The Democratic Party's Biggest Risk Just Backfired...

Summary

Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels
Episode: "The Democratic Party's Biggest Risk Just Backfired..."
Date: August 12, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this midweek special, host Jillian Michaels and co-host Fletcher dive into a cascade of viral clips and headlines, focusing on controversial issues currently roiling American politics and society. The episode explores gender and sports, religious extremism, assimilation versus multiculturalism, the radicalization of political parties, and pressing policy debates. Michaels, known for her forthrightness, doesn't shy away from blunt commentary, and the conversation ranges from serious concerns to moments of dark humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Transgender Athletes & The WNBA Controversy

Timestamps: 01:16 – 06:58

• NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom (who legally changed his surname to "Freedom") makes a viral satirical declaration that he will be declaring for the 2027 WNBA draft as a transgender woman, highlighting perceived absurdities in gender eligibility policies.
• Several men, including Kanter and Roys White (ex-Houston Rockets), are openly challenging WNBA policy, forcing the league to confront the question: “What is a woman?”
• Quote (Enes Kanter Freedom, 02:15):
  "I think the WNBA could come out and make a definitive statement about guys with a pair of balls playing in the Women's Association. But, you know, hey, that’d be probably too much, like, right?"
• Jillian commends men publicly supporting women’s fairness in sports, noting pushback and threats female advocates have faced.
• Notes past activism of Kanter Freedom, calling him a model immigrant for his patriotism.

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2. Religious Extremism & Public Safety

Timestamps: 06:58 – 13:54

• Fletcher brings in news from Chicago, where a Christian "Jesus march" and a "massive Muslim march" overlap, with reports of extreme rhetoric ("declaring that all Jews and all Christians would be removed from this city") and calls for violence surfacing in viral clips.
• Quote (Jillian Michaels, 11:01):
  "There is one of them. The Jews and the Christians should be annihilated. Annihilate the Jews. They’re no match for you. ... Oh Allah, annihilate the Crusaders."
• Michaels scrutinizes those who downplay these incidents, insisting it’s not Islamophobic to call out genuine threats against others and urges moderate Muslims to vocally denounce such extremism.
• Distinguishes between religious expression and aggressive, violent adherence.

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3. Assimilation, Tolerance, and ‘Islamophobia’

Timestamps: 13:54 – 19:40

• Viral commentary by a woman expressing open fear that western tolerance toward radical Islam will erode women's rights, using before-and-after photos of regions such as Iran and Afghanistan.
• Quote (Unknown Female Commenter, 16:05):
  "Yes, I am [Islamophobic]. Because this scares me. This actually terrifies me. ... For all those of you who claim to be so passionate about women’s rights and feminism, how the hell is this feminist?"
• Jillian articulates a distinction between respecting individual Muslims and criticizing elements of the religion and its political manifestations that threaten Western freedoms.
• Challenges the left’s selective tolerance and hypocrisy regarding genuine threats to pluralism and women's rights.

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4. Left-Wing Radicalism, Media, and Candidate Risk

Timestamps: 19:40 – 32:18

• Rep. Nancy Mace voices concern about Michigan Democrats aligning with Hasan Piker, a controversial commentator with a history of inflammatory statements.
• Quote (Nancy Mace, 19:48):
  "I am deeply concerned about Michigan Democrats nominating a guy hanging out with Hasan Piker, who said America deserved 9/11..."
• Jillian criticizes progressive media for "fluffing" extremists and questions why figures like Hasan Piker are platformed, given their rhetoric (“wanting to destroy the white race… actively campaigning with Abdul El Sayed”).
• Clips highlight Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members’ open embrace of communism, concern over charismatic but radical Democrat candidates (Abdul El Sayed, Mamdani), and the importance of Republican candidates stepping up to counter these trends.
• Quote (DSA Member, 29:22):
  "Our commitment is to the long term struggle for a fully liberated, classless society. In a word, communism."

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5. Sharia Law Debate & Concerns Over CAIR

Timestamps: 32:18 – 39:41

• Viral commentary about Abdul El Sayed (Democratic Senate candidate) and his position on Sharia law, with critics pointing to his association with CAIR and Sharia as incompatible with Western freedom.
• Jillian gives a concise, graphic breakdown of classical Sharia law and stresses its absolute incompatibility with Constitutional rights.
• Quote (Jillian Michaels, 34:51): "Classical Sharia doesn’t do gentle suggestions. It does death for walking away from the faith, death for insulting the prophet… and homosexuality is met with the harshest penalties…"
• Senate testimony by Arielle Kleepak (37:19): The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR are framed as threats executing a "grand jihad" to destroy Western society from within, including influence over school curricula.

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6. Voter Integrity and ID Laws

Timestamps: 40:49 – 44:42

• Kamala Harris argues that requiring proof of identity (passport or birth certificate) to vote creates undue obstacles.
• Michaels is sharply critical, countering with recent voter registration purges in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that revealed thousands of illegal registrations.
• Quote (Scott Pressler via clip, 42:12): "Over 30,000 net voters in one single week after Pennsylvania purged tens of thousands of shady Democrat registrations... It literally represents the death knell of the Democrat Party as an executive political power in the nation."
• Jillian frames opposition to voter ID as a "repulsive charade" and urges cleaning up voter rolls.

