
00:39:05at peace with regional powers and is at peace with the West. And so when I look towards the future
00:39:13and I think about what this country can become, I look at not just the voice, the democratic aspirations of
00:39:21the Iranian people, but the principles embodied by the Iranian resistance, and in particular the National Council of
00:39:30Resistance of Iran.
00:39:32Ivan, Sasha Sheehan, thank you so much for joining us on Power Hour. Really appreciate your insights and analysis.
00:39:39It's a pleasure. Thank you, Gabriella.
00:39:41It's time for media meltdowns.
00:39:51Well, the anti-ice riots have caused chaos in LA. We've seen rioters setting fires,
00:39:57attacking police officers, looting stores, and of course chanting F America. But according to CNN's coverage last week,
00:40:04there were no riots and we shouldn't dare call it that.
00:40:07I literally left Los Angeles Sunday night. What is happening in Los Angeles and the way it is being
00:40:14depicted is not accurate. We're talking about a square mile out of a 500 square mile city.
00:40:22Most people are not experiencing it the way we are showing it on television and I think we have to be
00:40:27very careful because there are not riots in the street. There are some bad actors and they need to
00:40:31be held accountable, but we have to be careful with the language you use because if we say riots,
00:40:36we cause unnecessary fear and the real fear is when military people start flooding our streets
00:40:42unnecessarily. Excellent point. What about the hosts on The View?
00:40:47The same thing. I spoke to about five people that live in LA, that work in LA,
00:40:52and they said that these protests were very, very orderly. They weren't violent and they occurred in
00:41:01about a four block radius. We're not violent. Absolutely. And Democrats,
00:41:06well, they were being just about as honest as the leftist media test. And even those who were
00:41:13out of step with what we are advocating peaceful protest did not create any violence. Nobody was
00:41:20shot. Nobody was killed. Get it in your head. And so when martial law is called, what are you going to
00:41:26say? I missed the point? Don't miss the point. You all don't think that somehow because they called out
00:41:33the national guard, there was violence. There was no violence. I was on the street. I know. And I went
00:41:39from downtown detention back out into the community, talking to people what happened in Paramount,
00:41:45what happened in Compton, what happened in Inglewood. So first of all, get it straight. And don't just rely
00:41:53on what you're being told or the few incidents that you saw.
00:41:58Yeah, she knows. So did the mainstream media coverage improve? Unfortunately, not. A study
00:42:05from the Media Research Center found that CNN and MSNBC claimed the anti-ice riots were largely and mostly
00:42:12peaceful 211 times.
00:42:20Joining us now is comedian and writer Michael Loftus. Michael, great to see you again. Firstly,
00:42:25can I get your reaction to the mainstream media's coverage of the violent LA riots and
00:42:31why it's suddenly fashionable for the left-wing media to just downplay it?
00:42:35First of all, it's great to be back with you. And thanks for that lovely birthday gift you sent.
00:42:43Oh, that's right. Happy birthday from down under. That is coming. It's in the mail.
00:42:52The media here is just in complete and total denial of reality. Like there can be a car on fire in the
00:43:01background. They're like mostly peaceful. I think their actual arm could be on fire and be like,
00:43:07you know what? That's a good skin treatment. I was getting ashy there anyway. So yeah, legacy media is
00:43:16over here. It's really over.
00:43:18It's unbelievable. Every time you think it couldn't possibly get any worse, it does. And Governor Gavin
00:43:25Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass. Well, they were also suggesting that LA was under control. They had
00:43:31it covered while of course LA was essentially burning. And they've been blaming Donald Trump
00:43:36for all the chaos in LA while Gavin Newsom has been trying to emerge as the, you know, the strong
00:43:41leader of the Democrats as he eyes off the presidency in three years' time. But actor Mel Gibson has
00:43:47spoken out, blasting the governor and the mayor, rightfully so, for their disastrous leadership.
