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Glenn Beck
MORNING BRIEF

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 02.12.25
LAST UPDATE: 08:44 AM ET
PREPARED BY: CB, RR, JB, SK, BM

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We have the following scheduled for today's program:

TOP OF HOUR 1
GUEST: Lindy Li
TOPIC: Li's journey from DNC insider to independent thinker.

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Carol Roth
TOPIC: While we are cutting spending, we ALSO need to be growing the economy.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
TOPIC: Congresswoman Luna has been appointed to lead the Task Force on Declassification of Federal Secrets, and the first hearing is expected to focus on the JFK assassination.

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Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:

Feb. 12, 2009 - Glenn and Stu talk about the $800 billion stimulus... 'America's March to Socialism'... Callers... 'We Surround Them: 12 Values'... General Electric update... Stephen Colbert bashes Glenn...

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Trump: Day 23...

Trump to sign order to potentially toss entire agencies — while reducing federal work force to ‘essential’ jobs only
President Trump is set to sign an order Tuesday instructing the Department of Government Efficiency to potentially toss entire federal agencies — and hire only one federal worker to replace every four who leave.

FEMA CFO fired for blowing taxpayer funds on illegal aliens’ hotel stays
“Effective immediately, FEMA is terminating the employment of four individuals for circumventing leadership to unilaterally make egregious payments for luxury NYC hotels for migrants. Firings include FEMA’s Chief Financial Officer, two program analysts, and a grant specialist.”

Inside FEMA’s sickening history of misspending billions of taxpayers’ dollars — and going largely unchecked
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has mismanaged tens of billions of dollars over the years, according to numerous government reports into its spending.

‘President Trump Is A Hero’: Marc Fogel Welcomed At White House After Release From Russian Prison
“I’m a middle-class schoolteacher who is now in a dream world,” Fogel said, to which Trump quipped: “We’re going to show you the Lincoln Bedroom. It’s a special place.”

Trump Hostage Envoy Says Another American Coming Home 'Tomorrow'
"We have another American coming in tomorrow and so ... the president has made this a top priority, and he's got the A team on it."

Trump admin slashes Biden’s trade school red tape, boosts workforce training
As enrollment in trade school soars, the Department of Education scrapped a Biden-era rule that piled thousands of hours of pointless reporting requirements, calling it “unnecessary bureaucratic red tape.”

Elon / DOGE...

Musk defends mass DOGE firings, says the US should not ‘live in a bureaucracy’
“If the people cannot vote and have their will be decided by their elected representatives in the form of the president and the Senate and the House, then we don’t live in a Democracy. We live in a bureaucracy,” Musk said.

Before Trump, FDR Had His Own Unelected Millionaires Come To Washington
William Knudsen’s National Defense Research Committee and Office of Production Management was to the 1940s what the DOGE is today.

DOGE: Federal retirements still processed by hand in an underground limestone mine
Over 700 government workers process retirement applications by hand in a Pennsylvania limestone mine, 230 feet underground. With files stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes, the outdated system handles 10,000 applications per month — taking months to finalize each one.

‘A Super Genius That’s Been F***ed With’: Joe Rogan Explains Elon Musk’s Motivation At The DOGE
"You f***ed up and picked the wrong psychopath on the spectrum."

Musk changes his social media name to 'Harry Bolz,' offers 50% off circumcisions
"One of the things USAID was doing was offering free circumcisions throughout the world, but charging U.S. taxpayers ridiculously high prices! I decided to compete for the business."

Jake Tapper Blasts Elon Musk's Juvenile 'Harry Bolz' Username
Tapper, who is known as "Mr. Fun" behind the scenes, asked, "These folks, these tech billionaires, are any of them happy?”

News...

Judge orders Trump admin to restore woke health pages
A federal judge sided with a doctors group, ordering Trump’s HHS, CDC, and FDA to reinstate gender ideology and environmental justice pages. The group, which once pushed for COVID censorship, now demands the government restore leftist health policies erased by Trump’s executive order.

Mike Lee: Judges waging ‘unprecedented assault’ on president
"These judges are waging an unprecedented assault on legitimate presidential authority, all the way down to dictating what webpages the government has. This is absurd."

Alan Dershowitz Says Many ‘Improper’ Injunctions Against Trump Executive Orders Will Get Tossed
“President Trump has never defied a court order, and he has indicated that he would comply with court orders, but he needs to know that he has the right to appeal these court orders. Many of them will be found to be improper. The courts don’t have the power to stop this or stop that.”

