The Charlie James Show Podcast

And welcome back to the program. Let's go to the WRD talk line. We will talk to Cassandra in Greenville. Always a pleasure to talk to her. Cassandra, how are you?

Hi. Hi, Charlie. I'm doing well. Thank you. Thank you.

I'm you know, I talking about the the SNAP program and so on. I I just and a couple things. Number one, of course, you want to take care of people who can't take care of themselves. However, I don't believe that should be government's place. That was always family and church and charities, legitimate charities.

Right. And I do think it should stay that way. However, what really got me is this this February, I was I was, purchasing candy for, Valentine's Day. I'm looking. And here, it's like the Lindt and the Godiva and all these expensive chocolates that I wasn't I'm like, I can't afford.

They were there with the SNAP program. Yeah. And I looked and I thought, are you kidding me? This is on SNAP? I thought it was supposed to help people nutritionally, but, you know, expensive candies.

It was crazy. It really is. I mean, the candy does not there is no nutritional value in candy, and I don't care how it's marketed. It's just not there. No.

No. And and and it it was yeah. A little more I think I might have mentioned before, I'm sure I did. When I first gave birth, I had a a young girl. She had just turned 14, and, she was my roommate.

And 16 of her family members and friends were in the room all fighting over getting the baby. Right. And I you know, I'm saying to her, oh, how wonderful that they all care about your baby. Because I for some reason, she kept telling me she wasn't allowed to marry the father. I didn't quite understand, but, you know and then she said, no.

They they don't care about the baby. They just want the money. And I said to her, no. No. No.

You don't understand. You don't get money for having babies. You babies cost money. And now my husband's working two jobs. Right.

And, and then she listed all the stuff they got Yeah. For having the baby. And I thought, oh my word. Why are they doing such a thing when she would have married the man? She would have married the father.

Yeah. But, no, she wasn't allowed to. It was crazy, Charlie. I know. So, anyway, I'm I'm happy.

If if South Carolina does the right thing, that would be wonderful. That would be great. I appreciate it, Cassandra. Yep. Children are, in some cases, just a commodity.

Just another way to get more money from the the American taxpayer. Doesn't care how the child is raised. Doesn't matter what goes on with the kid, how they come out. Just give me that money now. Well, Comer, James, James Comer is man, I tell you what.

He is he's doing some. Congressman Comer has labeled former president Bill Clinton as a prime suspect in his Jeffrey Epstein investigation and put forth a farfetched theory, this is according to Daily Mail, a farfetched theory that he could be punished with jail time if he skips the meeting. House oversight committee James Comer fanned the flames at his ongoing probe into, Jeffrey Epstein doing an interview on Newsmax, Monday night. Everyone in America wants to know what went on on Epstein's Island, and we've all heard reports that Bill was a frequent visitor there. So he's a prime suspect to be be deposed by the house oversight committee.

Clinton has denied visiting Epstein's Island, also known as Little Saint James Island. I didn't know it, but I'd I've actually cruised by that. I didn't know that. Trump has claimed that the former dinner Democratic president made many trips to the island in The Caribbean. Earlier this month, Comer issued a subpoena to both Bill and Hillary Clinton to compel them to testify before the panel on matters related to Epstein.

Hillary Clinton is being asked to sit for a deposition on October 9, and the committee wants to depose Bill Clinton on October 14. And we've got others as well. So here was, Comer over on Newsmax. Our Kentucky congressman chairman of the House Oversi ...

I'm a rent me a castle in Scotland. I just heard that story about the, King Charles dog treats, that are made in Balmoral. Very nice. And it's so they're talking about renting a castle in Scotland. I found one.

This is from Arbroath, Scotland. You can rent this for $1,080 a night. Might be worth it. It sleeps 16, by the way. So there you go.

Might do that. Well, here in South Carolina, our governor, Henry McMaster, has decided to go along with RFK Junior and president Trump and actually introduce new restrictions on SNAP benefits. Yeah. And I think this is a good idea. I really do.

Governor McMaster announced today that South Carolina will soon impose new restrictions on how low income residents can use their supplemental nutrition assistant program benefits. Now here, what is the keyword that we're looking at there in the snap nutritional. Nutritional. Now, folks, I love my butter fingers. I love my Reese's peanut butter cups, but I know that they are not nutrition.

