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Good Tuesday morning. It is the forty seven Morning Update from Washington, d C. At the White House, and it's nice to have you with us. We have three major stories for you, including a big lie from the media claiming that Donald Trump's looking to replace Pete Headseth at the Department of Defense. Well, we've got the answer on that from the President himself, and I'm gonna give you a hint. It's a big lie. Also, Pope Francis has passed away and now there are conservatives they are among
the top candidates to be the next pope. We'll break down what this could mean for the Catholic faith. And finally, the President spent some quality time at the Easter egg role at the White House with family and friends and made it very clear what the meaning of Easter is and why it's important to this country. But he was also doing work for the American people by meeting with retail CEOs talking about the tariffs. And I'll give you
the latest from those conversations. It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now.
Story number one.
So apparently there's no better place to start a live than at the Easter egg roll with all the kids having a grand time at the White House. Full disclosure, I was there for it, but the media was doing their thing, including starting the nasty rumor that Donald Trump had lost all confidence and is looking to replace the man in charge at the Pentagon. Pete Headset. Now, the US Secretary of Defense and former Fox News host, is quote facing mounting pressure amid reports that he shared since
the military information in private signaled chats. You saw this gets spun up a few weeks ago by the media now in this news story at the Easter egg roll that apparently his wife and brother and a personal attorney were also on some of the chats. This now is leading quote a bipartisan attack criticism and speculation about his quote unquote potential dismissal. Now, let's go back to the core of this controversy. It began when it was revealed that had set that shared details of a US military
operation in Yemen in a private signal chat. One of those chats included apparently a reporter that we know that that Atlantic journalist was very excited to tell all the details to anyone that would sit down and interview him. They were hoping that would undermine the present and make the American people lose faith in Donald Trump and Pete at the Pentagon. Well, it didn't work. In fact, the
American people were in pressed. They were killing terrorists and they weren't too worried about well the mean girls club. So fast forward to the Easter Egg role. And now there's a new controversy that his brother and his personal attorney his wife may have been on one of those signal chats as well. And apparently this is a huge rift between the President and Pete. And now there's a
potential dismissal. Well, guess what it's all live. How do we know the President of the United States of America was asked about the man he put in charge of the Pentagon at the East dreg role. Yes, you're gonna hear families being normal, having fun, kids laughing, You're gonna hear music in the background in tubas, and then you're gonna hear the president roll his eyes and laugh at the media. Here's what it sounded like in real time, coffing.
A trumping on why why do you even ask your questions?
Yeah, there was a two important this weeka that he uses in a supper chat that I put in some family. That's it's the same old stuff from the media.
That's an old one. Try finding something new.
I love how the President says at the very end, it's just the same old stuff from the media. That's an old one. Try something new. He's absolutely right. The media trying to regurgitate a story that failed a few weeks ago to try to get back up again and act like there's a new controversy. And if you go to the beginning of what the reporter said, he said, quote, do you remain confident in pete Headseith? What did Donald Trump say? Oh? Totally? Why do you even ask a
question like that? So if you want to know what the fact checkers need to do, they need to rate this new story as nothing but false. But don't worry, they won't because, let's be honest, it's the liberal media doing everything they can to undermine Donald Trump and yet again failing at that job.
Next story number two.
