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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
00:03:30grew up in the 70s and 80s. And the only parades I can remember are Soviet parades for the most part,
00:03:36or North 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 and 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.
00:05:00Yeah, we were just talking about this.
00:05:05Oh, no, 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 at Kuchia. Gabrielle, thank
00:05:38you for your time. I want to get into everything that's unfolding in America in just a moment,
00:05:43but let's start with the news just in as we're recording this. President Donald Trump will depart
00:05:48from the G7 summit tonight because of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. White House
00:05:54Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said that Trump will leave Canada after a dinner with the heads
00:05:59of state. She wrote, President Trump had a great day at the G7, even signing a major trade deal with
00:06:05the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Much was accomplished, but because of what's going on
00:06:11in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with heads of state.
00:06:16Gabrielle, can I get your reaction to this?
00:06:19Yeah, absolutely. Well, Gabrielle, thank you for having me. At the end of the day, as my experience
00:06:23was with President Trump in his first term, certainly what he's carried on in his second term is being
00:06:28at the epicentre. We can be America first, but we can still have a stake in the game when it comes
00:06:33to the global stage. So President Trump going back to the White House and it appears that the situation
00:06:38room being ready and set for him to enter upon his arrival is a clear indicator that he has a seat
00:06:44at the table when it comes to international politics. I think the biggest question when you
00:06:48talk about what's going on over between Israel and Iran is this big element of Iran can't have
00:06:55nuclear capabilities, right? That's what President Trump has said over and over again. The big question
00:07:00is, well, how do you facilitate that? When you talk about nuclear capabilities, there has to be a
00:07:04determination of exactly how you disseminate a nuclear weapon. And the real answer is a very
00:07:11unsexy one, because what happens is that you can't completely kill a nuke. What you have to do is
00:07:15separate the components. So the big question and what I'm curious about and what I do anticipate is that
00:07:20President Trump is actually going to be at the seat of the table in the discussions of if Iran moves forward
00:07:26and it seems likely and maybe somewhat separating these components, where will those be located?
00:07:32And who of the global leaders will give the green light and fact checking when we have these nuclear
00:07:38capabilities in several countries outside of just the United States and Israel, who is in charge of
00:07:45maintaining where those are and who gets to touch them? At the end of the day, that's the big question.
00:07:51So unclear exactly what's going to happen in that sense. But I think that is the bigger element that no one,
00:07:56no leader has been willing to actually explicitly say, including President Trump. And I do think it's
00:08:02for it's for good reason, something that he wants to have a backdoor conversation about, Gabriela.
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,
00:08:22while the US slashes car tariffs from 25 percent to 10 percent. Other critical industries such as
00:08:29pharmaceuticals were not mentioned. Keir Starmer said that it was a very good day for both countries
00:08:35and a real sign of strength. And this is what Donald Trump had to say.
00:08:38We just signed it and it's done. And so we have our trade agreement and we have many,
00:08:47many other ones coming. But you see, the level of enthusiasm is very good.
00:08:53So Keir Starmer is really the first world leader to strike a deal since Trump's reciprocal
00:08:58tariffs took place. What's your assessment of this?
00:09:02Yeah, absolutely. Well, you're right on the money here. Quite literally, no pun intended.
