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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.
00:15:38It's not the best advertisement to really get
00:16:06involved in these protests. I mean, what a vibe. But, you know, some of the rhetoric,
00:16:12we can laugh about it, but it's so disturbing. And it's not the first time that we hear this type
00:16:16of language from these protesters calling for political leaders to be killed. It appears to
00:16:21be getting normalized. Yeah, it's super unfortunate. And we're just seeing it grow more and more. And I
00:16:26say this a lot. I always say love your country, not your government. But the new thing that I've
00:16:30really been honing in on is that you have two choices in any country that you live in. You either
00:16:34love the 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, a lot
00:16:45of these people I've I have covered protests in the past very similar to this around the same exact
00:16:50time 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 over.
00:17:00I get exhausted from it. And nothing necessarily changes quite literally because you have the same
00:17:06people at these protests. And it's interesting because I do notice a lot of times when it comes
00:17:11to something like immigration. Yes. Do I think it's a multifaceted issue that certainly could be
00:17:16solved in different ways? Sure. But President Trump deporting illegal criminals is no different than
00:17:24Obama deporting illegal criminals. The interesting thing, though, is that the media and the socialization
00:17:31of saying this is a Trump issue versus maybe an American issue overall. I mean, you could look at
00:17:35Chicago, L.A., New York City. Bill de Blasio, who's a very staunch Democrat, was also trying to stiff
00:17:42arm the Obama administration from trying to carry out the ICE, the ICE raids and deportations that they
00:17:49were supposed to be doing. And that's just far and wide. And everyone has just gotten a little bit
00:17:54more emboldened. It's it breaks my heart. There's there is there's this ultimatum always in politics,
00:18:00but sometimes multiple things can be true at once. Some people really could have came here
00:18:04and risked their life and are working hard and want to be citizens. But there's also groups of
00:18:11absolute criminals that I think this administration has made it very clear. They remember in the beginning
00:18:16of the presidency, they put out on stakes on the ground individuals who have raped, who have killed,
00:18:23who have looted, who have stolen, who have harmed American land and individuals. There has never been
00:18:30a time where this administration has been celebrating someone who was genuinely and rightfully so evading
00:18:36a country of religious persecution, whatever it may be, and saying, we don't want you here. We're
00:18:41kicking you out. It has always been so streamlined and focused on those that are wreaking havoc and don't
00:18:46love this 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 George
00:19:00Soros has a home out there, along with the Clintons. And they were also having Manhattan always gets
00:19:05that in L.A. gets all this focus on big, you know, riots and protests. But there's these little
00:19:11pockets of, you know, your typical Clintons, your typical Soros-funded events. Quite literally,
00:19:16they're happening in their backyard and were happening that day as well. So I'd just like
00:19:20to mention that those 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 protests 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
00:19:38president of 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
00:19:50and our laws and our freedoms, making themselves richer with taxpayer dollars and making us less
00:19:57safe with their love of other kings and dictators. Trump's a dictator. I think we've heard that
00:20:04one before. They're really out of new material. But you were mentioning that the ice raids and the
00:20:09chaos that came with that, there was so much violence in LA and these anti-ice raids and ice
00:20:16riots, I should say. And we've seen the images of the American flag being burned, stores being
00:20:22looted, cars being torched, and that Donald Trump had to take it upon himself to send the National
00:20:29Guard to restore law and order because the Democrats, well, they tried to stop that from
00:20:33happening, 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.
00:20:44He's just 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
00:21:00facilitate a very important mission. The largest mass deportation operation of illegal aliens in
00:21:06history. Every day, the brave men and women of ICE are subjected to violence, harassment, and even
00:21:12threats from radical Democrat politicians. But nothing will stop us from executing our mission and
00:21:18fulfilling our mandate to the American people. And he does have a mandate on this, Gabrielle.
00:21:23Yeah, no, absolutely. At the end of the day, these are federal entities that have tasks in order that
00:21:29they need to actually follow through with to have anyone, whether civilian or a publicly elected
00:21:35official, to try and stiff arm what is a taxpayer-funded initiative in which things that we voted for
00:21:42and that we protect. At some level, I really wish that these politicians and maybe these paid
00:21:47agitators and maybe just any American would get a little more worked up about the IRS versus these
00:21:53deportations that are very legal and very justified and for the goodness of Americans versus, say,
00:21:59the IRS that's trying to take money left and right of very hardworking Americans. I wish we could have just
00:22:05one second of just simmering down and realizing how we are being fooled and pawns to the system.
