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With the southern border largely secured, America's immigration debate is shifting to deportations and assimilation.Victor Davis Hanson argues that sanctuary jurisdictions, resistance to deportations, and a growing rejection of America's melting pot threaten national unity. He also outlines a potential path forward for some longtime illegal immigrants.

Erick breaks down President Trump's 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat, where Trump said his deportation crackdown may have been too tough and floated legal status, but not citizenship, for longtime workers. Erick explains how Stephen Miller, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and the Susie Wiles ouster fit the story, then goes after the "stolen election" claims with the final exit poll data on the Iran war, gas prices, tariffs, ICE, and the MAGA coalition that cracked in the midterms. Trump on 60 Minutes with Ross Douthat: the "too tough" admission, legal status for landscapers and hotel workers, the hardliners in the White House, and Erick's own plan (in the country before Biden, a job, no benefits, no felonies, no citizenship) Immigration politics: ICE guidance walked back, Stephen Miller's promotion, Markwayne Mullin, the 14th Amendment, and whether Democrats take a first step deal now and push for amnesty after 2028 The "stolen election" claim: Trump's post about machines and early vote dumps, James Talarico and Ken Paxton in Texas, and why Erick says the voters simply rejected the party Exit poll data: 63 percent called the Iran war the wrong decision, gas prices up from $3 to nearly $4.50, two-thirds said tariffs hurt the economy, and Democrats headed for a 259 to 176 House majority, the largest since 1991 The shrinking MAGA coalition: Scott Rasmussen tracking, white evangelical men dropping from 69 to 44 percent support, independents breaking 58 to 38 for Democrats, plus a family virus and a Samford University admission update

Erick digs into the Nvidia scandal engulfing CEO Jensen Huang, his reported relationship with a Chinese intelligence operative tied to Megaspeed, the classified Marco Rubio memo, and what it means for the AI chip race and AI data centers. Then Erick takes calls on why Georgia Republicans keep losing statewide, whether a pardon is the same as amnesty for DACA recipients, and the corruption questions Ron Johnson and Marlin Stutzman are raising after the midterms. He also makes the case for the Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving fundraiser. Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the Chinese spy: the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reports, Megaspeed International, Alibaba, $2 billion in Nvidia chips, and the Rubio memo Family fallout: the apology to Nvidia colleagues, Madison and Spencer Huang, no prenup, and why pride cometh before the fall AI data centers and national security: Chinese and Russian disinformation about data center water use, Alabama and Tommy Tuberville versus Georgia and Texas Listener calls: why Georgia Republicans lose with MAGA candidates in the Atlanta suburbs, and DACA, pardon versus amnesty, and a compromise that treats the Biden era arrivals differently Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving drive: $40 feeds a family of four at ericthanksgiving.com or text DONATE to 33777, plus the midterm corruption debate and why the Republicans pushed mid decade redistricting in 2025

Erick makes the case for beating China in AI, from TikTok propaganda and Waymo letter campaigns to Chinese-seeded fears about data centers, then turns to the corruption question after the midterms: Trump's crypto fortune, World Liberty Financial, and the Ron Johnson push for Republicans in Congress to investigate their own side. He also breaks down why the Democratic Socialists underperformed, what Newt Gingrich told Republicans, and why MAGA and socialist nominees both lose the suburbs of Georgia and Texas. China and AI: why Erick says the U.S. must beat China, TikTok propaganda and face capture, AI drone swarms in Ukraine, and the claim that China seeded the AI fear campaign that won at the ballot box last Tuesday Waymo and AI-generated letters: driverless cars stuck in an Atlanta cul-de-sac and the report that 90 percent of anti-Waymo letters to the editor were written by AI Midterm corruption: 90 percent of voters called corruption a factor, Trump crypto income, World Liberty Financial, the $TRUMP meme coin, UAE and Saudi money, Howard Lutnick and Tether, Don Jr. and Kalshi, the Binance pardon, and Senator Ron Johnson's call to investigate Democrats' divide: Harry Enten on weak Bernie Sanders and DSA-backed candidates, Bill Maher on communists in the party, Scott Galloway and the Tesla story, and new Democratic governance fights in Georgia and Texas with Keisha Lance Bottoms The GOP conundrum: Newt Gingrich's advice to Republicans, Trump's 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat, John Ossoff beating Mike Collins, Rick Jackson, and why suburban voters reject both MAGA and democratic socialist nominees

Join Greg and guest host Chris Scalia for the Monday 3 Martini Lunch as they consider Pres. Trump saying he wants to legalize some people who came to the U.S. illegally years ago, the Democrats likely pursuing the completion of their plan to circumvent the Electoral College, Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as Trump's Chief of Staff, and Trump's post that he offered the White House Press Secretary job to Dana White of UFC.New episodes every weekday. 👉 Subscribe to the show so you never miss a moment.Follow us for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:FacebookInstagramYoutubeOther InfoWebsite