One Nation w/ Brian Kilmeade 07-19-2026

Summary

Podcast Summary: One Nation w/ Brian Kilmeade – July 19, 2026

Episode Overview

In this episode of "One Nation," Brian Kilmeade hosts a fast-paced, issue-driven roundtable with notable guests including Mike Rowe, Congressman Brian Mast, longevity expert Brian Johnson, Tomi Lahren, and former Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich. Major topics include the national debate over artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers, America’s foreign policy with Iran and Russia, the search for longevity, the dynamic challenges within the Democratic Party, and lighter segments on media and culture.

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Main Segments & Key Discussion Points

1. The Battle Over Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers

[00:56–12:26]

Key Points:

• Polarizing Public Debate:

  • AI is compared to the Industrial Revolution in promise, but also viewed as a threat to jobs and social stability.
  • Concerns over AI’s ability to both create and destroy jobs and the spread of misinformation.

• Data Center Dilemma:

  • America leads in data center construction, but 40% of planned projects are threatened by environmental restrictions ([03:38]).
  • Debate between environmental impact (water and energy usage) and economic growth/job creation.

Memorable Quotes:

• “There are 5,000 data centers in the country right now. We’ve been living in a data center world for the last 30 years. ... It’s just computers on racks in giant buildings.” — Mike Rowe, 05:52
• “The only way ... to stop America is ... to work America through marketing. So this marketing that’s going on against data centers and AI works to our enemy’s advantage.” — Brian Kilmeade, 11:29

Guest Insights:

• Mike Rowe (MicroWorks) advocates pragmatism, noting fears about new tech are recurring and often overblown. He highlights a surge in demand for skilled trades and warns the current negative narrative in the U.S. is driven by foreign influence ([10:02]).
• Brian Mast (Congressman) and Tomi Lahren voice concerns about both the necessity and the environmental impact of data centers.

Timestamps:

• AI debate begins: [00:56]
• Mike Rowe on data center hysteria: [05:52]
• Positive jobs impact in trades: [08:09]
• Foreign influence in negative perception: [10:02]

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2. U.S. Foreign Policy – Iran and Russia Conflict Updates

[12:30–18:54]

Key Points:

• Confronting Iran:

  • Current administration is militarily escalating against Iran, targeting their capability to finance proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas.
  • Debate over the necessity and outcome of this approach.

• Strategy in the Strait of Hormuz:

  • U.S. focuses on bombing strategic infrastructure and ensuring freedom of navigation for hundreds of ships ([16:10]).

• Russia-Ukraine War:

  • Ukraine regaining territory and inflicting heavy losses on Russian forces with new technology and tactics ([17:41]).

• Sanctions Debate:

  • Bipartisan support growing for secondary sanctions against countries doing business with Russia ([18:20]).

Memorable Quotes:

• “President Trump had no choice. What we’re seeing is an escalation of the status quo. ... He said, yeah, we’re going to do the hard thing. We’re going to deal with the problem.” — Brian Mast, 15:00
• “This is the first president to take action against Iran, who’s been plaguing us since ‘79.” — Brian Kilmeade, 15:34

Guest Insights:

• Brian Mast (Congressman, Chairman of Foreign Relations) provides military and political analysis, emphasizing the historical context and necessity of a harder stance against Iran.
• He expresses optimism about Ukraine’s ability to repel Russia and calls for a broader international coalition.

Timestamps:

• Iran war policy discussion: [14:25]
• Strategy in Hormuz: [16:10]
• Russia-Ukraine update: [17:41]
• Sanctions package update: [18:20]

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3. The Longevity Quest – Brian Johnson’s Biohacking

[19:49–26:05]

Key Points:

• Personal Health Journey:

  • Brian Johnson, longevity entrepreneur, reveals his struggle with autoimmune gastritis and his mission to cure the “incurable.”

• Cutting-Edge Approach:

  • Describes advanced profiling of immune cells and commitment to global transparency, hoping to provide a protocol for millions affected.

• Philosophy and Takeaways:

  • “Health is forgotten until it’s the only thing that matters.”
  • Stresses regular health monitoring, preventive care (sleep, blood work, MRI where possible), and a mindset shift toward proactive health.

• Handling Negativity:

  • Johnson is empathetic toward critics, attributing negativity to broader issues of ill health and stress in America ([25:21]).

Memorable Quotes:

• “Health is forgotten until it’s the only thing that matters.” — Brian Johnson, 23:01
• “The very first thing I would suggest ... is to make sleep your number one life priority. ... Everything in life falls apart when you’re not well rested.” — Brian Johnson, 24:12

Timestamps:

• Brian Johnson’s diagnosis and approach: [20:08]
• Lessons for longevity: [23:01]
• Practical wellness advice: [24:12]
• Handling public criticism: [25:14]

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4. Media Moments With Tomi Lahren

[26:27–33:39]

Highlights:

• Homeschooling Controversy: Tomi reacts to podcaster Jennifer Welch’s critical remarks about homeschooling, defending parental choice and critiquing education system standards.

  • “Parents that want to get the workbooks ... and not be subjected to wokeness ... So that’s a joke.” — Brian Kilmeade, 28:49

• Tom Brady’s Perseverance: Segment spotlighting Tom Brady’s advice on self-improvement and controlling one’s attitude ([29:54]).

  • “Nobody cares. Work harder. Worked for Tom Brady.” — Tomi Lahren, 31:06

• DMV Plate Humor: Light segment on a risqué license plate, connecting the story to pop culture (“Ass man” Seinfeld reference).