00:22:10Again, you talk about Mark Ruffalo, Mark Ruffalo. I forget. I was in love with him for a quick
00:22:15second, going on 30, and then I really stopped liking it. But I'm starting to realize that he
00:22:19was very much into politics and it made me very upset. But him saying that Trump is a dictator,
00:22:25right? Well, last time I checked, that happening in L.A., again, back during Obama, the same exact
00:22:30thing. It was Eric Garcetti as the mayor in L.A. and him saying that he didn't want Obama to allow
00:22:36ICE to carry out their duties. But no one outside of that wanted to say that Obama was a dictator.
00:22:43Picking 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 those administration from
00:22:55administration in very short term, how do you not just realize that you are being played? That is
00:23:01just 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 that they
00:23:16don't have, that we don't have the right to feel as safe as they do because of how much money they
00:23:21have 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
00:23:38many people voted for Donald Trump this second term around. You know, it's the results are in
00:23:43the numbers. So I think it's the administration having to remain safe. And again, not just, you
00:23:48know, taking fault and allowing these states to get eaten alive by troubles that they're not willing to
00:23:54address, i.e. California and the fires. The administration had to come in and fix that,
00:24:00too. Why let yourselves burn down quite literally when there's an administration that was elected
00:24:05to help? And I want to get into, you know, the leaders in California because they have just been
00:24:11a complete disaster. Let's just look at what the images are really like, what actually occurred out
00:24:18the front of an ICE detention centre in L.A. Just so chaotic. But L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, one of the
00:24:38worst mayors that Los Angeles has ever had, says that things were under control and actually blames
00:24:44ice for the violence. If the raids hadn't happened, then that protest would have been a no kings
00:24:51protest. We know that that was planned months in advance. But the disruption and the fear that has
00:24:58been caused by the out by the raids has really had a devastating effect and has been a body blow to
00:25:06our economy. I don't think the president understands that we have entire sectors of our economy that
00:25:12cannot function without immigrant labor. And Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says that he will resist the
00:25:18Trump administration and take to the streets. Yeah, let me just first acknowledge the level of anxiety
00:25:25and fear and trepidation that this administration has caused. You've never seen a society improve or
00:25:32expand under this type of fear. And we're going to continue to resist and we're going to do it in
00:25:37many different ways, whether 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 to their
00:25:54constituents or to the civilians, take to the streets. If you're afraid, that's the only prerequisite
00:26:00you need to carry out whatever you want to do, whether that's within the law or out of bounds of the law.
00:26:05And that's where these people are allowing themselves to just die on this hill. And they
00:26:11rather their whole city burn 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. So I
00:26:30don't want to get too far ahead. But when you hear about a successful assassinations or assassination
00:26:35attempts, considering what's going on over this past week, or even what happened to President Trump
00:26:41on at least two occasions that we know of, any ounce of violence has never been a solution. We
00:26:46haven't seen it one time. If you wanted to even look at, say, a liberal-esque figure in the sense of
00:26:53when you talk about now, a lot of the left will always talk about MLK. His most famous I have a
00:26:59dream speech was the moment that he made a mark and actually just speaking at a podium. There was
00:27:05no fists involved, no fighting involved. So you would think for two seconds that we would just sit
00:27:10back and look at maybe the examples of our past and not even bother with trying to loot completely.
00:27:16Also, I mean, you know this, Gabriella, but at the end of the day, too, a lot of this looting
00:27:20happening on the street, Maine, downtown, and in the cities, L.A., New York, Chicago, Philly,
00:27:25whatever you want to name, a lot of those are from immigrants that came to this country and are
00:27:30generational. And a lot of them, too, no one ever really talks about this, but our own government
00:27:37in working in the intelligence community will actually help and supply those that are foreign
00:27:44government 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.
00:28:02So to be okay with kicking those that quite literally had saved our country in many moments,
00:28:09whether domestic or abroad, is a whole other element that really grinds my gears and I cannot
00:28:14make any sense of it at all. Gabrielle, Kechia, 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 Sacha Sheehan is a 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.