00:09:06The fact is, is that this is a clear example for other countries, a signal that if you can come
00:09:10to the table and work with America, that you also can flourish in these deals. This is the first
00:09:16bilateral tariff relaxation in 150 years between the UK and the US. That's astronomical and very
00:09:24different. What we see with, again, the first term versus the second term is that, you know,
00:09:29taking back down to memory lane of the USMCA, when we were talking about US, Mexico and Canada
00:09:34doing their business deals. President Trump is very different in his presidency in the way that
00:09:38he doesn't look at just, you know, a clear blanket for a whole country of how much tariffs need to be,
00:09:45what the import taxes are, whatever it may be. And he's looking sector by sector. So Gabriella,
00:09:50as you mentioned, this is exactly what we're talking about here, whether it's, you know,
00:09:55in industries of mechanical engineering or natural resources. He is looking to make this more
00:10:02beneficial, multi-beneficial for both countries. It keeps America first, for sure. But at the same
00:10:07rate, there's no there's no reason to say that just because it's it's America first doesn't mean
00:10:11it could be UK first in certain circumstances, which is why we're not seeing this full blanket
00:10:16tariff agreement. This is being parsed out by sectors. I imagine more countries will get in line
00:10:22with that. And, you know, it sounds kind of funny. But if you even think about when he did his
00:10:26Middle Eastern trip, each of those countries that he went to, he was focusing on what natural resources
00:10:32do they have? Where can they capitalize on business and how to work and nurture those
00:10:37relationships? So, you know, having the floodgates open and so to speak is kind of where we're at
00:10:43right now. Of course, when we looked at it in the beginning, a lot of people might have assumed
00:10:46or creators might have assumed doom and gloom because the tariffs are so high. But if anything
00:10:52at all, when when things look a little a little tough, you know, the going gets going. And so now
00:10:58you have a country and, you know, Starmer's been such a a close ally to President Trump. I've spent
00:11:04a lot of time over at the UK embassy this past year and that they've been very much wanting to
00:11:10be involved in what America is looking to do in furthering that relationship with the UK. So I
00:11:17anticipate more to come and more to come from other countries. Gabriella? Yeah, I agree with you. I think we
00:11:21are going to 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 DC. Thousands of people turned out to watch the incredible
00:11:31military parade marking 250 years of the US Army, while, of course, others took to the streets in
00:11:39this 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
00:11:49JD Vance's speech. Here's a bit of it.
00:11:51The young men and women who put on the uniform and serve this nation are our most precious resource.
00:12:00We must honor them. We must respect them. We must fight for them. And that's exactly what
00:12:05the Trump administration aims to do every single day.
00:12:08And so to our soldiers, we're so proud of you. And let me tell you that the way that we honor and
00:12:19respect you is number one, we never ask you to go to war unless you absolutely have to. And number
00:12:26two, when we do ask you to go to war, we give you the weapons and the support needed to kick the
00:12:31hell out of the enemy and come back home safely. Every time I listen to him deliver
00:12:39speeches just like this, I'm still blown away. This is really a strength of his. He's pretty
00:12:45excellent and he's sounding presidential there. Yeah, no, he absolutely is. And I agree with you
00:12:53every time I hear JD Vance, our vice president or President Trump, or a lot of people in his
00:12:58cabinet and even just everyday Americans that voted for this, it makes me want to run through
00:13:02a brick wall in the best way because it does give me that legitimate energy to be so proud
00:13:07and happy to see a complete change in sentiment from the last four years where there was a lot
00:13:12of public exhaustion and frustration with no clarity, you know, with an administration, but
00:13:17also a lot of the military being a Pentagon correspondent and working at the Pentagon and speaking to DOD
00:13:24officials from high level to low level and seeing how quickly their attitudes have changed for the
00:13:30better, knowing that a lot of the great positive things that I've reported on in the recent past
00:13:36over the last three months of this administration really moving and doing a lot of good work is
00:13:42that they almost don't even need to do good work when it comes to the Pentagon or the DOD element
00:13:46for the fact that a lot of these officials have told me that they're just happy to have an
00:13:51administration that gives them the green light. So many things that they've wanted to do, even
00:13:55something as simple as raising the physical fitness standards. That was something that took 13 months
00:14:01during the Biden administration. As soon as President Trump came in, three months went by and
00:14:06they had the green light and they rolled that out for the army specific and all the other branches are
00:14:10getting in line as well. So it's nice that they feel that connection, but very interesting to
00:14:15juxtapose. Again, I like to always just kind of compare what might the counter attitude or sentiment
00:14:20be here in America. You did see a lot of protesting happening on that day or appearing to happen on
00:14:28that day because, you know, a lot of mainstream media was focused on saying that this was some
00:14:33sort of Trump birthday party versus a celebration of, you know, putting a light on 250 years of the
00:14:39army specific. But I would just like to go down memory lane again and remind people, especially,
00:14:45you know, to any of your viewers, but of course, to Americans that might have been having heartburn over
00:14:49this parade is the fact that our historical roots in the United States, we've had military parades in the
00:14:54past. We had them in the Civil War. We had them in World War I, World War II. The last one that we had was
00:14:59the Desert Storm Parade in 91. And that was 8,000 troops that actually paraded in the same fashion in
00:15:06D.C. So why not come back to that and shine a light and just say thank you? That's the least that we can do
00:15:12for the country so great that we live in. Such an excellent point. And this military parade was an
00:15:18opportunity to say thank you and to celebrate those who bravely serve for America. And of course,
00:15:24this was happening at the same time that lefties were taking to the streets, taking part in this
00:15:29no kings protest. And some of the protesters are just so unhinged, as you would expect. This is one
00:15:35in New York City calling for Donald Trump's death.