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5. Democratic Party Identity Crisis – Interview With Rob Blagojevich

[33:52–40:45]

Key Points:

• Party in Crisis:

  • Blagojevich laments the rise of socialism within the Democratic Party, arguing it has “infected” moderates and driven divisive politics.

• French Revolution Analogy:

  • Compares radical progressives to leaders of the French Revolution, warning that unchecked, their influence could be destructive ([36:40]).

• Racial/Economic Tension & Crime:

  • Critiques Democratic approaches in cities like Chicago, focusing on black-on-black crime statistics and the lack of effective reforms ([37:58]).

• Personal Story:

  • Shares his perspective on his imprisonment and pardon, emphasizing his positive outlook and gratitude to President Trump ([39:54]).

Memorable Quotes:

• “We have in the Democratic Party ... a virus of socialism and it’s spreading like COVID.” — Rob Blagojevich, 35:15
• “There is a French Revolution going on in the Democratic Party. ... If they have their way, heads are going to roll.” — Rob Blagojevich, 36:40

Timestamps:

• Party divide discussion: [35:15]
• Crime and Democratic policies in Illinois: [37:58]
• Prison and pardon story: [39:10]

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6. Light and Closing Segments

Other Notables:

• World Cup Recap: Marking Spain’s win over Argentina, Trump’s celebratory remarks ([26:27]).
• Quick Hits/Upcoming Events:
  • White House Correspondents Dinner, Congressional science hearings, NFL training camp openers.
  • Plug for Kilmeade’s book: “United States: the Six Crucial Moments that Forged the American Miracle” ([41:10]).

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Notable Quotes & Moments (By Timestamp and Speaker)

• “There are 5,000 data centers in the country right now. ... People actually believe there is a cloud. ... It’s just computers on racks.”
  — Mike Rowe, 05:52

• “The only way to stop America is ... to work America through marketing. So this marketing that's going on against data centers and AI works to our enemy's advantage.”
  — Brian Kilmeade, 11:29

• “Health is forgotten until it's the only thing that matters.”
  — Brian Johnson, 23:01

• “We have in the Democratic Party ... a virus of socialism and it’s spreading like COVID.”
  — Rob Blagojevich, 35:15

• “There is a French Revolution going on in the Democratic Party. ... They're crazy, they're radical, they're dangerous, and they destroy the greatest country that ever existed if they ever get the kind of power they're trying to get.”
  — Rob Blagojevich, 36:40

• “Nobody cares. Work harder. Worked for Tom Brady.”
  — Tomi Lahren, 31:06

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Structure & Flow

• The episode begins with a sharp, topical monologue before diving into extended interviews with knowledgeable guests.
• Transitions smoothly from the macro (AI, geopolitics) to the personal (individual health, media narratives) and finally to culture/politics (party divides, crime, humor).
• Provides listeners with both practical takeaways (longevity, job market) and high-level context for major policy debates (AI, foreign affairs).

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For New Listeners

This episode offers a broad yet energetic analysis of some of America’s defining debates in 2026. It’s especially valuable for those interested in tech policy, global affairs, and the pulse of American political culture—with enough light moments to keep things engaging throughout.

Transcript

[Brian Kilmeade]

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[Brian Mast]

AI is creating jobs all over the United States. AI has now finally become productive.

[Brian Kilmeade]

These new AIs hack the foundations of

[Mike Row]

of language which our Democracy runs on language.

[Brian Johnson]

When you hack language, you hack the

[Rob Blagojevich]

operating system of your democracy.

[Mike Row]

AI.

[Brian Kilmeade]

It's stupid. It's so stupid. Have you tried using it? It's always wrong.

[Brian Mast]

Have you heard how dumb people brag about how they use AI? They always say, hey, did you know that AI can now read my email,

[Brian Kilmeade]

summarize it and draft a response? Yeah. You know who else can do that?

[Rob Blagojevich]

Me.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Yep. But if you want real controversy, bring up data centers. Obviously, there's a strong argument for AI, which most people have. They're needed to process high performance computing. You can't power AI without them. But you might have noticed your utility bill going up, your phone bill getting a little higher recently is because we are running out of storage. We're running out of power. We need these data centers that you're seeing beside me, not just for AI, but for technology in general. And we're leading the global pack. We're in front. By far, There are now 779 data centers currently under construction, but 40% are in danger of not being built at all because of fears of environmental damage. Got water issues perhaps. And utility costs fears that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has poured cold water on. News flash.

[Mike Row]

There is no correlation between data centers

[Brian Mast]

growing in states and higher electric prices.

[Brian Kilmeade]

In fact, in many states, it's actually the opposite.

[Brian Mast]

States like Texas, who've added over 100 data centers in the last five years, have seen electric prices go down.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Okay, but in blue states, or purplish like Arizona and bright blue like New York, production has been stalled and even paused. Governor Kathy Hochul becoming the first to actually ban building them for a year.

[Tomi Lahren]

These data centers require millions of gallons of water, straining the local supplies. And when powered by fossil fuels, they drive up our carbon footprint. They drive up costs for local ratepayers.

[Brian Johnson]

And I refuse to let those costs

[Tomi Lahren]

be passed on to New Yorkers who already paid too much for their utility bills.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Yes, once again, New York is denying a thriving industry and hope for jobs in upstate New York, just like they denied fracking. But it's not just Democrats. In some cases, Republicans are sounding the alarm.

[Mike Row]

Thus far, the AI revolution is proceeding on transhumanist lines. It is working against the working man, his liberty and his worth.