00:29:05What a shame and a waste of human life. Simply stated, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I said
00:29:12it over and over again. Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran. Can I get your reaction to this
00:29:19development? And is it an indication that the U.S. will get directly involved?
00:29:26Gabrielle, 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.
00:30:11I 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,
00:30:25the thing that every good Iran policy scholar understands is that the Ayatollahs respond to a
00:30:33firm hand. But I also know that Iran fears internal dissent more than it does external pressure.
00:30:40And I have long observed in my scholarly work that Tehran fears domestic protests will metastasize to
00:30:48bring about regime change from within. So when it comes to the, you know, ongoing campaign initiated
00:30:58by Israel, let's be clear. Israel has undertaken some very difficult work, and they're to be credited
00:31:04for their bold and decisive action. And the White House is to be credited for their support of Israel
00:31:13Israel in these early days. Israel has opened the skies. They've eliminated several of the regime's
00:31:20most belligerent actors. And they've accomplished what many thought was impossible by taking out
00:31:27high-ranking officials in the IRGC and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security and nuclear scientists
00:31:34in just 72 hours. They're very well positioned, from my perspective, to decapitate the regime and
00:31:44cripple its nuclear program. And to be clear, U.S. assistance would clearly accelerate these efforts.
00:31:53But there are numerous ways that the United States can support Israeli operations, short of kinetic
00:32:00participation in ongoing hostilities. The United States can share intelligence. The United States
00:32:07can coordinate arms and munitions transfers. The United States can express solidarity with the Iranian
00:32:14people by recognizing their right to resist this brutal regime, including strongly supporting the
00:32:22regime's pro-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 situation in the
00:32:37Middle East early today. Let's just listen to what he said. Israel is doing very well, as you probably
00:32:45noticed. And I gave Iran 60 days. And they said, no. And the 61st, you saw what happened. Day 61.
00:32:56So I'm in constant touch. And as I've been saying, I think a deal will be signed or something will
00:33:03happen. But a deal will be signed. And I think Iran is foolish not to sign one. As you say, the president
00:33:11has been pretty consistent in his messaging. He does have the issue back home, though, as many Americans
00:33:17do not want to see America get directly involved. However, others would support him doing so, as it's,
00:33:25of course, defending the West. But let's talk about the conflict between Israel and Iran. Israel has
00:33:32delivered a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear weapons program. But how much longer does it need to really
00:33:38make significant, meaningful damage to Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities?
00:33:45Well, you know, Gabriella, even setting aside the current existential crisis facing the regime,
00:33:51the convergence of internal weakness, the regime's kind of economic decline, the unprecedented public
00:33:59rejection of the regime, which is clearly observable in countrywide uprisings that have occurred in
00:34:06recent years. All of these things demonstrate that the radical regime in Tehran is at an inflection
00:34:13point. And the question now is not, will the regime fall? The question now is, when will the regime
00:34:21collapse? The champs on the Iranian street that rejects both the Shah and the Supreme Leader clearly signal that
00:34:29this restive population is simply no longer willing to live under authoritarianism in any form. And now, Gabriella,
00:34:37we're hearing reports that Iranian officials are fleeing the country on private aircrafts, private jets.
00:34:44You know, perhaps the mullahs are looking for a safe haven in Russia or another rogue state.
00:34:51It's very clear to me and many Iran policy analysts in the United States that this regime is on its heels.
00:34:58But, you know, while the focus over the past several days has been on the vulnerabilities of the Iranian regime,
00:35:07and rightly so, and the loss of IRGC commanders and control centers, it's really important that we not
00:35:15lose sight of the most critical issue that could lead to change in Iran. And that is the democratic
00:35:21aspirations of the Iranian people. You know, we've exposed the nature of this regime. It has been
00:35:31exposed. We know all too well their terror plots and the nuclear deception and the brutal crackdowns.
00:35:38But now we need to turn our attention to focusing on a solution. You know, neither Israel nor the United
00:35:46States wishes to occupy or govern Iran. And toppling the regime and rebuilding a democratic state
00:35:54that's at peace with the world is ultimately a project for the Iranian people.
