
One Nation w/ Brian Kilmeade 06-21-2026
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Jackie Ibanez
Good evening. This is a FOX News Alert. I'm Jackie Banyaz in New York. High level negotiations between the US And Iran are off to a tense start in Switzerland after Tehran condemned President Trump's comments about more attacks if Iran goes back on an interim deal. He also threatened to bomb Iran if its proxies in Lebanon don't stop attacking Israel. Tehran responded saying Israel's deadly strikes must also stop immediately. Trump further suggested the US could take over the vital Strait of Hormuz if a long term deal is not reached. Negotiations led By Vice President J.D. vance have wrapped for now, but technical teams will keep working toward a deal over the coming days. A U.S. official says the talks were productive and covered several issues including keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and enforcing the ceasefire in Lebanon. Both sides also agreed to a 60 day roadmap for a final deal. I'm Jackie Ibanez. One Nation starts right now.
Brian Kilmeade
Hi Everyone, welcome to One Nation. I'm Brian Kilmeade. Hope you're having a great weekend. It's going to close strong. Coming up on our show tonight. You're going to love it. Mike Rogers almost won the Senate seat in Michigan. He wants to win it this time. He'll talk to us. Christopher Ruffo, he's all over fraud and the truth behind the investigation into Gavin Newsom. Here's a hint. Donald Trump has nothing to do with it. And lastly, Jimmy Failer with the media moments that matter most to him, which means it matters most to you. But first, the fastest, most impactful monologue in America. We begin with the biggest story of the week. Can you guess it? President Trump at the G7 showing the world leaders exactly where we stand on the world stage. Hello, I'm the boss. Enough said. But in all seriousness, the number one story at the summit, the end to the Iran war for now, as Iran has 60 days to prove they're truly willing to make peace and change its ways. But the 14 point memorandum of understanding is making a lot of people very skeptical.
Political Commentator 1
The ridiculous reality right now is it's his unconditional surrender.
Brian Kilmeade
The war got America nothing.
Political Commentator 2
Iran won.
Mike Rogers
Trump surrendered.
Brian Kilmeade
I believe he is getting poor advice. And I think sending billions of dollars to Iran is a mistake. But we made tremendous progress against Iran. Don't listen to the Democrats on that. But there are some fundamental things that are extremely hard to stomach about this, like the possible $300 billion slush fund that Iran could get to rebuild or just rearm. Why are we removing all sanctions right away? It doesn't make any sense. They are now selling oil on the global market right now for the first time in years. Banking restrictions right now are lifted. So what's really going to happen with the nearly thousand pounds of enriched uranium? They say they'll down blend themselves. We say, no, no, we'll take it out. Someone's got to work that out. Iran has the idea they'll resume tolling the strait after the talks. We say absolutely no way. That is a breaking point. So why are we pressuring Israel to go easy on Hezbollah? Why is the vice president of the United States tougher on Israel than Iran?
Political Commentator 3
Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time. And he happens to be the head of state of the world superpower. If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,
Brian Kilmeade
listen, they were not attacking. They're saying they're going to hit back at Hezbollah because they're sending rockets at them. So let's hope the BP brings that same anger and defiance to Iran for the next two months, because he's leading the negotiations. But before we get caught up over the next 60 days, and there's going to be starts, there's going to be stops, and there's going to be breaks, it's time to take a look at the bigger picture for the good of the country, because that's what the president has to do. He needs to put the war on ice and keeping Iran at bay. It makes politically political sense domestically and politically. It gives Republicans a real shot at the midterms, which they need, and puts money back in the pockets of Americans as soon as possible. The deal is poised to set up an economic blast off this June, this July, this August, lowering the price of oil. It's happening already, leading to a drop in gas and diesel and pushing stock markets to record highs. Have you noticed? I sense the President is thinking, just get me to November. And if Iran acts like the terrorist state they have always been and continues to tap us along with endless fruitless talks, the benefits go away.
Political Commentator 4
It's not final. It's a memorandum of understanding. And if I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head. If they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head. Okay.
Brian Kilmeade
It'll be operation Epic Fury 2, the sequel. Joining us now, the Wall Street Journal's own Kim Strassel. Kim, great to see you. Your thoughts about how we got here?
Kimberly Strassel
Hi, Brian. Great weekend to you. Look, yeah, a lot of what you said I completely agree with. I mean, this was not a surrender the way Democrats are saying it. We have made incredible progress. And I also understand the argument among some Republicans that they wanted to pause in this to get through the midterms. I think what's very concerning, though, is that this deal has been set up in a way that if we decide that we are going to go back and have epic Fury Part 2, it's going to be that much harder. We're going to have to start over. Look, this was a regime that was on its knees partly because we were denying it the ability to get any of its own oil out. It was having to consider actually shutting down some of its oil fields. Now we're going to give it immediate access to the market again. $60 billion worth of gear. You and I know that a lot of that money is actually going to go back to funding their terrorist proxies. Immediate relief from the sanctions, immediate access to this fund. And that's going to set it up to be in a much, much tougher position again if we decide that we're going to again drop those bombs. So that is the price and the consequence of this memorandum.