They are just there is nothing nutritious about it. No doctors ever said, you know, Charlie, I think you you need to eat more Butterfingers. I'd you need two you need two more full sugar Pepsis and, and and more Butterfingers, and that'll get you that'll get you rider's ring. It's not nutrition. It is a treat.

It's a luxury. In a post on eggs, McMaster said he plans to issue the executive order directing the Department of Social Services to impose common sense limits on snap purchases. He said America is getting healthy, and South Carolina will do her part. In the next few days, I will issue an executive order directing the Department of Social Services to place common sense limits on purchases using SNAP benefits formerly known as food stamps. Now right now, about 580,000 South Carolinians get, SNAP benefits according to the Department of Agriculture.

The executive order comes several months after a bill aiming to limit SNAP purchases. Here we go. Gotta go right back to the state legislature on this one and go, hey, guys. You're the problem. You're literally the problem here in South Carolina.

These Republicans in Columbia, there was a bill aimed at limiting SNAP purchases, and that failed to advance in the South Carolina house. Of course, because the South Carolina house is where common sense goes to die. The legislation titled the South Carolina SNAP Nutrition Integrity Act would have barred recipients from purchasing things like candy and soft drinks. The bill defined candy and goes on to define we all know what candy is. We don't have to be told.

Boss, that effort stalled in the legislature. This is from watch Fox fifty seven. While that effort stalled in the legislature, McMaster's executive action may implement similar restrictions through administrative channels. So I think it's a good idea, but not but you would think because that's all we hear, and people are people are screaming about this. Oh, he's limited our benefit.

There's one guy. Let me find it see if I can find this quote here. I thought it was, pretty interesting. Yeah. One guy, this guy named Tim, he was out grocery shopping with his son.

He was interviewed. He said, they're trying to dictate what you do with your benefits. When you tell people what they can and can't get, it takes away your freedom. Mister Wise, you've got the freedom to get off SNAP benefits altogether, if that's what you want. Is that your idea of freedom?

Being able to go buy Twizzlers and and and and Skittles? Something that's actually gonna contribute to things like, I don't know, type two diabetes, poor health, cardiovascular disease, all of this stuff. Wood free well, there you go. Public health consultant doctor Bamby Gaddis highlighted additional components of the proposed changes, including the expanded work requirements. There are expanded work requirements that are potentially going to go into effect, which may be disconcerting disconcerting and problematic for some people, especially people who ar ...

I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Oh, beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of rain for purple mountain majesty America is back. Absolutely. America's back. We gotta get it back even more.

I mean, we'd all know that I mean, just hundreds of arrests have already been made in Washington DC now that president Trump has federalized, the, the, police department there, the law enforcement in DC, and they are now they seem to be a little more brave. They seem to they seem to be a little more brave about what they're doing. We'll talk about that coming up in just a second. So we just got off the phone, with Brian Frank. Brian Frank was the guy that held the signs up at the Lindsey Graham event at the Beacon Theatre, and a lot of people lost their minds over this.

You know, it was like a a retire Lindsey and dump Lindsey and things like that. Joining us right now is Jason Shamus, the mayor of Campobello. Let me see if I can get him on the phone here. Jason, welcome, sir. How are you?

Hey, Charlie. How are you? I'm doing fantastic. Now you were at the Beacon Restaurant, and you're telling me that Brian Frank's story just doesn't quite jive? No.

I'm at well, I'd like Lindsey and I. I went there to to meet some other folks over there to to be at Lindsey Graham, event. Yeah. But like Lindsey or Dot, I mean, you really shouldn't be doing those kinds of things. So I was standing there, and you could see them behind the glass.

Brian and Evan Molch talking and and collaborating, and he would go outside and put signs up. The police would take him back in. I mean and they were harassing folks as they were coming out. I mean, there's really no room for politics like that. You know, we always talk about, you know, we want a bigger voter turnout and those things.

You saw that in the sheriff's race. Yeah. 11% of the people showed up. So do you think those kinds of actions are going to boost voter turnout? Absolutely not.

Because most people don't wanna deal with that kind of rhetoric. You know? And I like Lindsay or not, at the end of the day, Trump has endorsed him. Trump doesn't endorse him for just no reason. Obviously, there there's a a really good reason why Trump wants it there.

