American Sunrise Early Edition on Real America’s Voice

Host: Jake Novak
Guests: Mike Crispie, Emily Finn, Tanner Haas, David Brody
Date: November 11, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of American Sunrise Early Edition focuses on major current events and controversies impacting American politics, election integrity, and culture—delivered with Real America’s Voice's signature perspective on faith, freedom, and American values. On Veterans Day, Jake Novak and guests analyze the end of the government shutdown, concerns over election security and integrity, mainstream media narratives, technological impacts on elections, and the issue of transgender athletes in women’s sports.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Veterans Day: Tone and Importance

• Jake Novak emphasizes the distinction between Veterans Day and Memorial Day (03:00).
  • Tone: Veterans Day should be celebrated joyfully, honoring all veterans—living and deceased—rather than being a somber event.
  • Quote (Jake Novak, 03:00):

    "This is a day that we honor all veterans and it is a joyous day. So please remember that... People think that Veterans Day is a mournful day or a sad day. It’s not. It should be fun. We should be smiling."

2. Government Shutdown Ends — Political Fallout

Segment Start: 04:00

• Democrats are widely seen as losing the shutdown battle, with little to no Republican concessions.
  • Jake Novak observes Democrats' response:

    "I thought they were gonna try to spin this and pretend like they won. They’re not. I’m seeing Senator after senator, other Democrats going on social media, and they look very much like they’ve lost. They’re very angry, they’re very sad. This is an utter failure." (04:53)

  • Mike Crispie contends: This was an attempt to foster chaos under Trump, expecting him to break first.

    "They’re just trying to run out the clock every single day that President Trump is in office... These are obstructionists." (05:59) "Trump knows their playbook by now, obviously being in his second term... He did not cave. And they knew...they are admitting defeat for now." (06:30)

Memorable Metaphor (Jake Novak, 07:16):

“This is like Trump coming to sit at the table with the Democrats... and then their response to it is to flip over the table, destroy the dinner, destroy the dining room, and then they say look what you made me do. I mean, this is like a domestic abuse situation.”

• Potential Consequence: Jake and David Brody (55:25) note that while Democrats’ leadership appears threatened, the party could move further left, possibly installing a more radical Senate leader.

3. Election Integrity: Supreme Court’s Role & 2025 New Jersey Anomalies

Segment Start: 08:35

• Key Supreme Court Case:
  Jake and Mike Crispie discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case on states (notably Pennsylvania) counting mail-in ballots days after Election Day.

  • Jake Novak (08:48):

    "This is insane. I don’t know how anyone can justify this."

  • Mike Crispie (09:10):

    "If you’re counting them for five days after election day, that gives so much time to malfeasance, to bad actors to dump in mail-in ballots... It is such a dangerous precedent..."

• Historical Context: Jake references Lyndon B. Johnson’s notorious first Senate race for context on election “shenanigans” (10:33).

• 2025 NJ Gubernatorial Concerns:
  Mike Crispie documents bizarre voting trends and tech-based manipulation:

  • Unusually High Inner City Vote Totals:

    "Mikey Sheryl got as many votes in the inner city... more votes than any gubernatorial candidate since 1995." (11:11)

  • Low Rally Attendance vs. Vote Spike:

    "When Barack Hussein came [to campaign], nobody showed up. So you’re telling me the enthusiasm was so high to go vote, but when Barack Hussein came, nobody showed up?" (11:40)

  • Misdirection Texts to Republicans:

    "Registered Republicans were getting text messages telling them, ‘Go vote for Mikey Sheryl....’ with the wrong polling location. Was this to get their vote counted only provisionally…?" (12:32)

  • Call for Investigation: Both hosts agree this is about future electoral integrity, not being “sore losers.” (13:53)

4. Olympics and Transgender Athletes — IOC Moves Toward Ban

Segment Start: 17:39

• Jake and Emily Finn react to reports that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is close to banning biological males from women’s events.
  • Catalyst: The case of an Algerian male boxer severely injuring a female opponent in Paris 2024 (18:37).
  • Emily Finn (19:30):

    "This is a win for common sense... I literally cannot imagine what it would have been like to have to compete against men."

  • On Obvious Biology:

    "We could have conducted that study for free for them... As a man and a woman, I guarantee that you are stronger than me." (20:57)

  • Jake Novak’s Commentary: Calls for TV networks, especially NBC, to embrace and promote the policy for ratings and women's sports visibility (21:18).