Brian Kilmeade
I think the President, as you know, has to say, okay, what are my military people think? All right, what if my economics people think, okay, what are my political people think? All right, and now what is my allies, my Gulf State allies think? So he's got to take all that into account. So he definitely has the hardest job. So clearly he has to take all that in and thought, if I could just punt this till November, the gloves come off. So I think we already saw some benefits from the stock market and the price of oil, right?
Kimberly Strassel
Oh, yeah, look, I mean, gas is now down again below $4 a gallon. They're thinking it'll probably get down closer to $3.70 pretty soon. That, by the way, ripples through a lot more than just consumers filling up at the tank. You know, energy is lifeblood of an entire economy. You're going to see a better economy with less inflationary pressures and it's going to ripple through a manufacturing, etc. That's really for the good. I think one thing though is that he does have to take all of those different factions into account, as you said, but he also has to take into account Iranian leaders and their mindset and, and the idea that they're just going to willingly give up their nuclear program. I think they're going to use these 60 days to just try to get all they can and then come back out fighting again.
Brian Kilmeade
Yeah, and just Israel is not the problem. Israel's retaliating for being attacked. Please don't let the Republican Party do what the Democrats did and abandon our number one ally in the world. I do want to talk about what's happening in the midterms because we're used to the party in power taking a pounding in the midterms. They say it's expected, but there's something going on. Some polls show Democrats slipping and the Republicans rising. Take a look at this poll. In terms of the generic ballot, it's now down to 3 points. In 2006, the Democrats were up 8. In 2018, they benefited, they were up 8. Republicans only had a 2 point advantage in 2022. Why do you think this is?
Kimberly Strassel
Yeah, you and I have done this long enough. We know that. You know, whenever you have midterms, it's usually tough on the party in power. But I have long believed that this particular midterm, while Democrats start out an advantage, they are squandering that advantage. And the problem they have is that they've got nothing. They are offering the American people beyond hate and criticism of Republicans and this current president and then, you know, Democratic socialists that they're electing across the country. And I think Americans are seeing that. We just saw it in Washington, D.C. you know, New York, Mamdani, their new nominee. Up in Maine, Graham Platner, Talarico and Texas. These are the folks that are the new flag waivers for the party. And it's not something Americans just threw that brand of politics out in 2024.
Brian Kilmeade
Not only that, we're talking about socialism. The kind of me by surprise somebody's funding the dsa. I'm not sure who's doing it worth an investigation. But you want to go run on the socialist platform. You want to run on defunding the police, opening up our borders, green energy. That's what's winning the primaries. Do you think that that is going to. That's going to shine through in November for Democrats?
Kimberly Strassel
Well, again, those are the folks that are getting all the headlines right now. Are these, these people with crazy proposals. And look, remember Joe Biden came in, he promised he was going to be a moderate. Bernie Sanders, his people immediately moved in on that administration. And we got a lot closer to that socialist model than we ever had in the past. And they got thumped in 2024Americans, when they really realize it. And even those numbers there, Brian, 38% say we should move towards socialism. I think those are overstated because I think a lot of people who are answering that question don't know how to translate that word socialism into real policies and what it would mean once they understand that they have a much dimmer view.
Brian Kilmeade
And by the way, for them to be successful, they have to foment class warfare. That is not healthy for the country. We should salute and look to emulate the successful, not vilify them. And Ben, tell them to give us some money or other money. That's just not the way America functions. And of course, everybody knows that. The Wall Street Journal. Kimberly Strassel, thanks so much.
Kimberly Strassel
Thanks, Brian.
Brian Kilmeade
D.C. is getting ready for the biggest celebration of celebrations. It's supposed to be better than anything this generation.
Jimmy Failer
Why?
Brian Kilmeade
Because it's America's 250th birthday and federal officials are rolling out a massive security operation. You got road closures, drone restrictions, unprecedented law enforcement presence. Now the heightened security comes after UFC President Dana White revealed there were multiple threats against the UFC event held at the White House grounds last week. Authorities say they foiled an alleged plot involving drones, explosives and snipers. It is scary. The accused ringleader, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, a so called dreamer. At the same time, federal prosecutors in Minnesota have brought charges against a group they say has ties to antifa. Renewing the debate over political extremism, protest movements and the challenge of distinguishing protected speech from actual threats. So as the country gets ready for the summer of blockbuster events, a big question is emerging. Are we prepared for the security threats of 2026? Joining us now, Michigan Senate candidate who spent time in the FBI, the military, as well as chairman of the House Intelligence Select Committee on Intelligence. Of course, I'm talking about Mike Rogers. Mike, I just ran through some things that used to be in your manila folder on your desk. Are you concerned about the summer of celebration?
Mike Rogers
Oh, I am, because the political, political rhetoric, Brian, is raising this, this violent rhetoric to a height where it's actually calling people to action. Like this group that you saw here. Look, apparently it's still yet to be seen if it's a broader leadership structure, but these folks were self kind of radicalized to do this particular attack, but spent a lot of time planning it. And remember just the sheer volume of attacks, what the Secret Service was saying, unprecedented level of certainly rhetoric in threats to the President, to these events. So I'm very, very concerned about it. It's going to take, we have to get 100% of this right as a country. They only got to get lucky once. And when you just see the volume that's increasing on these threats, it's very, very concerning.