[Brian Kilmeade]

But in Florida, Governor Ron Destan has signed a law to protect taxpayers and the environment from any harm caused by these hyperscale data centers. News for you. AI is here. And data centers are imperative. Every day, every delay, every time you deny you're stopping. Plumbers, electricians, pipefitters, from having a job, a high paying job. There's no denying AI promises enormous opportunity. But it also presents some challenges. Is there a responsible way to do this? And how can the greatest country in the world maximize the benefits and put Americans back to work simultaneously? Are you really comfortable with standing by and letting the rest of the world catch up and build the very data centers that you are delaying? Let's ask the man who knows better than anyone. He is CEO of Micro Works. Micro. Mike, great to see you. You are involved in this debate. It's an interesting one instead of an elementary one. Where do you stand on it? Are you worried about the building of data centers?

[Mike Row]

Look, I don't want to be glib about it the way I often am. There are some things about AI that frankly worry me to death. But data centers, I. I've seen this play before, man. I. I've seen it with Y2K, I've seen it with 5G. I've seen it with the pandemic. I've seen it with global cooling. I've seen it with global warming. To me, it feels like the latest thing we're supposed to be scared of. And I just don't get it. There are 5,000 data centers in the country right now. We've been living in a data center world for the last 30 years. Every email you've ever opened, every text you've ever sent, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon, your fantasy football league, all of it relies on AI and not AI, but, but the data center itself. The crazy thing, man, people. I think people actually believe there is a cloud, you know, filled with all of this information. It's just computers on racks. In giant, in giant buildings built to hold computers on racks.

[Brian Kilmeade]

It's.

[Mike Row]

They're talking about building 1300 new ones. It's going to be a $10 trillion infrastructure buildout. According to Larry Fink at BlackRock and Scott Besson and JD Vance, all of whom I've spoken with about this. You're right. You can't put the poop back in the goose. We're here, we're in it. And unless we want to be as dependent on China as we currently are with, with ships and rare earths and everything else, we just can't afford to be this scared of. It doesn't make sense.

[Brian Kilmeade]

And we have triple the number of data centers that China has. They don't worry about regulations or what their people think. I think you might have noticed that, but we put up a chart while you were talking. This is what people are worried about when it comes to AI, then we'll get back to data centers. Oracle laid off 21,000, Amazon 16,000, Dell 11,000, Metta 8,000, PayPal 4,700 plus. When that happens, people get concerned about AI. And that's why the commencement speakers get booed at commencement addresses in May. How do you make sense of that?

[Mike Row]

Look, I'm old enough to remember how many jobs were lost at Circuit City and Barnes and Noble. You could go down the list. When Steve Jobs introduced. Introduced the first iPhone, it was way more disruptive than this. Look, again, I don't mean to minimize fear, because fear is scary whether it's justified or not. But there's just no perspective to it. This is what building things looks like today. It looks like data centers. It used to look like something else. And if you go back a little further again, we've been there and we've done it. It was terrifying to go from an agricultural economy into an industrial. It was horrifying to go from industrial into technical, into financial services. Well, it's happening again. And it's scary because nobody has a crystal ball and nobody wants to be fired. But in my little slice of the Internet, we're seeing job security like we've never seen in the trades that you mentioned before. My foundation has exploded. Not a week goes by that I don't hear from the leader of some consequential industry looking for ways to bring more electricians and plumbers and pipe fitters and CNC operators into the mix. The government's got the memo, Brian. They just launched a new project called Build Freedom, and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs that are being created right now. And for the life of me, I. I don't know why nobody wants to talk about them.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Right.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Well, we got to get. For example, in New York, they missed out on fracking. They said it's environmentally dangerous. Pennsylvania says, I'll try it, and it revitalized them. And Ohio said, I'll take it, thank you very much, and revitalize them. Oklahoma. So they're willing to miss out on data centers now because they think it's politically correct thing to do. But this would be plumbers and pipefitters and electricians. Right. And they'll be turning to micro to do that, Correct?

[Mike Row]

Well, I'm here, you know. I mean, I just got a $10 million donation from the Department of War to reinvigorate those exact jobs within the defense industrial base. This thing is huge. It is the biggest infrastructure buildout in the history of the world. And I'm not just making stuff up. I mean, it's Larry Fink at BlackRock, it's Scott Bessant at Treasury, it's JD Vance. They see it, it's coming. Look, it's even bigger than that. It's every consequential company I know of from Lowe's to Home Depot to FedEx to Ford to Carhartt. It's down the list. They've got the memo. They know what's coming. And this. Look, one other thing that's important. I think there is a war going on right now for public opinion. And the negatives you mentioned are real. It's like 75% negative for data centers and AI in this country. In China it's 85% positive. And when you ask senators like Dave McCormick and some other guys high up on the food chain what's going on, it's China, it's bots, it's tick tock. The, the amount of slop, if you will, that's been created to it to influence the way we think about this issue. It's enormous and it's happening in real time right in front of us.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Because the only way, Mike, to stop America is, is to work America through marketing. So this marketing that's going on against data centers and AI works to our enemy's advantage. And you see through it. And hopefully one wind it, improve it. And Mike, by the way, I now know your price if I want to get Mike Row in a tie. 10 million bucks. It got you in a, in a, in a suit. I can't believe it. To, to receive it.

[Mike Row]

I don't even know what to do. I don't even know what to bill you for this appearance.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Brian, honestly, I know it's just. Invoice me and I'll handle through PayPal micro.

[Mike Row]

Hey microworks.org we've got the money. Seriously. There's millions of dollars waiting for work ethic scholarships. And we are serious. We've got interest like we've never seen. And we're going to train a lot of people this year.

