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Ilhan Omar UNDER FIRE, CA Voter Fraud EXPOSED, Code Pink Cuba HYPOCRITES

Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels

Fri Mar 27 2026

Summary

Keeping It Real with Jillian Michaels

Episode: Ilhan Omar UNDER FIRE, CA Voter Fraud EXPOSED, Code Pink Cuba HYPOCRITES
Date: March 27, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode tackles a series of highly charged and controversial current events, analyzed through a sharp, critical, and unapologetically conservative lens. The main topics include the humanitarian "aid" trip to Cuba by Code Pink, an illegal immigrant charged with murder in Chicago, recent controversy surrounding Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, and explosive allegations of voter fraud in California. The host, with contributions from co-hosts and clips from newsmakers and activists, explores themes of political hypocrisy, institutional distrust, and the critical need for journalistic vigilance.

Key Discussion Points

1. Code Pink's "Aid" Convoy to Cuba & Geopolitical Context

(01:31 – 10:22)

The Narrative: Code Pink, a left-wing activist group, organized a high-profile aid delivery to Cuba to protest the US oil blockade and support the Cuban people.
Host Critique: The host denounces the convoy as "the absolute pinnacle of performative, hypocritical garbage," arguing it's more about anti-American propaganda than genuine humanitarianism.
Geopolitical Analysis:
- The host outlines the factors behind Cuba's crisis: years of infrastructure decay typical in Cold War-era communist regimes, compounded by the 2026 US oil blockade after Venezuela was sanctioned by Trump.
- Motivation attributed to Trump: eliminate Cuba as a strategic base for adversaries (Russia & China) and sway Cuban-American voters.
- Quote:
  
  "Resources don't flow to the people, they flow to power. And infrastructure doesn't get upgraded, it gets cannibalized."
  (03:18) – Host
Exposé on Code Pink:
- Ties the organization to Neville Roy Singham, Jody Evans, and the Chinese Communist Party’s international influence campaigns.
- Reference to a New York Times exposé on their funding and propaganda efforts, including a “China is Not Our Enemy” campaign.
- Host lambasts “virtue-signaling” activists for staying in a “five-star hotel with a generator” while ordinary Cubans suffered a blackout.
- Quote:
  
  "These cosplaying revolutionaries are walking around Cuba taking pictures of destitute Cubans like they're on a poverty safari."
  (03:18-09:00)

2. Sensational Chicago Murder and the Sanctuary City Debate

(10:22 – 14:45)

Incident Summary:
- Sheridan Gorman, a college student, was shot and killed in Chicago. The alleged perpetrator, Jose Medina Medina, is an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant previously arrested for theft and released under sanctuary city policies.
- A local councilwoman’s response sparked outrage for downplaying the crime as “wrong place, wrong time.”
Host Response:
- Fiercely rebukes local officials for victim-blaming and failing to address the policy failures that allegedly allowed such violence.
- Quote:
  
  “It is a masterclass in political gaslighting and victim blaming that's designed to cover up the catastrophic failures of her own city's policies. This kid was not in the wrong place. She was in Chicago. She was in an American city, walking in her own neighborhood, which is exactly where she belonged.”
  (10:53) – Host

3. Ilhan Omar Under Fire: Controversy and Alleged Corruption

(15:40 – 22:32)

Media Critique:
- Ilhan Omar, described as out-of-touch and arrogant by the panel, is called out for rhetoric and behavior perceived as anti-American and divisive.
- Panel airs controversial quotes attributed to Omar, including her comment on being “more fearful of white men” and her remarks on 9/11.
- Quote:
  
  "Your rhetoric and your policies have become the greatest recruiting tool the MAGA movement has ever seen."
  (16:26) – Host
Allegations of Corruption:
- Detailed discussion of Omar’s alleged financial improprieties: a sudden surge in family wealth, suspicious wineries and investment firms, and unverified business growth.
- Reference to “multi-million dollar wineries that don’t exist,” businesses with no clients, and unpaid taxes.
- Outside political analysts compare her “version of the American dream” to organized crime.
- Quote:
  
  “There’s another word for it called crooked ... It’s the Al Capone version of the American Dream, Tony Soprano version. And that is steal it. Steal it from the taxpayers.”
  (21:50) – Guest Analyst
- Host concludes that neglecting to investigate/prosecute such cases breeds further mistrust in government and institutions.