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7. Policy Juxtaposition: Health Care & Taxation

Timestamps: 44:42 – 47:14

• Josh Hawley proposes making all health care expenses tax-deductible to ease cost burdens on working Americans—a rare, widely popular idea across parties.
• Quote (Josh Hawley, 44:59):
  "Why shouldn’t we just exempt all health care from taxes?... No taxes on healthcare for any American."
• Contrasted with a DSA leader who cannot articulate a concrete tax plan beyond “taxing the hell out of millionaires.”
• Quote (Cori Bush questioning, 46:43):
  "But shouldn’t you? I mean, if you’re the co-chair… shouldn’t you be more specific than just taxing the hell out of something? What exactly do you mean?"
• Michaels concludes that vague, radical policies undermine credibility, closing the episode on a call for reason and seriousness in political debate.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jillian Michaels (06:01):
  "That's the kind of immigrant we want in America. One who loves it here, one who is grateful to be here. One who celebrates what the country stands for. So much so he changes his frickin name to Freedom."
• Jillian Michaels (17:43):
  "All the people that claim to be tolerant of this are not tolerant at all... The frickin left is the least tolerant party."
• Jillian Michaels (24:51):
  "[Hasan Piker wants] to destroy the white race... This is dystopian. It really is."
• Arielle Kleepak (Senate Testimony, 37:19):
  "[CAIR] are in our schools... teaching our kids that 9/11 was our fault. We haven’t been listening, and Americans pay that cost every day."
• Jillian Michaels (44:42):
  "If there’s nothing to see here, then clean up your voter rolls and legalize voter ID and nobody will be suspicious of you anymore."
• Jillian Michaels (47:14):
  "Policies that are radical and stupid. I think we've had enough for today, guys."

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Transgender Athletes & WNBA: 01:16–06:58
• Religious Extremism & Violence: 06:58–13:54
• Tolerance, Assimilation, and Islamophobia Debate: 13:54–19:40
• Left-Wing Radicalism and Media Fluffing Extremists: 19:40–32:18
• Sharia Law & CAIR Influence: 32:18–39:41
• Voter Integrity and Registration Scandals: 40:49–44:42
• Healthcare Tax Proposal vs. DSA Policy: 44:42–47:14

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Tone & Takeaway

Michaels’ approach throughout is unapologetically brash and deeply critical, especially of progressive hypocrisy, radical leftism, and what she views as double standards in American political discourse. The episode serves both as a warning about current Democratic Party risks and as a rallying cry for those on the right to push for more rational, concrete policy solutions. Thought-provoking, provocative, and unfiltered, the episode’s value lies in pushing listeners to note complexities and contradictions across today’s political spectrum.

Transcript

[Cori Bush]

Well, what is taxing the hell out of the meeting.

[Unknown Female Commenter]

Yeah.

[DSA Co-Chair]

You know, again, I don't have, like, a solid. But. But I think.

[Cori Bush]

But shouldn't you.

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

I identify as. Sometimes identifying as a woman for purposes of. Of basketball.

[Field Reporter]

I am standing in the exact place where we are doing a Jesus march in one hour. And look who's here.

[Religious Extremist]

Destroy them. Destroy Allah. Take them off the surface of this earth.

[Nancy Mace]

Nominating a guy hanging out with Hasan Piker, who said America deserved 9 11, who has a framed photo of the

[CNN Anchor]

twins, which he's responded to and says he regrets those comments. But yes, keep going.

[Jillian Michaels]

Keeping it Real with Jillian Michaels. All right, everybody, welcome to the show. We've got a special treat for you today. We're doing a midweek rundown. It is not that we don't have plenty of tremendous guests. We do get excited. But Fletcher and I have spent the last several days sending each other viral clips of headlines in the news, and we are absolutely gobsmacked. So we both had fomo and we want to show you guys all of this craziness and talk about it with you. Fletch, which clip did you choose first for everybody?

[Fletcher]

You know, this one absolutely could not wait till Friday. I wanted to start off with something a little bit upbeat, so I wanted to cover the wnba, which has been in the news obsessively. Another NBA player has declared for the wnba. So this time it's Enos Canter Freedom, who was, if you remember, the center for the Jazz, Thunder and Celtics.

[Josh Hawley]

It's officially official.

[Religious Extremist]

Official.

[Josh Hawley]

I just declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft in April. Join me in this journey.

[Fletcher]

As well as Roy's White, who was. He played for the Houston Rockets. So I just have to show you this video. Guys, can we throw in Sat seven

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

week, I made the announcement. I'm transgender. I'm a woman. I'm. I identify as. Sometimes identifying as a woman for purposes of. Of basketball. Professional basketball. So I'll be declaring for the WNBA draft in 2027 as well. I mean, I think I'd be unstoppable.

[Interviewer]

What would stop you from declaring for the WNBA draft?

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

I think the WNBA could come out and make a definitive statement about. About guys with. With a pair of balls playing in the. In the Women's Association. But, you know, hey, that. That. That be. That'd be probably too much, like, right? So.

[Interviewer]

And unless they do that, you're very certain you're going to be declaring, right?

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

Oh, no, I'm declaring. Yeah. No, and I don't want to be discriminated against. No, I, I want. I want fair treatment. I'm a black. I'm a young black, hopefully United States senator that would like a fair chance to participate as a. Sometimes identifying as a transgender woman athlete.