00:15:38It's not the best advertisement to really get involved in these protests.
00:16:08I mean, what a vibe. But, you know, some of the rhetoric, we can laugh about it, but it's so
00:16:13disturbing. And it's not the first time that we hear this type of language from these protesters
00:16:18calling 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 a lot. I always
00:16:27say love your country, not your government. But the new thing that I've really been honing in on is
00:16:31that you have two choices in any country that you live in. You either love the country you live in,
00:16:36or you live in the country you love. And if you don't love America, go where you think you would
00:16:42love that said country, whatever that may be. But again, a lot of these people, I have covered
00:16:47protests in the past, very similar to this, around the same exact time last year. A lot of them
00:16:52paid agitators. We hear the reports. We've seen them time and time again. Everyone talks about
00:16:57follow the money, follow the money. It's the same playbook over and over. I get exhausted from it.
00:17:01And nothing necessarily changes, quite literally, because you have the same people
00:17:06at these protests. And it's interesting because I do notice a lot of times when it comes to something
00:17:11like 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
00:17:35at Chicago, L.A., New York City. Bill de Blasio, who's a very staunch Democrat, was also trying to
00:17:42stiff arm the Obama administration from trying to carry out 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 breaks my heart. There's this ultimatum always in politics, but sometimes
00:18:01multiple things can be true at once. Some people really could have came here and risked their life
00:18:06and are working hard and want to be citizens. But there's also groups of absolute criminals that I
00:18:13think this administration has made it very clear. They remember in the beginning of the presidency, they put
00:18:18out on stakes on the ground individuals who have raped, who have killed, who have looted, who have
00:18:24stolen, who 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, a religious
00:18:37persecution, whatever it may be, and saying, we don't want you here. We're kicking you out. It has always
00:18:42been so streamlined and focused on those that are wreaking havoc and don't love this country, shouldn't be
00:18:48here? And it's very, very simple. What also is interesting, I just want to say is that when you
00:18:52mentioned New York, I happen to be in New York right now, just for the next few days. And Mount
00:18:57Kisco is not too far from Manhattan. And that's actually George Soros has a home out there, along
00:19:02with the Clintons. And they were also having Manhattan always gets that in LA, gets all this focus on big,
00:19:08you know, riots and protests. But there's these little pockets of, you know, your typical Clintons,
00:19:13your typical Soros funded events, quite literally, they're happening in their backyard. And we're
00:19:17happening that day as well. So I just like to mention that those ones are always quietly happening in the
00:19:22background, Gabriella. Thank you for mentioning that. And I tell you what, you can always count on a few
00:19:26Hollywood celebrities 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 of
00:19:39America and the president of Israel to dictators. We have a king and his court and his beige henchmen,
00:19:48and they're trampling on our rights and our laws and our freedoms, making themselves richer with
00:19:54taxpayer dollars and making us less safe with 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
00:20:06you were mentioning that the ice raids and the chaos that came with that, there was so much violence
00:20:12in LA and these anti-ice raids and ice riots, I should say. And we've seen the images of the American
00:20:20flag being 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 stop
00:20:33that 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,
00:21:08the brave men and women of ice are subjected to violence, harassment, and even threats from radical
00:21:13Democrat politicians. But nothing will stop us from executing our mission and fulfilling our mandate
00:21:19to 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 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
00:21:41voted for and that we protect. At some level, I really wish that these politicians and maybe these
00:21:47paid agitators and maybe just any American would get a little more worked up about the IRS versus
00:21:53these deportations that are very legal and very justified and for the goodness of Americans versus,
00:21:59say, the IRS that's trying to take money left and right of very hard-working Americans. I wish we
00:22:04could have just one second of just simmering down and realizing how we are being fooled and pawns to the
00:22:10system. Again, you talk about Mark Ruffalo, Mark Ruffalo. I forget. I was in love with him for a quick
00:22:15second for 13 going on 30, and then I really stopped liking it, but I started to realize that
00:22:19he was 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.
00:22:43It's picking and choosing. 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?
00:23:01It's just as simple as that. And a lot of these people, again, talking from gated communities,
00:23:06glass homes, I'm sure worked very hard to get to where they are. Most of them, I hope. So I'm not
00:23:12negating any riches or fames or accessibilities, but to have them say that they don't have,
00:23:17that we don't have the right to feel as safe as they do because of how much money they have in
00:23:21their pocket is simply wrong. It's American. It is American for us to feel safe in our communities.
