AMERICA'S VOICE LIVE WITH STEVE GRUBER, JANUARY 12TH, 2026

Summary

Podcast Summary: Real America’s Voice – America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber (January 12, 2026)

Main Theme & Purpose

This episode, hosted by Steve Gruber, delivers a characteristically unfiltered, right-leaning perspective on several pressing news stories: the controversy surrounding the ICE-involved shooting of Renee Nicole Goode in Minnesota, widespread anti-regime protests in Iran, renewed talk of the U.S. potentially “purchasing” Greenland, and new American dietary guidelines. Gruber frames the narrative as a defense of law enforcement and “common sense” against perceived left-wing misinformation, cultural decline, and global threats. The tone is often combative and skeptical of mainstream coverage, aiming to offer “honest views” for patriotic Americans.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The ICE-Involved Shooting of Renee Nicole Goode

Overview:
Steve Gruber leads the episode with an extensive breakdown of the shooting in Minnesota, in which Renee Nicole Goode was killed by an ICE agent after allegedly attempting to run over the agent with her car. The episode critiques both media coverage and left-wing activists’ response.

• Narrative Framing:
  • Gruber claims there’s a “war on common sense” and a coordinated leftist campaign to turn Goode into a martyr.
  • Emphasizes that video evidence shows Goode’s vehicle striking the officer ([01:30]).
  • Accuses media and politicians (notably Senator Adam Schiff) of “flat out lying” and misrepresenting her as an innocent victim ([02:28]).

“If Renee Nicole Goode had been murdered by an illegal alien, there’d be no rioting in the streets. We wouldn't even know her name.” — Steve Gruber [02:07]

• ICE Watch Groups & Protests:

  • Gruber details the activities of ICE Watch groups, arguing they deliberately obstruct law enforcement, and claims their tactics are dangerous and racially divisive ([06:22]).
  • He cites social media posts exemplifying anti-ICE sentiment (e.g., Zara Larsson) as evidence of “pervasive hatred” ([07:26]).

• Law Enforcement Perspective:

  • Tom Homan (former ICE director) is featured, pleading for “toning down the rhetoric,” warning that dangerous anti-law enforcement discourse can lead to more violence ([07:53]).
  • Gruber laments that increased attacks on ICE are “what happens when the left declares war on common sense” ([08:38]).

"The bloodshed will continue for as long as the left continues its war against law enforcement." — Steve Gruber [08:38]

• Panel Clips & Media Criticism:
  • Includes tense exchanges from panel discussions (e.g., on CNN), with Gruber pushing back against hosts who dispute the narrative ([09:07]-[10:44]).
  • Gruber calls out “legacy media dishonesty” and accuses them of running “propaganda for the radical fringe” ([12:47]).

“You guys are meant to report the truth. How have you let yourself become agents of propaganda...?” — Steve Gruber [12:47]

2. International Focus: Iran Protests

Overview:

• Gruber and former Rep. Allen West discuss the massive anti-regime uprisings in Iran and the lack of mainstream media coverage ([15:38]).

• Points Raised:

  • Contrasts Trump’s forceful warnings to the regime with past Democratic administrations’ approach ([16:20]).
  • Argues the U.S. should use diplomatic, informational, military, and economic ("DIME") levers to support Iranian protesters before considering direct action ([16:53]).

“The mullahs and the ayatollahs have to know that this is a different president and their time... is coming to an end.” — Allen West [17:10]

• Contrast of Women’s Rights:
  • Gruber criticizes American liberals, particularly feminists, for not speaking out about the plight of women in Iran ([17:15]).
  • Allen West points out the inconsistency, saying many on the left “would rather protect criminal illegal immigrants... instead of speaking out for women truly being oppressed” ([17:56]).

3. Strategic Issues: Greenland

• Greenland Acquisition Debate:
  • Discussion on the perceived strategic importance of Greenland and the idea of purchasing it or increasing U.S. influence there ([18:36]).
  • Allen West recommends security agreements and joint military exercises instead of direct acquisition, stressing the need to deter Russian and Chinese incursions ([19:41]).

“We need to have military training exercises up there in Greenland to show those adversaries that we're very serious.” — Allen West [20:06]

• Prediction:
  • Gruber speculates that under Trump, the U.S. will increase control of Greenland ([20:45]).

4. On-the-ground ICE Operations: Ben Berklam’s Report

• Firsthand Account:
  • Ben Berklam, reporting from Los Angeles, describes ICE dealing with organized opposition from “anarchists, communists, and jihadists” collaborating to obstruct law enforcement ([22:56]).
  • Describes a chaotic incident in Minneapolis with activists interfering in real time ([23:40]).
  • Reports ICE morale is high despite adversity due to a strong sense of mission ([25:23]).

“These are warriors that want to do their job, put American citizens first, protect their communities... They just want to be able to do their job.” — Ben Berklam [25:23]

5. Nutrition & Health Policy: Ben Carson on Dietary Guidelines

Overview:

• Dr. Ben Carson discusses the newly released American Dietary Guidelines, which promote higher protein and healthy fats, and a reduction in carbs and processed foods ([28:26]).