Brian Kilmeade
And when you were in the House, a lot of it was Hezbollah, Hamas, Al Qaeda, isis got it. But now we're getting people radicalized from within, using terms about, you better not be involved with aipac, a Jewish organization. You, you bet. It's about class warfare, declaring war on billionaires, where people that resent wealth and success. That to me is pretty overwhelming.
Mike Rogers
It really is. Even here in Michigan, Brian, we had an indictment of, I think it's eight people who were engaged in domestic terrorist activities on the University of Michigan campus because they didn't like the fact that the, that the regents, the governors of the university were not going along with this divesting from Israel. It just shows you the level of, you know, what these people are. The Next level willing to take this. They were throwing, you know, chemical made of devices through people's windows. They were doing other kind of things clearly designed to intimidate hurt. And that happened right here in University of Michigan campus. This is happening everywhere. That's what's so concerning about. So now you have folks who are more worried about people who support Israel then you have by the way a country like Iran that is absolutely going to encourage this kind of activity through social media. They have social media operations, information operations that are targeting our youth. I mean this thing is as serious I think as I've ever seen.
Brian Kilmeade
So let's talk about your race. A lot of people feel as though if you're successful, flip that seat. It keeps the Senate in Republican hands. So there's pressure on your shoulders. You almost won last time. But let's look at this time. You have some, some recent polls against this guy Abdul El Sayed that has basically a flat footed tire. A percentage points you have not really. You don't have a primary opponent. So it's up to these three Democrats to beat up on each other. You got McMarriers, you got Stevens, you got yell say Ed. First off, this is not, this is not Elise Slotkin who you won against last time, a so called center left. This is an extreme left candidate.
Political Commentator 5
Watch. Yeah, I mean well the thing about J.D.
Brian Kilmeade
vance, he has the charisma of a
Political Commentator 5
doorknob is going through Usha's head when he talks. She's like damn, I have to sleep with him.
Brian Kilmeade
I mean, I guess she's pregnant.
Political Commentator 5
So I guess, I guess something's happening. But like JD Vance has brown kids who thinks he, he thinks are less American than everyone else.
Jimmy Failer
Like that's wild.
Political Commentator 5
You cannot reform this, you cannot retrain this.
Brian Kilmeade
The only logical path is to abolish ice.
Political Commentator 5
I apply the same exact principles to Israel. I don't want my tax dollars being spent the backstop, backstop apartheid and genocide when they could be used to provide things like glasses or health care or schools for our own kids. So we're going to beat him by seven. We're going to beat him up and down the state and we're going to show them what it looks like to actually campaign on strength rather than fear.
Brian Kilmeade
It's not going to be hard to make a contrast between you two. What do you think, Mike?
Mike Rogers
Listen, you know the free market, free enterprise is still alive and well in America and I do believe a lot of people are going to stand up against crazy. And that's just the things that you saw in that clip. This guy is as crazy and is out there as you can imagine. He wants to take away 300,000 UAW workers health care plans and turn it over to the federal government. And by the way, those UAW members are calling us every day now saying, hey, how do we help you? So he listen, he's kind of that mini Mandami running around the state of Michigan, wants to kind of do the same kinds of things that Mandami did in New York, taking away freedom. So we've been running around saying, listen, you want common sense solutions for Michigan or do you want crazy? Do you want protect our families, protect our freedoms, protect our factories, or do you want crazy? And I think people are starting to come to the conclusion here that this guy is dangerous for the state. When you go down all of the kind of crazy rhetoric he's talked about, including, by the way, can't even condemn the guy that loaded his car full of explosives and pulled into a synagogue to kill 130 children. He said, well, you could understand how somebody would do that. I'm sorry, no, you can't. And so I do believe that people are going to start coming home here to realize this is not who they want representing them in the United States Senate.
Brian Kilmeade
And this social media monster, Hasan Piker, who everybody wants to appear with on the left, is buddies with him. They work out together. And here is Hasan Piker with Charlemagne this week. Listen to this.
Political Commentator 2
I think Israel in its current formation, given that it's a settler colonial operation that's seeking out the expulsion or complete extermination of the indigenous population as a, as an apartheid state, does not have a right to exist. It's like, for me, it's like saying, does Nazi Germany have a right to exist?
Brian Kilmeade
That's his buddy.
Mike Rogers
Oh, listen, he came to the United Michigan. I mean, he got me all worked up here, Brian. He came to Michigan and talked about the fact that America deserved 9 11. And he said, crazy. This is Hassan Piker. And El Sayed has said he wouldn't kind of step away from those comments. My argument is, well, if you won't condemn those comments, you own those comments. He said, capitalists or the streets of America should run red with capitalists. I mean, you're undermining who we are as a country. And this is 250 years. As you talked about, we've been through some tough times. There is a Democrat socialist of America movement out there that I do think is dangerous for the future of a prosperous America. And this guy is in line with the wrong side and the wrong team. And their rhetoric is encouraging people to do behavior they normally wouldn't do. And that's why they talk about with such harsh terms about Nazis and they love that kind of language.
Brian Kilmeade
Right.
Mike Rogers
Because they think that will encourage people to do bad things right here. They love chaos.
