>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Ainsley: YOU KNOW, OUT OF ALL THE SONGS THAT ARE OUT THERE, THIS ONE? HE IS TALKING ABOUT A SMALL TOWN. IT'S A SONG. HE WROTE IT AND RELEASED IT IN MAY, HE SAID AND NOW HERE WE ARE SEVERAL MONTHS LATER TALKING ABOUT IT VIDEO JUST CAME OUT THERE. ARE BLM PROTESTS. PEOPLE ARE GOING HE IS IN FRONT OF THAT COURTHOUSE. YOU KNOW THERE WAS A RACE RIGHT AT THAT LOCATION. THERE WAS A LYNCHING BACK IN THE 20'S AS WELL. THAT'S WHY SUDDENLY IT'S BECOME A BIG DEAL. >> Ainsley: WHEN A COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER USES THE BACK DROP. LIKE TODD JUST SAID. THIS SITE HAS BEEN USED FOR HANNAH MONTANA. >> Ainsley: GREEN MILE. >> Steve: LIFETIME MOVIE AS WELL. IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE SELECTIVE IN THE OUTRAGE BECAUSE THEY DID IT AS WELL. SHERYL CROW WAS ALSO ON TWITTER. SHE CALLED OUT JASON ALDEAN BECAUSE SHE SAID YOUR LYRICS ARE TOO VIOLENT. >> Ainsley: JASON ALDEAN CONTROVERSY GETTING A LOT OF REACTION. HERE IS WHAT PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL RON DESANTIS HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT IN OUR EXCLUSIVE "FOX & FRIENDS" INTERVIEW. >> WE NEED TO RESTORE SANITY TO THIS COUNTRY. I MEAN, WHAT IS GOING ON THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CENSORED. I MEAN, GIVE ME A BREAK. WE'RE OFF THE ROCKER HERE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH A LOT OF THIS STUFF WITH CANCEL CULTURE, WITH BIG TECH CENSORSHIP, WITH A LOT OF STUFF THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING, POLICING SO-CALLED MISINFORMATION, WE NEED TO GET BACK ON KILTER AND START HAVING A FREE SOCIETY AGAIN AND EMBRACING TRUTH. SO I THINK IT'S PART AND PARCEL OF A LOT OF THE NONSENSE WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST MANY YEARS. >> Steve: NONETHELESS, AS TODD SAID, THIS PARTICULAR CONTROVERSIAL HAS MADE THAT SONG NUMBER ONE ON iTUNES AS PEOPLE DOWNLOAD IT TO HEAR WHAT ALL THE HULLABALOO IS ABOUT. >> Ainsley: RON DESANTIS WAS ENDORSED BY TRUMP. THE SECOND TIME HE WON BY 1.5 MILLION VOTES. HE EVEN GOT MIAMI-DADE. FLORIDA IS BASICALLY A RED STATE NOW. THEY LOVE HIM DOWN THERE. SO WE ASKED HIM, ALSO, WHY NOW? WHY NOT STAY GOVERNOR? WHY NOT GIVE DONALD TRUMP THE OPPORTUNITY AND THEN YOU RUN AFTER THAT? THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE. >> I'M NOT RUNNING TO BE SOMEBODY. I'M RUNNING TO DO SOMETHING. I THINK 2024 IS MAKE OR BREAK FOR THIS COUNTRY. THIS COUNTRY IS IN DECLINE. AND I'M NOT SOMEBODY THAT'S CONTENT TO NIBBLE AROUND THE EDGES. I'M NOT JUST TRYING TO MANAGE AMERICAN DECLINE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN BIDEN AND THE DEMOCRATS. I WANT TO REVERSE THE DECLINE. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT IN 2028. SO I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO STEP UP. IF I'M THE GUY THAT CAN GET IT DONE, BEAT THE DEMOCRATS, GET ALL THIS DONE UP IN WASHINGTON, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO PUT THIS COUNTRY ON AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TRAJECTORY. >> Ainsley: WHAT ABOUT THE POLLS? REAL CLEAR POLITICS THAT'S THE AVERAGE YOU ARE 33, 34 POINTS BEHIND TRUMP. HOW DO YOU OVERCOME THAT WIDE LEAD? >> AGAIN, WE ARE DOING STATE BY STATE, I THINK EVEN PEOPLE THAT CITE THOSE ACKNOWLEDGE IN THE EARLY STATES IT'S MUCH CLOSER. SO WHERE WE ARE IN IOWA, I WOULDN'T TRADE PLACES WITH ANY OTHER CANDIDATE IN IOWA. I THINK THAT WE ARE ON THE PATH TO BE ABLE TO WIN IOWA. SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON. WE ARE NOT CHASING NATIONAL POLLS. WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON ACCUMULATING THE DELEGATES. >> Steve: AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT, DELEGATES. AND EARLY STATE VOTING COUNTS AND, YOU KNOW, IOWA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, IF YOU CAN SCORE BIG IN THE BEGINNING, IT HELPS YOU A LOT. >> Ainsley: YEAH. WE ALSO ASKED HIM A LOT ABOUT THE