4. California Voter Fraud Exposed

(25:12 – 32:43)

James O'Keefe Investigation:
- O’Keefe documents homeless individuals being paid cash to sign petitions and register to vote, often using fictitious addresses ("Pinocchio Lane").
- Los Angeles NGOs and shelter staff are recorded coaching the homeless on plausible deniability and facilitating the fraud.
- Quote:
  
  “That is a federal felony. And it didn't just happen once. It happened over and over and over again.”
  (25:43) – James O'Keefe
Nick Shirley Exposé:
- Follow-up investigation uncovers dozens of voter registrations at PO boxes and UPS stores, underscoring systemic weaknesses.
Host Commentary:
- Expresses feelings of betrayal by both political parties and the media for years of obfuscation and gaslighting about election security.
- Links current events to a wider pattern of institutional rot and eroding public trust, connecting COVID-19, the Epstein scandal, and now, alleged voter fraud.
- Quote:
  
  “We are literally living through an era of unprecedented institutional gaslighting ... No one believes anything anymore.”
  (27:09/32:43) – Host
- The host warns about the danger of public apathy and urges listeners not to "check out" but to “double down on reality,” support independent journalism, and “pick one issue ... and keep fighting to hold the people responsible accountable.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Code Pink & Propaganda:

"These loons, they're in Cuba because China wants a knife at America's throat 90 miles off the coast of Florida." (09:00)
On Sanctuary Cities:

“They just expect you to accept this level of violence like it's the weather, like getting shot by a foreign national with a rap sheet is just a daily hazard of living in a big city.” (11:40)
On Ilhan Omar’s Political Impact:

"Every single time you demand we fundamentally transform America, you remind half the country exactly why they voted for Donald Trump." (22:32)
On Systemic Distrust:

"The danger isn’t just that we believe the lies. The danger is that we’re starting to believe in nothing." (32:43)

Timestamps for Key Segments

Code Pink: Cuba hypocrisy and geopolitical context: 01:31 – 10:22
Chicago murder and sanctuary city debate: 10:22 – 14:45
Ilhan Omar controversy and corruption allegations: 15:40 – 22:32
California voter fraud exposé: 25:12 – 32:43

Takeaway

With scathing critique and emotional candor, the episode weaves tales of activism, crime, political scandal, and alleged institutional corruption into a broader narrative about the dangers of performative politics, the erosion of public trust, and the urgent need for citizen vigilance. Whether discussing foreign policy, urban crime, or the mechanics of democracy, the hosts repeatedly urge the audience to look past the headlines, value independent investigation, and "double down" on critical thinking.

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Transcript

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Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (0:54)

All right, everyone, welcome to the weekly rundown where the team and I dive into the most viral clips of the week. And on deck, we have the latest and greatest from Ilhan Omar, Sanctuary city Insanity, more on the love affair between leftists and communists, the terrible candidate surging in the polls, and voter fraud in California. As always, please be sure to, like, share, comment, and subscribe if you're digging the show because it helps us out a ton. Ton. Here we go. Keeping it Real with Jillian Michaels. All right, what's first for the week, guys?

Podcast Co-host or Guest (1:31)

All right, Jillian. So it's a new week and we have a post from our friends over at Code Pink.

Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (1:37)

Oh, no, no, no.

Podcast Co-host or Guest (1:41)

Guys, can we put up sat N?

Activist or Humanitarian Speaker (1:43)

So we are on the plane now, getting to go to Havana, Cuba. We have this entire charter flight full

Podcast Co-host or Guest (1:50)

Activist or Humanitarian Speaker (1:52)

as important, full of medicines, and we're so excited to be with the Cuban people and show our support, show our solidarity, and to say that this cruel, inhumane, barbaric policy of the Trump administration has to go.

Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (2:11)

Okay, okay. This has got to be the absolute pinnacle of performative, hypocritical garbage. But the reality here is that there's a lot more going on. And this is how we all get caught up in these horizontal fights of, like, MAGA versus the leftists. And we never really see the true fight and the much more serious issues at play. So I want to first establish that there is a legitimate devastating human crisis that is happening in Cuba. And it is, I mean, we could call it a perfect storm of Trump's 2026 oil blockade that's colliding head on with 60 years of infrastructure rot that's typical of Cold War communist regimes, right? So after Trump snags Maduro, he cuts off the Venezuela oil pipeline to Havana. But to make sure that the tab stays off, Trump slaps this hard blockade on Cuba. And he basically says, like any other country who tries to set bin and give Cuba fuel, you're going to get tariffs to all hell.

Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (3:18)

And then the other piece that's coming into play here is that for decades, regimes like Cuba and Venezuela and Iran, they've all followed the same playbook. They consolidate power at the top, they drain national resources to live like kings and fund ideology, and then everything else just goes to hell in a handbasket. So instead of modernizing or building energy dependence, the Cuban regime, they leaned on external lifelines like their Venezuelan sugar daddy. And when that collapsed, so did the grid. And the model is always the same. It's always the same with communist regimes. Resources don't flow to the people, they flow to power. And infrastructure doesn't get upgraded, it gets cannibalized. And when the system finally cracks, you have a humanitarian crisis. So yes, we there is an aggressive push by Trump to collapse the Cuban gov, the Cuban government. And it's driven by pretty specific geopolitical calculus, right? This is these. He's aiming to secure the hemisphere by wiping out the last major socialist stronghold and force a final conclusion to what's been a 60 year standoff. I mean, everybody knows JFK, the Cuban missile Crisis. This is decades old. Cuba has long been a strategic foothold for Russia and China, and it's 90 miles off the coast of Florida. So by starving this regime of resources, Trump is aiming to eliminate a base for foreign intelligence and military operations in our backyard. Now, having lived in Miami for three years, I made a lot of Cuban friends. And I promise you that this move is going to cement overwhelming support from the Cuban American electorate and all the anti communist voting blocs. Plus, I mean, a rebuilt capitalist Cuba is gonna eventually open massive opportunities for American corporations, real estate developers, the tourism industry that's been frozen in time. But what brings us to this absolute farce that is Code Pink? Let's dig in here. Okay. Under the pretense of providing humanitarian aid, a clown car of international left wing activists and washed up politicians like Jeremy Corbyn and Twitch millionaires who've been bought and paid for like Hassan Piker descended on Havana for the Nuestra America convoy. So these cosplaying revolutionaries are walking around Cuba taking pictures of destitute Cubans like they're on a poverty safari. Okay? And the punchline is that while these activists are busy patting themselves on the back, Cuba's electrical grid totally collapses and the island goes dark. But don't worry about our brave humanitarian heroes, because these animals are safely tucked away in their five star hotel, one of the only buildings, by the way, in Cuba with a working generator. So I'm sure they were ordering room service quite comfortably. But the reality of Code Pink is a hell of a lot more nefarious than a bunch of hypocritical protesters and useful idiots. This is a highly funded anti American propaganda machine. And once again, all roads lead back to Neville Roy Singham. So last week we were talking about his non Jewish niece heading up Jews from Omdani. Well, Code Pink is run by Singham's wife, Jody Evans. These people are evil incarnate. So in 2023, the New York Times published a huge expose linking Code Pink and its founder, Jody Evans and her husband Neville, directly to the Chinese Communist Party. Singham literally shares an office with a Chinese media company that's dedicated to spreading pro Beijing propaganda. He's personally attended CCP workshops to learn how to promote the party internationally. Code Pink, literally. You can't make this up. Literally launched a massive campaign called China is Not Our Enemy. And these great philanthropists aggressively defended and downplayed Beijing's insane human atrocities, from forced organ harvesting of political prisoners to the genocide of China's weaker community, which is a Muslim community, by the way. Leftists. Just making you aware, Fox Digital recently did an investigative piece on this, and they tracked, I think it was 600 million bucks that Singham was laundering through this complex dark money network. And he was pumping that money into like 2000 different organizations worldwide to spread this anti American propaganda. So these loons, they're in Cuba because China wants a knife at America's throat 90 miles off the coast of Florida. But the broader goal is the narrative that they are pushing on our streets and our college campuses. And that narrative is that America is the enemy. The west is fundamentally corrupt and imperialist, and China is the true legitimate champion of the global South. 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Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (10:53)