[Brian Kilmeade]

So please, this is legitimate. Get to him right now. He's got a great team to convert your inquiry into a, into an occupation. Thanks so much Micro. You're the best.

[Mike Row]

You appreciate it.

[Brian Kilmeade]

There are people, you know, you see Mike Pence who's sort of a super hawk, my predecessor, who say this. There are people, you know, who are super hawkish in the American system who have attacked the deal and frankly in some ways have tried to derail the deal. And what I always say to those people is what is your proposal? What is your actual argument? My proposal is anything better than what the MOU produced and that he headed up. Vice President J.D. vance warning against a full fledged war with Iran, all while taking jabs at the hawks. But the fact of the matter is, whether we're negotiating with Iran or we're bombing Iran, it is a war that had to be fought. President Trump didn't manufacture this Iran problem. That's a talking point. He is fixing the Iran problem. He had no choice. He has to finish the job now. And he's showing that's exactly what he's doing. This country has never been hit so hard. I'll talk about our country. I'm talking about that country. And by dismantling their ability to fight and mass manufacture nuclear weapons, we are stopping an array of problems. We are stopping Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis from being financed and getting armed. We're helping to put a stop to the hatred of Israel by stopping them being constantly attacked. They won't have to attack back. We're putting the Abraham Accords hopefully back on track, all while diminishing the enemy of the Gulf State, neighbors we call allies. And whether you agree or not with his style of this war, it is truly the only way to stop this rogue nation from remaining the beast of the Middle East. Joining me now, someone who fully understands that not only is he Chairman of Foreign Relations over in, over in the House, but he actually fights wars is Brian Mast. Congressman, why is it that some people are missing the point when it comes to the Iran war, that I, that I believe that you believe that they are an enemy, permanent enemy of America that has to be confronted,

[Brian Mast]

number one, politics, right? We'll say that you have people in the House of Representatives, mostly Democrats, that for the last however many years, they would go out there and say we literally need to use any and all means to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. That was what they voted, literally under Joe Biden. President Trump comes in and said, yeah, you're right, we need to do anything to prevent them from getting a nuclear weapon. And now every last one of them pretends as though Iran was never a threat. That is pure politics. And the other point that I would say is you nailed it in your monologue there, saying President Trump had no choice. What we're seeing is an escalation of the status quo. Iran has been attacking us for years. People Forget they killed three Americans at Tower 22 in Jordan or that they put a lot 11Americans on their knees on A boat when they were attacking that boat at gunpoint and the day to day harassment. There was over 350 attacks on vessels in the 30 months prior to epic fury. Every beginning. This is the status quo. President Trump had the choice, do we let the status quo continue and they get a nuclear weapon or do we deal with the problem once and for all? And he said, yeah, we're going to do the hard thing. We're going to deal with the problem.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Chairman, we only bombed the platform under Reagan. That was it. For the most part. We just said, hey, stop hating us. We could you sign this document, please, saying you're not going to build nuclear weapons. This is the first president to take action against Iran, who's been plaguing us in 79. First off, I love that we gave a chance to talk, but now we are systematically through the military taking back the strait. You know, war plans, you fight wars. Are you satisfied with what the war plan and the strategy we're laying out now? Because it seems very impressive from the pedestrian side.

[Brian Mast]

Yeah, I think the two sides that you're seeing take place right now, in this week, in the last six days that you're seeing are you're seeing them address the supply chain of Iran. They're bombing bridges, they're looking at energy infrastructure, they're looking at towers that are for communication and allowing them to see the battlefield, allowing Iran to see the battlefield. They're dealing with those kinetically. This week you also see what's been going on as the United States of America has escorted over 800 ships through the Straits of Hormuz, mostly toward the side of Oman. That is the safer side of this and the better side to traverse in general. And so you see the United States trying to do both. Would it be significantly better if for this international waterway, there was an international naval coalition working to make sure that there was free freedom of navigation? That would be the best thing. And that's what President Trump has been saying. But right now, you know, what you have is Qatar, uae, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the Gulf countries, Jordan included there, and Israel saying it's in their backyard. So they're dealing with it as they're getting struck. But you don't have Europe and everybody else that's affected by this saying we're going to help with freedom of navigation in international waters.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Lastly, when it comes to Russia, I cannot believe how this war has changed. Not only is Ukraine not losing land, they're gaining it. And they're actually making Crimea uninhabitable by rocketing it and keeping them out. That's the beginning of the land grab started there. Where's this war heading?

[Brian Mast]

So you have Ukraine right now really bringing it to the Russians in terms of both of them bringing the same resources to the battlefield. It's probably exactly tit for, for tat in terms of the number of service members being killed. Ukraine is wiping out Russians. They are wiping them out. The death toll is catastrophic for Russia. And that's because Russia's strategy, non strategy, is essentially just send as many soldiers to the front line as what they can find anywhere. Don't give them training, don't give them tools. And Ukraine is demolishing them with drones. So they're doing an incredible job. And I think they're going to keep bringing it to him all summer.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Chairman, real quick on the sanctions in honor of Lindsey Graham. Anybody dealing with Russia gets sanctioned. India, China, any country, India or South Africa or Brazil. How close are we to getting that package, bipartisan package on the president's desk to get signed

[Brian Mast]

yet the secondary sanctions package that Secretary Rather, Senator Lindsey Graham had been working on prior to his death, it's being looked at in the House by various partners. It's being looked at in the Senate. So I would say you're closer than ever because everybody's talking about actually bringing it forward.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Chairman, thanks so much. Appreciate it. You have very valuable voice at this time. Appreciate you joining us today. Always. Meanwhile, next, the keys to longevity with biohacker Brian Johnson. And still to come, we break down the divided Democratic Party with former Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich. And be sure to catch me on tour this fall. It's coming faster than you think. Go to briankillmead.com I'll see you in St. Louis, Jacksonville, Clearwater, Westbury, Long island and Red Bank, New Jersey. It's all streamed on Fox Nation.