MILITARY. BECAUSE HE WAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK A FEW DAYS AGO TALKING ABOUT HOW HE WANTS TO GET RID OF ALL THE WOKENESS IN THE MILITARY. WE ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS ABORTION POLICY NO ABORTIONS AFTER SIX WEEKS AND HIS IMMIGRATION POLICY. LISTEN. >> Ainsley: IN MY HOME STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA YOU WERE SAYING YOU ARE GOING TO RIP THE WOKENESS OUT OF THE MILITARY. YOU WERE IN THE MILITARY. YOU SERVED OUR COUNTRY. SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> SO, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. RECRUITING IS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW SINCE THE DRAFT ENDED DURING THE VIETNAM ERA. ON THIS CURRENT COURSE, IT'S A CRISIS SITUATION. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY. AND WHEN YOU SEE A LOT OF THE WOKENESS THAT'S GONE ON IN THE MILITARY, CHINA IS LAUGHING AT US. THEY SEE THAT AND A THEY SEE A WEAK AMERICA. SO LET'S GET BACK TO BASICS. LET'S FOCUS ON THE CORE MISSION AND THAT WILL BE A DAY ONE ISSUE, THE WOKENESS IS GONE IN OUR MILITARY. >> Ainsl: WHAT ABOUT ABORTION? THE SIX WEEK ABORTION RULE? >> I THINK THAT IN STATES WHERE YOU HAVE HAD THE ABILITY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO ADD PRO-LIFE PROTECTIONS, I APPLAUD STATES THAT HAVE DONE THAT. BUT WE HAVE A BIG DIVERSE COUNTRY. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT SOMEHOW NEW YORK IS NECESSARILY GOING TO FOLW IOWA'S LEAD ON THAT. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME DIFFERENCES. >> Ainsley: IMMIGRATION, 40% CATCH AND RELEASE JUST DON'T SHOW UP FOR THEIR COURT HEARINGS. >> SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, FIRST OF ALL WE ARE GOING TO DECLARE THE BORDER TO BE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY DAY ONE. WE ARE GOING TO MOBILIZE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES INCLUDING THE MILIRY TO GO DOWN TO THE BORDER. WE ARE GOING TO END THE INVASION. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE BORDER PATROL AND MILITARY ON THE BORDER. IF CARTELS ARE CUTTING THROUGH A BORDER WALL OR RUNNING PRODUCT, WE'RE GOING TO USE LETHAL FORCE AGAINST THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE KILLING AMERICANS. MOTHERS ARE LOSING CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE FENTANYL THAT'S BEING TRAFFICKED INTO THIS COUNTRY. HUMAN TRAFFICKING BECAUSE OF THE CARTELS IS AT PROBABLY ALL-TIME HIGH. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE AND I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU SHOW THE CARTELS WHO'S BOSS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR. RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER OUR BORDER THAN OUR OWN COUNTRY DOES AND THAT IS A DISGRACE. >> Steve: A GREAT INTERVIEW. YOU WENT DOWN TO HALL HAS HE YESTERDAY. FLEW DOWN, FLEW BACK WHERE HE IS TALKING ABOUT PLANS AND POLICIES. BUT, HIS WIFE IS SITTING RIGHT THERE. AND YOU'VE GOT SOME GREAT ANSWERS FROM HER. >> Ainsley: LEARNED MORE ABOUT HER. AND I SAID TO HIM WE HAVE HEARD YOU FROM A LOT AND WE APPRECIATE THESE INTERVIEWS AND WE UNDERSTAND YOU'RE THE CANDIDATE. BUFF WE WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CASEY. HOW Y'ALL MET. WE WOULD LOVE TO MEET THE CHILDREN. SO SHE OPENED UP WITH US ABOUT POLICY BUT ALSO ABOUT HER PERSONAL LIFE. AND HOW SHE BATTLED CANCER AND HOW HARD THAT WAS FOR HER. SHE GOT VERY EMOTIONAL WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING HER LIFE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WATCH HER CHILDREN GET MARRIED AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALL TEARING UP WHEN SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THAT. WHO WOULDN'T? THAT'S A REALLY SWEET INTERVIEW. THAT'S COMING UP. WE WILL SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> Steve: JUST A TEASE, WHERE DID THEY MEET? YOU THINK WHERE WOULD THEY HAVE MET? >> Ainsley: SHE IS LIKE THE PERFECT WOMAN,