00:43:52Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have already proven their incompetence and poor leadership during the
00:43:59Los Angeles wildfires. Now, as we experience rampant lawlessness and civil unrest, it's never been more
00:44:06clear. They're unable to respond effectively and responsibly during calamity. Whether it's sheer
00:44:12incompetence or outright malevolence, the reality is stark. California is in a state of turmoil. And I
00:44:18asked my fellow Angelenos, why are Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass still in office? How much more of
00:44:26their destructive decision making, masquerading as leadership, are we going to tolerate?
00:44:31He's absolutely correct.
00:44:34I loved every moment of that. And I need to do that now, too. I want to be on your show,
00:44:39but with my arms crossed and very, very serious. I wonder where he filmed that because he wasn't in
00:44:45his own house because his house burned down. This is personal with Mel. It should be personal to
00:44:51everybody in Los Angeles. I lived there for decades. I would be furious with Gavin Newsom.
00:44:57He comes out on TV and he just does his weird hand motions. Donald Trump is making things worse. And
00:45:04Donald Trump is doing this like he's doing the hand jive from a 1950s musical. It's not going to cut
00:45:12it. And good for Mel for standing up for everybody in Southern California. Absolutely. And for so
00:45:18many of those residents in L.A. that lost their homes, that, you know, experienced the catastrophic
00:45:26wildfires earlier in the year. And then they're seeing more chaos in L.A. and Gavin Newsom and Karen
00:45:33Bass just blamed Trump for it. I think a lot of people can see through it and it'll be interesting
00:45:38when the next election is held. But it seems like some Democrats are not coping too well.
00:45:44Many of them took to the streets to take part in this No Kings protest over the weekend. And
00:45:48judging by this protester in Philadelphia, well, it was a lot of fun.
00:45:52I just, I just, I just, I'm just so scared. I'm not, I'm 74 years old. I worry about everything. And
00:46:04I just, I just, I just, I just am so scared and upset. And I don't, and I don't understand why
00:46:13people didn't vote for this person. You know, I look at that and I feel sorry for her. And I,
00:46:22you know, I just want to blame the Democrats and the mainstream media because they have just drilled
00:46:26so much fear into this woman and so many others, but someone needs to tell them they're going to be
00:46:31okay. Democracy has not ended. And guess what? They have a president. They don't have a king.
00:46:38Yeah. The, the, the protest was the No Kings protest, but you watch this lady,
00:46:43she should be going to the No Network News protest. I want to write her a prescription for,
00:46:50you need to go camping lady. You need a big hug and somebody to make you a nice lunch and turn
00:46:57your television off. That's what she just seems so scared and miserable. It's heartbreaking.
00:47:04Yeah, it is. And that's the result when you're constantly told that you have a dictator in charge
00:47:09and the democracy is ending and your rights are getting taken away. No wonder you've got real people
00:47:14that are absolutely terrified. However, Trump has been in power for quite a bit of time now. So she
00:47:20probably should have caught on that, that things are going to be okay. But of course there were
00:47:24Hollywood celebrities that were spotted at the No Kings protests, including actor Jack Black,
00:47:30who was spotted giving children high fives.
00:47:45Yeah. I really don't know how I feel about children attending these protests. Is that really going to
00:47:57help the cause having Jack Black there and giving them high fives?
00:48:02It's not. It really isn't. It makes you worry about Jack Black, but he did something that was so
00:48:06smart. He left his headphones on. So if everybody's like, whoa, Jack Black was at a protest. That's no
00:48:13good. He can be like, I had no idea. I was listening. I was listening to Depeche Mode. I had no,
00:48:20he has plausible deniability. Now here's what I want to know. What was in his backpack? That was a heavy
00:48:27backpack. I don't think that was full of carrots. I think Jack Black is cheating on his diet. He's
00:48:33out there pretending to protest and eating ding-dongs. He needs to come clean with America.