[Interviewer]

If you make it to the wnba, you plan to use the women's locker room and all that with them?

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

I mean, of course. I mean, I don't want to be discriminated against. I mean, come on, why wouldn't I use the women's locker room?

[Interviewer]

Is there any player in the WNBA that you think could match up well with you?

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

No.

[Jillian Michaels]

I love this so much. I absolutely love it. I want to give mad props to these men, all of them, by the way. I mean, we've talked about Corolla coming out and supporting women. We've talked about Rogan coming out and supporting women. We've talked about Stephen A. Coming out and supporting women. And it's not that women aren't trying to come out and stand up for themselves. They are. But we've seen them get beaten down and, and attacked in some cases. We've seen them have their lives threatened. And these guys are forcing the hand of the wnba. They are exposing the absurdity of this. It is outrageous and absurd. And it worked. Did you see this? It worked. And now the WNBA's commissioner is going to have listening sessions. This is hysterical. There's actually a Fox clip of this.

[DSA Co-Chair]

Fletch.

[Jillian Michaels]

I'm gonna send it. We'll drop it in.

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

I'm just having a blast. In my feminine era, I never thought that I was a woman. You know, I've always trusted the science, and I thought I was a man my entire life. But, you know, after further review, and

[WNBA Official]

there was a memo from the WNBA commissioner that was sent out to teams on Friday saying that a task force that's made up of groups, presidents and general managers, they're going to meet next week to discuss the issue as there are growing questions about whether the league needs to clarify that eligibility and update it. Bill.

[Jillian Michaels]

They're literally going to have listening sessions and they've put together a commission to really try and determine what is a woman. And as stupid as that actually is, because it's as simple as a cheek swab to determine what is a woman. The fact that they are at least taking action because they're backed into a corner is brilliant. Their hypocrisy is exposed. Their absurdity is exposed. And I gotta say, to all, all of these men that have come out for women, thank you. This is actually what feminism looks like. Thank you so much. You guys are fricking awesome. And one more thing about Enos Fletcher. Do you know this about this guy? He's actually been pretty active in the political space. He came out against LeBron. He's gone after the CCP. He went after the Turkish government. And there's some speculation that the NBA kicked him out of the league for being political. I don't know if that's true or not, but it sure is a testament to getting politics out of sports. Have you seen that?

[Fletcher]

I have. Yeah. And he actually also changed his last name to Freedom when He became a US citizen 2021, right?

[Jillian Michaels]

He sure did. And this is where I want to drive one final point home. That's the kind of immigrant we want in America. One who loves it here, one who is grateful to be here. One who celebrates what the country stands for. So much so he changes his frickin name to Freedom. That's what I'm talking about when we talk about assimilation. That is assimilation. That is how you get a melting pot. It has nothing to do with the color of this man's skin or. Or the accent on his English. That's what makes us colorful and fantastic. But we all have to share one common goal, and that is making America better. Dare I say making America great again. And it has nothing to do with Maga, by the way. That should be a goal that we all have. Kudos to these men and all the men like them.

[Fletcher]

You know, Gillian kind of leads into our next clip, you know, about, you know, immigration and assimilating. There's news out of Chicago where a, you know, Christian Jesus march was planned, and then an Islam march was planned as well. So I need to show you this clip because it's absolutely wild. Guys, could we throw in one?

[Field Reporter]

Can't make this up. Guys, I am standing in the exact place where we are doing a Jesus march in one hour. And look who's here. A massive march, a massive Muslim march, where right now they're singing over Chicago. Muhammad is the only one. May Allah be lifted up. They're declaring that all Jews and all Christians would be removed from this city.

[Jillian Michaels]

I mean, this is.

[Field Reporter]

Guys, wake up.

[Religious Chant Leader]

Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.

[Jillian Michaels]

You know what's crazy about this is last week when we saw the images coming out of Dearborn with the women in the street, fully covered, head to toe in black, and they were like, kind of repeatedly tapping themselves on the head. Everybody was commenting on it. And before we talked about it on this show, I looked into it, and it's a Muslim religious ceremony where the women are apparently expressing their grief over the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. And I thought, you know what? They're not saying death to America. They're not going after Americans. They're not going after people of other faiths. They're simply celebrating their religion in the way that they choose to. I'm not commenting on this because I don't have a problem with that. Does it look foreign to me? And yes, it looks foreign to me. Is it a little bit scary to me that they're all in black and covered head to toe? Yes, it's a little bit scary to me. But who am I to judge when I do impose my judgment is when we get things like death to America or the call to remove the Christians and the Jews. And then the irony is that it came out later at that same event in Dearborn, this guy Lang, and people have called this guy a right wing extremist, to be fair, haven't done any homework into him. He may be, he may not be. I actually don't know. But what I can tell you, he's on the street talking about Jesus. He's wearing a sign. He's not attacking anyone. He's not threatening anyone. And the Muslims beat the crap out of him. They beat the crap out of him. And then they went after the female police officer who was trying to protect him. So now you have an infringement on his right to free speech, and they're retaliating with violence. You've got this gentleman in Chicago saying they're calling for the removal of the Christians and the Jews. And then subsequently, Ron DeSantis posted this viral clip of Islamists in America calling for, I believe, the death of Christians and Jews. Fletcher, can you pop that in, please?