00:36:00The regime has effectively blackmailed the international community through its nuclear
00:36:04brinksmanship and proxy violence for far too long. And for far too long, the West has bought into this
00:36:10false dichotomy of war on the one hand and appeasement on the other. And this has allowed Tehran to
00:36:19manipulate diplomacy while crushing its own people. And the international reluctance to back an indigenous
00:36:28alternative has only prolonged this cycle. So when you pose this important question, you know, how much longer,
00:36:35how long will this take? The 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 street. And I believe they are well
00:36:52situated to push for regime change from within.
00:36:58What 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
00:37:12we look towards the future, we know we need only understand the Iranian opposition. The Iranian opposition
00:37:22is a, I'll speak plainly about the NCRI, the best constituted opposition in Iran.
00:37:33The NCRI is a broad based coalition that was formed in 1981. It serves today as its government in exile.
00:37:42The MEK is its leading organization with a vast domestic network inside the country.
00:37:50Their longstanding commitment is to secularism and democracy and gender equality and a
00:38:00non-nuclear Iran. And this makes them, from my perspective and many in the United States,
00:38:06the only serious alternative to the current ruling regime.
00:38:13They 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.
00:38:30They serve as a decentralized but highly coordinated movement that is really capable of shaking the
00:38:39regime's foundations. You know, I think what makes them particularly frightening to the regime in
00:38:46Tehran is that they have a ten-point plan. A ten-point plan that has been remarkably consistent
00:38:53for some time. A ten-point plan that, as I said, puts an emphasis on a country that ultimately upholds
00:39:04human rights and is at peace with regional powers and is at peace with the West.
00:39:10And so when I look towards the future and I think about what this country can become, I look at
00:39:19not just the voice, the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people, but the principles embodied
00:39:25by the Iranian resistance. And in particular, the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
00:39:32Ivan, Sasha Sheehan, thank you so much for joining us on Power Hour. Really appreciate your insights and analysis.
00:39:37It's a pleasure. Thank you, Gabriella.
00:39:45It'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
00:40:03coverage last week, there were no riots and we shouldn't dare call it that.
00:40:08I 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 be
00:40:32held accountable. But we have to be careful with the language you use because if we say riots, we cause
00:40:37unnecessary fear. And the real fear is when military people start flooding our streets unnecessarily.
00:40:44Excellent point. What about the hosts on The View?
00:40:46The same thing. I spoke to about five people that live in LA, that work in LA, and they said that these
00:40:53protests were very, very orderly. They weren't violent and they occurred in about a four block radius.
00:41:03We're not violent. Absolutely. And Democrats, well, they were being just about as honest as the leftist media.
00:41:09And even those who were out of step with what we are advocating peaceful protest did not create
00:41:18any violence. Nobody was shot. Nobody was killed. Get it in your head. And so when martial law is called,
00:41:25what are you going to say? I missed the point. Don't miss the point. You all don't think that somehow,
00:41:32because they called out the national guard, there was violence. There was no violence. I was on the
00:41:37street. I know. And I went from downtown detention back out into the community, talking to people,
00:41:44what happened in Paramount, what happened in Compton, what happened in Inglewood. So first of all,
00:41:50get it straight and don't just rely on 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,
00:42:04not. A study from the Media Research Center found that CNN and MSNBC claimed the anti-ice riots were
00:42:11largely and mostly peaceful 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
00:42:30why it's suddenly fashionable for the left-wing media to just downplay it?
00:42:36Uh, they, first of all, it's great to be back with you. And thanks for that lovely birthday gift
00:42:42you sent. Oh, that's right. Happy birthday from down under. That is coming. It's in the mail.
00:42:51Uh, the media here is just in complete and total denial of, of reality. Like there can be a car on
00:43:00fire in the background or like mostly peaceful. It's mostly, I think their actual arm could be on
00:43:07fire and be like, you know what? That's a good skin treatment. I was getting ashy there anyway. So yeah,
00:43:13it's a, it's a, they don't matter. Legacy media is over here. It's, it's really over.