[Mike Row]

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[Brian Johnson]

It is true my stomach is eating itself and here is why that makes me excited. For context, I was diagnosed with autoimmune thyroid disease at age 21. This is decades before I started my protocol. Autoimmune gastritis affects millions of people around the world and it currently has no cure. We are going to try to solve that.

[Brian Kilmeade]

So longevity expert Brian Johnson showing optimism on his diagnosis as he vows to challenge death with his daily intense protocol. But many online say it's a losing battle. Some users posting this. You can't cheat death. Let it go. Please stop playing with God. And you need sunlight and food. Joining us now, the founder of immortals, Brian Johnson. Brian, first off, how do you feel today and what was your reaction when you found out you had this disease? I know you found out originally it's 21 with thyroid, but then when you found out it was more specific.

[Brian Johnson]

Yeah, first I feel great. I completed my five hour morning longevity routine and so I feel energized. You know, this diagnosis, a lot of people think of diagnosis as bad news, which certainly, you know, no one wants it, but actually I celebrate it. We all have things wrong with our body and the earlier you find it, the better off. So when I got it, it was kind of like, you know what? This is good news. Like, this is a for don't die. This is a rite of passage.

[Brian Kilmeade]

So when they tell you it was genetic or sometimes it's environmental, sometimes they say it's from a past infection, what do you think?

[Brian Johnson]

It's really not clear how it actually started. I do know that my diagnosis of the hypothyroidism was at age 21. So this is 27 years ago. And the thyroid and the stomach are very closely linked in immunology. So this has been cooking inside my stomach stomach for the past 20 years. I would say I'm very grateful that for the past five years I've been taking good care of myself, sleeping well, eating well, exercise, because had I not, my condition could be very serious.

[Brian Kilmeade]

So how are you dealing with it? How are you treating it? What have you worked with doctors to attack it?

[Brian Johnson]

So we are going to cure this incurable disease. So the very first thing we did is we looked at what, 1 million of my immune cells. We did a really big blood draw. And the technology now allows you to look at each individual immune cell and say, who are you? Typically, immune cells will identify an external threat, a virus or a bacteria, and then you destroy those things. Well, this might, I have a few of these immune cells which got confused and became rogue and they're now attacking my internal stomach lining. So we did an immune profiling of these cells. I'm doing a biopsy of my stomach again, two weeks. We'll take live cells from the biopsy, will then match it to my immune profile and say, which one of you immune cells are the bad Actors with that data, we'll then know who they are, and we'll be able to have targets and say, now we're going to neutralize you so you can't do any more harm.

[Brian Kilmeade]

So if people didn't see your movie, you're a human experiment on how to not die, to live as long as you can and reverse the aging process. That that's your goal. What progress have you made and what takeaways do you have for people watching and maybe seeing you for the first time now? What takeaways have you learned and what progress have you made?

[Brian Johnson]

So I would say that this is the most important thing. Health is forgotten until it's the only thing that matters. Now, the thing is, everybody watching today has something wrong with their body. It's just that's the case. And so the more you measure, the more you're going to find. I've become the most measured person in human history. I'm actually kind of surprised we haven't found more things with my body. No matter how healthy you are, no matter how much you sleep and how well you exercise and eat well, you're just going to have things go wrong with the body. And so what I'm trying to do is we are going to cure this incurable disease. And it's really meant to say we no longer need to concede to disease. And if we're going to solve all disease, I might as well do my part and try to, you know, cure one of these things. So this affects millions of people. What I will do? Well, I'll share with my entire. The entire world. And this will be a template for others to then follow the same protocol and get a similar cure.

[Brian Kilmeade]

So longevity is probably the hottest thing in the country. It's private conversations, small talk, and maybe an investment if you can afford it. You recommend that people get regular MRIs and blood work to find out what's going on in your body, what type of nutritional needs and deficiencies you may have. Those two takeaways?

[Brian Johnson]

Yeah, I would say, really the very first thing I would suggest to anybody watching this is to make sleep your number one life priority. It is the very best thing anybody can do. Because sleep allows you to have a clear head, a stable mood, high willpower. It gives you all the capacity to eat well and exercise when you're not well rested. Everything in life falls apart. Now, once you have that in place, yes, a basic blood draw is really good. You can find basic things like, are my cholesterol levels in place? Am I low on a vitamin, like vitamin D that gives you a heads up. You can do more advanced things like an MRI looking for tumors or cancers. But really, it's really a mindset that you're going to prioritize health. Most people put off health until there's a problem and then they take the corrective action. It's so much easier to try to avoid these things. Like, you know, again, if I hadn't taken good care of myself for the past five years, my situation may be pretty bad. So this is really a good lesson of prevention is really where the highest value is and making these a part of like a daily habit.

[Brian Kilmeade]

What about some of this negativity that comes your direction just because you're trying to pioneer longevity? How do you handle it?

[Brian Johnson]

I love it. You know, it's very hard to be human. People are navigating the world. It's complicated. Things are tough. 88% of Americans are metabolically unwell. They're not well rested. And this is the thing is when you're in that bad state, you sometimes take it out on other people. So I don't fault people. They're trying to make, you know, make sense of the world. They're doing their very best. I'm doing my thing. So it's all in, I take it in good stride. It doesn't bother me and I'm empathetic to where people are at.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Right.