[Religious Extremist]

The decree of yours. You will annihilate them. Destroy them. Destroy Allah. Take them off the surface of this earth.

[Jillian Michaels]

There is one of them. The Jews and the Christians should be annihilated. Annihilate the Jews. They're no match for you. Them one by one. Do not spare a single one of them, Lord. Oh Allah, annihilate the Crusaders. Support us against them.

[Religious Extremist]

Allah. Allah will destroy all the enemies of Islam. May Allah destroy them completely and show in them. Show in us the great signs of Allah in their utter destruction, annihilation, humiliation.

[Jillian Michaels]

Very passionate call to kill everybody.

[Fletcher]

And you know, Jillian, just to be fair, when I pulled this, a lot of comments, there was arguments about where these mosques are in the United States and as well as, you know, if the captions are correct.

[Political Commentator]

Hold on.

[Jillian Michaels]

Okay, first of all, plenty of it's in English, so you don't have to question the captions. Second of all, who gives a crap where it is in the United States? It's in the United States. And third, I actually don't even know that that matters, because when you have people who are fanatically calling for the death of non believers, it's a problem. And what's even more alarming is instead of calling out the crazies in your own camp, you try to find a way to defend it. I've seen the exact same thing with Mamdani's mosque, where he like, gets off the podium at his mosque and the imam immediately calls for death to the infidels by the sw. And it's hysterical because all these people are jumping into the comments and like, well, this is just the whatever prayer. And you know, I don't remember the name of it. They did not say the whatever prayer. But it's like, you're so stupid. You know, this is just the sacred prayer of whatever. The sacred prayer where you called for death to everybody. And people love to turn around and go, well, you know, in all of these ancient texts are some questionable stuff. Well, first of all, there's zero moral equivalence. And you could listen to Martin Cedric compare the religious texts. You can listen to Frickin Raymond Ibrahim do the same thing. They've both done it on my podcast. But let's presume that that was the case. Let's presume that all religions call for death to everybody in an ongoing jihad, which is false, but let's just presume it. What about adherence? What about that? Can we judge people on their adherence to this, on their belief of this, on their chanting of this? Because that is what's alarming, you know, and as a person who belongs to the LGBTQ community, which I can't stand because I don't like labels, but it's not the point. I have no problem calling out people in that community when they do and say crazy stuff like transing children or indoctrinating children or. Or exposing them to gender affirming care at 13 years old. And I will call out anybody, but in particular, anybody who's gay or trans or bi for doing so. You've seen black Americans call out other black Americans when they think their behavior is not civilized. You've seen the same thing from the Jewish community. You've seen the Jewish community go after their own government. There are plenty of Jews that don't like Netanyahu. It is time for Muslims to to help us out here. You guys gotta stand up. If this is not what you stand for, then you should let everybody know. And by the way, I'm sorry, but there is just no universe where this is considered okay or normal. It's not okay. And it's not normal at all. Not at all. Comfort is one of those things you don't fully appreciate until you find pieces you actually wanna wear every day.

[Arielle Kleepak]

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[Fletcher]

You know you brought up being alarmed. Just want to say it doesn't seem like you're the only one that's alarmed. This woman has gone viral for her openly expressing her concerns with this constantly

[Unknown Female Commenter]

comment on my post saying, you're so Islamophobic. Yes, I am. Because this scares me. This actually terrifies me. This was Iran in the 1970s before Islam took over. This is Iran now. Want to do another one? This was Afghanistan before Islam took over. This is Afghanistan now Lebanon, then now Europe, then now Michigan, then now. Yes, this actually does terrify me. And if it doesn't terrify you and you want to be so accepting, one day you're gonna end up in a frickin hijab covered from head to toe. Because you just had to be tolerant. You had to be accepting. I'm sorry, I absolutely refuse to be accepting of this. For all those of you who claim to be so passionate about women's rights and feminism, how the hell is this feminist? How the hell is this good for women? This is pure evil. Why are there little children who are covered in burkas? Why? Because it's supposed to be right. So the men don't get tempted. Did pedophiles perverts? That's what these men are if they're getting tempted by little children and you know, they're pedophiles and perverts because they're allowed in their religion to marry girls as young as nine years old. So yeah, call me Islamophobic. I am. This terrifies me.

[Jillian Michaels]

What's so crazy is all the people that claim to be tolerant of this are not tolerant at all. You don't tolerate any opinions that are divergent from yours. The frickin left is the least tolerant party. How tolerant are they of Jews, huh? How tolerant? Not quite so frickin tolerant. How tolerant are they of Republicans, or dare I say MAGA Republicans? Probably the least frickin tolerant. And of course there is the extreme exceptional irony of pretending to be about equality when Islamism. Is that how I'm supposed to say it, guys? Political Islam? A crazy faction of this religion? Tell me whatever percent you want me to say. 10%, 14%. Still a hell of a lot of people are for the things this woman is talking about. And I don't know how many people need to say that while there are billions of good Muslims. They're not stopping this. They're not helping. That doesn't prevent us from calling out the radicals within the religion just like we call out the radicals and our own race and our own gender and our own orientation. This is radical. And she's right. It's scary. And what's kind of crazy is I almost wonder if we should embrace Islamophobia at this point because yeah, I'm scared of those things too. It's scary. It is. And let me reiterate this one more time. Being Muslim is not a race. Religions are ideas. There are elements of this religion that are being adhered to to this day that are scary. Sorry.