00:43:18It's unbelievable. Every time you think it couldn't possibly get any worse, it does. And
00:43:24Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, well, they were also suggesting that LA was under
00:43:30control. They had it covered while of course, LA was essentially burning. And they've been blaming
00:43:35Donald Trump for all the chaos in LA while Gavin Newsom has been trying to emerge as the, you know,
00:43:40the strong leader of the Democrats as he eyes off the presidency in three years time. But actor Mel
00:43:46Gibson has spoken out, blasting the governor and the mayor, rightfully so for their disastrous
00:43:52leadership. Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have already proven their incompetence and poor leadership
00:43:58during the Los Angeles wildfires. Now, as we experience rampant lawlessness and civil unrest,
00:44:05it's never been more clear. They're unable to respond effectively and responsibly during calamity.
00:44:10Whether it's sheer incompetence or outright malevolence, the reality is stark. California
00:44:17is in a state of turmoil. And I asked my fellow Angelenos, why are Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass still
00:44:23in office? How much more of their destructive decision-making masquerading as leadership are
00:44:30we going to tolerate?
00:44:30He's absolutely correct. I loved every moment of that. And I need to do that now too. I want to be
00:44:38on your show, but with my arms crossed and very, very serious. I wonder where he filmed that because
00:44:44he wasn't in his own house because his house burned down. This is personal with Mel. It should be personal
00:44:51to everybody in Los Angeles. I lived there for decades. I would be furious with Gavin Newsom. He comes out
00:44:58on TV and he just does his weird hand motions and 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.
00:45:17Absolutely. And for so many of those residents in LA that lost their homes, that experienced
00:45:24the catastrophic wildfires earlier in the year. And then they're seeing more chaos in LA. And
00:45:31Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass just blamed Trump for it. I think a lot of people can see through it.
00:45:37And it'll be interesting when the next election is held. But it seems like some Democrats are not
00:45:42coping too well. Many of them took to the streets to take part in this No Kings protest over the weekend.
00:45:48And judging by this protester in Philadelphia, well, it was a lot of fun.
00:45:53I just, I just, I'm just so scared. I'm 74 years old. I worry about everything. And I just, I just,
00:46:05I just am so scared and upset. And I don't, and I don't understand why people didn't
00:46:14vote for this person. You know, I look at that and I feel sorry for her. And I, you know,
00:46:22I 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 that someone needs to tell them they're going to
00:46:31be okay. Democracy has not ended. And guess what? They have a president. They don't have a king.
00:46:36Yeah. The, the, the protest was the No Kings protest, but you watch this lady, she should be
00:46:44going to the No Network News protest. I want to write her a prescription for, you need to go camping,
00:46:52lady. You need a big hug and somebody to make you a nice lunch and turn your television off. That's
00:46:59what she just seems so scared and miserable. It's heartbreaking. Yeah, it is. And that's the
00:47:05result when you're constantly told that you have a dictator in charge and the democracy is ending
00:47:10and your rights are getting taken away. No wonder you've got real people that, that are absolutely
00:47:15terrified. However, Trump has been in power for quite a bit of time now. So she probably should
00:47:20have caught on that, that things are going to be okay. But of course there were Hollywood celebrities
00:47:25that were spotted at the No Kings protests, including actor Jack Black, who was spotted giving children
00:47:31high fives.
00:47:53Yeah. 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? It's not, it really is. And it
00:48:04makes you worry about Jack Black, but he did something that was so smart. He left his headphones on.
00:48:09So if, if everybody's like, whoa, Jack Black was at a protest, that's no good. He can be like, I had no
00:48:15idea. I was listening. I was listening to Depeche Mode. I had no, he has plausible deniability. Now,
00:48:22here's what I want to know. Uh, what was in his backpack? That was a heavy backpack. I don't
00:48:28think that was full of carrots. I think Jack Black is cheating on his diet. He's out there
00:48:33pretending 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 she's
00:48:45offered some words of wisdom to her audience. She described the president of the United States as that
00:48:51effort. And although she admitted that 78 million people voted for Donald Trump, she claimed that,
00:48:56you know, those people must be having some buyer's remorse by now. And her rant continued. She said,
00:49:02F those non-liberals and fascists and people who don't move to love. We have to move to love and
00:49:09empathy. Interesting. Would you say calling the president of the United States that effort and
00:49:16saying F non-liberals is a way we, we move to love? Right. You can't, you can't do it. We need
00:49:23to move to love. I hate that guy. That's her. It's a sad existence, uh, for, for Jane Fonda. She gets,
00:49:31I read this article. She got off the plane in a wheelchair and she's like, I feel, I feel better now
00:49:37than I did in my twenties. Were you rocking a wheelchair back then, Jane? What? I have, I want to apologize to
00:49:45everybody who went to this show. Like they heard things they shouldn't hear. Jane Fonda said that
00:49:51like, uh, the shop is closed up talking about her girl parts due to flooding. Those, those people are
00:49:59going to need like psychiatric help with that imagery. I don't, I don't, I don't want that in
00:50:05my head. I don't want to think about Jane Fonda and anything closed up for flooding. She, she's not a
00:50:11good person. Oh, my apologies to the people who attended this show and shelled out a lot of money.
