
Hosts Dan Griffin and Corey Walsh discuss Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment repeatedly in a congressional hearing and react to Josh Hawley’s questioning, arguing Fauci’s private diary notes (released by Rand Paul) conflicted with his public COVID messaging on origins, gain-of-function, and the wet market, while also describing Fauci’s celebrity-seeking. They compare Fauci’s Fifth Amendment strategy to Donald Trump’s and frame hearings as political theater. The conversation shifts to the Iran war becoming dangerous, citing CSIS estimates of sharply depleted U.S. stocks of Patriots, THAAD interceptors, and Tomahawks amid support for Ukraine and Israel, and warning about a potential Taiwan contingency. They cover Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, criticizing Haley Stevens’ media appearances and donations, contrasting her with Abdul El-Sayed’s debate performance, and noting pro-Israel funding around candidates. They close with a clip of journalist Sam Husseini confronting ...