[Fletcher]

And you know, Gillian, it's not just her. There's also some of our politicians are alarmed, including Nancy Mace.

[Nancy Mace]

I am deeply concerned about Michigan Democrats nominating a guy hanging out with Hasan Piker who said America deserved 9 11, who has a framed photo of the

[CNN Anchor]

twin, which he's responded to and says he regrets those comments. But yes, keep going.

[Jillian Michaels]

Is that not kidding?

[Nancy Mace]

Yeah, but I mean, this is who he's hanging out with. This kind of person who's promoting, you know, communist ideology. This is not something. America's not built on those values. And in the future, when our granddaughters are wearing burkas to school, we're going to look.

[CNN Anchor]

There's no indication that that is happening on a wide basis. Folks that are getting into office.

[Nancy Mace]

The parade in Chicago today Have you seen Dearborn? And Dearborn?

[CNN Anchor]

An expression of culture, Congresswoman, is different than a blanket city policy.

[Jillian Michaels]

You know what's crazy? Did you see the Rolling Stone cover that's gone viral? Or the Rolling Stone article about Hasan Piker? And it's like, why is everybody afraid of Hasan Piker? We're not afraid of Hasan Piker. We're repulsed by Hasan Piker. So I wonder if this CNN anchor has kept track of his apologies on saying that women on October 7 deserve to be raped or that people should kill Republicans and capitalists in the streets and let the streets soak in their blood. I wonder if he's keeping track of that. There's also another superb clip we should drop in right here where he tells all black people to suck his penis.

[Political Commentator]

Let's.

[Jillian Michaels]

Fletcher, can you please, would you pop that in here just in case that anchor missed it in Michigan?

[Political Commentator]

And those especially that are going to potentially vote for this man for Senate, who has teamed up with this man who is basically a spokesperson for his campaign and has done it on numerous occasions. I'm wondering, what are your thoughts on this video?

[Josh Hawley]

I don't give a.

[Radical Speaker]

What black people care about. Oh, black people care about this. Black people care about that. Like, shut the up. That's not how politics works. Oh, well, Hassan, how dare you. Like it or not, black people care about this issue. It's like, it's such a stupid stance. Any other black folk want to engage in radical activist language in this chat? Suck my.

[Jillian Michaels]

You know what else is interesting about Hasan Piker? Sage Steele and I actually uncovered this together in the midst of an actual Friends episode. Hasan Piker is an anchor baby. He literally comes from a rich family that came over to the States, dropped him. I mean, literally gave birth to him, got him citizenship, went back to Turkey and raised him there. And you know, as much as people express concern about the Russians doing this and the Chinese doing this, and child gets dropped here, has citizenship, goes back home and is raised in a radical regime that's anti Western. And then, oh my God, they could vote at 18 overseas. No, no, that's not what Hasan Piker is doing. He's actually here in America celebrating 9 11, calling for the fall of the west, wanting to destroy capitalism and Western civilization. If this is not the ultimate example of why we need to evaluate, reevaluate birthright citizenship, I don't know what is. This is not. I'm going to say it again for anybody who's empathetic, because believe me, I get it. This, this is not an economic immigrant who wants a better life. I know a lot of those people, by the way. And in fact, a lot of their kids are now serving in our military. And I helped a lot of those people, whether you like this or not, actually get citizenship after the fact, because they were good people, working hard, deserve to be here. And I wanted to help them do it the right way. That's not Hasan Beiker, okay? This guy is not a victim of any kind of circumstance. He is a terrible, disgusting human being. Terrible and disgusting. And the fact that organizations like Rolling Stone and the New York Times are fluffing this guy. Who in the hell is behind this? Who is running these media operations? I'm curious. Why do you even bother to condemn Nick Fuentes? I've said it before, I'll say it again. The guy is an altar boy compared to Hasan Piker. An altar boy. But yet, you know, they. They fit Hasan Piker in under the pretense of a big tent. It's disgusting. He's disgusting, and it is disgusting. And anybody that condones this is disgusting by association.

[Fletcher]

You know, Jillian, he actually has a new viral clip. I just have to show it to you.

[Radical Speaker]

We're going to keep bringing in immigrants in this country on purpose just so they can fuck your sister and then maybe even your daughter. We're going to destroy the white race, bitch. That's what we're here to do.

[Jillian Michaels]

Okay? Do you know how medieval it is to suggest that women are weapons of war? That you're going to what them? I mean, because we know he's okay with that. Or you're just gonna aggressively work to have sex with them so that you can destroy a white race. Not because you love them, not because you cherish them, not because you're attracted to them, because you want to destroy the white race. And this is the guy that the Democrats say is welcome into their party, who is actively campaigning with Abdul El Sayed. This is the guy. This is dystopian. It really is. Think about your standard medical visit, right? You're waiting months for an appointment. You're taking time off of work. You're stuck in a crowded waiting room forever. All for a rushed 10 minute visit where Standard lab tests yield a vague. Everything looks normal. Well, Superpower is changing the way that people handle their annual health checkups. Superpower offers proactive preventative care that goes far deeper. One simple lab Draw analyzes over 100 biomarkers, delivering personalized insights on heart health, hormones, metabolism and gut health. Directly back to the Superpower app. And in fact, 85% of members uncover early disease risk factors, standard physicals. Miss. So go beyond your annual checkup and finally understand what's really happening inside your body. For a limited time, our listeners get $20 off to unlock their health membership. So head over to superpower.com and use the code Jillian for $20 off your $199 superpower membership. And after you sign up, they're gonna ask how you heard about them. Please tell Superpower that you heard about him from Keeping it Real. Let them know we sent you to support the show.