00:48:39All right. We'll get someone to put the questions to him. But Jane Fonda is here in Australia and
00:48:45she's offered some words of wisdom to her audience. She described the president of the United States as
00:48:50that effer. And although she admitted that 78 million people voted for Donald Trump, she claimed
00:48:56that, you know, those people must be having some buyer's remorse by now. And her rant continued.
00:49:01She said, F those non-liberals and fascists and people who don't move to love. We have to move
00:49:08to love and empathy. Interesting. Would you say calling the president of the United States that effer and
00:49:16saying F non-liberals is a way we move to love? Right? You can't do it. We need to move to love.
00:49:24I hate that guy. It's a sad existence for Jane Fonda. I read this article. She got off the plane
00:49:34in a wheelchair and she's like, I feel better now than I did in my 20s. Were you rocking a wheelchair
00:49:41back then, Jane? What? I want to apologize to everybody who went to this show. Like they heard
00:49:48things they shouldn't hear. Jane Fonda said that like the shop is closed up talking about her girl
00:49:55parts due to flooding. Those, those people are going to need like psychiatric help with that imagery.
00:50:02I don't, I don't, I don't want that in my head. I don't want to think about Jane Fonda and anything
00:50:08closed up for flooding. She, she's not a good person. Oh, my apologies to the people who attended
00:50:15this show and shelled out a lot of money. She made like 300,000 bucks to go to a beautiful country and
00:50:23just drop a couple F-bombs and talk about how she can't control her bladder. That's just, that's not movie star
00:50:30behavior. Look, you might need to help out tampon Tim at the moment. He was asked a very simple
00:50:37question that he just could not understand. Um, what is a woman?
00:50:44I, what is a woman is the question. I'm, I'm not sure I understand the question.
00:50:51Uh, every time I look at it, I, I, it's just, it's amazing. He has no idea. You know,
00:50:57he's had so much time. You'd think he'd come up with some kind of answer and he's got nothing.
00:51:02He doesn't know. I don't think he really knows. He doesn't know. But whatever we do,
00:51:08keep him away from Jane Fonda. Look, finally, it was 10 years ago to this day that this happened.
00:51:1610 years ago to the day, Donald Trump announced his presidential bid. Wow. It's been a pretty wild
00:51:42decade. It really has. And what, what an iconic moment. And at the top of that escalator,
00:51:49he's still just a great businessman and a philanthropist and a friend of humanity.
00:51:53And by the time he got to the bottom, they're like, wow, he's Hitler. He's a fascist. They turned,
00:51:59they turned fast, but it's, it's an iconic moment in a career. Trump has had so many iconic moments,
00:52:06even when the, the, the assassin bullet took his ear, like in the, he brings his fist up and he's
00:52:11like, fight, fight, fight. This guy's had more iconic moments. If I was Trump after a bullet had
00:52:17hit my ear, I'd never give a speech with my head in one spot at the same time. I'd never stop moving.
00:52:24Yeah. He's absolutely incredible. That was an iconic moment for sure, but should not have happened.
00:52:29Comedian and writer, Michael Loftus, thank you so much for joining us and
00:52:32speaking to us here on Power Hour. Thank you. And I hope you get my birthday gift to you.
00:52:41Joining us now for all the Royal news is News Corp columnist, Louise Roberts. Louise,
00:52:46great to see you. Good to see you too, Gabriella. So two weeks ago,
00:52:49Meghan Markle released a video of her twerking with Prince Harry in a hospital delivery room. She posted
00:52:55it on her Instagram account. And it's a video that they, of course, recorded years ago while she
00:53:00was waiting to give birth to Lily bet. And the video went viral as she was hoping that it would,
00:53:05but let's just take a look at what she posted.
00:53:06You know, for someone who so badly wants privacy, it's such an intimate video.
00:53:36To share with the world. But in case you missed it, Meghan Markle is back drawing attention to this
00:53:42video that she posted. She appeared as a guest on the Aspire with Emma Greed podcast, where
00:53:48she said the video is really a great reminder of how authentic she is.
