In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Columbia's President backs off and agrees to take deported illegals after Trump tariffs threat; Stephan A. Smith says Trump is closer to normal than where the left is on the issues; AP polling on Elon Musk's favorability and how Americans feels about proposed federal budget cuts; DOGE is not resonating with the public; Vice President Vance appears on Face The Nation and corrects the narrative about Trump and FEMA; Head of ICE Tom Homan appears on ABC's This Week and addresses Martha Raddatz's worries about the cost of deportation;  A Hill op-ed says Democrats are poised to win in 2028 and 2032.

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