Brian Kilmeade
Yeah. Well One thing you did five a contrast this time, whether it's McMarris, whether Stevens or El said, there's a difference between Rogers and all those and we're going to find out who your opponent is going to be shortly. You almost won last time, Mike Rogers. Let's see what happens this time because you're a now known quality to quantity and to everyone in Michigan, thanks so much.
Mike Rogers
Thanks Brian. Thanks for having me on.
Brian Kilmeade
You got it. Next, Gavin Newsom is trying to flip the script, claiming he is now a victim of politicized justice. Chris Ruffo on the reality check plus catch me on tour Pensacola, Florida in a couple of weeks. July 11th streamed on Fox Nation. Also I got these other great dates in Clearwater, in Chesterfield, in in Westbury, New York, in Red Bank, New Jersey. Briankilmead.com.
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Gavin Newsom
Donald Trump isn't just coming after me because of my mean tweets. He's coming after me because I'm considering running for president. Because he hates that I've consistently called him out over and over again for his lies and deceit. After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me. And just in the last week, I've learned that his campaign has reached my own home to get me. He's coming after my wife, Jen.
Brian Kilmeade
Really? California Governor Newsom accusing the Trump administration of launching a politically motivated investigation into him and his wife. Was that true? We're learning now that President Trump had nothing to do with it. So it's not true. A federal source told the Sacramento Bee that there were several investigations into the Newsoms that have been ongoing for roughly a year and originated out of a whistleblower complaint submitted to the U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento on their own. So wasn't Newsom one of the many Democrats who said Trump wasn't above the law, that nobody is? Joining us now to unpack it all is Christopher Rufo. He's a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and has been all over this story. Chris, he wants to distract. It shows that he's worried. What exactly are they investigating about what Gavin Newsom's up to as governor?
Christopher Rufo
Yeah, well, some of it is speculative, but there's been a lot of focus on what are called behested payments. The governor in California has the power to direct private contributions from corporations and other entities to charities. And one of those charities, of course, was his wife's charity that then, in turn paid money to the Newsom family as salary and other financial transactions. And I think what's likely is happening is that federal investigators are looking not at any one of these transactions, which are technically legal, but the totality of the flow of funds and to see if Newsom was using his political office to benefit his wife and therefore benefit his own personal finances. That's one of the things that they could be looking into. But I'm told that there are many other angles. And there have been swirling allegations of corruption of Gavin Newsom for decades. And so it's not surprising that he's in the crosshairs right now.
Brian Kilmeade
I know you got a story coming out next week about people around Gavin Newsom. Can you give us a preview?
Christopher Rufo (continued)
Yeah.
Christopher Rufo
We've looked into Gavin Newsom's nearly 30 years in office, from his beginning as San Francisco mayor, now as California governor. And at every step, Gavin Newsom has hired, appointed, and associated himself with people who end up going to prison or being under indictment for public corruption charges. And the network around Gavin Newsom appears to be, in some ways, like a Mafia entity, where Gavin Newsom retains plausible deniability where he maintains arm's length distance. But all of the people around him have been in trouble for the kind of corruption that may in the end, if he is involved in it, if he is investigated thoroughly, could jeopardize his own political fortunes and frankly his own freedom.
Brian Kilmeade
And look, if he's going to get on that stage with eight other Democrats to try to get the nomination, it's up to them to do some of the work that you're doing to find out who he really is and why he's been so ineffective as a governor and a mayor but continues to get reelected. So Chris will look forward to that. I want to get his lawyer statement up there to push back because it again, it distracts saying. Since the beginning of the administration, however, President Trump's president Donald Trump has directed the US DOJ to engage in a campaign of political retribution against his perceived enemies. Last year the President publicly called for the governor to be arrested. We now know that over the last year your us, your US DOJ has poured substantial resources into investigating our office, the governor and the first partners, personal and business affairs and targeting their friends and associates. That is a total head fake. We'll move on. Let's talk about what's happening with Medicaid. This week is going to be a big day on Capitol Hill. I've been astounded by the amount of fraud led by VP Vance has been uncovered already. But now we got the heads of Medicaid going on Capitol Hill. What kind of questions are they going to be asked? What needs to be exposed when it comes to fraud?
Christopher Rufo
Yeah, I mean what we really need to know, we know that estimates from experts at hhs, at Harvard, at other places around the country, they suggest that between 10 and 20% of the entire, entire Medicaid budget is lost to fraud every year. That's hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money. And so what I'd like to hear is not just these one off instances of fraud, which of course we have to prosecute. I want to hear how the administration is systematically overhauling the system, increasing oversight, 10xing the number of investigations to try to claw back and eliminate in the future hundreds of billions of dollars that is lost. I mean this is the big ticket item for fraud. It's Medicaid. It should be helping poor people who are sick, ill and disabled and instead it's enriching fraudsters, many of whom are foreign nationals. This is the biggest scandal in public administration and it has to stop.
Brian Kilmeade
And there's no state where it doesn't escape. It just seems, Chris, when the. So when the federal money comes in, the states don't seem to have any interest in making sure it gets to the right people. I want you to hear Colin McDonald, the assistant attorney general for the National Fraud Enforcement Division.