00:23:28We 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 the second term around. The results are in the numbers. So I
00:23:44think it's the administration having to remain safe and, again, not just taking fault and allowing
00:23:50these states to get eaten alive by troubles that they're not willing to address, i.e. California
00:23:56and the fires. The administration had to come in and fix that, too. Why let yourselves burn down
00:24:02quite literally when there's an administration that was elected to help? And I want to get into,
00:24:08you know, the leaders in California because they have just been a complete disaster. Let's just look
00:24:14at what the images are really like, what actually occurred out the front of an ICE detention center
00:24:20in L.A. Just so chaotic. But L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, one of the worst mayors that Los Angeles has
00:24:40ever had, says that things were under control and actually blames ICE for the violence.
00:24:45If 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
00:24:59the out by the raids has really had a devastating effect and has been a body blow to our economy.
00:25:07I don't think the president understands that we have entire sectors of our economy that cannot
00:25:12function without immigrant labor. And Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says that he will resist
00:25:18the Trump administration and take to the streets. Yeah, let me just first acknowledge the level of
00:25:25anxiety and fear and trepidation that this administration has caused. You've never seen a
00:25:31society improve or expand under this type of fear. And we're going to continue to resist and we're
00:25:37going to do it in many different ways, whether it's taken to the streets or to the courts or policy.
00:25:42And 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
00:25:53to their constituents or to the civilians, take to the streets. If you're afraid,
00:25:58that's the only prerequisite you need to carry out whatever you want to do, whether that's within
00:26:04the law or out of bounds of the law. And that's where these people are allowing themselves to just
00:26:09die on this hill. And they'd rather their whole city burn down than just say that they agree
00:26:16with the administration in protecting America, loving America. It's very cut and dry. It's very
00:26:23simple to see this over and over again. It's no surprise that say, again, we are still waiting on
00:26:28all these details to come out. So I don't want to get too far ahead. But when you hear about
00:26:32successful assassinations or assassination attempts, considering what's going on over
00:26:37this past week, or even what happened to President Trump on at least two occasions that we know of,
00:26:43any ounce of violence has never been a solution. We haven't seen it one time.
00:26:48If you wanted to even look at, say, a liberal-esque figure in the sense of when you talk about now,
00:26:54a lot of the left will always talk about MLK, his most famous I have a dream speech was the moment
00:27:01that he made a mark in actually just speaking at a podium. There was no fists involved, no fighting
00:27:07involved. So you would think for two seconds that we would just sit back and look at maybe the examples
00:27:12of our past and not even bother with trying to loot completely. Also, I mean, you know this,
00:27:18Gabriella, but at the end of the day, too, a lot of this looting happening on the street,
00:27:20main downtown in the cities, L.A., New York, Chicago, Philly, whatever you want to name,
00:27:26a lot of those are from immigrants that came to this country and are generational.
00:27:32And a lot of them, too, I've remitted, 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
00:27:44when 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 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,
00:28:14and I cannot make any sense of it at all.
00:28:16Gabrielle, Kachia, thank you so much for joining us on Power Hour. It's been so good to speak with you.
00:28:21Thank you. I appreciate it.
00:28:22Let's turn our attention to the situation in the Middle East.
00:28:29President Trump is departing the G7 summit in Canada due to the conflicts between Israel and Iran.
00:28:35Ivan Sacha Sheehan is Professor of Public and International Affairs
00:28:39and the Associate Dean of the College of Public Affairs at the University of Baltimore
00:28:44in the United States. And he has undertaken extensive research on U.S.-Iran policy
00:28:49and counter-terrorism 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
00:28:59to evacuate immediately. He wrote,
00:29:02Iran should have signed the deal. I told them to sign. What a shame and a waste of human life.
00:29:09Simply stated, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I said it over and over again.
00:29:14Everyone 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?