[Fletcher]

You know, Jillian, and actually we have a clip of Hillary Clinton discussing Abdul Al Said.

[Political Strategist]

You're not going to convince Republican voters in Michigan. And the real fight will be how. How do we make sure that people who voted for Haley feel comfortable voting for Abdul El Said? And how do we get independents to feel comfortable? And you can see that, that it's not just about Michigan, but the Republican messaging is communist, socialist. It's gonna be a very effective attack. And so people on the left have to be prepared to answer that and to be effective at answering it.

[Jillian Michaels]

Do you think communist is an effective attack in 2026?

[Political Strategist]

Well, all I know is that's the attack that Trump is leading with. And I assume they've tested it and I assume that they have reason to believe that it's effective or they wouldn't be beating the drum on it. Because now it's not just him. Vance has done it. Others are doing it. They are trying to, you know, bring back scare tactics about our candidates. And, you know, it didn't work in New York. Mamdani was elected and there was a lot of money spent against him. When you have an effective candidate on the left, it still is going to be a close race on our side.

[Jillian Michaels]

My God, how, how far Hillary has fallen. The things that she is trying to whitewash in this Kara Swisher interview are mind blowing because communism actually is accurate. But even if that wasn't the case and it was just socialism, don't we think that's bad enough? And for Kara Swisher to be like, oh, come on, you don't think anybody's gonna believe that, do you? There's no way you don't know better, Kara. I know you know better. Like, are you that determined to see your side win that you will allow literal communists to run American cities or get into the Senate? And here is the proof, okay? Look at their policies. Look at their policies, guys. They want to seize the means of production. They want white people to have a new relationship to property.

[Religious Extremist]

They.

[Jillian Michaels]

They want to get rid of prisons. They want to defund the police. It has come out of the mouths of people who belong to the DSA that actually they really are communists. Wink, wink.

[DSA Member]

Now, the coalition within the DSA called the Marxist Unity Group, is in ascendance. And I must take them at their word. When their words include, our commitment is to the long term struggle for a fully liberated, classless society. In a word, communism. What do they have to do? Tweet out, elect more communists?

[Michigan Politician]

Oh, yeah.

[DSA Member]

Sia Weaver did that? Yes.

[Enes Kanter Freedom]

Good.

[DSA Member]

I'm glad you're shy.

[Jillian Michaels]

But even if we didn't add that label, what they stand for is alarming enough. And to pretend like that's not the

[Field Reporter]

case

[Jillian Michaels]

and the consequences that will result in people potentially believing you is absolutely disgusting. That seems to be the word for today's show is disgusting. But even more concerning, and this is something that we all need to be really mindful of, is that Abdul Al said he's charismatic, he's well spoken, he's good looking, he goes to the gym, he does funny viral social media videos where he, like, sings and talks to the camera. A lot of people. Sorry, A lot of people vote on vibes, especially young people. And mom, Donnie pulled off the exact same stunt. And here's the other thing. They are so smart and so strategic that they look for the craziest candidates. They know they're able to defend feet. Haley Stevens is like right out of an SNL skit with a little bit

[Michigan Politician]

of joy, a little bit of energy, and a little bit of sick it to him. Better believe I'm gonna be doing it because that's the Michigan way. With a little bit of joy, a little bit of energy and a little bit of sick it to them. I am gonna be working because that's the Michigan way. I am gonna be telling the stories. I am gonna be working because that's the Michigan way.

[Jillian Michaels]

She's not electable. She's. She's not. And Cuomo Mamdani beat him. He was shellacked in scandal. Look at the guy that Francesca Hong is running against, right? She's running for governor of Wisconsin. Her Democrat competitor. What the hell is this guy's name? It's David Crowley. David Crowley. This guy had a secret Twitter account where he went by the name Dirt McGurk. And he engaged in, like, racial slurs and homophobia and made lewd comments about women. Those are not viable candidates. So it's kind of no wonder that they're Being beaten. Having said that, on the right, we really got to start promoting the people on our team that are capable of defeating this.

[Political Commentator]

When's the last time?

[Jillian Michaels]

Does anybody even know what Mike Rogers looks like? Does anybody know? I actually don't know. This is the guy running against Abdul Al Said. Is anybody know what he looks like? I don't even know what he stands for. I've never even seen him speak. And yet I cannot tell you how much time we have dedicated to Abdul El Sayed on this show. We're gonna need to get him on. I'll be back to you guys on that one. So start looking into Mike Rogers because we need to support that guy at all costs. And here's a reason why. Okay? Because Abdul El Sayed is not benign. There's a clip of this guy talking about wanting to see Sharia law in America or being upset that they banned Sharia law in Oklahoma. There's an account that I love so much. This girl T. Her account is T with Liberty. She takes this one head on, and it's genius. In fact, we're going to drop it in right here.