00:50:18She made like 300,000 bucks to go to a beautiful country and just drop a couple F-bombs and talk
00:50:25about how she can't control her bladder. That's not movie star behavior. Look, you might need to help out
00:50:34tampon Tim at the moment. He was asked a very simple question that he just could not understand.
00:50:39Um, 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, 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, and then he, he brings his fist up and
00:52:11he's like, fight, fight, fight. This guy's had more iconic moments. If I was Trump after a bullet
00:52:16had hit my ear, I'd never give a speech with my head in one spot at the same time. I'd never stop
00:52:23moving. Yeah. He's absolutely incredible. That was an iconic moment for sure, but should not have
00:52:28happened. Comedian and writer, Michael Loftus, thank you so much for joining us and speaking to us here on
00:52:33Power 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. See you too, Gabriella. So two weeks ago, Meghan Markle released a video
00:52:51of her twerking with Prince Harry in a hospital delivery room. She posted it on her Instagram
00:52:56account. And it's a video that they of course recorded years ago while she was waiting to give
00:53:01birth to Lilibet and the video went viral as she was hoping that it would, but let's just take a look
00:53:06at what she posted.
00:53:08When the song come on, let me see you get gone. Baby mama, this show song, been pregnant for way too long.
00:53:16And tell her to turn it off. If she be a baby mama, she gon' do that baby mama. She gon' do that baby mama.
00:53:23That works. She gon' put it on you. She gon' do that baby mama. Drop it down, drop it down, drop it down, drop it down, drop it down.
00:53:30You know, for someone who so badly wants privacy, it's such an intimate video to share with the world.
00:53:38But in case you missed it, Meghan Markle is back drawing attention to this video that she posted.
00:53:43She appeared as a guest on the Aspire with Emma Greed podcast where she said the video is a really
00:53:49a great reminder of how authentic she is. You have to be authentic. Just be authentic.
00:53:55Did you see my baby mama dance? I 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, is that her?
00:54:06Oh my God. Is that Prince Harry there with the fingers and the arms up? Okay. Yeah.
00:54:13Okay. Meghan and Harry, let's go. But that's you, right? Like that's you in a way that we kind of
00:54:20haven't been able to see you before. And I did like a little secret cheer. Cause I was like,
00:54:25well, that's what I kind of want to see from you. Like, I want to see that happiness and that
00:54:30honesty and that like, I don't give a f***. But also, by the way, that wasn't yesterday.
00:54:35No, that was four years ago. So it's also a really great reminder that with all the noise or whatever
00:54:41people do, there's still whole life, a real authentic, fun life that's happening behind the scenes.
00:54:46I'm just grateful that now being back on social as well, I have a place where I can share it
00:54:50on my own terms. There 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 just
00:55:02seems to me to be so desperate to be trying to cling onto this brand that she's real, she's authentic.
00:55:08But of all my friends who are mothers, I don't know anyone that has shared a video like that in a
00:55:15hospital 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
00:55:25mothers group, really, or maybe something you might share privately. So it completely contradicts
00:55:30her claim of, you know, the sort of desperate need for privacy and protecting everyone within
00:55:34the family unit. And she does do a good job generally with protecting the identities of the
00:55:38children, I feel. But you can't, on one hand, say I want privacy. On the other hand,
00:55:43put out a deeply personal video. I mean, I'm not surprised in fact that in a way that she didn't
00:55:48produce a video of her actually giving birth. That's probably the next step.