Colin McDonald
Listen, American citizens were boxed out of these programs because illegal aliens took their names to then take their money, or more accurately, your money, the American taxpayers money. We're still working to figure out their true identities. We don't know who they are fully, but we do know who they are not. They are not the American citizens they pretend to be.
Brian Kilmeade
And that's out of Massachusetts. Some of the people with their birth dates have not been born yet and others been dead for 100 years. This is another major scandal. We thought it was just with voting. See, huge deal.
Christopher Rufo
Yeah, this is a huge deal. And look, as I was investigating Medicaid fraud around the country, a quote from one of the senior investigators really stuck in my mind. And he said foreign fraud, gangs in all corners of the earth. Look at the United States Medicaid program as a soft target. They're systematically looting the program, sending billions of dollars overseas. And you know, God bless the Trump administration's efforts. I hope they're successful. I hope they take it as far as it needs to go.
Brian Kilmeade
Absolutely. I look forward to that hearing this week. And I don't think anyone could say is pro fraud. So it's even going to be hard for Democrats to say this isn't in the best interest of the country. Chris Ruffo, thanks so much.
Christopher Rufo
Thank you.
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Jackie Ibanez
I'm Jackie Ibanez in New York. All eyes on Switzerland as the first day of direct peace talks between the U.S. and Iran come to an end. Vice President J.D. vance led the U.S. delegation. The negotiations are aimed at securing a long term peace deal while also addressing Iran's nuclear program. A U.S. official says the talks were productive and covered several issues including keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and enforcing the cease fire in Lebanon. Both sides also agreed to a 60 day roadmap for a final deal. Today's talks though, didn't come without some speed bumps. This after President Trump threatened Tehran's delegation during negotiations. He says the US could resume bombing and taking over the Strait of Hormuz if a deal is not reached. Iran's top negotiator strongly condemning the remarks. More technical talks are expected all week. I'm Jackie Bonyz. Now back to One Nation. For all of your headlines, log to
Brian Kilmeade
fox news.com media moments that matter. Time for North America's favorite segment. This week I gave my only VCR, my TV, TV guide in all my chords and my tape stock to the host of Saturday Night with Jimmy Failer. Jimmy fail to see you.
Jimmy Failer
Yes. Bad week for this assignment because I couldn't tape anything else. I just found out the Knicks won the NBA title.
Brian Kilmeade
You had no idea?
Jimmy Failer
I was too busy taping stuff for Kill Me. I didn't know.
Brian Kilmeade
Should have texted you. I blame myself.
Jimmy Failer
One guy who is not a champion, James Carville.
Political Commentator 4
Right.
Jimmy Failer
Okay. So James Carville is now telling people that Trump is going to resign the presidency before Easter, which I have to ask a question. Can he pick a lane? Because if you remember, it was this guy's never leaving. Now it's Trump's quitting by Easter.
Brian Kilmeade
So can we see?
Jimmy Failer
This is what I taped. Let's take it away.
James Carville
And I'm telling you this guy by Easter of 2027 is just going to walk away from this job. Just going to walk away. He's obviously not well. He sleeps all the time, slobbers all over himself or whatever. And they just lie to him and try to keep from him. And it's all going to come out and it is going to be very ugly.
Brian Kilmeade
Now what's the other guy doing? Just nodded off.
Jimmy Failer
I don't know. But judging from the background, all I want to say is you'd be cranky too if Politikon put you at a La Quinta. Okay. He's doing hits on the bed of a hotel room, which is actually progress because Every time I see James Carville, he looks like he got arrested for making moonshine in the fitting room at a bass player pro shop. And I just want everybody in America to understand this is the same man whose judgment told him to write an op ed on the eve of the election. That said, here's why Kamala Harris will win in a landslide.
Brian Kilmeade
I forgot how that turned out.
Jimmy Failer
Yeah, Kamala Harris was drinking mudslides. Can we move on?
Brian Kilmeade
So you mentioned that people have to pick a lane. Do you have tape to show you, though, when they were in the wrong lane?
Jimmy Failer
Oh, do I ever. Why do you watch this? Here we go.
Jackie Ibanez
He is hooking up the White House because he doesn't plan on leaving it.
Kimberly Strassel
This is a guy who's got authoritarian envy.
Political Commentator 3
He won't.
Brian Kilmeade
He won't leave. Let's not kid ourselves. He will not leave. It's up to us to get rid of him.
Ainsley Earhart
Do you believe if Donald Trump were elected next year, that he would try to stay in office beyond a second term? That he would never leave office?
Kimberly Strassel
There's no question.
Ainsley Earhart
You think he would try to stay in power forever?
Kimberly Strassel
Absolutely.
Brian Kilmeade
I'm not leaving.
Jimmy Failer
I'm not leaving
Brian Kilmeade
to make a decision. Please.
Jimmy Failer
No one's even listening to themselves anymore. No one's even paying attention. But this is my favorite story maybe ever. Okay, so cnn, with everything else going on in the world, they're apparently out of news because they sent a correspondent down to the reflecting pool to tell us about the algae. Okay. With everything else, you know, we just found out aliens are real. CNN's like, what's up with the watch list? This is amazing.
GSK Shingles Advertiser
But algae experts say that's an uphill battle.