[Political Commentator]

This is Abdul Al Said. He is most likely going to be controlling your state. This is what he truly wants for America.

[Religious Extremist]

When the state of Oklahoma voted in a referendum to amend the constitution to ban Sharia law, what does that mean? I don't know. And yet the voters banned it anyway.

[Political Commentator]

Abdul, you're running for Senate. How do you not understand? It means that we are a constitutional republic and people do not have the right to just come onto American soil and try to change the form of government. And look where Abdul is. He's at a care banquet. Governor Abbott in Texas and Governor DeSantis in Florida designated that group as a foreign terrorist organization. I'm just going to read something from the Texas press release. It states, the Muslim Brotherhood and CARE have long made their goals clear to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam's mastership of the world. Abdul Al Said sees nothing wrong with Sharia law. Please, I encourage you. Go look up Sharia law. It is not compatible with Western civilization. It's not compatible with anything. Honestly, what is the solution? Every state in America, in Western civilization, for that matter, needs to ban Shar Sharia law. Thankfully, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Utah have all enacted laws restricting or banning Sharia law. Every state needs to get on board. If you think I'm overreacting, just look at Afghanistan, look at Iran. Look up Saudi Arabia. They do not have freedoms like America. Liberals are voting these people into office. Please, Michigan, wake up.

[Jillian Michaels]

That was so well said. But you know what, guys? You don't even need to look up Sharia, because I'm gonna break it down for you real quick. Classical Sharia doesn't do gentle suggestions. It does death for walking away from the faith, death for insulting the prophet, stoning for the married adulterer, public flogging for the person who has sex out of wedlock or even drinks alcohol. You get your hand chopped off for theft. And homosexuality is met with the harshest penalties of caning, flogging, and sometimes death. And then there's of course, equality between men and women. A woman's word in court is worth half of a man's. I don't even know how that's possible. Like, how do you even calculate that? Somehow they find a way. Her inheritance is half. I mean, that's definitely. You can calculate that, can't you? A male guardian can control a woman's movement, her marriage, and all of her decisions. A man can have four wives, but girls can of course, only be married once. And that's when they reach purity. A Muslim man's life is worth more than a woman's or a non Muslim's. And an eye for an eye is not just a metaphor. It's quite literally the policy. Non Muslims are second class subjects under special taxes and restricted rights. Gender segregation is enforced and women are told what they have to cover. God's law, as the scholars interpret it, sits above any constitution or any parliament or any vote. So I guess that you can kiss your freedom of speech goodbye here in America if Sharia law passed. That's what this guy wants. You just said. So, like, why in the world would you ban Sharia law? I don't know, Abdul. Maybe because these ideas are scary and they are completely antithetical to what we stand for in America. And one more thing to point out, because this young woman brings up CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood and she talks about how they're labeled as terror organizations in Florida and Texas. It's not just Florida and Texas. It's Egypt, it's the uae, it's Saudi Arabia. They're Muslim. Are they Islamophobic? They have labeled those groups terror organizations. Did anybody happen to catch this woman? Her name is Arielle Kleepak. I hope I'm not butchering that. Did anyone catch her Senate testimony this week talking about those groups and what they're doing here in America? It's, it's a fantastic Clip. In fact, again, we'll drop it in right here for you.

[Arielle Kleepak]

The Muslim Brotherhood told us their strategy for the west, but don't take my word for it. They put it on paper and to In 2004, the FBI seized a memorandum from the home of Muslim Brotherhood member and Hamas US based archivist Ismail El Barase. The memo, written in 1991, described the work of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States as, and I quote, a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying Western society from within. In 1993, after the announcement of the Oslo Peace Accords, a peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas members met in Philadelphia to discuss their plan to thwart the agreement. The FBI wiretapped the meeting where the participants suggested the creation of a neutral sounding organization for the purpose of deceiving Americans. That organization is the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR. 35 years later, their plan is working just as designed. They are in our schools. CAIR New Jersey pushed their revisionist version of a 911 curriculum to nearly 30 public school districts that reframed the attacks as a predictable consequence of US Foreign policy. Imagine the kids in all those school districts walking around learning and believing that 911 was our fault. Other CARE curricula warned teachers not to say radical Islamic terrorism. And CARE boasts of its partnership with Chicago Public Schools, one of the largest in the country. Indoctrinating our children into believing that terrorism is justified, resisting is the antithesis of everything this country stands for. They abuse the legal system to shield themselves from discovery. For example, in Texas, where CARE is challenging its terrorist designation, they have repeatedly resisted turning over discovery. The judge has ordered them to produce. The state has had to file four different motions to compel the discovery that CARE was already ordered to produce by the judge. But if I leave you with one legislative fix, let it be this close. The successor organization, Loophole, an entity found liable for material support, should not escape by renaming itself, forcing both terror victims and the courts to play whack a mole for decades before achieving accountability. The Muslim Brotherhood told us who they are. They told us that they wanted to infiltrate American universities, media outlets and research centers. And that is exactly what they've done. They teach our kids that 911 was our fault. They legitimize terrorism as justified resistance, and they abuse our legal process so that those who seek to expose them for who they really are, Muslims included, are silenced. We haven't been listening, and Americans pay that cost every day.