5. Financial Markets, Corporate News, and Media Narratives

Segment Start: 25:51

• Markets Respond: Stocks up in reaction to the shutdown’s end; airlines rebound. BTC over $100,000 but “not getting much traction.”
• J.P. Morgan & ‘Operation Arctic Frost’: Florida AG investigates alleged banking discrimination against Trump-related businesses. (25:51)
• Pfizer’s Medcera Acquisition: Bidding war with Novo Nordisk ended, affecting stock performance.
• Warren Buffett’s Philanthropy Myth:
  Jake debunks the narrative of Buffett as a great charitable giver:

  • "He actually hasn’t given any money or time to any charity... he’s just promised in writings... to give shares to foundations..." (30:43)

6. Technology, Social Media, and Election Outcomes

Segment Start: 38:03

Interview: Tanner Haas, Founder of Freedom Chat

• Are Democrats Winning with Tech?

  • Democrats are leveraging viral tech (TikTok, etc.) to galvanize young voters with “free stuff” messaging.
  • Tanner Haas (42:12):

    "They have utilized TikTok and some of these other viral technologies to such a degree, it just proliferates onto itself."

• Tech’s Effect on Down-Ballot Races:

  • Jake questions if this helps establishment Democrats (e.g., Mikey Sherrill).
  • Tanner: Technology favors youth-and-identity driven candidates (AOC, Mamdani), but "Most of the time it's been very bland... but they've utilized these technologies quite well."

• Surveillance and Privacy:

  • Conversation shifts to targeted ads and privacy invasion.
  • Tanner Haas (45:36):

    "These same companies... rely on an immense amount of user data. And that's what people like. Data has become this ambiguous term. Well, it's not just data... it canon is listening to your microphone to better serve you ads."

  • Freedom Chat’s Mission: end-to-end encryption, erasure of delivered messages, “no commercial use” of user data.
  • Jake Novak (47:12):

    "Privacy to me is one of those battles that just when you think you've lost it, there's another battle that you've lost."

  • Tanner: Privacy is a prerequisite for freedom, and the loss of it threatens American democracy.

7. Chicago: “New American Civil War”?

Segment Start: 38:03, revisited at 53:29

• Reports of violence against ICE agents in Chicago—attacks considered highly coordinated, possibly tied to organized crime like the Latin Kings.
  • Jake Novak (53:29):

    "Chicago is again another Fort Sumter in America. This is like a Confederate attack on our federal people. This is absolutely outrageous."

8. Democratic Party Infighting & Schumer's Future

Segment Start: 55:25

• Chuck Schumer’s Leadership in Jeopardy?
  • Jake warns that progressive rage over the shutdown loss could lead to more radical Democratic Senate leadership post-2026.
  • David Brody counters:

    "My source is telling me that Chuck Schumer’s job [is] pretty much safe... Institutional Democrats here in Congress... the last thing they want is to have any sort of sideshow with Chuck Schumer going into the 2026 midterm election." (55:25)

  • No matter who leads, "the base will always be angry." (56:01)

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• "Trump knows their playbook by now, obviously being in his second term... He did not cave." – Mike Crispie (06:30)
• "Election day is election day... it wasn’t supposed to be like that." – Mike Crispie (09:30)
• "Mikey Sheryl got as many votes in the inner city... more votes than any gubernatorial candidate since 1995." – Mike Crispie (11:11)
• "We could have conducted that study for free for them... As a man and a woman, I guarantee that you are stronger than me." – Emily Finn (20:57)
• "Privacy is a prerequisite for freedom... You need to be able to maintain your identity." – Tanner Haas (49:02)
• "Chicago is again another Fort Sumter in America. This is like a Confederate attack on our federal people." – Jake Novak (53:29)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Veterans Day Clarification: 03:00
• Shutdown Political Analysis (Democrats lose): 04:00 – 07:30
• Supreme Court and Election Integrity: 08:35 – 10:50
• New Jersey Vote Anomalies: 11:11 – 14:00
• Transgender Athletes & IOC Ban: 17:39 – 22:10
• Markets & Buffett Philanthropy Debunked: 25:51 – 31:23
• Technology, TikTok, and Electoral Impact: 38:03 – 44:58
• Surveillance and Privacy Concerns: 44:58 – 50:52
• Chicago ICE Agent Attacks: 38:03, 53:29
• Chuck Schumer’s Future & Democrat Divide: 55:25 – 56:54

Episode Tone and Style

• Candid, energetic, and frequently combative toward mainstream narratives
• Emphasis on American values and skepticism toward political and media establishments
• Uses humor and sarcasm (e.g., Thanksgiving metaphors, jabs at study funding, sports comparisons)
• Guest interventions are dynamic and reflect strong opinions

For more insights on technology, free speech, and election coverage, tune in to future episodes of American Sunrise Early Edition.