Brian Kilmeade
We're in Washington, D.C. in the summertime. This is a shallow pool with stagnant water, abundant sunlight that creates a situation where opportunistic algae can really take advantage of the situation.
Ainsley Earhart
And we're going to scoop up a water sample to see if we can get this tested.
GSK Shingles Advertiser
CNN independently took the sample of water
Ainsley Earhart
and consulted with a pool store that regularly tests water to help read the results. It showed phosphate levels far higher than what is recommended.
Jimmy Failer
Listen, I just want to thank CNN for the brave journalism they did there.
Brian Kilmeade
I also think they dropped an underwater camera to see how deep the algae was.
Jimmy Failer
They committed. Benny Johnson has a great tweet about this, too, where he's talking about everything that's happening in the world between the Medicare fraud, the California fraud, as the aforementioned aliens, the illegal aliens, and everything else going on in the world, and CNN's like, I've got it. Phosphates. Right? Okay, just go out of business already. Like, what is even happening over here?
Brian Kilmeade
I mean, we do have 50 states of fraud, by the way. It's unbelievable. But that wasn't it. You know, we have big stories, national stories, like algae. They need to be addressed. We also have local stories.
Jimmy Failer
Yes, these are the pressing national issues going on in New Jersey this weekend. I would have thought it was that my son Lincoln went down to the Jersey shore to drink with his high school buddies, but it was a different type of nut. So New Jersey, with everything else going on, the energy cost, the high taxes, they had a fight over the official state nut. Like the actual like a nut. Like, I don't mean like a nut like. You know what I mean, someone who voted for that Hammond Way guy in the primary. I mean like a nut that you'd have as a snack. Watch this. This is Assemblyman Brian Bergen.
Brian Bergen
We're about to talk about making a state nut. The hazelnut will now be the state nut. I mean, I don't mean to laugh, Mr. Speaker. I take the job here very seriously, but this is. This is crazy. Why on earth do we need a state nut? And this stuff isn't even free. Making a bill is not free. The last estimate I got cost $10,000 to write this paper bill. So we just paid $10,000 to make a state nut. Mr. Speaker, this moronic, awful, stupid, crazy, nutty piece of legislation shouldn't even be up for a vote today.
Brian Kilmeade
He just had it. He's as fed up as.
Jimmy Failer
That is my favorite thing in the world. And it shows you how wasteful they are because when this is all over, they're going to declare a nut. Okay, Then some liberals are going to push back because you're going to say it's offensive to people who have nut allergies.
Christopher Rufo (continued)
Right.
Jimmy Failer
So then they're going to change to a less allergic nut and we're going to find out that that nut is grown on stolen land. What are you doing? Come on, man.
Brian Kilmeade
It's amazing. So, okay, New Jersey, pick up the pace a little. A little disappointed. And learn how to run an election. Jimmy, thanks so much.
Jimmy Failer
Yes.
Brian Kilmeade
Well, it was great seeing you on Saturday night. I can't wait for next Saturday night.
Jimmy Failer
Congrats to the Knicks.
Christopher Rufo (continued)
Congrats.
Jimmy Failer
That's. I had no idea. Too busy taping this.
Brian Kilmeade
You seem kind of shocked by it. You never predicted it. And also, see, Jimmy, where do we
Jimmy Failer
see you go to Fox across the America dot com. You can get tickets to all my stand up shows. Okay, good.
Brian Kilmeade
And if you say use Jimmy's name, you'll pay full price. Let's be honest, he's got to make a living. Blink has got to go to college.
James Carville
Next.
Brian Kilmeade
Polls are showing Americans are feeling less patriotic. But the World cup tourists are loving this country. You go figure. Ainsley Earhart here to make sense of it.
Christopher Rufo (continued)
And we're live from the living room as Doug eyes up the match. Say spread. He's reaching for the buffalo wing. Perfect. Hang on. What's this? Oh, he's gone for a can of Pepsi too. Incredible. What a finish. Sensational combination. Look at the delight on his face. There's no doubt about it. It just tastes better. Matchdays deserve Pepsi. Food deserves Pepsi. Grab a pack of Pepsi. Zero sugar for today's match. It's poetry in motion.
Ainsley Earhart
Nothing comes close to the usa.
Brian Kilmeade
People of America are extremely polite. It is the greatest thing I have ever experienced. You know when they say everything's big
James Carville
in America, they weren't lying.
Ainsley Earhart
You can get every single landscape, every single climate.
Brian Kilmeade
How can anybody not love America? I'm going to Hooters in a round trap in America, boys. Yeehaw.
Political Commentator 4
Yeah.
Brian Kilmeade
Wow, that's pretty great, right? It's a reminder we probably needed. Millions of World cup visitors pour into the US they're flooding social media with something. You don't see enough in America. They love this country. Foreign fans are celebrating this country as new polls show Americans aren't really feeling patriotic on our 250th birthday. Take for example 2013. When asked, 82% said extremely proud to be an American. We asked it again in 2026. 51% proud to be an American. Extremely proud. Maybe it takes seeing our country through the world's eyes to remember how special this place is. Joining us now, a person who is very patriotic, author of the best selling book Number One America. I'm so glad you were born. Ainsley Earhart. Also my personal co host on Fox.