[Brian Kilmeade]

I know what it's like to be criticized. It's all part of the game. Brian, thanks so much. I'm glad you're attacking this the way you're doing it with that great mindset and I appreciate we do on a daily basis trying to teach other people some tricks to long longevity and to not die. Brian, thank you.

[Brian Johnson]

Good to see you.

[Brian Kilmeade]

All right, don't move. Next only on one nation. Tomi Lahren is here with the media moments that matter most to her and hopefully you. Oh, by the way, check out my YouTube channel. Everybody's talking about it. YouTube.com/@the Brian Kilmeade show that's meat up trucks when the tide comes out on top.

[Tomi Lahren]

Welcome to FOX News live. I'm Marianne Rafferty in Los Angeles. Right now, thousands of soccer fans across Spain and around the world are celebrating Spain's World cup victory. They defeated Argentina 1 nil in a thrilling final match. It took until the 106th minute for Spain's Ferran Torres to score his first goal of the tournament. This is Spain's first World cup victory since 2010. President Trump handed out medals to both sides at MetLife State Stadium after the game. Here's what he just told reporters.

[Brian Kilmeade]

This was one of the greatest events of any kind ever held. So we're really happy that it did so well. And all over the world, people have come and they've loved our country, you know, shown off our country in a different light. And it was a great thing. It was a great event.

[Tomi Lahren]

The next World cup is set for 2030. I'm Marianne Rafferty. Now back to one nation.

[Mike Row]

Media moments that matter.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Yeah. Time now for everyone's favorite segment. I mean, the world's favorite segment, not just America. This week, I gave my only vcr, my TV Guide. I have a subscription, all my chords and my tape stock to Tommy Lahren, co host of everything that she wants. Big weekend show, primarily over the weekend. Tommy, great to see you.

[Tomi Lahren]

Brian. I didn't even need all these subscriptions because I just have The Brian Kilmeade YouTube. You do? And that's all I need.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Wow. Because I'm still in the 1980s. That's what I was hoping. So first up, where did you come up with? What do you want to start?

[Tomi Lahren]

Well, we got to start off with maybe, I would say the most divisive first. Okay, we're starting off with a lady who has a podcast. They say she's a former Bravo star. I watch Bravo every single day. I've never heard of this woman.

[Brian Kilmeade]

About Jennifer Welch.

[Tomi Lahren]

I'm talking about Jennifer Welch, okay? She has a hot take on homeschooling, all right? And I don't know if you favor homeschooling or not.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Pro homeschooling if it's your thing.

[Tomi Lahren]

Well, listen, it is not Jennifer Welch's thing, clearly. And she didn't mince any words. Here, take a look at this one.

[Brian Johnson]

Well, the dumbest people she knew in

[Tomi Lahren]

college were homeschooling their kids. And so this is trickle down stupidity. This is maga on steroids. This is Maha. This is trad wife. This is unvaxxed and unjacked and all that. This is the worst, worst, worst in. This is America has a crazy Christian problem.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Really?

[Tomi Lahren]

Yeah. Brian, the problem we're seeing right now is the crazy Christian problem. That's what's going on in the streets.

[Brian Kilmeade]

You mean parents that want to get the workbooks, do the structure and live at home and not be subjected to all the wokeness or be subjected to the 30% passing competency in reading. Reading and writing and arithmetic. So that's a joke. Another reason why we don't watch but sadly, she's very popular with some groups.

[Tomi Lahren]

Right, but maybe people watch her like they watch the View for entertainment and comedy purposes.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Right.

[Tomi Lahren]

That's why I would watch it.

[Brian Kilmeade]

So we have a colleague. He's very tall and very successful. Do you know who I'm talking about?

[Tomi Lahren]

There's so many, though, Brian. Who could it be?

[Brian Kilmeade]

Former quarterback in the NFL.

[Tomi Lahren]

Oh, okay. So I thought you were talking about someone in here. No, no, we're going. We're going a little bit outside. A little bit more inspirational than the last.

[Brian Kilmeade]

But he is a colleague.

[Tomi Lahren]

I call him Giselle's ex husband, Tom Brady. Right. Giselle's ex husband, Tom Brady, our colleague, as we say, he had some words of advice just for athletes and maybe passing on some inspiration that he learned early in his career. This is a total 180 from that Welsh lady. Let's listen to Tom Brady talking about maybe some of his earlier years, some adversity.

[Brian Kilmeade]

He was superstar in college right off. Not in the beginning, wasn't always a

[Tomi Lahren]

goat, was maybe a little lamb to start. But here's his advice we should all take.

[Mike Row]

You know, my college experience was really unique. I. My first three years, I didn't play

[Brian Kilmeade]

at all at Michigan. They're not giving me the opportunity. And I had a sports psychologist, it

[Mike Row]

was Greg Harden, and he started really psychology on me.

[Brian Kilmeade]

And I would go into his office

[Mike Row]

every Tuesday and he would say, you

[Brian Kilmeade]

know, Tom, I like you.

[Mike Row]

You know, you work hard, but like you attitude.

[Brian Kilmeade]

And how about you start worrying about

[Mike Row]

what you can control and stop talking about the other quarterbacks, Stop talking about

[Brian Kilmeade]

the coaches not putting you in.

[Mike Row]

How about you take advantage of the opportunities you get? And every time you go in there, you bring energy, you bring enthusiasm.

[Brian Kilmeade]

If they give you three reps, you

[Mike Row]

do the best with the three you get.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Quit bitching about you only getting three or you going in there with the backup receivers. No one cares. So what's amazing is he was a 6. 6 in the depth chart. Maybe today he would transfer out for nil money, since he wouldn't. And little by little, he worked his way up. And he started one year and they still didn't think he was great. Draft him in six round.