00:55:50Is that the next one?
00:55:51Maybe that is the next step. And you know, the sort of viral quality of it. She's
00:55:55obviously 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
00:56:11in real life.
00:56:12Yeah, it's absolutely bizarre. And then for, you know, Meghan Markle's the one who, who brings it
00:56:17up. She just really wants, she wasn't asked about it. She just wants the world to know in case anyone
00:56:21missed that video, uh, that it is out there, unfortunately, for everyone, everyone to watch.
00:56:27But it's interesting because as you say that she generally does a pretty good job of protecting
00:56:33her, her children's privacy. I might be starting to shift. She's uploaded. It appears as though
00:56:39she's uploading more and more content now of the family through her Instagram, which is very happily
00:56:43using all the time. And she's marked father's day by uploading a video of Prince Harry playing with
00:56:48their two children, Archie and Lillabert. 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 you being generous, sharing what you can, nothing more, nothing less.
00:57:15It'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, it's not just
00:57:33a father's day message. There's also some very significant brand power messaging in that. Look at
00:57:38Harry, isn't he a wonderful father and husband? And he's not the sort of the person that maybe the rest of
00:57:43the world thinks he's evolved into. He's actually this, you know, authentic and legitimate, you know,
00:57:48dad and husband as well. And look, some of the imagery in that is absolutely beautiful. My favorite,
00:57:52I think, would be where he's reading a bedtime story to little Archie and Archie sort of erupts
00:57:57into this very authentic little boy giggle, which is gorgeous. And, you know, but every clip, I think,
00:58:02tugs at the heartstrings. But again, it's all part of the brand messaging in a way for Meghan.
00:58:07Nothing's done without that. No, of course. But it's interesting in contrast, the Prince and
00:58:12Princess of Wales shared two photographs of Prince William with William's and Catherine's children
00:58:19to mark Father's Day. One is a portrait shot showing the prince standing with his arms around George,
00:58:25Charlotte and Louis. And the other is a black and white image showing the four of them lying on the
00:58:33grass. There it is. What are your thoughts on this? These are both taken by Josh Shinner,
00:58:38who is a photographer based in Norfolk, I believe, who they often invite to their
00:58:42their home there to do intimate sort of family portraits. Last year's photographs for Father's
00:58:47Day were actually taken by Catherine herself. So that's quite a shift. It was a very different
00:58:51photograph, too, because it was William with the three children looking out across the fields with
00:58:56their sort of backs to camera in a way. So I found that very poignant at the time. But of course,
00:59:01now we have this sort of great colour image where I mean, it's posed, Gabriella, but it's not stiff.
00:59:06You sort of get a sense of the cohesion within that family. And I do feel with royal photographs,
00:59:11consistency is a very key attribute. People want to see almost the same format year after year. So
00:59:17you can see how much the children have grown up. And then, of course, the real gold is that beautiful
00:59:21black and white image of them sort of tangled up on the lawn and laughing and giggling and sort of
00:59:26wrestling. And kids grow out of that stage so quickly. It's nice to sort of capture that,
00:59:31I think. And that's sort of the messaging there. I feel is this is us at home relaxed.
00:59:36So, yeah, beautiful. I mean, obviously, Josh does some terrific images in there. They feel very
00:59:40comfortable being photographed by him. Yeah, absolutely. Now, Princess Catherine made a
00:59:44glamorous appearance at the annual order of the Garda service over the weekend. So Catherine missed last
00:59:50year's event, of course, after being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing preventative chemotherapy.
00:59:55But she returned this year to watch her husband, Prince William in the parade alongside his father
01:00:02and King Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior royals. What more can you tell us about this?