Oh, my God. This is despicable. It is absolutely despicable. It is a masterclass in political gaslighting and victim blaming that's designed to cover up the catastrophic failures of her own city's policies. So let's get the facts straight, because we do know them. Sheridan Gorman was a young woman walking near a pier in the Rogers park neighborhood with her friends, okay? She was ambushed. She was shot in the head and killed. And the man who was charged with her first degree murder is Jose Medina Medina. And this guy is a Venezuelan national in the United States, of course, illegally. And here's the kicker. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed he'd already been arrested in Chicago for theft. Blew off his court date, had an active warrant, and, you know, he was still walking the streets because catch and release, you know, sanctuary city policies. And instead of this woman expressing outrage that a criminal was allowed to slip through the cracks and murder a young girl, Alder woman, Haddon. This loon actually went on camera and dismissed this as a wrong place, wrong time situation. This kid was not in the wrong place. She was in Chicago. She was in an American city, walking in her own neighborhood, which is exactly where she belonged. She was not there at the wrong time. There's no wrong time to walk down a public pier with your friends as an American in an American city. The only thing in the wrong place was a repeat offender, illegal alien who never should have been in the country, let alone roaming the streets of Chicago with a gun after ignoring the law. I swear to God, they just expect you to accept this level of violence like it's the weather, like getting shot by a foreign national with a rap sheet is just a daily hazard of living in a big city. It's insulting and it's infuriating. And the family of Sheridan Gorman deserves a hell of a lot better than a local politician making excuses for the man who ended her life. I'm done on this one. What's next, guys? A lot of skincare looks good on paper, but it doesn't deliver. And somehow we're told that we need, like, 10 different products for real results. Which is why One Skin stood out to me. Founded by PhD longevity scientists, the brand focuses on real science, not hype. They asked, if visible aging is driven by damaged senescent cells, why not target them directly? And that research led to OS01, which is their proprietary peptide that's designed to slow skin aging at the source. So I was drawn to the science first approach and clinical backing, and I started using the OS01 face. And you got to tell you, I love how lightweight and smooth it feels. So much so, by the way, that I brought the hair formula, and a friend actually referred me to it, and I was like, oh, you know what? I started using the face product, and I got to tell you, my skin looks even more resilient than ever. It's simple, it's effective, it's refreshingly straightforward. It's born from over a decade of longevity research. OneSkin's OSO1 peptide is proven to target the visible signs of aging, helping you unlock your healthiest skin now and as you age, there's just nothing. I'm sorry, there's nothing more valuable than products that work. So for a limited time, try one skin with 15% off using the code keeping it real at Oneskin co. Keeping it real. That's 15% off one skin co with the code keeping it real. And after you purchase, they're going to ask you where you heard about them. So please support our show and tell them we sent you.

Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (22:32)

And no wine. Right. Okay. Well, this wouldn't be alarming at all. Ilhan, I mean, listen, here's the bottom line, okay? The cause of living is exploding for people and our institutions are crumbling. And voters, they don't want fraud from you or your constituents. They don't want a progressive revolution. They want law and they want order. And they want to know that their tax dollars are funding their kids schools, the roads that they drive on, the veterans who actually need it, and Donald Trump campaigns on being the brick wall standing between the American dream, the real one, and your radical institutional teardown. So every single time you demand we fundamentally transform America, you remind half the country exactly why they voted for Donald Trump to protect it. I really hope. Why in the world has this woman not gone to jail for this? This makes no sense. Like, we constantly hear about all of this fraud and no one pays. I, I hope to God there is a thorough investigation on her and if in fact she did commit these crimes, that she pays for it. What's next? Okay, it's frustrating, right? We go to doctors for answers, but often we're left searching for real insights into our health. Well, this is why I'm excited about Superpower. One simple lab draw, taken either in your home or a nearby lab, tracks over a hundred of your biomarkers. It's pretty cool, right? The Superpower app gives you real insight into your heart, liver, thyroid, hormones, metabolism, vitamin and mineral levels, even environmental toxins. And you know what? You get actionable plans and suggestions about lifestyle supplements, prescriptions which you can purchase directly through Superpower. And Superpower tracks your results over your lifetime and even gives your true biological age. You get access to high end concierge level care for only 199 bucks. And it's only 179 with our discount. So make this year the one that you stop guessing about your health with Superpower. Not only did Superpower reduce their price to just $199, but for a limited time, our listeners get an additional $20 off when you head to www.superpower.com Jillian and you use the code Jillian. So head right now to www.superpower.com Jillian and use the code Jillian at checkout for 20 bucks off your membership. And after you sign up, they're going to ask how you learned about them. So please make sure to mention this podcast to support the show.

Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (27:09)

Does anyone else feel like they fell asleep in 2020 and they still haven't woken up yet? I remember when Trump claimed that the 2020 election was stolen from him. And I'm not saying. Not saying it was, but I remember thinking, this guy's a horrible person and he's trying to ruin our democracy to stay in power. I mean, manipulating election integrity is just beyond the pale. Nobody would do such a thing. Or would they? Because it wasn't just me who thought this. I mean, the mainstream media lectured us, shamed us, and they outright smeared the heck out of anyone who dared to suggest that our election and petition systems could be vulnerable to corruption. We were all just told it was a right wing conspiracy theory of the ignorant and the deplorable. And I believed it. I did. I believed it. I believed all of it. And now, thanks to independent journalists doing the job the mainstream press refuses to do, we've got the video receipts. And of course, they're coming straight out of Gavin Newsom's California. We are literally living through an era of Unprecedented institutional gaslighting. I mean, think about what we've been through over the last six years. All that the institutions that were supposed to protect us have lied to us repeatedly about the biggest stories of our lifetime. I mean, during COVID we learned that our tax dollars funded a man made virus that killed over a million people. And then if we questioned the possibility of a lab leak, well, that was racist. And then Fauci, the madman who funded it while he was canonized. And then we learned that the same people that may have been behind creating the virus profited off the vaccine that we were told completely stopped the transmission until. Till it didn't. And then there's the Epstein files, which just so happened to include politicians and billionaires involved in the COVID cover up. And now we're about to find out that there are aliens that live on the bottom of the ocean and they can turn our nukes on and off. I. Is it me? Is it? Because honestly, this is just such a brutal gut punch after Covid and Epstein and aliens. It's like, well of course there's voter fraud. Of course there is. And it's also brazen. Like right out in broad daylight you get NGO workers explicitly encouraging homeless individuals to. To use entirely fake addresses to sign petitions and register to vote. And these guys are going so far as to suggest writing down Pinocchio Lane as their address. I mean these savages are literally weaponizing the most vulnerable people in society to manipulate the political system. And it's not just James o' Keefe who caught it. Nick Shirley also found voter fraud. You know, guys, pull up a clip that Nick Shirley just dropped on this one where like a 50,000 people lived at a UPS store.

Podcast Host (likely a conservative commentator) (32:43)

And I'm not saying, listen, nobody voted on where this guy is falling in the polls right now. But it just. You don't believe anything anymore. No one believes it. How? I'm just thinking you went from 11 to 17 and there was no reason this happened, but God forbid, there's just no universe where a Republican could ever become the governor of California again. And the true tragedy is that we're all losing faith in the system entirely, because when the media and the government lie to us over and over and over again, it's just a profound rot that sets in. And the danger isn't just that we believe the lies. The danger is that we're starting to believe in nothing. And it's the descent into total nihilism. Right when you assumed everything is rigged. You just stop participating. And if you believe that every system is fundamentally broken, you stop trying to fix them and you start throwing your hands up and you check out. And let me tell you, that's exactly what the corrupt actors in power are praying that you do. Because total apathy is the ultimate form of compliance. A demoralized, exhausted population is the easiest thing in the world to control. So I think we need to take a step back here, honestly. Take a beat, let it cool down, take a little mental space from it if you need it. But you can't check out. That would be the worst thing. You gotta double down on reality here. We've gotta stop outsourcing our critical thinking to paid off pundits and politicians. And we have to start relying on our own eyes and ears. We need to support these independent journalists, which is one thing that I've been doing. I've been donating to their security. In fact, I'm gonna. In fact, I'm gonna put a link in the comments here if you wanna donate to help provide security for James o' Keefe or Nick Shirley or Cam Higby, you gotta support these kids who are putting their lives on the line to bring us these truths. Don't take anything at face value. Do your own homework before taking action. And I know it's one thing after another, right? And they all seem to come and go and come and go. Pick one issue that really chaps your rear end and don't let that one go. And keep spreading the good word on that and keep fighting to hold the people responsible accountable. That's the key. Thank you so much for watching. If you enjoyed the podcast, please, like, comment, subscribe and share. And make sure to let me know what guests you want to see on in the future.