00:53:52You have to be authentic. Just be authentic. Did you see my baby mama dance?
00:53:56I mean, stop it. First of all, can I just tell you the timing of that,
00:54:00the timing of that, we were, we maybe watched it like 20 times yesterday. And I was like,
00:54:05is that her? Oh my God.
00:54:07Is that Prince Harry there with the fingers and the arms up?
00:54:12Okay. Yeah.
00:54:13Okay. Good on, Harry. Let's go.
00:54:15But I think it's- But that's you, right? Like, that's you in a way that
00:54:19we kind of haven't been able to see you before. And I did like a little secret cheer,
00:54:24because I was like, well, that's what I kind of want to see from you. Like, I want to see that
00:54:29happiness and that honesty and that like, I don't give a- But also, by the way,
00:54:34that wasn't yesterday. No, that was four years ago. So it's also a really great reminder that with
00:54:40all the noise or whatever people do, there's still whole life, a real authentic, fun life
00:54:45that's happening behind the scenes. I'm just grateful that now being back on social as well,
00:54:49I have a place where I can share it on my own term.
00:54:52There is so much to unpack about what she just said. A really great reminder about,
00:54:56you know, how real their life is. She needs to stop banging on about how authentic she is. She
00:55:02just seems to me to be so desperate to be trying to cling on to this brand that she's real, she's
00:55:08authentic. But of all my friends who are mothers, I don't know anyone that has shared a video like
00:55:14that in a hospital room twerking around. It was absolutely ridiculous and not that relatable.
00:55:21Not that relatable. To be honest, I mean, that sort of video belongs in a WhatsApp mothers group,
00:55:26really, or maybe something you might share privately. So it completely contradicts her
00:55:30claim of, you know, the sort of desperate need for privacy and protecting everyone within the family
00:55:34unit. And she does do a good job generally with protecting the identities of the children,
00:55:39I feel. But you can't, on one hand, say I want privacy, on the other hand, put a deeply personal
00:55:44video. I mean, I'm not surprised in fact that in a way that she didn't produce a video of her
00:55:49actually giving birth. That's probably the next step.
00:55:51Maybe that is the next step. And you know, the sort of viral quality of it,
00:55:55she's obviously thrilled to bits and thinking, well, any publicity is good publicity. So let's just
00:55:59rehash it and reinforce the fact that I released this video and made my daughter's fourth birthday
00:56:06about me again, in order to, you know, say that I'm authentic and real. And this is what happens in
00:56:11real life. Yeah, it's absolutely bizarre. And then for, you know, Meghan Markle's the one who,
00:56:16who brings it up. She just really wants, she wasn't asked about it. She just wants
00:56:20the world to know in case anyone missed that video, uh, that it is out there, unfortunately,
00:56:25for everyone, everyone to watch. But it's interesting because as you say that she generally
00:56:31does a pretty good job of protecting her, her children's privacy, I might be starting to shift.
00:56:36She's uploaded, it appears as though she's uploading more and more content now of the family
00:56:41through her Instagram, which she's very happily using all the time. And she's
00:56:44marked Father's Day by uploading a video of Prince Harry playing with their two children,
00:56:49Archie and Lillibet. Let's just take a look at this.
00:57:03May you have auspiciousness and causes of success. May you have the confidence to always do your best.
00:57:09May you take no effort in your being generous, sharing what you can, nothing more, nothing less.
