This episode of The Parnas Perspective reports on Republican anxiety about turnout in early voting and the final days before the election. Host Aaron Parnas walks through polling warnings from Republican analysts, Republican candidates telling voters to ignore polls, and rising gas prices that he says are shaping the mood.
A large part of the episode focuses on President Trump's claim that U.S. military aid to Israel would end, with Parnas arguing that such a cutoff would be legally difficult, and on a Senate exchange about the issue. The show closes with a debate over antisemitism in Michigan and Georgia campaigns.
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It is major doom and gloom right now for Republicans across the country, as Democratic turnout is exactly where it needs to be right now. Republican turnout is not. And so what does Donald Trump have to do to make up for it, to make up for the fact that he's record-breaking gas prices right now on Election Day? Well, I'm going to announce all A to Israel is officially over. He's cutting all A to Israel, even though he can't actually do that, and he's just spewing a bunch of nonsense on television in an effort to try to turn out some voters, because it is such doom and gloom for so many Republicans right now across the country.
We're going to talk about it right now. Make sure to hit that subscribe button. We're on the road to a million subscribers. Like, comment, share. The more you do, the more people see. Let's jump right in, because Republican Pollster says, quote, "This turnout is ass." This guy, by the way, was the Republican pollster for Rasmussen, one of Donald Trump's favorite pollsters. God, all my models are already projecting doom, and it's 8 a.m. That's a text another analyst got from the Republican side. It is bad.
And so what are Republicans doing? They say, "Don't believe the polls." This is Sean Duffy's son in Wisconsin who's happening to also run for Congress.
Instead of taxing you more and sending it to the government, who wants to spend it on quality leering centers in Minneapolis?
So, Michael, President Trump calls you a MAGA warrior. And this year, traditionally red states pose a challenge for Republicans because of the president's unpopularity, largely due to the war and higher gas prices. But as you mentioned, things were worse under Joe Biden and Democrats. Do you think people have just that short of memories? They don't remember how much worse it was?
Look, I know. I'm only 26 years old, but I've never seen a poll that was real. Every single one is fake. Why are we suddenly going to start believing that these polls are actually showing reality? They're telling you that Republicans are down everywhere, from Kansas to Alaska. That's not true. Republicans don't answer polls. I've talked to people all over the district. Not a single one has had a polling call. And I'll tell you what, they are excited to get out and vote, not just for their futures, but their kids' futures and their grandkids' futures.
So this is the response, by the way. Doom and gloom, and then elections are candidates running for office are essentially saying, "Throw out all the polls. The polls don't matter." At the end of the day, the polls do matter. And it's not just the polls, it's also the numbers. The numbers right now are going from bad to worse for the president. Donald Trump is breaking records in real time. The latest record that he just broke, highest ever gas prices on Election Day. Price for a gallon of gas in the United States of America, $4.12.
Price for a gallon of diesel, $6.28. This is something voters are going to see as they fill up their gas tanks on the way to the polls. And so you have to ask yourselves, okay, the polls are failing us. The voters aren't turning out. What are we going to do? We're going to cut A to Israel, try to get some votes.
President, I just want to clarify something you said earlier. When it comes to Israel aid, we understand we've cut off A to Israel, that we weren't giving them $4 billion, and you're no longer going to be giving them $4 billion.
We were giving them $4 billion. We are, but it gets cut off at the end of the year.
Why?
Why? Because they don't need it, Brian. I mean, I asked them. Because they don't need it. And because why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayyad when they don't need it? It's a bad talking point, because you say, "Why don't we give everybody $4 billion?" Israel's our number one. We give them more than anybody else. And they no longer need it. We've been doing it for years. I've been doing it. But Israel is a very thriving country. They don't need it. If they did need it, I would say, "Keep it going."
But Bibi Netanyahu, we reached an agreement on that. And can I be honest with you? He brought it up. He brought it up. He said, "I think it would be appropriate if we do not receive aid." Because he understands that this is one of their points of contention. Israel's been a great ally, much more reliable than most. I mean, look what happened with Europe, although they did give me Greenland for the United States. When I say give it to me.