[Tomi Lahren]

See, this is a story of perseverance. Young people could learn something from this. Not only with the nil stuff, but just in general. Hey, listen, things might not work out right away. You just got to work harder because nobody cares, right? Nobody cares. Work harder. Worked for Tom Brady, Giselle's ex husband, who is on a podcast with Taylor Swift's husband.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Oh, is that true?

[Tomi Lahren]

So all the famous husband. Husband's here in one clip. Brian, I served him up for you.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Absolutely. Another reason to watch that. But you have the same attitude. I just want to mention that. But let's end with some senior talk, okay?

[Tomi Lahren]

This is a fun one. You like to spend a lot of time in Florida?

[Brian Kilmeade]

Yeah.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Right.

[Tomi Lahren]

This woman was dealt the luck of the draw. A license plate that was a little feisty.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Maybe she didn't ask for this. She didn't ask for it. Just came random.

[Tomi Lahren]

No. Might be a little feisty, but we can do it at 10pm on a Sunday.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Let's go.

[Tomi Lahren]

Okay, let's look at this.

[Brian Kilmeade]

I don't think so.

[Tomi Lahren]

I don't think a woman that lives in a senior community that's going to

[Brian Kilmeade]

be 77 years old next month will be driving around with what this plate has to say, taking it out of the package. Really?

[Tomi Lahren]

Really. No dmv? No. Brian, if you were dealt that license plate, would you keep it?

[Brian Kilmeade]

Squeeze Ass. Would I keep it? I mean, it's almost like a verb. I mean, it's a request, but I mean, you could take it either way. I mean, it could be a 5 or it could be an S. So you keep it. And I think, what is the feeling to the scene among the community? Should they keep. Is she going to keep it? I would keep it.

[Tomi Lahren]

You'd keep it. And listen, you've been to the villages. Do we really think this is that out of place?

[Brian Kilmeade]

I'm pretty sure it isn't.

[Tomi Lahren]

I'm pretty sure it's right in place.

[Brian Kilmeade]

And they have a sense of humor. I think it's great. Is it truly random? I'm not sure. But is that familiar to any famous sitcom that you've researched? Ass Man. Did you get your new plates? Oh, yeah, I got my new plates, but they mixed them up.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Somebody got mine and I got their vanity plates.

[Brian Kilmeade]

What did they say?

[Rob Blagojevich]

Ass man.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Ass man?

[Brian Johnson]

Yeah.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Ass man.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Jerry, I'm Cosmo Kramer, the ass man. Who would order a license plate that says Ass men?

[Rob Blagojevich]

Could be a proctologist.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Yeah, Can I help you? Yeah, Dr. Cosmo Kramer, proctology.

[Tomi Lahren]

And Brian, you'd keep that one, too?

[Brian Kilmeade]

I would keep that one. Maybe I would. Maybe I would.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Maybe you would.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Hey, Tommy, thanks so much. I. Look, I love watching you all weekend long.

[Tomi Lahren]

Listen, we have a Sunday marathon today.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Absolutely love it. Tomi Lahren, it's always great to see you. Meanwhile, straight ahead on this show, Democrats are in the midst of an Identity crisis. Former Illinois governor Rob Lugojevich, a Democrat, weighs in on the party divide. Next. Don't move. That's a request. Okay. It's annoying.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Yeah.

[Brian Kilmeade]

You try to keep me down, try to put me on the ground, but

[Rob Blagojevich]

I'm only going higher.

[Brian Kilmeade]

I can hit. Is there a solution to beat Republicans, to run against Republicans? No, their solution is to beat Democrats. Like they're part of the problem. No, you are part of the problem because you're a idiot. Among Democrats, something became more important than winning elections and that became, oh, I want to feel superior to people. Yeah. Democratic strategist James Carville scolding progressives and socialists, primary candidates who are spending more energy fighting their own party and primarying each other than taking on Republicans. He's right. Is there an ever increasing divide in the Democratic Party? Absolutely. At nearly 200 years old, you could say the party is having an identity crisis or a tug of war between the moderates, the progressives and the Democratic socialist wings. In the end, the Democratic Party as we know could be over or can it be saved? Joining us now, self described Trump. Crat. Trumpocrat. I don't know how you say it exactly is Democratic. Former Democratic governor of Illinois, Rob Blagojevich. Rod, when James Carville was sounding off, do you agree with them or disagree that the, that the party is eating itself?

[Rob Blagojevich]

Oh, no, I totally agree. We have in the Democratic Party is a virus. It's the virus of socialism and it's spreading like Covid. And not only is it spreading to encourage more and more lunatic left wing fringe socialists who are basically in so many ways the biggest hypocrites in the world, but they're infecting the centrist moderate, the so called old fashioned blue dog Democrat who really doesn't exist anymore. They're being infected because they're afraid of these socialists. And as a result you get people like Pritzker, when he used to work for me, our governor, who's actually a moderate guy, the guy inherited $3 billion, so he wasn't anti business. Now all of a sudden he's as far left as AOC because he's pandering to that win. You have Governor Bashir in Kentucky who could be the new Bill Clinton this time around, but instead, recently I saw him talking like he was mom, Danny. So no, this is a very serious problem for the Democratic Party. It's not going away. And I think the choice for the American people in the midterm elections is actually very clear. If you see a Republican candidate that's not the socialist. If you see a Democratic candidate, that's the socialist.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Yeah. I think just free market is so much a part of the American story as much as democracy. But I looked at John Fetterman. I think he looks so reasonable. You know, he votes with Democrats most of the time. Do you know what his approval rating is among democrats in Pennsylvania? 19%. So as much as I want Democrats to be more like John Fetterman, if you look at those numbers, you're probably afraid to be like John Fetterman.

