Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis

Hour 4 of NMN, Wilson County Mayor Hutto + Chris Hand

33 min
Feb 24, 2026about 2 months ago
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Summary

Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto discusses the proposed ICE detention facility that would house 14,000-16,000 detainees in Lebanon, Tennessee. The mayor outlines significant concerns including workforce depletion, infrastructure strain, property tax loss, public safety risks near schools, and reputational damage. The episode also covers the Nancy Guthrie missing person case and various local Nashville news topics.

Insights
  • Federal infrastructure projects can create unfunded mandates for local governments, forcing municipalities to absorb costs for public safety, utilities, and services without compensation
  • Large-scale federal facilities in low-unemployment areas create labor market disruption by competing for workers, potentially destabilizing existing local businesses
  • Government agencies often withhold project information from local officials to avoid property speculation and community opposition, damaging trust and credibility
  • Proximity of detention facilities to schools, daycares, and residential areas raises legitimate safety and quality-of-life concerns that federal agencies may deprioritize
  • Local elected officials face tension between federal mandates and constituent protection, requiring escalation to state and federal representatives for advocacy
Trends
Federal detention facility expansion creating local government opposition and unfunded mandate concernsLow-unemployment regions experiencing labor market competition from large federal projectsCommunity-led investigation and volunteer search efforts in missing persons casesInfrastructure capacity constraints in smaller municipalities facing large-scale federal projectsPolitical coordination across local, state, and federal levels to address federal facility placementProperty value and economic impact concerns from federal detention facilitiesPublic safety and proximity concerns regarding detention facilities near schools and residential areas
Companies
Glabal Utility Water District
Water utility provider in Wilson County facing strain from proposed ICE facility's 16,000 detainees and 4,000 employees
Legend Steakhouse
Restaurant providing catering for State of the Union event attendees mentioned in episode
People
Randall Hutto
Wilson County Mayor opposing ICE detention facility due to workforce, infrastructure, safety, and economic concerns
Mayor Bell
Lebanon city mayor coordinating with Wilson County on ICE facility opposition and infrastructure concerns
John Rose
U.S. Congressman from Tennessee discussing ICE facility placement with local leadership
Marsha Blackburn
U.S. Senator from Tennessee contacted by local officials regarding ICE facility concerns
Nancy Guthrie
Missing person from Wilson County area; requires medication and has pacemaker; subject of ongoing search efforts
Dan Mandis
Host of Nashville's Morning News conducting interview with Mayor Hutto about ICE facility
Arthur Kaplan
NYU bioethics professor claiming whole milk is racist symbol; subject of criticism for ideological overreach
Donald Trump
President whose administration is pursuing ICE detention facility placement; signed Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
Stephen Miller
Trump administration official referenced in context of milk mustache meme discussion
J.D. Vance
Trump administration official referenced in context of milk mustache meme discussion
Quotes
"They have a job to do, and that's fine. The facility all the nuts and bolts that go with that probably is not a whole lot on their radar."
Mayor Randall Hutto
"This facility requires over 4,000 employees. So what that means to me is that they'll pull from our local businesses that will not have enough people to survive and keep their business open."
Mayor Randall Hutto
"It's almost like an unfunded mandate where we are going to have to pay some out-of-pocket costs for something the federal government is wanting to do in our county."
Dan Mandis
"We're the second lowest unemployment county in the state of Tennessee, so that doesn't make it a rough issue for us."
Mayor Randall Hutto
"Nazis also breathed oxygen, so just be careful."
Dan Mandis
Full Transcript
I want to welcome on into the program, Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto. Mr. Mayor, thank you for joining us. You are indeed my mayor, and I appreciate what you do, especially with all the growth in Wilson County. Let's talk a little bit about the ICE detention facility, something everybody is talking about in Wilson County. We're talking about 14,000 to 16,000 detainees. So we've had, you know, on again, off again, confused with Pennsylvania, so on and so forth. So can you tell us exactly where the whole thing stands right now? Yes, sir. Thanks for having me on. You know, we had a chance to talk to DHS yesterday. And as you think about their job, their job is to find a facility across the country that they will be able to use. And so when they look at facilities, in this case, this one is a million square foot already finished, really close to being an airport. From their view, that becomes, you know, their job. That becomes what they view as doing their job. They did not, of course, communicate with us at all, but that is sometimes normal for us here. A lot of companies that come here will look at land or buy land or whatever to bring their company here. And they don't let us know either many times simply because they don't want to have the price gouged of the land that they're trying to purchase. In this case here, there's so much opposition to it is why they did not let us know. So, you know, we kind of found out through a leak through a reporter, began to investigate. And there was a confusion that they had purchased one, but they really hadn't. They came back out and said they hadn't, but they were diligently doing the diligence on a piece of a building here in Wilson County. So as you think through that, you know, it's not been – an offer has not been made yet to our knowledge. They're doing the diligence. But, you know, from our side, we see that this is not a fit for us. so many issues with this facility, that this is just not something that would be good for our city of Lebanon, the jurisdiction in CM, or the county of Wilson. So we have tried to make our points known. We've reached out to our state, local, and federal officials to try to make them understand where we're coming from. We've had a couple of meetings to give us some indication about where they're at. One of them was with senior counsel to Homeland Security. And then yesterday we had a conversation with the people at the DHS and what they were doing on the facility. Mayor Hutto, my question is, when you say it's not a good fit, do they ask for specifics like, OK, the people of Wilson County don't want this or, you know, The land isn't right. Do they ask for specifics? And are they are they receptive to your concerns? So yesterday, during the conversation that me and Mayor Bell had with them, they did listen again, as I was trying to point out earlier. They have a job to do, and that's fine. The facility all the nuts and bolts that go with that probably is not a whole lot on their radar. That's where we have to reach out to upper leadership here in the state and the federal level to let them know that, you know, for us, this facility, of course, would be government-owned, not subject to planning, zoning regulations, not subject to property taxes, probably in the excess of a half a million dollars. The facility, you know, itself would be a prison. Then you might say just put into a city, which is also tough. And it would always be that, was what we were told yesterday. You know, once ice maybe slows down, it would just be a smaller facility that would always be used for that. The extra services that will be required from our local government, you know, will fall burden on the taxpayer because there will be civil unrest, protests that we've already seen. The facility itself, which may be a good location for them, but the ripple effects here for me, the workforce that's required. We're the second lowest unemployment county in the state of Tennessee. This facility requires over 4,000 employees. So what that means to me is that they'll pull from our local businesses that will not have enough people to survive and keep their business open. And then on my side as well, on the government side of public safety, which is a mandate that I must provide, we'll have to probably raise taxes in order to get our wages up enough to be able to compete for those employees. So on both sides, that becomes an issue for us. There may be plenty of places in our state or other places that need employment, and I understand that. But in our case, we're the second lowest employment in the state of Tennessee, so that doesn't make it a rough issue for us. Safety, of course, is always still another problem for me. We have four schools that we are in charge of. They're right close to the proximity of this facility. We have a daycare. Of course, each school has a daycare inside of it. I have two churches there, which also has daycares inside of them. And so, again, the proximity of this facility close to all of that is a major concern for me as we look at that. This facility will be the largest in the country right now with 16,000 detainees, which seems to be quite a bit of people to put in one location. And as you think about this, they will be there from 30 to 60 days. They could bond out if the need is there for somebody maybe that was detained maybe by accident or whatever. You know, and my question has always been, you know, where do they go to make this become a resident of Lebanon in Wilson County? The infrastructure mayor, Bill, talked about that yesterday as well. You know, the sewer system that's there now is very capable of doing what it's doing. But to add this number of people to that sewer system, which is 16,000 detainees, 4,000 employees, that's over 2,000 people there. You know, he said that would be a very big strain for his sewer system, the Glabel Utility Water District. also would be, you know, quite well undertaken by all of this. And, of course, I'm not for sure about the gas and the power, but this to us also would probably be what we would be known for in Wilson County, the ice town. And so there are a lot of things that this is not a good fit for. We understand they have a job to do, and they've got to find these places across the country, and we understand that this is just not a good fit for us. And, you know, and really and truly, it's hurt our reputation because, you know, with the world today. Stealth wealth. Stacking Benjamins. Follow and listen on your favorite platform. The government sometimes, but so many people believe that we all knew about this and we had no clue. They did not let us know. And, I mean, I understand why they didn't because of the pushback. But this has kind of hurt our credibility in the community as well. Let me ask you. I'm going to ask you coming up next. you said and i had congressman john rose on earlier and part of that conversation is okay so this is not a good fit for wilson county do you give them other options within the state of tennessee because i perhaps there are better options better fits within the state of tennessee we continue our conversation with wilson county mayor randall hutto when you meet with the trump administration and you talk about this massive ice facility. You know, it's interesting. Number one, I mean, that's pretty prime real estate over there. That's number one. But number two, do you give them other options like, hey, you know what, it would be a lot better, I don't know, out in Dixon or out in this county or that county? You know that is not really our responsibility I know that is their job And our job is to protect the citizens of this county and this community and the city of Lebanon that Mayor Bale is doing a great job of And so, you know, I don't think we get into that area. I'm sure there are other places that would welcome this. You know, I've heard that. But I don't think I am in the position to say, hey, why don't you go here or why don't you go there? Is there a timeline as far as they're doing their diligence now and you and Congressman Rose and other people? I mean, is there anybody I know the sheriff is Wilson County sheriff also is against this. Is there anyone that is for this that is amongst the leaders, if you will, of Wilson County? I really can't speak for anybody else. You know, we have reached out to our governor. We've reached out to Senator Blackburn, Congressman Rose, and, of course, our local leadership here, and Representative Boyd, Representative Lynn, and Senator Pote, the sheriff, as you said, came out. Most people that I know know that this is not a good fit. They understand the direction of our country and all of that issues there. But for us, you know, it is not a political issue. It is what is in the best interest of the citizen that we represent. And we feel like that's something that we have to speak out on and that we have to do. That's what we're elected to do. All right. So is there a timeline? When will their diligence be over and they'll make a final decision? And I guess we just we have no say in this at all. So this is a federal government, and so they have a right to do as they choose to do most of the time. And in my knowledge, we don't know of any say so that we have here outside of letting them know our concerns. And hopefully they listen and hopefully our upper echelon leadership, you know, will help us there and represent us there as they talk to the Trump administration and DHS. That is our hope. That is what we can rely on right now. I do think the time is short. I do think the due diligence is long underway. To my knowledge, they have not made an offer to the property owner. Well, Mayor Hutto, is there anything that I've missed here in this conversation that needs discussion, or are we done? You know, I think we're good. You know, my hopes are is that people understand the reason it's not a fit and that our people that we rely on from the governor, even from the governor on up, as far as I represented at the federal level, you know, will hear what the people of Wilson County have said and what we would like for them to help us with. Yeah. I tell you, there's a lot of folks, I don't know where you stand politically. I'm a supporter of Donald Trump. But yeah, especially when you put it, a lot of people say, you know, NIMBY, not in my backyard, right? But the bottom line is the way that you describe this, it's almost like an unfunded mandate where we are going to have to pay some out-of-pocket costs for something the federal government is wanting to do in our county. You know, I think through the economic liabilities, for example, I know the properties around that area will decline in property values really quick. Our businesses will suffer. You know, many of them through fear of the environment that will be around them. The labor shortage is an issue. The increased demands on our public safety in all three cities. The loss of property tax here. And then social issues as well. I've had calls about people fearing that, hey, will we become what Minnesota was? And so that becomes kind of a stir with everybody else. And just the infrastructure itself, the strain to make that happen, but then what it does on all the citizens around it, and just the environment I think that it will cause through debates across our county. And there are probably good places for that. I understand that in the city limits of Lebanon, where it's being looked at right now, we just don't think it's a good fit there, sir. All right, Randall Hutto, the Wilson County mayor, thank you very much for going to bat for Wilson County. And if you'd keep me updated, that'd be really great. And good luck. This is a fight that people are fighting. And I appreciate the mayor coming on with us. It is 820 on Nashville's Morning News on Supertalk 99.7 WTN. And hey, Joan, have you seen that the Guthrie family has now come out? Yes. And they are acknowledging that Nancy Guthrie may be, I believe the term is lost. They're saying that they understand that. I don't know exactly what the term is, but I mean, it feels like they're starting to lose hope. Oh, it's so hard to believe that they haven't already lost hope. You know, they have to put on the front for the TV cameras. They, you know, they have to make, you know, if there's any chance that she's watching, make her believe that they still, you know, can get her. But it's been four weeks. It's been four weeks. And we know from what they said initially that she, you know, needed medicine to be able to survive. And she has a pacemaker. And it doesn't sound like she could have survived four weeks without, you know, some help. So. And they're offering a million dollar reward. Up to a million dollars. Up to a million dollar reward. Do we know if they're still in contact with the people that have Nancy Guthrie? Yeah, that. Well, I don't think they know who. I don't think that the people who actually have her have been in touch. I mean, I think that, you know, there's been a lot of question about whether these people that are, you know, making demands and, you know, are they really the people? It's just it's such an odd situation. It is. And they have now another video, a new video that shows the hunched over guy that went to Nancy Guthrie's home on the night that she was abducted. They have a new video. I'm not sure if you saw this, but showing him before the night that she was abducted. So and it's him without a backpack. And that's how they know. I don't know how many days prior it was, but the story does continue to evolve. But unfortunately for the Guthrie family, I mean, as you said, it's been, what, four weeks now? Yeah. And she needs her medicine, pacemaker and the whole thing. They've got all these volunteers. Actually, a group that came over from Mexico is now also out there on the property poking through things. They found another glove. They're having it tested for DNA. And the FBI is saying, get out of here. Like, this is not where you guys should be. But, I mean, at this point, I would invite everybody and their mothers. Like, what harm could come to somebody else finding something? to lead to their mom. Joan, you're absolutely right. Is this the Yacht Channel? Is that what this is? Little Yacht Rock? Yacht Rock. Yacht Rock. That's what this... Little Kid Rock. Is this Kid Rock? Slow My Roll. Oh. What do we know? I don't know anything. Of course your coolness, Dan. It's the coolest segment of the day. That's why we need cool music. My coolness left in 1988, Joan. Is that when your hair fell off? That is exactly when my hair began to fall off. Did you miss it earlier today? I wish I had the audio. Joan, like, body slammed Sam. It was great. I don't know if it was body slam. Oh, it was a body slam. So Sam was complaining because we are apparently here on Nashville's Morning News in fifth grade. Sam is complaining that nobody noticed or said anything about his haircut. and Joan said, oh, I noticed. I can see the bald spot in the back with your new haircut. Then she says, oh, and by the way, you're growing on the sides. I mean, it was just like, I mean, I got to ask, Sam, are you okay? Because that was pretty harsh, even by Joan standards. I ran my fingers through my hair and I felt better. Yeah, keep doing that. It'll continue to fall out. I mean, I don't know. You guys didn't notice his haircut? I did, but I just didn't say anything. Are we supposed to say something when you get a haircut? What was the first thing I said to you when I saw you, Sam? That's a nice haircut. The haircut looks sharp. All right, so Sam, Joan, by... Good deal, Chris. I really did. That was literally the first thing I said when I walked in. All right. No, well, actually, I said, I thought Mason was going to be here. Then I went oh haircut looks sharp Okay good So just so we clear then by Sam standards I shave my head every day So we should all notice So y'all got to tell me every day that my haircut looks great. Are you really shaving that thing every day? Every day. You know when I do it? Joe knows this. Do you know when I do it? On the way here. That's so gross. I do it on the car. You got little stubble shavings in the car. It's like built up. Do you know what I think? Like somebody with like a scratch ticket addiction, but in your car, it's not the shavings from the scratch ticket, it's from the scalp. I for sure thought you were going to say shower, by the way. No, I've tried it in the shower and it just... This isn't your average podcast. Do you like party? I do like a huge chug of tequila. The Howlerhead whiskey bottle chug. In front of Dana White. That was the first time we ever went to LA. We somehow got into a biddy party. What's an Elon Musk house party look like? My parties generally have a very high production value. This is Full Send. I do want to do a lot more pranks. A bunch of different pranks. Join the party. Jack Doherty in the house. Feeling good, man. What are we going to talk about with Will Smith? I don't know what you're going to say. Shout out to Theo Vaughn. It's been entertaining, dude. The Full Send Podcast. Grab the boys, grab the beers. Let's do it. Follow and listen on your favorite platform. It doesn't work. So Sam's mind is in the gutter and it has been for like weeks. I don't know what's going on with you at home, Sam, but you need to work that out. Oh my. So anyway, the follicle shavings actually stay in the skull shaver. I don't believe it. Why would you not believe it? Well, send a forensics team then to his car. I guarantee you. We don't want to do that, Joe. I guarantee you. There's scalp stubble in between the seats and caked into like the gear shits. Do you know what? I'd be willing to bet that there's worse in Sam's car. The way that he's been behaving. No. Just pointing fingers. Yeah. You're avoiding the topic at hand. I'm not avoiding the topic at hand. And why is my voice going up? Do you have, and people have been asking about this, do you have a more formal scally cap for tonight's festivities? Do you need something formal? I mean, you're going to the State of the Union. You've got to class it up. I'm almost ashamed to admit this because I'm going to get crucified. You do, don't you? Amy's going to start laughing at this. You do. I have been waiting for my special State of the Union Scallycap to arrive, and it has not arrived yet, and I'm very upset. We're down to the wire. I ordered... So I ordered two, and this was like a week and a half ago. Well, you're like George Costanza. You're going to dress by mood. That's exactly right. And then I ordered another one over the weekend, and I said to Amy, honey, I've got a problem. Because I just keep ordering these things. What is the total number of Scallycaps that you currently own? Once my three come in, I've got about 10. Okay. What? That's a lot of scally caps. It's not a lot of scally caps. Joan, is that a... Okay. Ask Grok, Joan. No, because, you know, you ask women how many blouses do they have, and you're not going to, you know, yell at a woman for having 10 blouses. Why should I be yelled at for having... I probably have 10 golf hats. Okay, there you go. So I'm not that far off from Joan. and uh and and honestly i i i do i i like my scally caps i like to have like one of the scally caps that i ordered has some red in it and i've got a a couple of red shirts it's gonna go really well together grok says more than eight you have a problem no it doesn't does it really It does, yes. Okay. You've got a cog you can't clear? Shut up. You have been putting together an outfit for the State of the Union. Outfits. Yes, ultimately. I need to have a number of different options, Joan, because I need to, you know, dress according to my mood. And my mood is darkening as this segment goes on. Anyway, so there you go. uh yeah i i there's nothing wrong with with my scow everybody you know what people like my scally caps i don't care if they if p there's some people want to be haters that's all fine well and good i started a trend you know what before long i guarantee you murphy show is going to start wearing scally caps or he's going to ask me to borrow one of mine by the way did you hear what murphy did yesterday on his show he's very upset do you do you still you don't still have that audio queued up, do you, Sam? I'll grab it. So apparently Matt took it upon himself to say that whoever buys the last ticket to the stake of the union gets to draw a doodle on my head. Oh. With a Sharpie. Do we have the lucky winner? Well, they bought it. I sold the last three in the five o'clock hour. Well, and Matt revised, so no one could sandbag and wait to the last minute, that if you bought in the last five tickets, there would be a lottery raffling off of Dan's head. This is exciting. What do you think they're going to draw? Nothing, because I didn't agree to this. But then you know what we did? Oh, look out, guys. The no fun police is here. If you are amongst the number that by the final ticket, if you're the final ticket, you get to sign Dan Mandis' head with a Sharpie. Did you speak with Dan about this? No, no, no. This is all good. It's all been cleared. This is fine. This is all fine. Yeah, oh, sure. It'll be fine. There was a little pause there. He's a team member. I mean, heck, I'm buying libations for some folks, grown people. I'll have to check IDs. But, no, you're not grown enough. But, yeah, so it'll be fine. So the final, if you are amongst them, and you know what? I'll tell you what I'll do. Just to make it fair, just so that some of you don't sandbag and try to wait, we'll do a lottery of the last five people that buy tickets. will do a lottery and one of you will get to sign Mandis' head. Yeah, that's not going to happen. Why not? Because it's my head, Chris. It's my head. You'll be able to take it off with a scraper tomorrow morning on your ride in. No. If they sign my head with a Sharpie, it takes a long time for that Sharpie to... I think. I think you'd be all right. Do you know what we decided? Says the man with a full head of hair. But you know what? We actually started joking around in the 5 o'clock hour because apparently we're lacking in content. And what we've come up with, will you look at the Daily Dan poll and see? Oh, I was already there. Okay. So I decided that for charity... This was so negative. For charity, if we want to take like chalk or something and people pay like, I don't know. I don't know why you're saying chalk. Whatever. Something easily wash-off-able. And they want to do something on my head then they can't draw a picture or something on my head for charity i would allow it for charity and so we did a daily dan poll would you pay money to draw on mandis's head overwhelmingly 65 of the youtube audience said no and i'm really disappointed in you people that said no I'm a little bit concerned about the 35 that said yes. So, I don't know. Joan, would you, for charity, would you, you know, draw on my head? Gladly. Oh, you know what? No, no, no, no, no. Because I know you, Joan. You get that close to my head, you're going to, like, slip my throat. No, no. I do tires. She's got the knife for the tires, and she might just start going crazy on the jugular. Yeah, I know, right? Matt Murphy's texting me. He's accusing you of not loving America because you're not going to let anybody sign your head. Oh, is that what it is? I don't love America. I know exactly what Joan would put on Dan's head. I could have advanced here, put a Harry D on my head. Yeah. You could. Yeah. Do you know what's so funny? What's so funny, Chris and Joan, is that it's our computer that is crashing and not his. With all the stupid sound bites on it. Oh, that's in a folder in my section of the audio file capacity that says never delete. Forever memories. It's good to know. Dan is a communist, says 1155. Oh my gosh 4730 they make washable markers They do Dan with a Ron Burgundy silly cap with the hair attached Yes Dave I love that idea. I think I mentioned on the air my wife for April Fool's Day. Maybe I'll do it this year. For the last couple of years, she's wanted me to arrive at work with a Bob Ross wig. You know who Bob Ross is? Yeah. Yeah, with the big frizzy hair. Well, we're talking about, this is not the first time we've talked about Bob Ross. We were talking about him yesterday. Remember? I said Mason is like our Gen Z Bob Ross. Yes. That was after, yeah. Exactly. Let's see here. Dan just get a predator beanie and no one will judge. I'm not sure what a predator beanie is. I don't know. I don't think you want that. It's either the Nashville Predators or in reference to Predator. Like how to catch a predator? I was going to say Arnold Schwarzenegger. That Predator movie. I went right to Chris Hansen. Yeah. Right. I just didn't know where they were going with it. Anyway, so if anybody, and people are laughing now at 3042, wash offable, Dan. Wash offable, Dan. The California school system did you well. Well done, 3042. What about temporary tattoos on your head? You know, the whole point is to have people make their drawing, take a picture, and then wash it off. For charity. You know what? I'm disappointed in the people that won't do it for charity. You're going to walk away from that looking like a Chipotle bag. That's all right. Anyway, you looking forward to tonight? I am. And I'm going to buy anybody that wants it a big, tall glass of whole milk. Okay, so I probably should understand the reference. So go ahead. A woke New York City professor has made the claim that whole milk is racist. Oh, you're kidding me. Arthur Kaplan. He teaches bioethics at New York University. I know Arthur Kaplan. Do you? You do not. I do. Can you get him on the phone? He wants his coffee black. He said the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which President Trump signed on January 14th, is racist. He wasn't always this crazy. He was actually a very normal man for a long time, and TDS hit him big. He is saying that whole milk has become a symbol for white supremacists. Nazis were enamored of whole milk as well, he wrote in a bioethics today blog. Wow. Nazis also breathed oxygen, so just be careful. He lost his mind. He said, I'm suspicious. Milk drinking is political. Drinking whole white milk has played a big role in racist and far-right thinking. in America, drinking whole milk has for years been part of alt-right white nationalist messaging in tweets, memes, and videos. What about half and half? The way to solve this is just a little chocolate in it. Well, then I'm okay because I don't drink whole milk. I do 2%, 1%, half and half of my coffee. I'm not racist. Neener, neener, neener. Kaplan said images of white people chugging milk are popular on racist sites. If you can't drink milk, you have to go back. He wrote his bioethics today, Tyree. 24-7, what if I add Hershey syrup to it? It doesn't count. It doesn't count? It doesn't count. That's what I was saying. I'd do chocolate milk any day. I will. I will buy a glass of whole milk for anybody that wants it tonight. You know, Joan is our local DEI hire willing to drink chocolate milk. Totally kidding. She did come from D.C. after all. She sure did. And then, you know, Maryland, living in Maryland and that whole thing. We should start calling her Deep State Joan. I know. That's very funny. I got told one time when I was in D.C. that I had to stop using the Deep State words. Really? Yeah. Yeah. What are deep? Do you mean the words Deep State? Yep. They didn't want to talk about Deep State on the air. Sounds like something members of the Deep State would say. He needs some milk. He's just looking up milk sound effects for us. Is that what that was? The most famous milk-related meme-ing is a black woman saying he needs some milk. What about the milk mustache? What commercial was that? Oh, remember that? Oh, you want to trigger the left? Have Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and J.D. Vance take pictures and post them with them with milk mustaches. That would be funny. The milk mustaches, if I recall correctly, were actually Elmer's glue. No, they weren't. Yeah, for the photo shoots. No, it was not. I swear, it wasn't real milk. Sam's going to the computer. It wasn't real milk. By the way, we're going to start calling Joan Maryland Woman. No, you're not. Oh, no, you're not. Oh, no, no, no. Okay, Maryland Woman. 0727. I'm from New Jersey. Dan, we can tell you drink 2%. Is drinking 2%? Dan's on almond milk. Dan's out here milking oats to get his lattes. I've actually had almond milk. It's pretty good. Unsweetened almond milk. I used to put almond milk in my shakes. Oh, it was not glue. What was it? It was a combination of dairy products. Milk, cream cheese, and ice cream to ensure it stayed on the lip. Where do you get this stuff about his glue? What kind of websites are you on? It's the same place he gets the, you know, all the birds are spies. Okay. You know the birds aren't real. Keith wants to know. Keith made Joan covering for the birds again. That's what we got here. Let's see here. I lost it now. Oh, Keith is wanting white teeth racist. Yes. Wicked racist. Because I've had my teeth whitened. Especially if you use charcoal toothpaste because then they go from black to white. Oh, yeah. Okay. You know you can do anything is racist. There's a game that we played on the show when I first started. Any phrase, any term, you can have somebody text in and then you can type in is blank racist. Yes. And you will get an article about why it's racist. Everything is racist. Chat GPT was asked to use one word to describe white people. It said racist. And it said someone prompted it again. Use one word to describe black people. It said empowered. Are you serious? Yeah. Chat GPT did that. Wow. Wow. Stunning and brave. 35-14. Dan, soy milk? I've never had, in my defense, I've never had soy milk. Have you? No. Joan? No. Sam, be honest. No soy. Okay. Cow and breast only. Okay. Oh, my gosh. I got that now I just got it Oh my gosh Listen, I'm firing on no cylinders Just so we're clear, it's been a long day Anyway, moving right along I was going to say I fully expected to get a text After the State of the Union that you got that joke Yeah, you know what, I'm on like a Like a four hour delay on Sam jokes Anyway, moving right along What time are you going to get there today? Probably like five-ish, I think What are you thinking? Probably about the same About 5 o'clock Well we gotta get in and have our steak No I'm not gonna eat a steak You're not gonna eat a steak? No I'm not gonna eat a steak Why? Because I like to mingle And we've talked about this yesterday I don't like to eat with all those people around I like to spend my time hanging out with You know the peeps Can I ask a favor? Hold on Joe I know what Joe wants No you can't have my steak I want you to bring it to work tomorrow So you're going to eat dinner before you go there? Well, I'm a man of a certain age. I eat dinner at like 2 o'clock in the afternoon. You get the early bird special? Absolutely. So what are you going to have for dinner while the rest of us get to have succulent steak from Legend Steakhouse? Something with 2% milk. All right, moving right along. Every week on the Stacking Benjamins podcast, we talk personal finance trends. Not paying attention to the headlines is the strategy proven to work. One headline, economists fear global recession. literally the next headline stocks at all-time highs investors optimistic on the future they're even doing it to the weather now 28 million people in the path of this snowstorm that means 340 million people have got good weather it's just weather layers people layers stacking benjamins follow and listen on your favorite platform