Can I just ask again? I'm sorry for not knowing this, but do you mean $4 billion in military aid? Actually, hardware is being cut off. Do you mean $4 billion as in a check?
I'm giving $4 billion in any way you want to define it. You can consider it barter. You can consider it military aid or cash.
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Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at rocketmoney.com/parnas. That's rocketmoney.com/parnas. rocketmoney.com/parnas. Now, here's why Trump can't cut off aid to Israel. There is a memorandum of understanding that provides $3.8 billion in annual U.S. military aid to Israel until 2028. This is what Congress passed, by the way. So he's just talking out of his ass in an effort to try to pick up some voters, but he's lying. He's lying.
The day after the election, I have no doubt they're going to start bombing Israel. Israel and the United States are going to start bombing Iran again. And that's kind of what Republican senators are suggesting. Take a listen to what Rick Scott had to say.
President Trump told Fox this morning that he will end all aid to Israel by the end of the year. Watch this, sir.
We were giving them $4 billion. We are, but it gets cut off at the end of the year.
Why?
Why? Because they don't need it. It's a bad talking point.
Senator, are you on board with that decision? It came as a real shock to anybody who's interested in politics.
Well, if Israel doesn't need it, then we shouldn't spend the money. We shouldn't spend money where people don't need it. I'm very supportive of Israel. They're one of our greatest allies, the only democracy in the Middle East. And they've done everything they can to make sure Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon to continue to kill, you know, to kill Americans. And so I want to continue to support Israel. But if they don't need the money, I think it's a great idea to save it.
Do you think that the president was trying to jump on board with the anti-Israel sentiment and pull in some last-minute votes? Is that what he was up to?
I don't have any idea. I'll tell you, in my state, we support Israel. I support President, our Prime Minister Netanyahu. I was just over in Israel two weeks ago, thanking them for what they're doing, because their actions actually save American lives.
You have a reputation in Florida.
That's what I was talking about. Doesn't know. And, well, Pete Buttigieg went on Fox News today and delivered a message I think everyone needs to hear.
It was razor thin. And her objections to anti-Israel, anti-Semitic comments that are happening. I'll even take you to one of the Black voters that I spoke to, who is a Democrat. And the question was that they told me in the barbershop, "Is Mr. El-Sayyad going to serve Dearborn, or is he going to serve all of Michigan?" So whether you're talking about Black voters or Jewish voters, they all have the same concern.
And what would you say to that?
Sorry, I thought I was waiting for some tape. Look, I think that the number one concern that I hear from voters is about the affordability and cost of living. But yeah, rising anti-Semitism is a huge concern. And by the way, I want to applaud you and your co-host for pointing out earlier in this program that anti-Semitism is a problem on the far right. We've also seen problems with anti-Semitism on the left. And anywhere we see it, we need to stand up to it. We need to stamp it out. That's something that all of us can agree on.
And candidates from, you know, Mike Collins, Republican running for Senate in Georgia, has claimed to reject anti-Semitism. I'm a little skeptical, given the white nationalist propaganda that's being produced from his home by his son-in-law. But look, every candidate is right and center.
But wait a minute. Wait a minute. You just.
Excuse me.
You should be condemning it.
I can't, Mr. Secretary, I can't approach this conversation in good faith after we just had an anti-Semitic campaign ad by Hassan Pikers' uncle ran for your candidate. So how are you talking about a campaign of hate with Rogers would still, to this day? This is the whole point why you lost Mrs. Stevens. Address that. Sure. Abdul rejected that ad.
It's that simple. He didn't produce it. And when he was asked about the contents of it, he rejected it. And the ads he's actually producing, from what I can tell, is somebody who gets a lot of ads on TV, even when you're just trying to watch a football game in Michigan, are about the fact that Mike Rogers voted to cancel the Affordable Care Act. He's for Trump policies, including the Iran war that we're all paying $2,000 or more for because of the cost of energy, the tax dollars. And.
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