In the wake of Pope Francis passing on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church will begin the process of selecting the next Bishop of Rome, thereby saying the future course of the church and it's one point three billion followers, Now, how does this work. Within fifteen to twenty days of the death of the Pope, a concl of the College of Cardinals will be convened within the Assistant Chapel in the Vatican, where they will hold a secret ballot vote
to elect the next leader of the Catholic Faith. Now, during his twelve years at the helm of the Church, Pope Francis played a heavy focus on social justice issues such as tolerance towards the LGBTQ plus community, as well as activating and advocating for climate change in the church, as well as advocating for mass migration in what some
regarded as a split from the church doctrine. Well, now, this could be a big change, as there are several conservatives there apparently in the running to take over in the new role. Now President Donald Trump has publicly expressed his condolences following the death of Pope Francis and confirmed that he and the First Lady Milannia Trump will attend the funeral in Rome and a true social post, Trump said, rest in peace, Pope Francis. Make God bless him and
all who loved him. Later that day, he added, Melanie and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome. We look forward to being there. At the White House easterg Roll, Trump describe Pope Francis as a very good man who loved, loved, loved the world, and he especially loved people that were having a hard time. He also ordered that all US federal and military flags be flown at half staff until sunset on the day
of the Pope's internment. Now, Pope Francis, as I mentioned, passed away at the age of eighty eight due to complications from a stroke and heart failure. His funerals expected to take place at Saint Peter Square within the next week, following then a nine day morning period. Despite past ideological differences, particularly over the issue of immigration, policies. Trump's tributes have
emphasized respect for Pope Francis, compassion, and global influence. What we also know is this could be a new day for the Catholic Church as now many of the church say it's time to bring someone who is back to the more traditional values, and there are several individuals on that list that are currently apparently in the running. Currently, one of the favorites is a sixty seven year old Tangle would perhaps best represent a continuity papacy, having been
described as the Asian Pope Francis. If elected, the Filipino cardinal would become the first pope chosen from Asia after Francis became the first Pope from South America. Now, the question is what will the Church do when it comes
to listening to the people. There are many out there that are saying it's time for the people in the faith to be listened to much more than they have in the past, and so now with social media in so many other ways for people to make their voices heard, the question becomes will the Vatican listen to what the people around the world in the Catholic Faith say they want from their next pope?
And finally, story number three.
Monday was a very big day at the White House, not just because it was the Easter egg role, but Donald Trump also met with major US retailers to discuss tariffs. This time, the President set down with major retailers including Walmart, Home Depot, Low's, and Target to discuss the broad based tariffs likely to raise the cost of everyday goods that
they import. Now, big US chains like Walmart and Target they rely heavily on imported goods, and tariffs including one hundred and forty five percent levies on China, are expected. They claim to add strain on Americans already burdened by prolonged inflation. That is obviously their talking point is they want everything to go back to cheap Chinese goods, regardless
of what it means for American workers. Now, this meeting was important and it adds to what we have seen over the last several weeks as prominent CEOs of express support for President Donald Trump's economic policies, highlighting potential benefits for their industries as well in the long term. The CEO of JP Morgan Chase has acknowledged the strategic use of Terriss's economic tools, stating that if they are slightly
inflammatory but beneficial for national security, then it's acceptable. The CEO of Goldman Sachs know that the business community understands the administration's engagement and appreciates the efforts to involve them in policy discussions, which is exactly why the President decided to bring in companies like Low's and Walmart and home
Depot and Target. The CEO of Bank of America also highlighted that favorable regulatory changes under Trump's administration could provide companies with the certainty to be more aggressive as interest rates decrease. Additionally, as you know, tech leaders like Elon Moss, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos have showed interest in engaging with Trump's administration, drawing to his pro growth agenda and favorable economic policies such as tax cuts and and major
issues of deregulation. Now, these developments indicate a trend among corporate leaders to align with President Trump's economic policies, focusing on potential benefits such as tax reductions, deregulation, and increase capital investment. Now, as for these new companies that have come to the table like Walmart and Home Depot, one of the things the President has made clear things are going to change. It may not be what's best for your company the short term, but it's what's best for
Americans in the long term, including American workers. He's also making it clear to these companies that Liberation Day included allowing American workers to get back into manufacturing, and that's exactly what the message need to be to so many of these companies that were relying on cheap goods and cheap labor in China. Trump's tariff policies have obviously sent ripples across numerous industries around the world, and the President
said that was all part of the strategy. Now, US styles are going up and down, as many are expecting with benchmark tenure, Treasury notes and the US style are also coming under some pressure, but the present made it clear this is short term for a massive shift in how this country works when it comes to importing goods from countries, especially that are adversaries to the United States of America, and having these important conversations the White House
clearly means that the conversation is moving forward and getting closer to resolution.
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