Rep. Luna to lead task force on declassification of JFK assassination records, Epstein client list
Luna is expected to focus on examining the declassification of materials in the public interest, including the client list of Jeffrey Epstein and files relating to Sept. 11, 2001, COVID-19 origins, UFOs, and more.

Rep. Luna believes ‘there were 2 shooters’ in JFK assassination as GOP rep leads task force probing ‘federal secrets’
“Based on what I’ve been seeing so far, the initial hearing that was actually held here in Congress was actually faulty in the single-bullet theory,” Luna said during a Capitol Hill press conference, referring to the Warren Commission.

Ray Epps encouraged J6 protesters to move forward through tear gas, actor Jay Johnston says
"I was thinking, 'Why are these two protesters fighting? Why is this guy with a big mouth yelling at this guy?' And then this other dude steps in, who turns out to be Ray Epps, who was pinpointed as a possible government employee."

Google Calendar Drops Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, More
The company says that as of 2024, it began listing only public holidays and national observances, not cultural and historical events.

Politics...

Trump approval at 54%, Musk’s DOGE department sees strong support
Trafalgar says legacy media is downplaying Trump’s rising support.

After Years Of Crying About Alleged Foreign Election Interference, Dems Are Begging A Court To Let Noncitizens Vote
The same party that spied on Trump’s 2016 campaign over bogus foreign influence claims suddenly has no problem with actual foreign election interference — because this time, it benefits them.

First 2026 Senate Forecast Spells More Bad News For Dems
Republicans are heavily favored to keep control of the Senate and have a good chance to build on their majority.

Chuck Schumer's government corruption tip-line immediately backfires as it's flooded with complaints against Democrats
Elon Musk mocked Schumer by telling his 217 million X followers that the responses to the tip-line are "comedy gold." Musk didn't stop there. The Tesla CEO added, "Look into this Schumer guy, he’s definitely done crime!"

Economy...

Powell pushes back on Musk/DOGE, says Fed 'overworked,' not 'overstaffed'
"Everybody at the Fed works really hard," Powell said.

Immigration...

Trump officials ask Senate GOP for $175 billion for immigration enforcement and securing the border
Border czar Tom Homan and White House OMB director Russ Vought met with Senate Republicans on Tuesday to discuss funding for their plans for border security and immigration enforcement.

Florida legislature agrees to most of DeSantis' proposals for anti-illegal-immigration bill
The Florida governor's weeks-long fight with the GOP leadership in the state House is now over, as the legislature is going with most of DeSantis' plans.

Tom Homan backs up Kristi Noem, says FBI likely cause of leaks on ICE raids
Border czar Tom Homan, as well as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, have said that a leak exposing an upcoming ICE raid in Los Angeles likely came from the FBI. This comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the DOJ will "come after" the leaker.

Border czar Homan fires back at pope over illegal immigration
"He has a wall around the Vatican, does he not? So he has a wall to protect his people and himself, but we can’t have a wall around the United States?"

Trump admin resumes deportation flights to Venezuela
“Repatriation flights to Venezuela have resumed, with Ambassador @RichardGrenell overseeing the first two flights. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN,” the Trump White House tweeted.

COVID...

NY Times: COVID Learning Losses
Schoolchildren in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are still about half a year behind typical pre-COVID reading levels. In Florida and Michigan, the gap is about three-quarters of a year. In Maine, Oregon, and Vermont, it is close to a full year.

Will Trump and the New GOP Congress Get to the Bottom of COVID-19's Origin?
It's a good sign that the president is calling on critics of the federal government's lack of transparency to staff his administration.

Middle East...

Netanyahu declares war to resume if hostages not returned by Saturday
"If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will resume intense fighting until Hamas is decisively defeated," Netanyahu said, adding the decision had been reached unanimously by cabinet members.

Hamas ceasefire betrayal reveals hard questions facing the good guys
With his strong words, Trump is again taking the opposite of the Biden approach of undermining the Jewish state. But what role should Trump play here?

Parents of Israeli-Americans taken hostage or killed by Hamas say they trust Trump to help end their hell
“He’s not playing Hamas’ games, and he’s not paying the ransom, and he doesn’t doesn’t want to work on Hamas’ timetable — which is very good."