00:29:26Gabrielle, 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 a
00:29:38new 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 it 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
00:30:18Trump can 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 firm
00:30:33hand. But I also know that Iran fears internal dissent more than it does external pressure. And I have
00:30:41long observed in my scholarly work that Tehran fears domestic protests will metastasize to bring about
00:30:49regime change from within. So when it comes to the, you know, ongoing campaign initiated by Israel,
00:30:59Israel, 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
00:31:13in these early days. Israel has opened the skies. They've eliminated several of the regime's most
00:31:20belligerent actors. And they've accomplished what many thought was impossible by taking out high-ranking
00:31:27officials in 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 arms
00:32:09and munitions transfers. The United States can express solidarity with the Iranian people by recognizing
00:32:16their right to resist this brutal regime, including strongly supporting the regime's pro-democracy
00:32:24opposition. And these are things that I expect we will begin to see from the United States as fighting
00:32:31intensifies in the coming weeks. Okay. Well, Donald Trump spoke about the situation in the Middle East
00:32:37earlier today. Let's just listen to what he said. Israel is doing very well, as you probably noticed. And
00:32:46I gave Iran 60 days and they said no. And the 61st, you saw what happened. Day 61. So I'm in constant touch.
00:32:59And as I've been saying, I think a deal will be signed or something will happen, but a deal will
00:33:04be signed. And I think Iran is foolish not to sign one.
00:33:10As 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, others would
00:33:22support him doing so, of course, defending the West. But let's talk about the conflict between
00:33:29Israel and Iran. Israel has delivered a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear weapons program. But
00:33:35how much longer does it need to really make significant, meaningful damage to Iran's nuclear
00:33:42and missile 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 champs on the Iranian street that rejects both the Shah and the Supreme
00:34:27Leader clearly signal that this restive population is simply no longer willing to live under authoritarianism
00:34:35in any form. And now, Gabriella, we're hearing reports that Iranian officials are fleeing the country on
00:34:42private aircraft, private jets. You know, perhaps the mullahs are looking for a safe haven in Russia
00:34:48or another rogue state. It's very clear to me and many Iran policy analysts in the United States
00:34:55that this regime is on its heels. But, you know, while the focus over the past several days has been on the
00:35:03vulnerabilities of the Iranian regime, and rightly so, and the loss of IRGC commanders and control centers,
00:35:13it's really important that we not lose sight of the most critical issue that could lead to change in Iran.
00:35:20And that is the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people. You know, we've exposed the nature of this
00:35:30regime. It has been exposed. We know all too well their terror plots and the nuclear deception and the
00:35:37brutal crackdowns. But now we need to turn our attention to focusing on a solution. You know,
00:35:44neither Israel nor the United States wishes to occupy or govern Iran. And toppling the regime and
00:35:51rebuilding a democratic state that's at peace with the world is ultimately a project for the Iranian
00:35:58people. The 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
00:36:11false 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
00:36:27indigenous alternative has only prolonged this cycle. So when you pose this important question,
00:36:34you know, how much longer, how long will this take? The question really becomes how quickly can we
00:36:41mobilize the Iranian people to take back their country? And as I said, I believe they're prepared
00:36:48to take to take to the streets. And I believe they are well situated to push for regime change from
00:36:57within. What kind of Iran do you see emerging and how would that reshape the region?
00:37:05Well, the type of Iran that I see emerging is a democratic state. You know, I think when we look
00:37:13towards 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.
00:38:13They 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. They serve as a
00:38:31decentralized 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 they
00:38:47have a ten-point plan, a ten-point plan that has been remarkably consistent for some time, a ten-point plan
00:38:56plan that, as I said, puts an emphasis on a country that ultimately upholds human rights and is at peace
00:39:06with regional powers and is at peace with the West. And so, when I look towards the future and I think
00:39:14about what this country can become, I look at not just the voice, the democratic aspirations of the Iranian
00:39:22people, 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
00:40:03coverage last week, there 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. Most
00:40:22people are not experiencing it the way we are showing it on television and I think we have to
00:40:27be very careful because there are not riots in the street. There are some bad actors and they need to be
00:40:31held 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.
00:40:44Excellent 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 and they said that
00:40:52these protests were very, very, um, uh, orderly. Um, they weren't violent and they occurred in about
00:41:01a four block radius. We're not violent. Absolutely. And Democrats, well, they were being just about as
00:41:08honest as the leftist media. And even those who were out of step with what we are advocating peaceful
00:41:16protest did not create any violence. Nobody was shot. Nobody was killed. Get it in your head.
00:41:22And so when martial law is called, what are you going to say? I missed the point. Don't miss the
00:41:29point. You all don't think that somehow because they called out the national guard, there was violence.