[Rob Blagojevich]

Well, that's precisely it. And that's, that's among the reasons why you have what I said moments ago. You had what used to be moderate Democratic governors becoming crazy left wingers. There is a French Revolution going on in the Democratic Party. These people are Robespierre and Dr. Marat and Danton and, you know, the Committee on Public Safety. And, you know, when they, if they have their way and they get away with this, heads are going to roll. Literally, they'll be chopping off heads because that's what history teaches us. They're crazy, they're radical, they're dangerous, and they destroy the greatest country that ever existed if they ever get the kind of power they're trying to get. That's what's at stake here. And that's why I think this election coming up in November is so important. And voters who may not be happy with Republicans certainly don't vote for these Democrats because that's voting for the socialists.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Yeah. I want to get to your movie, but I got to ask you some about Governor Pritzker, who definitely is running for president. He came out with the Safety act, essentially. Criminals go wild, do whatever you want. And look at how crime has gone down. Not really. Murders are up 6% at 210. Shootings are up 4% at 686. And more and more we have criminals getting out of getting out of prison or not going to jail at all with ankle. With ankle monitors that don't work. The latest example is Dwayne Milton, you know, where he found himself trying to scale Governor Pritzker's fence to get into his mansion. What do you say about that? And how justified is that? Scary, true, but also ironic.

[Rob Blagojevich]

You know, I think that guy has 10 felony convictions in his. In his criminal background. But yes, it is ironic. It's literally right in Pritzker's backyard. And he lives, of course, in what's called the Gold coast neighborhood, which is the wealthiest neighborhood probably in the state of Illinois, Certainly in Chicago, 20 minutes away in Englewood, where the black people live, the life expectancy is 61 years. Where Pritzker lives, it's 91 years. And that's another problem with the Democratic Party. Black lives matter to Democrats only for their votes. Most of the crime in Chicago still, notwithstanding that guy jumping Pritzker's fence is black. On black crime, 85% of the murder victims in Chicago are black. 95% of the murder victims of Chicago are black and brown. The Democrat party claims to be for them, but they're not. It's all about this Democrat plantation politics, which is talk a big game, call the other side racists, do just a little to say you're doing something but don't do nearly enough to try to lift people up and get them out of that underprivileged condition and give them a chance to chase the American dream, join the middle class upper class and get rich.

[Brian Kilmeade]

Well, you had that job as governor of Illinois and it ended up with you going to prison. We never really got the whole story. So Fox Nation went out to find the story. Here's a clip from the show that's streaming on Fox Nation now.

[Rob Blagojevich]

I went from having access to a 50,000 square foot governor's mansion to a six foot by eight foot prison cell. They had me in there with crips and bloods and gangster disciples. There were men there who committed murder. About 40% of them were sex offenders. Two percent white collar, one governor, me. You hear this slamming sound and the gates are shutting closed and then suddenly the lights are off and you're swallowed up in darkness. And it hit me that first night, wow, I'm really here. I can't get out of this place.

[Brian Kilmeade]

14 years a high security prison. Until Donald Trump did what thanks to your wife's appearances on Fox News? In many ways,

[Rob Blagojevich]

yes. The whole thing was a miracle. The hand of God is all over it. I got to know President Trump a little bit on Celebrity Apprentices television show after I was thrown out of office. And I just want to reiterate to your listeners and your viewers, none of that was criminal. They put me in prison for was political conversations that Obama started about making a political deal. Eventually the appellate court reversed the so called sale of the sendancy that documentary shows that then they held me there for three fundraising requests by using an unlawful standard. No one even said I took a penny. They buried me in that prison because they wanted to squeeze me. They wanted me to say that I did the things that weren't true and as a result I wouldn't do it. I toughed it out and then God came to my rescue and President Trump was his instrument. And this miracle happened where I got fired on Celebrity Apprentice and then Trump freezed me later on being the only president in American history. You ought to write a book about this, Brian, because you write them. Donald Trump's the only president who fired and freed the same guy. Even Lincoln didn't do that.

[Brian Kilmeade]

It's a really well done documentary on the Yours 2 story and how you kept that positive ad to through it all and then reclaimed your family. And they were very dedicated to you as you were to them. Rob Blagojevich, thanks so much. Always appreciate your time and insight. And check it out on Fox Nation. It's called Blogo. Thanks, Governor. Meanwhile, now it's your sneak peek of the week. Let's get going. Here's what to look forward to this week. President Trump will attend the White House Correspondents Dinner. Again. Keep your fingers crossed it comes off this time or the whole dinner. I was there for the beginning. I'm not going back to this one. Next one to examine, we're going to have a meeting to examine leadership and competition in science and technology. I'll make sure to tune to that, possibly on C span. And also examining changes at the Smithsonian. What it will help NFL training camps open up, making it the unofficial start of the football season. That other kind of football we've been entertained by the soccer version of football. That is it for us tonight. Quick note, I'd just like you to pre order my book United States the Six Crucial Moments that Forged the American Miracle. I think you'll love it. Be sure to catch me on radio from nine to noon. I know, just three hours, that's a lot of me. And also check out Fox and Friends from six to nine. Every day I lead with two words of advice or two sentences. Always stay within yourself and keep it here on FOX News. Heaven with some micro shit. Got some boots that I like and a girl that I love. Some silver.