Join Brian Phillips and Derek Cohen on The Right Idea as they discuss the escalating border security challenges as cartels target Texas due to the DoD’s control of the Roosevelt Reservation with guest Ammon Blair, TPPF Senior Fellow and former Border Patrol agent. Dive into military readiness reforms, deep state resistance to Sec. Pete Hegseth, and the $30B local debt crisis driving property taxes. Plus, a hot take on Joe Biden’s Easter photo controversy!

0:00 Welcome

2:26 Hot Take: Was Joe Biden photoshopped into his family’s Easter picture?

6:08 Deep State attacks on Secretary Pate Hegseth

9:13 US and Texas Military Readiness

19:44 Department of Defense operating under Trump’s EO’s

33:06 SB 659 passed with Ammon’s recommended language making it easier to go after every player in the game, not just the low hanging fruit

40:00 Survey Says - Only 16% of federal mangers who voted for Harris would enforce a legal order from Trump that they disagreed with

45:02 Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics - Texans face 231 separate propositions, which are worth a combined $30.86 billion

51:38 What to Watch For