Ainsley Earhart (co-host)
Co host?
Brian Kilmeade
Absolutely. Lawrence, your distant number two. I'm sure you don't watch. He doesn't have cable at his house. Ainsley, what's going on? Why do the foreigners love America more than Americans?
Ainsley Earhart
Let them come in. Let everyone on the list that wants to be an American that's waiting for citizenship to come in. And the 49% that aren't proud to be an American. Let them leave. Y' all go. We my grandfathers both yours too. In the Navy, World War II. They were so proud and patriotic. Patriotic. I heard all of their stories. They loved America. So it makes me sad. My grandfathers would roll over in their grave if they knew this. Why are people living here that are not proud to be an American? Go to some socialist country and learn what that's like.
Brian Kilmeade
I would like to add something else. I think a lot of them get such bad. Hear such bad things about our country from their country or read like, watch CNN International. And when they're shocked, when they come over here and we're normal, nice people and very attractive people.
Ainsley Earhart
Well, and one of my favorite stories, beyond the patriotic element, is they're taking our ranch dressing, the big bottles, and they're putting it in their carry on bags. And so TSA had to put out some sort of a tweet or a notice saying, if you're in our country for the World cup, great, right? And if you want to take our ranch dressing home, put it in your checked luggage. You can't take. So apparently they're confiscating all these big bottles of these two things.
Christopher Rufo (continued)
Like.
Ainsley Earhart
So my dad, he loves ranch dressing.
Brian Kilmeade
You were so proud of our space program. We're so proud of AI Companies. But in the end, the rest of the world is like you invented air conditioning and ranch dressing. That's all it took to.
Ainsley Earhart
I love the guy.
Brian Kilmeade
So let's talk about your book.
Ainsley Earhart
Oh, by the way, this statistic, Democrats, only 27% are going to fly the flag on the Fourth of July. Republicans, 64%.
Brian Kilmeade
Right. I'm one of them.
Ainsley Earhart
I am flying right now. Same with us.
Jimmy Failer
All right.
Brian Kilmeade
And it's not made in China either. Good at it.
Ainsley Earhart
Nope. They can. They make them in South Carolina. That company that advertises from South Carolina on our network.
Brian Kilmeade
I know when the guy. I couldn't believe the guy wore a T shirt on the commercial. I'm like, I mean, wear a collared shirt. It's his commercial.
Ainsley Earhart
He is paying your salary, Mr. Not so Not.
Brian Kilmeade
Direct deposit.
Ainsley Earhart
You can wear whatever you want.
Brian Kilmeade
Can we talk about. I know, I know. You're very modest. Talk about your book. It's number one or number two? Every single week, Dr. Seuss rolls out a book from 1971. It gets number one. We got to look into that. But this book. Book is perfect business, too.
Ainsley Earhart
Thank you. So you remember, you were so nice, Brian. So nice. He always is great and a supporter of mine when I have these books out. My first, not my first book, but my last book was, I'm so glad you were born because my mom used to say that to us when we on our birthdays. So now I say that all the time. We say it on air, and it's fun. It's been cute. And then the publisher said, ainsley, it's America's 250. Will you please write a book about America's birthday? So what's cool about it is it's. It's a stepping off point if you have little children to teach them how proud we are to be Americans.
Political Commentator 5
Wait a second.
Brian Kilmeade
I'm just getting this in now. We have children that have read the book. We don't know what they think of the book. Okay. Should we go to it? Let's go to it. Here's children reacting to your book.
Ainsley Earhart
So cute.
Ainsley Earhart (co-host)
My name is Eleanor Vendetti. I'm 10 years old, and I just finished reviewing this book. It's by Ainslie Earth Heart, and I recommend it to kids of all ages and adults and grandparents. I hope you read this book, U.S.A. thank you, Sunli. Thank you, Ainsley. Thank you. Ainsley.
Brian Kilmeade
Right, It's Ainsley. Earthart. I should say it's earthart. No, but it's great. Kids love it.
Ainsley Earhart
Thank you. Thank you. Y' all are so sweet to send those videos in.
Brian Kilmeade
There's just one thing. I am getting a report that there's some kids who are getting it it and then actually reading it. Can we see some of this video? Look at this. I see this child bought the book at Barnes and Noble, gets home, he's not reading. He's just paging.
Ainsley Earhart
No, she's a fast reader.
Brian Kilmeade
You sure?
Kimberly Strassel
Look.
Brian Kilmeade
How is that Evelyn woods, son.
Ainsley Earhart
Can we see that again? That guy is so cute.
Brian Kilmeade
He's like, hey, hey, Ainsley. Can we do something else? Congratulations on the book. Go get it. You got to get it for 250. Now it's time for your sneak peek of the week. Let's take a walk over to the big screen. Put on the music.
Political Commentator 4
Come on over.
Brian Kilmeade
Monday through that Wednesday, we got to tell everyone what to look forward to. First off, Medicaid bosses and four separate states are going to testify. Why, Ainsley? Because of fraud. Now they're going to explain themselves why they weren't looking over the shoulder at federal dollars. You got to watch.
Ainsley Earhart
Of course we'll be reporting on that.