It's because he can get the Trump agenda American First done. That's why he wants them. So why would we put a freshman back in congress that is it's gonna have to learn all this from the get go. I I understand that, you know, I I'm not saying I agree with everything that Lindsey does. I know there's a lot of people that don't agree with Lindsey.

But but why would you take one of the most prolific, presidents in US history and put a freshman in there when president Trump is saying, I want Lindsey? Well, I say I well, I in in my opinion, since you brought it up, I think Donald Trump just needs Lindsey Graham to pass all of his nominees. Yes. Right? I mean, I I don't disagree with that.

But would you want a freshman in that spot? Well, I'll be honest with you, mister mayor. I would want somebody in that spot that wasn't gonna stab me on the back on NBC every chance he gets. I I don't I don't disagree with that. I don't disagree with that.

However and then again, I I don't I'm not saying I support Lindsay with everything he does. But specifically talking to the Beacon and what happened at the Beacon, these people that are holding up signs and doing those kinds of things, you know, they're they're saying I'm Christian Christian values. Now if you're looking at that, does that say I'm for Christian values? Does that say that I'm a Christian and I'm walking like Jesus? Well, I mean, but why so let's go to that.

Was there anything there that was, I don't know, obscene? Is was there anything there that wasn't I don't know. You you tell me you were there. I just don't I mean, if I just don't understand why you would d ...

I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, majesty, above the fruit America is back. Absolutely. America's back. We gotta get it back even more.

I mean, we'd all know that I mean, just hundreds of arrests have already been made in Washington DC now that president Trump has federalized, the, the, police department there, the law enforcement in DC, and they are now they seem to be a little more brave. They seem to they seem to be a little more brave about what they're doing. We'll talk about that coming up in just a second. So we just got off the phone, with Brian Frank. Brian Frank was the guy that held the signs up at the Lindsey Graham event at the Beacon Theatre, and a lot of people lost their minds over this.

You know, it was like a a retire Lindsey and dump Lindsey and things like that. Joining us right now is Jason Shamus, the mayor of Campobello. Let me see if I can get him on the phone here. Jason, welcome, sir. How are you?

Hey, Charlie. How are you? I'm doing fantastic. Now you were at the Beacon Restaurant, and you're telling me that Brian Frank's story just doesn't quite jive? No.

I'm at I'd like Lindsey and I. I went there to to meet some other folks who were there to to be at Lindsey Graham, event. Yeah. But like Lindsey or not, I mean, you really shouldn't be doing those kinds of things. I was standing there, and you could see them behind the glass.

Brian and Evan Molch talking and and collaborating, and he would go outside and put signs up. The police would take him back in. I mean and they were harassing folks as they were coming out. I mean, there's really no room for politics like that. You know, we always talk about, you know, we want a bigger voter turnout and those things.

You saw that in the sheriff's race. Yeah. 11% of the people showed up. So do you think those kinds of actions are going to boost voter turnout? Absolutely not.

Because most people don't wanna deal with that kind of rhetoric. You know? And I if I'm not, at the end of the day, Trump has endorsed him. Trump has endorsed him for just no reason. Obviously, there there's a a really good reason why Trump wants him there.

It's because he can get the Trump agenda America first done. That's why he wants them. So why would we put a freshman back in congress that is is gonna have to learn all this from the get go? I I understand that, you know, I I'm not saying I agree with everything that Lindsey does. I know there's a lot of people that don't agree with Lindsey.

But but why would you take one of the most prolific, presidents in US history and put a freshman in there when president Trump is saying, I want Lindsey? Well, I say I well, I in in my opinion, since you brought it up, I think Donald Trump just needs Lindsey Graham to pass all of his nominees. Yes. Right? I mean, I I don't disagree with that.

But would you want a freshman in that spot? Well, I'll be honest with you, mister mayor. I would want somebody in that spot that wasn't gonna stab me on the back on NBC every chance he gets. I I don't I don't disagree with that. I don't disagree with that.

However and then again, I I don't I'm not saying I support Lindsay with everything he does. But specifically talking to the Beacon and what happened at the Beacon, These people that are holding up signs and doing those kinds of things, you know, they're they're saying I'm Christian Christian values. Now if you're looking at that, does that say I'm for Christian values? Does that say that I'm a Christian and I'm walking like Jesus? Well, I mean, but alright.