00:41:35There was no violence. I was on the street. I know. And I went from downtown detention back out into the
00:41:42community, talking to people, what happened in Paramount, what happened in Compton, what happened
00:41:47in Inglewood. So first of all, get it straight and don't just rely on what you're being told
00:41:55or the few incidents that you saw. Yeah, she knows. So did the mainstream media coverage
00:42:02improve? Unfortunately, not. A study from the media research center found that CNN and MSNBC
00:42:08claimed the anti-ice riots were largely 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
00:42:31why 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. It's mostly, I think their actual arm could be on fire
00:43:07and 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 really over. It's unbelievable.
00:43:19Every time you think it couldn't possibly get any worse, it does. And Governor Gavin Newsom and LA
00:43:26Mayor Karen Bass, well, they were also suggesting that LA was under control. They had it covered
00:43:32while of course, LA was essentially burning and they've been blaming Donald Trump for all the
00:43:36chaos in LA while Gavin Newsom has been trying to emerge as the, you know, the strong leader of
00:43:41the Democrats as he eyes off the presidency in three years time. But actor Mel Gibson has spoken out
00:43:47blasting 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's 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.
00:44:35I loved every moment of that. And I need to do that now too. I want to be on your show, but with my arms
00:44:40crossed and very, very serious. I wonder where he filmed that because he wasn't in his own house
00:44:46because his house burned down. This is personal with Mel. And it should be personal to everybody
00:44:51in Los Angeles. I lived there for decades. I would be furious with Gavin Newsom. And he comes out on TV
00:44:59and he just does his weird hand motions. And Donald Trump is making things worse. And Donald Trump is
00:45:05doing this like he's doing the hand jive from a 1950s musical. It's not going to cut it. And good for Mel
00:45:13for standing up for everybody in Southern California.
00:45:17Absolutely. And for so many of those residents in L.A. that lost their homes, that, you know,
00:45:23experienced the catastrophic wildfires earlier in the year. And then they're seeing more chaos in L.A.
00:45:31and Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass just blamed Trump for it. I think a lot of people can see through it and
00:45:37it'll be interesting when the next election is held. But it seems like some Democrats are not coping
00:45:43too 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.
00:45:52I just, I just, I just, I'm just so scared. I'm not, I'm 74 years old. I worry about everything.
00:46:04And I 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,
00:46:21you 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. She should be going to the
00:46:45no network news protest. I want to write her a prescription for, you need to go camping lady.
00:46:52You need a big hug and somebody to make you a nice lunch and turn your television off. That's what,
00:47:00she just seems so scared and miserable. It's heartbreaking.
00:47:03Yeah, 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.
00:47:41Yeah. 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 is. And it makes you worry about Jack Black, but he did something that was so
00:48:07smart. He left his headphones on. So if, if everybody's like, whoa, Jack Black was at a protest,
00:48:13that's no good. 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. Uh, what was in his backpack?
00:48:26That was a heavy backpack. I don't think that was full of carrots. I think Jack Black is cheating on
00:48:31his diet. He's out there pretending to protest and eating ding-dongs. He needs to come clean with
00:48:38America. All right. We'll get someone to put the questions to him. But Jane Fonda is here in
00:48:44Australia and she's offered some words of wisdom to her audience. She described the president of
00:48:49the United States as that F-er. And although she admitted that 78 million people voted for Donald
00:48:55Trump, she claimed that, you know, those people must be having some buyer's remorse by now. And her rant
00:49:01continued. She 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
00:49:15F-er and saying F non-liberals is a way we move to love? Right? You can't do it. We need to move to
00:49:24love. I 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, I feel better now than I did in my twenties. Were you
00:49:40rocking a wheelchair back then, Jane? What? I want to apologize to everybody who went to this show.
00:49:47Like they heard things they shouldn't hear. Jane Fonda said that like, uh, the shop is closed up
00:49:54talking about her girl parts due to flooding. Those, those people are going to need like psychiatric
00:50:01help with that imagery. I don't, I don't want that in my head. I don't want to think about Jane Fonda
00:50:08and anything closed up for flooding. She, she's not a good person. Oh, my apologies to the people
00:50:14who attended this show and shelled out a lot of money. She made like 300,000 bucks to go to a
00:50:21beautiful country and just drop a couple F-bombs and talk about how she can't control her bladder.
00:50:27That's just, that's not movie star behavior. Look, you might need to help out Tampon Tim at the
00:50:35moment. He was asked a very simple question 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.
00:50:50Uh, 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
00:51:43decade. 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, 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.