00:57:16It's interesting because she is showing more of the children. I suspect there'll probably be more to
00:57:21come. Yeah, she's still quite careful on their faces, except when they're very young. I mean,
00:57:26it's a very montage, soft focus, almost documentary style, I think. And given it's Meghan,
00:57:32it's not just a Father's Day message. There's also some very significant brand power
00:57:36messaging in that. Look at Harry, isn't he a wonderful father and husband? And he's not the
00:57:41sort of the person that maybe the rest of the world thinks he's evolved into. He's actually this,
00:57:45you know, authentic and legitimate, you know, dad and husband as well. And look,
00:57:49some of the imagery in that is absolutely beautiful. My favourite, I think, would be
00:57:53where he's reading a bedtime story to little Archie and Archie sort of erupts into this very authentic
00:57:58little boy giggle, which is gorgeous. And, you know, but every clip, I think, tugs at the heart
00:58:03strings. But again, it's all part of the brand messaging in a way for Meghan.
00:58:07Always. Nothing is done without that. No, of course. But it's interesting in contrast,
00:58:11the Prince and Princess of Wales shared two photographs of Prince William with
00:58:17Williams and Catherine's children to mark Father's Day. One is a portrait shot showing the prince
00:58:23standing with his arms around George, Charlotte and Louis. And the other is a black and white image
00:58:30showing the four of them lying on the grass. There it is. What are your thoughts on this?
00:58:36These are both taken by Josh Shinner, who is a photographer based in Norfolk, I believe,
00:58:40who they often invite to their home there to do intimate sort of family portraits. Last year's
00:58:46photographs for Father's Day were actually taken by Catherine herself. So that's quite a shift. It was a
00:58:51very different photograph, too, because it was William with the three children looking out across the
00:58:56fields with their sort of backs to camera in a way. So I found that very poignant at the time.
00:59:00But of course, now we have this sort of great colour image where, I mean, it's posed, Gabriella,
00:59:05but it's not stiff. You sort of get a sense of the cohesion within that family. And I do feel with
00:59:10royal photographs, consistency is a very key attribute. People want to see almost the same format year
00:59:16after year. So you can see how much the children have grown up. And then, of course,
00:59:20the real gold is that beautiful black and white image of them sort of tangled up on the lawn and
00:59:24laughing and giggling and sort of wrestling. And kids grow out of that stage so quickly. It's nice
00:59:30to sort of capture that, I think. And that's sort of the messaging there. I feel is this is us at home
00:59:34relaxed. Yeah. So, yeah, beautiful. I mean, obviously, Josh does some terrific images in there.
00:59:39They feel very comfortable being photographed by him. Yeah, absolutely. Now, Princess Catherine made a
00:59:44glamorous appearance at the Annual Order of the Garter Service over the weekend. So, Catherine
00:59:49missed last year's event, of course, after being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing preventative
00:59:55chemotherapy. But she returned this year to watch her husband, Prince William, in the parade alongside
01:00:01his father and King Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior royals. What more can you tell us about this?
01:00:06So, the Trooping of the Colour and obviously Order of the Garter, two events within one was Saturday
01:00:11and one was yesterday, Monday in the UK, very much reaffirming Catherine's back. And she's very much
01:00:17the model of resilience and continuity within the royal family, I feel. And all her outfits, I mean,
01:00:23she looks fabulous in them, but there's very strategic choices by her about what she wears and who she pays
01:00:29sort of, you know, tribute to. The Catherine Walker coat dress, of course, on Saturday and that beautiful
01:00:34lacquer marine. And of course, Charlotte had a similar colour dress as well. That's a nod to Diana.
01:00:40And even yesterday when she was wearing the beautiful cream dress for Order of the Garter,
01:00:44she was wearing a faux pearl strands. And that was a nod to the jewellery she wore for the 80th
01:00:49anniversary of an event recently. So, she's very strategic, but also very natural as well. And I love
01:00:56seeing also the shots of her laughing and joking with Sophie. Yeah, I think that's a really
01:01:01interesting relationship there. And obviously, they provide a lot of support to each other, both
01:01:06technically being commoners who've married into the royal family. And of course, we know from news last
01:01:11week that the late Queen appointed Sophie to mentor Meghan, who foolishly, I would argue, rejected this
01:01:20very important offer because Harry could teach her everything she needed to know. And we know how that
01:01:24worked out. So, I think Catherine and Sophie together are sort of a great team. And her
01:01:31sort of tributes to, again, her late mother-in-law, Diana, are absolutely spot on. She cannot put
01:01:36a foot wrong, I don't think. And she's very much the now moving into that space with her husband,
01:01:41of course, next in line to be king. She's now the model of sort of continuity and dedication,
01:01:46which is amazing to see. And of course, she's back. And wow, she's back.