So let's go to that. Was there anything there that was, I don't know, obscene? Is was there anything there that wasn't I don't know. You you tell me. You were there.

I just don't I mean, if I just don't understand why you would do that if somebody else's account. I m ...

Lots of folks on the phone. Let's go to Todd and Anderson. How are you doing, Todd? I'm doing good, sir. Yes, sir.

What's on your mind? So the question is is has anybody asked Donald Trump why he supports Lindsey Graham? I don't think anybody has. No. Yeah.

I mean, we all we all remember what Donald Trump said about, you know, Lindsey Graham at, in Pickens that he helps with the Democrats, and I don't know how you help with the Democrats if you're a solid conservative. Exactly. And then the the mayor from wherever was talking about how we don't want a new guy in there. Trump is the new guy in there. Exactly.

We don't want a him. We don't want a freshman president. Right? Right. Yeah.

Exactly. But how do we invoke change if we don't get new people in? Man, we just we gotta some of us have gotta start putting our name in, and then we gotta start showing up at the polls and supporting these people. That's a big thing. Showing up and and getting out there and voting.

I appreciate it. Todd, let's go to Mike in Greenville. Mike, what's on your mind? Yes, Charlie. I just wanted to comment on the mayor of Capobello and his statements.

I would not know him from Wild Rice if he walked in front of me. Okay. But I will say this, that I'm gonna give this credit to Tara Servation. Alright. The only reason that Trump supports Lindsey Graham is Lindsey Graham is head of the budget committee in the senate.

Yeah. He has to have him to get that passed. He also has to have his votes to get his people nominated and through the process. Yeah. Lindsey Graham I am I am loosely related to Lindsey Graham by marriage, and he is a terrible human being.

As far as signs, listen. I would put a 12 year old in that senate because just like my 12 year old, all I wanna hear out of his mouth is yes, sir. That's all you need to say. Yes, mister president. That's it.

I said that. All you need to hear out of him. Exactly. We have to have fighters. We don't need beta males in the senate or anywhere in our government.

So the mayor of Campobello, I get his point. I understand. But it sounds like to me he's an establishment guy. He's status quo, and we need fighters. We need men that'll stand up and women that'll stand up, and that's what we want.

I live in Lindsey Graham's district. I I know him well. Yeah. He is a snake in the grass. He goes whichever way the wind blows and who's got the wallet out.

And that's how it is. A lot of people do it. I appreciate it, Mike. Now let's talk to the speaker of the house of the sovereign state of Jamestown, JR. How you doing, JR?

Oh, it's another JR. It's not that JR. I got two JRs. JR, welcome. You're out there in Possum Kingdom.

What's going on, man? Hey. Yeah. This is JR. I was gonna I was gonna holler at you.

Oh, Lindsey. Here, every every time he comes up for reelection, he always does the same thing. He wants to say that no one else needs to go in there because they wouldn't know how to get things done. Right. And he proves time and time again that he don't know how to get things done or better yet, he does.

Like, here a while back when he pushed that abortion bill and ruined us in the midterms Yeah. Lindsay. Yeah. He knows what he's doing, and he knew it wasn't gonna fly, but he just had to mark that box on his full check list. You're exactly right, JR.

And let's not forget that. Lindsey Graham was the one that came out and said, no. No. Abortion needs to be a federal issue. Wait a minute.

What was the president saying? What was Trump saying? It needs to be a state's issue, not a federal issue. Lindsey Graham was like, let's let's do this as a because he knew that had the potential of hurting Trump. Lindsey Graham also said that no better person has God ever created than Joe Biden.

And if you've got a problem with Joe Biden, you need to do some self reflection. But I think the most interesting thing that Lindsey Graham has ever said was this. It wasn't peaceful. I was there. If it had been up to me, ...

And welcome to the program on your Thursday. I'm sorry. It's Wednesday. Oh my gosh. That makes things awful.

No. It's Wednesday afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Don't forget, coming up tomorrow, we got the big debate at four between four and five with, Bill Ryan and Rusty Clevenger. They are running for the sheriff's position in Spartanburg County. Now if you have any questions, I got a list of questions I'm gonna be asking tomorrow.

But if you've got any questions, don't text them to me because that's gonna get lost. I don't know how many texts I get in an afternoon. Some days, it's upwards to 500. But if you've got any questions, the best thing to do is email me [email protected]. That's [email protected], and we'll, we'll take some of your questions there, And we'll point that out to the, to the candidate as well.

So big debate coming up tomorrow. This is an important race because crime across the country is rampant. Now it is getting a little bit better since Donald Trump came into office, and it's getting even better in Washington DC. They are shocked. In Washington DC, I I saw a video, just a few minutes ago where police officers rolled into this neighborhood, and they were shocked to see police officers in this neighborhood.

I said, you you gotta be kidding. They're they're they're coming up. They're they're rolling up right on in here. They they can't believe they're seeing police officers there. And not only that, what we are seeing as well is now the police in Washington DC.

You know what? They're not afraid anymore. Saw another video. This woman tried to prevent police officers from arresting a guy. Well, she got shown what's what.

These police aren't playing around anymore because now they've got the backing of the feds. It's kinda like that little dog that that is and he starts barking and growling when he knows his owner is right behind him, got his back. That's what's going on right now in DC. That's what's going on. So here's the thing.

It has been amazing to watch what this president has been able to do over the past, what, seven months almost seven months now. Look at what he's he has forced the Democrats to support. Look at what he forced them forced them to support. Criminal illegal aliens. They own that now.

Sorry. You guys support them fully. Support murderers. Support rapists. Support the guy, that, the the the the shot the UnitedHealthcare CEO in the back.

They supported the kid who stabbed another kid at at attract me. They support the what was that? The the Maryland dad who come to find out was a horrible spousal abuser. They've they they're now supporting supporting insider trading with Nancy Pelosi, and they're supporting gerrymandering in blue states. They're actually coming out and admitting it.

Pritzker even said, well, we just we just gerrymandered here because of, you know, politics. This guy has been able to force them to admit exactly who they are. Now this is the Baltimore, the mayor of Baltimore. His name is Brandon Scott. Brandon Scott, ball crime in Baltimore is horrible.

He was on with Jake Tapper over at CNN, and Jake Tapper reads a comment from a resident of Baltimore. Let's take a listen to this. The report says, quote, a 77 year old woman from Curtis Bay who asked to remain anonymous due to threats she's received from drug dealers on her block compared the morning drug traffic to a fast food drive through. When a real estate agent assessed her property about a month and a half ago, she said the agent told her, I can't sell this house with that, referring to the 10 or 12 people involved in the drug market loitering across the street. I'm gonna get hurt one day.

I know I am, she said. What do you say to those residents of Baltimore, who may think that citing falling crime statistics glosses over some of the the harsher day to day realities, and and needs that they have, to their lives in Baltimore, need for things to change even further in terms of just regular dru ...

Alright. I wanna read you a story. This comes from 05/13/2024. It's from the Center for Immigration Studies. Again, this is 05/13/2024.

Foreign born population grew by 5,100,000 in the last two years. Largest two year increase ever recorded. The foreign born immigration population hit new records as of March 2024 of fifty one point six million and 15.6%, 15.6% of the total US population. Okay? Now that was from May 2024.

They did that study, compiled it, got it all together. Foreign born population grew by 5,100,000, basically, under Joe Biden. Well, here we are in 2025, little over a year later, and quite the opposite has happened. Overall foreign born population is down 2,200,000 from January to July. 2,200,000.

That's a trend I can get behind. I wanna talk to Brian from Gaffney. Brian, you were at the event with Lindsey Graham? Yes, sir, Charlie. I went there, last week.

I promised I'd take my wife out to eat for lunch Yeah. About a week ago. And this is before I I I knew I was to be off work. This is before I knew Lindsey Graham would be there. Right.

And once I found out Lindsey Graham would be there, I decided that's where we're going. Oh, wait a minute. Hold on. This are you the Brian? Yes, sir.

I am. You are the Brian. So can I say your name? Yeah. Brian Franks.

Brian Franks. There you go. Alright. There you go. You were the guy that had the signs.

Right? Yes, sir. I made them at home. So why why did you so tell us the whole story. What was all that about?