00:52:22I'd never stop moving. Yeah. He's absolutely incredible. That was an iconic moment for
00:52:27sure, but should not have happened. Comedian and writer, Michael Loftus, thank you so much for
00:52:31joining us and speaking to us here on power hour. Thank you. And I hope you get my birthday gift to
00:52:37you. Joining us now for all the Royal news is news court columnist, Louise Roberts. Louise,
00:52:46great to see you. So two weeks ago, Meghan Markle released a video of her twerking with Prince Harry
00:52:53in a hospital delivery room. She posted it on her Instagram account. And it's a video that they,
00:52:58of course, recorded years ago while she was waiting to give birth to Lily bet. And
00:53:02the video went viral as she was hoping that it would, but let's just take a look at what she posted.
00:53:11You 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
00:53:49great reminder of how authentic she is. You have to be authentic.
00:53:54Just 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, the timing of that,
00:54:01we were, we maybe watched it like 20 times yesterday. And I was like, is that, is that her?
00:54:06Oh my God.
00:54:07Is that Prince Harry there with the fingers and the arms up?
00:54:12Okay. Yeah.
00:54:13Okay. Meghan and Harry, let's go.
00:54:15But I think it's...
00:54:16But that's you, right? Like that's you in a way that we kind of haven't been able to see you before.
00:54:22And I did like a little secret cheer because I was like, well, that's what I kind of want to see from
00:54:27you. Like, I want to see that happiness and that honesty and that like, I don't give a
00:54:32But also, by the way, that wasn't yesterday. No, that was four years ago. So it's also a really
00:54:39great reminder that with all the noise or whatever people do, there's still whole life, a real
00:54:44authentic, fun life that's happening behind the scenes. I'm just grateful that now being back on
00:54:48social as well, I 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, you know,
00:54:57how real their life is. She needs to stop banging on about how authentic she is. She just seems to me
00:55:03to be so desperate to be trying to cling on to this brand that she's real, she's authentic. But
00:55:09of all my friends who are mothers, I don't know anyone that has shared a video like that in a hospital
00:55:16room twerking around. It was absolutely ridiculous and not that relatable. Not that relatable.
00:55:22To be honest, I mean, that sort of video belongs in a WhatsApp mothers group really,
00:55:26or maybe something you might share privately. So it completely contradicts her claim of,
00:55:30you know, the sort of desperate need for privacy and protecting everyone within the family unit.
00:55:35And 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 out 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. And that's probably the next step. Is that the next one? Maybe that is
00:55:52the next step. And you know, the sort of viral quality of it, she's obviously thrilled to bits
00:55:56and thinking, well, any publicity is good publicity. So let's just rehash it and reinforce the fact that
00:56:02I released this video and made my daughter's fourth birthday about me again, in order to, you know,
00:56:09say that I'm authentic and real. And this is what happens in real life. Yeah, it's absolutely bizarre.
00:56:13And then for, you know, Meghan Markle's the one who brings it up. She just really wants,
00:56:18she wasn't asked about it. She just wants the world to know in case anyone missed that video,
00:56:23that it is out there, unfortunately, for everyone to watch. But it's interesting because as you say,
00:56:30that she generally does a pretty good job of protecting her children's privacy. It might be
00:56:35starting to shift. She's uploaded, it appears as though she's uploading more and more content now of the
00:56:41family through 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.
00:56:51May 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.
00:57:16It'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, it's not just
00:57:33a Father's Day message. There's also some very significant brand power messaging in that. Look
00:57:38at Harry, isn't he a wonderful father and husband? And he's not the sort of the person that maybe the
00:57:43rest of the world thinks he's evolved into. He's actually this, you know, authentic and legitimate,
00:57:47you know, dad and husband as well. And look, some of the imagery in that is absolutely beautiful.
00:57:51My favorite, I think, would be where he's reading a bedtime story to little Archie. And you can,
00:57:56Archie sort of erupts into this very authentic little boy giggle, which is gorgeous. And,
00:58:00you know, but every clip, I think, tugs at the heartstrings. But again, it's all part of the brand
00:58:06messaging in a way for Meghan. Nothing is done without that.
00:58:08No, of course. But it's interesting in contrast, the Prince and Princess of Wales shared two photographs
00:58:15of Prince William with Williams and Catherine's children to mark Father's Day. One is a portrait
00:58:22shot showing the prince standing with his arms around George, Charlotte and Louis. And the other
00:58:28is a black and white image showing the four of them lying on the grass. There it is. What are your
00:58:35thoughts on this? These are both taken by Josh Shinner, who is a photographer based in Norfolk,
00:58:40I believe, who they often invite to their home there to do intimate sort of family portraits.