[Jillian Michaels]

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[Fletcher]

Hillary Clinton isn't the only former presidential candidate in the news. Kamala Harris is back at it, and she is warning people about the dangers of voter id. Guys, can we throw in Sat nine?

[Jillian Michaels]

This is gonna be good.

[Kamala Harris]

This president is trying to push this save act, which basically would require that for people to register to vote, you're gonna have to have proof of who you are through a passport, which a lot of Americans don't have, or a birth certificate. Same point. Obstacles to make it difficult for you to register to vote.

[Jillian Michaels]

There's so much to say here, but I want to try and take the high ground for once today, so I won't. I know you guys are thinking what I'm thinking, but we're not going to do it. We're just going to address what she said. And that would be her concern about the obstacles to voting. I don't know. Could it be the fact that 6,000 people who are not citizens were registered to vote in New Jersey? Or how about this one? This guy Steve Turley just had a brilliant breakdown of the fact that in Pennsylvania, they found 30,000 people, predominantly registered Democrat on the voter rolls that were not supposed to be there? He says this so well. I'm gonna let him say it for me today.

[Scott Pressler]

Just picked up, I kid you not. Over 30,000 net voters in one single week after Pennsylvania purged tens of Thousands of shady Democrat registrations, many of them out of Philly. Just hours ago, voter registration activist Scott Pressler announced that Pennsylvania's Department of State just conducted one of the largest voter roll purges in its history. And the overwhelming majority of names removed were Democrats. It was a literal Democrat voter registration bloodbath. The Democrats statewide voter registration edge just got cut in half in a single day. Pressler posted these words. He couldn't contain himself. Quote, I'm in tears. I'm screaming. The Pennsylvania Department of State just conducted one of its biggest purges ever. Democrats lost tens of thousands of voters. It's happening. It's actually happening. And what's actually happening there is that we are now just 25,000 active voters away from officially flipping Pennsylvania red. It's not just the lowest Democrat registration advantage in modern history. It literally represents the death knell of the Democrat Party as an executive political power in the nation.

[Jillian Michaels]

Is this not wild? It's wild. And for me, it's not actually about flipping Pennsylvania red. Well, of course I want people in office that share my morals and share my values. And these days, they are Republicans 99.9% of the time. It's about the fact that this kind of corruption is being exposed. And yet Harris still has the nerve to get up here and make it sound like requesting voter ID is some sort of fascistic strategy to keep people of color from voting. At what point do they stop with this repulsive charade? It's honestly embarrassing. If there's nothing to see here, then clean up your voter rolls and legalize voter ID and nobody will be suspicious of you anymore. It's actually quite simple.

[Fletcher]

So, Gillian, you know, switching gears for our last segment, I want to bring up this clip that has covers a giant problem that's been for both Republicans and Democrats, which is health care. Recently, Josh Hawley put this idea forward, and people are really digging it. You got to take a look.

[Josh Hawley]

Why shouldn't we make health care tax free in this country? Why shouldn't we just exempt all health care from taxes? We did. No taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime earlier this year. How about no taxes on healthcare? If you pay premiums, you ought to be able to deduct that from your taxes. If you have out of pocket medical expenses, you ought to be able to deduct every dollar off of your taxes. You want to lower the cost of health care immediately, do that. No taxes on health care for any American. And you set an upper limit so you don't have people, rich people, gaming the system I get it. That's fine. But let's think about working people in this country who cannot afford health care. What if we said to them today, we're not going to tax your health care costs?

[Jillian Michaels]

That's genius. Is that not genius? Obviously it doesn't solve every problem we have with health care, but it's not a bad start. Isn't that something that everybody could get on board with? When you see Josh Hawley say that, whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, can you not go, yeah, I like that idea. Do you realize that there's never been one idea out of a person's mouth who's a member of the DSA that I've said I like that idea. Not one frickin idea. And this actually brings me to a viral clip of a woman who's high up at the DSA talking about her tax policy. I wanna show you the juxtaposition here. Let's drop that in here. Take a look. She wants to tax millionaires, I believe to death. That's the plan.

[DSA Co-Chair]

Just.

[Jillian Michaels]

That's her plan.

[DSA Co-Chair]

But we do believe in taxing the hell out of millionaires. Yeah, absolutely.

[Cori Bush]

Well, what does taxing the hell out of them mean?

[Political Commentator]

Yeah, you know, again, I don't have

[DSA Co-Chair]

like a solid, but, but I think.

[Cori Bush]

But shouldn't you, I mean, if you're the co chair. If you're the co chair of the dsa, shouldn't you be more specific than just taxing the hell out of something? What exactly do you mean?

[DSA Co-Chair]

So again, it's democracy, right? And we have to look at what we need to spend and what we need. We don't want to depend on the existence of millionaires because that means people, people are still getting exploited. So. So yeah, we need to, we need to look at what we need to pay for in the interim. What, what sort of tax base we need for that to happen and then.

[Jillian Michaels]

And build from there policies that are radical and stupid. I think we've had enough for today, guys. If you're liking the show, please be sure to like share, comment and subscribe because it helps us a ton with the algorithm. And we will be back with you on Friday for the weekly rundown. Until then, take great care of yourselves. 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.