01:01:50Yeah, you can really see it, can't you? Now, let's talk about David Beckham. He has
01:01:54finally scored a knighthood thanks to King Charles. The football icon was named in the 2025 King's
01:02:00Birthday Honours List for his contributions to sport and charity. Now, David Beckham said in a
01:02:05statement, growing up in East London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to
01:02:10be British, I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour. But it has taken
01:02:16him a while. It has taken him a while. I think there's a few reasons for that. I mean, he got
01:02:20his OBE in 2003 and then there was some sort of conjecture about the Queen snubbing him for a
01:02:26knighthood in 2011. That's not how the Queen operated, clearly. I think the wait has been worth it for him
01:02:32because the monarchy itself has moved more into a blend of tradition and modern focus as well. And who
01:02:39better to sort of personify that than David Beckham, who, you know, had this fantastic career with Man U
01:02:45and then on to LA Galaxy. But as you say, he's not really been acknowledged for that sort of
01:02:50football skill here. It's more about the charity work. So UNICEF and the King's Foundation. And
01:02:55you can see that genuine relationship he has with Charles. But who could also forget that
01:03:00moving footage of him taking his turn in the queue, not pulling any strings, unlike some other
01:03:06celebrities. And he sort of stood in line for 12, 13 hours waiting to pay his respects to the late
01:03:12Queen as Elaine stayed at the Abbey. So for me, when I saw that footage, I thought he's absolutely
01:03:18passionate and legitimate about his support for the royal family. Yeah, absolutely.
01:03:23Incredible image there. It says so much about his respect he has for the royal family. Now,
01:03:29David Beckham also, it seems that he appears to have potentially extended an olive branch to his
01:03:36eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham, amid all the family drama. On Father's Day, he shared a photograph and wrote,
01:03:42my most important and favourite job in life is being a dad. I'm so proud of all of you. And like
01:03:48daddy, sorry boys, tells you every single day, I will always be here for you, no matter what.
01:03:55Is this an olive branch, do you think? Yeah, I think it is because there's been a bit of an impasse
01:04:00between them after sort of initial social media tit for tat between obviously David and obviously
01:04:06Brooklyn Nicola in the US as well. But the fact that he said, I will always be here for you,
01:04:11I thought was very significant. No word from Brooklyn. I mean, he was even tagged into the
01:04:16post from his newly knighted father, nothing at all. Of course, Cruz and Romeo, his younger brothers,
01:04:21were very effusive in their praise for dad. And given his age as a 26 year old, of course,
01:04:26Brooklyn is front and centre in all those photographs, holding his younger siblings and,
01:04:31you know, nestling up to his dad. And I looked at them and thought they're beautiful images, but also
01:04:35felt quite sad because I think all of us are just thinking, just hurry up and make peace. Don't be
01:04:40like Harry and Charles, make it up because, you know, life is short. You've got so many, you know,
01:04:46cherished memories anyway, but just sort of get back together and enjoy life as a family. But I do feel
01:04:51that David's sort of really putting it out there saying, I'm here. If you want to make peace with
01:04:56me, I'm here and I'm ready to listen. But whether Brooklyn does. It breaks your heart a bit, doesn't
01:05:01it? It does a bit. I mean, Brooklyn's being a brat. That's my view, but I think he should make
01:05:05it up with his father. I really do. Let's see what happens. I hope he does. But Louise Roberts,
01:05:09thank you so much for joining us. Great to talk to you. And that is Power Hour. Thank you for your
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