00:58:46Last year's photographs for Father's Day were actually taken by Catherine herself. So that's
00:58:50quite a shift. It was a very different photograph too, because it was William with the three children
00:58:55looking out across the fields with their sort of backs to camera in a way. So I found that very
00:58:59poignant at the time. But of course, now we have this sort of great colour image where,
00:59:03I mean, it's posed, Gabriella, but it's not stiff. You sort of get a sense of the cohesion within
00:59:08that family. And I do feel with royal photographs, consistency is a very key attribute. People want to
00:59:14see almost the same format year after year. So you can see how much the children have grown up.
00:59:19And then of course, the real gold is that beautiful black and white image of them sort of tangled up on
00:59:24the lawn and laughing and giggling and sort of wrestling and kids grow out of that stage so quickly.
00:59:29It's nice to sort of capture that, I think. And that's sort of the messaging there, I feel,
00:59:33is this is us at home relaxed. So yeah, beautiful. I mean, obviously, Josh does some terrific images
00:59:39in there. They feel very comfortable being photographed by him.
00:59:42Yeah, absolutely. Now, Princess Catherine made a glamorous appearance at the annual order of
00:59:47the Garda service over the weekend. So Catherine missed last year's event, of course, after being diagnosed
00:59:52with cancer and undergoing preventative chemotherapy. But she returned this year to watch her husband,
00:59:58Prince William, in the parade alongside his father and King Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior
01:00:04royals. What more can you tell us about this? So the Trooping the Colour and obviously Order of the Garda,
01:00:09two events within one was Saturday and one was yesterday, Monday in the UK, very much reaffirming
01:00:15Catherine's back. And she's very much the model of resilience and continuity within the royal family,
01:00:21I feel. And all her outfits, I mean, she looks fabulous in them, but there's very strategic choices
01:00:27by her about what she wears and who she pays sort of, you know, tribute to. The Catherine Walker
01:00:32coat dress, of course, on Saturday and that beautiful aquamarine. And of course,
01:00:36Charlotte had a similar colour dress as well. That's a nod to Diana. And even yesterday,
01:00:41when she was wearing the beautiful cream dress for Order of the Garda, she was wearing a faux
01:00:45pearl strands. And that was a nod to the jewellery she wore for the 80th anniversary of an event
01:00:51recently. So she's very strategic, but also very natural as well. And I love seeing also the shots
01:00:57of her laughing and joking with Sophie. Yeah, I think that's a really interesting relationship there.
01:01:03And obviously, they provide a lot of support to each other, both technically being commoners who've
01:01:07married into the royal family. And of course, we know from news last week that the late queen
01:01:13appointed Sophie to mentor Meghan, who foolishly, I would argue, rejected this very important offer
01:01:21because Harry could teach her everything she needed to know. And we know how that worked out.
01:01:25So I 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,
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. And you can really see it, can't you? Now, let's talk about David Beckham. He has finally
01:01:55scored a knighthood thanks to King Charles. The football icon was named in the 2025 King's birthday
01:02:00honors list for his contributions to sport and charity. Now, David Beckham said in a statement,
01:02:06growing up in East London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud
01:02:10to be British, I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honor.
01:02:15But it has taken him a while. It has taken him a while. I think there's a few reasons for that.
01:02:20I mean, he got his OBE in 2003, and then there was some sort of conjecture about the queen snubbing
01:02:25him for a knighthood in 2011. That's not how the queen operated, clearly.
01:02:29I 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 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
01:03:25his respect he has for the royal family. Now, David Beckham also, it seems that he appears to have
01:03:33potentially extended an olive branch to his eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham, amid all the family drama.
01:03:39On 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
01:04:07Brooklyn 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,
01:04:35but also felt quite sad because I think all of us are just thinking, just hurry up and make peace.
01:04:39Don't be like Harry and Charles, make it up because, you know, life is short. You've got so many,
01:04:45you know, cherished memories anyway, but just sort of get back together and enjoy life as a family.
01:04:50But I do feel that David's sort of really putting it out there saying, I'm here. If you want to make
01:04:56peace with me, I'm here and I'm ready to listen. But whether Brooklyn does, it breaks your heart a
01:05:00bit, doesn't it? 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.
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