Well, I made them, not to go in there into his rally with those signs. I made them, and I put them all over my car, taped them to outside of my window, all four windows, the back and the front. And I wanted to park by the road so other people can see. Right. But I wasn't wearing anything inappropriate or anything anti Graham when I went in there.

And when I got to the door, Lindsey Graham's people would not let me in. They would not. They said it was a pry private, gathering. You're not you can't you're not welcome. I said, what do you mean?

This is public. I heard it on the radio. It's public. And I found out the reason why is I am one of the admins on the dump Lindsey Graham 2026 Facebook page. Were you were you wearing the dump Lindsey hat when you walked in?

No. I was wearing my Disney hat, actually. Okay. And I got I got the Dump Lindsey hat from a friend of mine once I got there. So did you who who was the well, I don't wanna know the name, but there was a guy there that got his picture taken.

He had that cap on backwards, and on the back of it, it said That was me. That was you? Okay. Okay. Alright.

So you did get in? Yes. I I I didn't get in the part where he was speaking. Okay. I tried to get in there before Lindsay even showed up, and his people recognized me because I run the Facebook, dump Lindsey Graham 2026 page.

Me and a few other guys started it in 02/2007, and I kept not having to change the year over the last several years. Yeah. We wanna dump them. So you got you got you did not get a welcomed response from Lindsey Graham's people? I did not.

I did give one of my signs to a fellow I met in the area I was in eating at the Beacon, and he got behind Lindsay with the cameras behind, that were pointing at him. And then I I went to my car, and I grabbed two more signs that I got behind Lindsay at the cameras. And I was told by the officer to please leave this area. Ah, I guess because you were behind them in security issues and all of that according to them. I was behind I was behind the window.

Yeah. So the window was right behind Lindsey Graham, and I wanted the cameras to see because I knew the news was there. Yeah. So, what is the response been from what because we know that, you know, some folks over there, Nate Loype, has spoken out against your your actions. Several other people have.

How do you feel? Was this just a freedom of speech issue? It is. And, Lindsey Graham, we've been wanting to get rid of him, and I know I know ...

You guys like camping? I love camping. I think camping is great. I haven't been camping in a long, long time because my wife believes that camping her idea of camping is staying in a three star hotel where they don't have turndown service. I like to get out in a tent outdoors, you know, cook over an open fire.

I enjoy that. Getting out there, just getting back to nature. So just something I mean, food just tastes better. Everything is just really great when you go camping. I love it.

I think it's fantastic. I would love to do more camping. I and in fact, I don't know if you guys watched the, the Outdoor Boys. I know it's been he shut down the channel. Not the channel, but he's not doing any more content right now.

This guy, Luke Nichols, will go out, and he'll go camping, like, in the the frozen tundra, or he'll go out in the woods or or mountaineering or whatever. And he just basically shows you I don't wanna call it survival skills, but because he always brings really good delicious food. But it's it's a really fascinating thing. The the the all of that had just just millions and millions of viewers, but camping is a lot of fun. But when you camp, you prepare to camp.

You get your tent. You make you guide make sure you got your sleeping bag. You got your backpack. You got your little canteen. You got your, your dishes, your your you know, all your kit there for your eating, maybe a little stove.

That's a planned event. That's what you do. You plan to go camping. You figure out where you're going camping, then you go do it. They are changing the name of that, not the name of camping.

They're keeping that name, but they're changing the image of camping in Greenville. There is now a thing, oh my gosh, called public camping. Now you might wonder what public camping is. What is public camping, Charlie? That's those are the people the public campers are the people that you see, like, on the side of a road in an easement or in an alley.

They're homeless. They're changing the name of the homeless to public campers. That sounds a lot more appealing than than homeless population, doesn't it? Oh, we have a big public camping community here in Greenville. It is so wonderful.

No. They're homeless. You see, I guess, homeless carries some negative connotation. Public camping. Oh, that sounds that sounds a little more, appetizing.

That's a little bit easier, to deal with, right, than than hold on. Well, they're trying to do something about so called public camping. Greenville City Council is currently debating a proposed ordinance that would prohibit camping in public places, a move that has sparked concern among advocates for the homeless. Council member John Dworkin introduced the ordinance. This is from Lauren Miller over there at, WSPA.

John Dworkin introduced the ordinance after receiving numerous concerns from constituents about people camping on city streets and plazas. The proposed ordinance, which has not yet had his first reading, would prevent individuals from making beds with sleeping bags or blankets in public areas. He said, I sent an email out to about 3,000 of my constituents. In seventy two hours, I received 300 plus emails plus of which 80% said, yes. We should have a camping ordinance.

I'm just thinking this is, are you are you guys thinking this is as funny as I am? They're camping. Is it campers? Alright. The proposed ordinance has drawn mixed reactions from the community.

Some business managers like Jonathan Wood of A. Smith Clothiers support the measure, believing it could help create a safer environment for everyone. It seems like a good solution to try to get people in a place where they can be safer, Wood said. However, others, such as Downtown Batman, a local advocate who provides food, water, and clothing to the homeless, argued that the ordinance could do more harm than good. Where are they supposed to go?

They have nowhere to go. That's why they're here. Nonprofits like Greenville Together wou ...

And welcome to the program on your Thursday. I'm sorry. It's Wednesday. Oh my gosh. That makes things awful.

No. It's Wednesday afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Don't forget, coming up tomorrow, we got the big debate at four between four and five with, Bill Rein and Rusty Clevenger. They are running for the sheriff's position in Spartanburg County. Now if you have any questions, I got a list of questions I'm gonna be asking tomorrow.

But if you've got any questions, don't text them to me because that's gonna get lost. I don't know how many texts I get in an afternoon. Some days, it's upwards to 500. But if you've got any questions, the best thing to do is email me [email protected]. That's [email protected], and we'll, we'll take some of your questions there, And we'll point that out to the, to the candidate as well.

So big debate coming up tomorrow. This is an important race because crime across the country is rampant. Now it is getting a little bit better since Donald Trump came into office, and it's getting even better in Washington DC. They are shocked. In Washington DC, I I saw a video, just a few minutes ago where police officers rolled into this neighborhood, and they were shocked to see police officers in this neighborhood.

I said, you you gotta be kidding. They're they're they're coming up. They're they're rolling up right on in here. They they can't believe they're seeing police officers there. And not only that, what we are seeing as well is now the police in Washington DC.

You know what? They're not afraid anymore. Saw another video. This woman tried to prevent police officers from arresting a guy. Well, she got shown what's what.

These police aren't playing around anymore because now they've got the backing of the feds. It's kinda like that little dog that that is some and he starts barking and growling when he knows his owner is right behind him, got his back. That's what's going on right now in DC. That's what's going on. So here's the thing.

It has been amazing to watch what this president has been able to do over the past, what, seven months almost seven months now. Look at what he's he has forced the Democrats to support. Look at what he forced them forced them to support. Criminal illegal aliens. They own that now.

Sorry. You guys support them fully. Support murderers. Support rapists. Support the guy, that, the the the the shot the UnitedHealthcare CEO in the back.

They supported the kid who stabbed another kid at at a track meet. They support the what was that? The the Maryland dad who come to find out was a horrible spousal abuser. They've they they're now supporting supporting insider trading with Nancy Pelosi, and they're supporting gerrymandering in blue states. They're actually coming out and admitting it.

Pritzker even said, well, we just we just gerrymandered here because of, you know, politics. This guy has been able to force them to admit exactly who they are. Now this is the Baltimore, the mayor of Baltimore. His name is Brandon Scott. Brandon Scott, ball crime in Baltimore is horrible.

He was on with Jake Tapper over at CNN, and Jake Tapper reads a comment from a resident of Baltimore. Let's take a listen to this. The report says, quote, a 77 year old woman from Curtis Bay who asked to remain anonymous due to threats she's received from drug dealers on her block compared the morning drug traffic to a fast food drive through. When a real estate agent assessed her property about a month and a half ago, she said the agent told her, I can't sell this house with that, referring to the 10 or 12 people involved in the drug market loitering across the street. I'm gonna get hurt one day.

I know I am, she said. What do you say to those residents of Baltimore, who may think that citing falling crime statistics glosses over some of the the harsher day to day realities, and and needs that they have, to their lives in Baltimore, need for things to change even further in terms of just regu ...