Brian Kilmeade
Absolutely. Yeah. The day after next, we're going to be talking about an oversight hearing to examine fraud in the SNAP program. Taking advantage of food for kids who don't need it. People are cashing in. Sickening.
Ainsley Earhart
And kids who. Who need warm meals.
Jimmy Failer
Right.
Ainsley Earhart
People are stealing from them.
Brian Kilmeade
You made it even worse by adding that we we have a Senate hearing. We'll analyze the global reach of the Mexican drug cartels. I think they're everywhere. We're also blowing them up, which is good news.
Ainsley Earhart
When they get in a boat, very scary. Drug cartels don't want to come face to face.
Political Commentator 4
Yeah.
Brian Kilmeade
If you're in a cartel, don't get in a boat. President Trump is expected to speak at the Mack Trucks facility in Pennsylvania. Because they're making stuff here. And guess what? I love the last one. Tell everyone what's happening in the last one.
Ainsley Earhart
What is it? Oh, the World cup continues the last of group play.
Brian Kilmeade
Then we find out if we get through who's playing Turkey A.
Ainsley Earhart
Turkey A, not B and not Turkey Day. It's Turkey A.
Brian Kilmeade
Exactly. They changed their name.
Ainsley Earhart
Why do they change their name?
Brian Kilmeade
Because they don't want to be compared to a bird in America. It's really weird.
Ainsley Earhart
All right.
Brian Kilmeade
That is it for us tonight.
Ainsley Earhart
I want you to go to your mark.
Brian Kilmeade
There you go. I want you to pre order my new book, the United States Six Crucial Moments to the Four Seasons.
Ainsley Earhart
Congratulations. I'll have you on my show.
Brian Kilmeade
That'll be fantastic. Tune into the radio show from nine to noon. Senator Roger Marshall will be waiting for you. Jonathan Hunt speaks British. And be sure to catch me on for a few hours on FOX and Friends. We promise to shower and be ready with brand new outfits. Two things to say before we go.
Ainsley Earhart
Stay within yourself.
Brian Kilmeade
And keep it here. That's too good, too.
Ainsley Earhart
And keep it here on FOX news.
Political Commentator 5
We better hurry up.
Ainsley Earhart
We'll see you next week.
Jimmy Failer
We got to go.
Brian Kilmeade
Never leaving this town. Like there ain't no stopping us now.
Political Commentator 1
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Theme Overview:
This episode of One Nation centers on America’s pivotal foreign policy moments—most notably, the high-stakes US-Iran peace talks and their domestic and geopolitical consequences. The show weaves together themes of political strategy, security concerns around the nation’s 250th birthday, the rise of political extremism at home, and substantial concerns about public program fraud. The discussion brings in top journalists, political figures, and analysts for lively debate and context around 2026’s most pressing stories.
President Trump at the G7:
“Hello, I’m the boss. Enough said.” – Brian Kilmeade ([02:40])
Skeptical Voices:
Political Fallout:
“It gives Republicans a real shot at the midterms... puts money back in the pockets of Americans... The deal is poised to set up an economic blast off this June, this July, this August.” – Brian Kilmeade ([05:13])
Sanctions Relief & Security Risks:
“If we decide that we are going to go back and have Epic Fury Part 2, it’s going to be that much harder. We’re going to have to start over.” ([06:47])
Domestic Political Calculus:
Skepticism About Iranian Compliance:
“They’re going to use these 60 days to just try to get all they can and then come back out fighting again.” – Kimberly Strassel ([08:30])
Midterm Election Outlook:
“Are these people with crazy proposals...Bernie Sanders, his people immediately moved in on that administration...” – Kimberly Strassel ([11:15])
Domestic Security Fears:
“The political rhetoric...is raising this violent rhetoric to a height where it’s actually calling people to action.” ([13:40])
“They have social media operations, information operations that are targeting our youth...” – Mike Rogers ([14:51])
Mike Rogers vs. Progressive Democrats:
“He wants to take away 300,000 UAW workers health care plans and turn it over to the federal government.” – Mike Rogers ([17:22])
“[El Sayed] can’t even condemn the guy that loaded his car full of explosives and pulled into a synagogue to kill 130 children. He said, well, you could understand how somebody would do that.” ([17:22])
Progressive Network Ties:
Newsom’s Claims:
Chris Rufo’s Investigation:
Focus on “behested payments,” potential self-dealing by Newsom directing corporate donations to his wife's charity, and a network of associates with corruption allegations:
“At every step, Gavin Newsom has hired, appointed, and associated himself with people who end up going to prison or being under indictment for public corruption charges.” – Chris Rufo ([24:44])
Scope of Fraud:
Federal Investigators’ Perspective:
“American citizens were boxed out of these programs because illegal aliens took their names to then take their money... They are not the American citizens they pretend to be.” ([27:52])
Political Whiplash & Satire:
Jimmy pokes fun at political pundits’ shifting predictions on Trump’s fate:
“James Carville is now telling people that Trump is going to resign...Can he pick a lane?” – Jimmy Failer ([31:53])
Compilation of past media/democratic warnings: “He won’t leave. He’ll stay in power forever.” – Ainsley Earhart & Kimberly Strassel ([33:31–33:43])
Media Critique:
World Cup Visitors & Patriotism:
Ainsley Earhart Discussion: