Today, we sit down with Allie's dad, fan favorite Ron Simmons, to discuss everything you need to know about Trump's tariffs against Mexico and Canada. We go over what exactly tariffs are and how President Trump is using them to advance an "America First" agenda. We talk about how well they have worked so far as leverage against foreign nations in order to secure the southern border. Later, we discuss actress Lily Collins' announcement of the birth of her first child via surrogate and the controversy that erupted online over it. After all, at the end of the day, surrogacy still hurts children and deprives them of their birth mothers.

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Timecodes:

(00:58) USAID follow-up

(08:49) Ron Simmons on tariffs

(21:46) What happened with Trump tariffs

(32:05) Jasmine Crockett

(41:26) Lily Collins announces baby born via surrogate

(56:45) Online reaction to surrogacy

(01:01:10) LGBT and surrogacy

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Ep 836 | Surrogacy Horror: Gay ‘Dads’ Demand Abortion | Guest: Brittney Pearson

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