In hour 2, Chris plays audio of Matt Gaetz taking it to Defense Sec Lloyd Austin yesterday because the secretary seems to think we can put a Pier in Gaza and never put boots on the ground, and if Hamas fires on US troops, and they shoot back, what happens next?

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