Fearing return to war, Hamas tells senior officials to stop using phones – report
Several senior officials have already stopped using their phones over fears of attempts by the IDF to track them via the devices and assassinate them.

Egypt offers 'comprehensive proposal' to rebuild Gaza after refusing refugees
Egypt's statement comes as Trump continues to press for his plan to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its population to neighboring Egypt and Jordan.

King Of Jordan Tells Trump He Will Take In 2,000 Sick Gaza Children
“One of the things that we can do right away is take 2,000 children that are either cancer children or in very ill-state to Jordan as quickly as possible,” the Jordanian king said.

Ukraine - Russia...

Trump Wants $500 Billion in Rare Earth Metals from Kyiv
"I want to have our money secured because we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars," Trump said in an interview. "They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday."

US Treasury secretary to visit Ukraine for talks on energy, rare earth minerals
Both Zelenskyy and Trump have expressed interest in a pact under which the U.S. would receive rare earth minerals from Ukraine in exchange for continued support in fending off Russia.

China...

Chinese spy balloon that traversed US airspace was packed with American tech: Report
Investigators found tech from at least five U.S. firms, exposing how easily China gets its hands on restricted technology.

Europe...

Danes launch campaign to 'buy' California from US
Do I hear a dollar ... one dollar?! Sold to the man in clogs. No refunds.

Africa...

In Attempt To Fact-Check Trump About South African Land Grab, Bloomberg Admits He’s Right
Bloomberg’s Mike Cohen claimed Trump was “falsely” accusing South Africa of seizing white-owned land — then admitted that’s exactly what’s happening, just with a positive spin.

Entertainment...

Joy Behar: Trump Wants To Stop Producing Pennies Because He’s ‘Jealous Of Lincoln’
“Small and petty, absolutely,” co-host Sunny Hostin agreed.

Alex Stein: Is Stevie Wonder really blind?
Rumors questioning Stevie Wonder’s blindness have resurfaced after Shaquille O’Neal shared a bizarre encounter where Wonder recognized him and operated an elevator. Other moments, like catching a falling mic and taking a photo of Michael Jackson’s wax figure, add to the mystery.

500-pound rapper suing Lyft over ride denial asks for couch over chair for radio interview
Dank Demoss, the rapper suing Lyft after a driver refused to let her in his car, immediately asked for a couch instead of a chair during her "Breakfast Club" interview, calling it “accommodation.”

Media...

Department of the Interior Axed Its Politico Subscriptions
Federal spending data shows that DOI has spent more than $3 million on contracts with Politico.

AP reporter blocked from White House after deadnaming ‘Gulf of America’
"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office," read the statement.

CNN and MSNBC cry ‘constitutional crisis’ over Trump’s USAID shutdown
Since Trump’s DOGE team shut down USAID, CNN and MSNBC have used the phrase “constitutional crisis” over 200 times.

Judge rules CBS' bid to dismiss Trump's $20 billion lawsuit is 'moot,' allows case to move forward
The lawsuit was initially for $10 billion but was altered last week after Trump's legal team added Paramount as a defendant.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Trump Admin Urges NCAA To Strip Women’s Titles From Lia Thomas, Other Trans Athletes
“We cannot undo the damage inflicted. ... But we can recognize the harms done and injustices committed by such misguided policies and reversing their effects will restore a genuine commitment to girls’ and women’s equality of opportunity in athletic competition across the United States.”

AI...

JD Vance vows to implement an 'America First' approach to AI
"The development of cutting-edge AI in the U.S. is no accident. By preserving an open regulatory environment, we've encouraged American innovators to experiment and to make unparalleled R&D investments."

Video: JD Vance vs. Kamala Harris on AI
Without cheating, can you tell me which one said, "AI is kind of a fancy thing. First of all it's two letters. It means 'Artificial Intelligence.'"

Science...

NASA: Odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid striking Earth increase
A strike by YR4 would cause roughly the same amount of damage as the Tunguska event, which laid waste to around 80 million trees in Siberia in 1908.

Travel...

Disney Executives Worried as Soaring Prices Drive Families Away from Theme Parks
The price of attending a Disney park has skyrocketed in recent years, with the typical price of a four-day stay inside the park rising by $1,000 between 2019 and 2024, a new study conducted by the Wall Street Journal showed.

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