01:00:06So the Trooping the Colour and obviously Order of the Garda, two events within one was Saturday and one was
01:00:12yesterday, Monday in the UK, very much reaffirming Catherine's back. And she's very much the model of
01:00:18resilience 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
01:00:28and who she pays sort of, you know, tribute to the Catherine Walker coat dress, of course,
01:00:33on Saturday and that beautiful lacquer marine. And of course, Charlotte had a similar colour dress as
01:00:38well. That's a nod to Diana. And even yesterday, when she was wearing the beautiful cream dress for
01:00:43Order of the Garda, she was wearing a faux pearl strands. And that was a nod to
01:00:48the jewelry she wore for the 80th anniversary of an event recently. So she's very strategic,
01:00:53but also very natural as well. And I love seeing also the shots of her laughing and joking with
01:00:58Sophie. Yeah, I think that's a really interesting relationship there. And obviously,
01:01:03they provide a lot of support to each other, both technically being commoners who've married into
01:01:08the royal family. And of course, we know from news last week that the late Queen appointed Sophie to
01:01:14mentor Megan, who foolishly, I would argue, rejected this very important offer because
01:01:22Harry could teach her everything she needed to know. And we know how that worked out.
01:01:27I think Catherine and Sophie together are sort of a great team. And her sort of tributes to,
01:01:32again, her late mother-in-law, Diana, are absolutely spot on. She cannot put a foot wrong,
01:01:37I don't think. And she's very much the now moving into that space with her husband, of course, next
01:01:42in line to be King. She's now the model of sort of continuity and dedication, which is amazing to
01:01:47see. And of course, she's back. And wow, she's back. Yeah, you can really see it, can't you?
01:01:52Now, let's talk about David Beckham. He has finally scored a knighthood thanks to King Charles. The
01:01:57football icon was named in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours List for his contributions to sport
01:02:03and charity. Now, David Beckham said in a statement, growing up in East London with parents and
01:02:08grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British, I never could have imagined I would
01:02:12receive such a truly humbling honour. But it has taken him a while. It has taken him a while. I
01:02:18think there's a few reasons for that. I mean, he got his OBE in 2003, and then there was some sort of
01:02:24conjecture about the Queen snubbing him for a knighthood in 2011. That's not how the Queen operated,
01:02:28clearly. I think the weight has been worth it for him because the monarchy itself has moved more into
01:02:35a blend of tradition and modern focus as well. And who better to sort of personify that than David
01:02:42Beckham, who, you know, had this fantastic career with Man U and then onto LA Galaxy. But as you say,
01:02:47he's not really been acknowledged for that sort of football skill here. It's more about the charity
01:02:52work. So UNICEF and the King's Foundation. And you can see that genuine relationship he has with
01:02:58Charles. But who could also forget that moving footage of him taking his turn in the queue,
01:03:04not pulling any strings, unlike some other celebrities. And he sort of stood in line for
01:03:0812, 13 hours waiting to pay his respects to the late Queen as she lay in state at the Abbey. So
01:03:14for me, when I saw that footage, I thought he's absolutely passionate and legitimate about his
01:03:20support for the royal family. Yeah, absolutely. Incredible image there. It says so much about
01:03:25it does. And he deserves it. Yeah, for the royal family. Now, David Beckham also,
01:03:31it seems that he appears to have potentially extended an olive branch to his eldest son,
01:03:36Brooklyn Beckham, amid all the family drama. On Father's Day, he shared a photograph and wrote,
01:03:42my most important and favorite job in life is being a dad. I'm so proud of all of you. And like daddy,
01:03:48sorry 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, I thought was
01:04:11very significant. No word from Brooklyn. I mean, he was even tagged into the post from his newly knighted
01:04:18father, nothing at all. Of course, Cruz and Romeo, his younger brothers were very effusive in their
01:04:22praise for dad. And given his age as a 26 year old, of course, Brooklyn is front and centre in all those
01:04:29photographs, holding his younger siblings and, you know, nestling up to his dad. And I looked at them
01:04:33and thought they're beautiful images, but also felt quite sad because I think all of us are thinking,
01:04:38just hurry up and make peace. Don't be like Harry and Charles, make it up because, you know, life is
01:04:43short. You've got so many, you know, cherished memories anyway, but just sort of get back together and
01:04:49enjoy life as a family. But I do feel that David's sort of really putting it out there saying, I'm here,
01:04:55if you want to make peace with me, I'm here and I'm ready to listen. But whether Brooklyn does.
01:05:00It breaks your heart a bit, doesn't it? It does a bit. I mean, Brooklyn's being a brat, that's my view,
01:05:04but I think he should make it up with his father, I really do. Let's see what happens.
01:05:08I hope he does. But Louise Roberts, thank you so much for joining us. Great to talk to you.
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