• Policy Shifts:

  • Critique of previous guidelines that prioritized carbs and grains (the “food pyramid”) ([29:05]).
  • Carson emphasizes science-backed recommendations, pushing more natural and fresh food, and calls for “turning the pyramid upside down” to signify a shift in priorities.

"The fact of the matter is we've been given a lot of bad information through my entire life about the food pyramid. It's finally been changed." — Steve Gruber [28:48]

"We trade high nutrition for convenience. And that's having a very deleterious effect." — Dr. Ben Carson [29:44]

• Solutions:
  • Advocates for more direct-from-farm produce, better SNAP program guidelines, and education around nutrition ([35:06]).
  • Asserts that fixing nutrition can greatly improve public health outcomes and decrease chronic diseases ([34:05]).

6. Political Realignment & Media Critique

• Substack writer Matthew Nouriel explains his shift from the Democratic Party, citing post-2022 silence on Iran and growing discomfort with left-leaning activism after October 7 events ([36:41]).

“The people who we are told are anti-justice are the ones speaking up for justice in Iran. And the ones who are supposedly the arbiters of justice are completely silent.” — Matthew Nouriel [37:17]

• Gruber spotlights clips of political figures (Kristi Noem, Brad Todd) calling out liberal politicians for their handling of the ICE incident, arguing that leftist rhetoric endangers public safety ([38:05], [39:23]).

7. Community & Viewer Engagement

• Shares uplifting “What Makes America Wonderful” story—a Tennessee couple adopting a long-waiting foster child ([41:04]).
• Reads audience responses to the question: Should the U.S. intervene militarily in Iran? Overwhelmingly, the sentiment is non-interventionist, focusing on problems at home ([42:09]).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:07 | Steve Gruber | "If Renee Nicole Goode had been murdered by an illegal alien, there’d be no rioting in the streets. We wouldn't even know her name." | | 07:53 | Tom Homan | "I'm begging—tone down the rhetoric. In my career, I buried border patrol agents, I buried ICE agents. ... I don't want to see anybody die." | | 08:38 | Steve Gruber | "The bloodshed will continue for as long as the left continues its war against law enforcement." | | 12:47 | Steve Gruber | "You guys are meant to report the truth. How have you let yourself become agents of propaganda...?" | | 16:53 | Allen West | “We call it the DIME theory... diplomatic, informational, military and economic. And I think you're going to look at those other things before we ever go to a military approach.” | | 17:56 | Allen West | "...they would rather... try to protect criminal illegal immigrants... instead of speaking out for the women that are truly being oppressed." | | 20:06 | Allen West | "We need to have military training exercises up there in Greenland to show those adversaries that we're very serious." | | 25:23 | Ben Berklam | “These are warriors that want to do their job, put American citizens first, protect their communities... They just want to be able to do their job.” | | 29:05 | Steve Gruber | "The fact of the matter is we've been given a lot of bad information through my entire life about the food pyramid. It's finally been changed." | | 29:44 | Dr. Ben Carson | "We trade high nutrition for convenience. And that's having a very deleterious effect." | | 37:17 | Matthew Nouriel | “The people who we are told are anti-justice are the ones speaking up for justice in Iran. And the ones who are supposedly the arbiters of justice are completely silent.” | | 39:23 | Brad Todd | "It's a tragedy that Renee Goode is dead... [But] Democrats were encouraging people to obstruct law enforcement. They're putting them in harm's way with their rhetoric, and it's wrong." |

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [00:30]—Start and top stories, including Iran, ICE shooting, Greenland
• [02:00–08:38]—Breakdown of Renee Nicole Goode shooting, ICE/leftist dynamics
• [09:07–12:38]—Panel discussions, media coverage criticism; JD Vance response
• [15:38–21:49]—Iran protests overview & analysis with Allen West, Greenland discussion
• [22:56–26:22]—Ben Berklam’s on-the-ground ICE reporting from LA
• [28:26–36:06]—New Dietary Guidelines with Dr. Ben Carson, impact of processed foods
• [36:41–37:40]—Matthew Nouriel’s political shift commentary
• [38:05–40:09]—Clips of Kristi Noem, Brad Todd; media & law enforcement rhetoric
• [41:04–42:09]—“What Makes America Wonderful” story; Viewer question responses on Iran

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Tone & Language

• The episode maintains a sharply critical, often sarcastic and combative tone toward left-wing politicians, activists, and most mainstream outlets.
• Gruber’s language is direct and colloquial; experts and correspondents echo this style, seeking to “just tell it like it is.”
• Frequent use of rhetorical questions (“What is wrong with American libs?”), metaphor (the “war on common sense”), and appeals to patriotism.

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Conclusion

This episode of “America’s Voice Live” delivers a sweeping conservative indictment of what host Steve Gruber and his guests perceive as left-leaning media misinformation and dangerous activism around law enforcement, immigration, and U.S. policy worldwide. It insists on the priority of American interests and traditions (“common sense,” “law and order,” “real food”) as antidotes to both domestic cultural chaos and foreign threats, ultimately positioning itself as a reliable outpost against the supposed failures and fabrications of mainstream coverage.

Useful for listeners who want:

• Right-of-center perspectives on current events
• In-depth criticism of progressive activism and media narratives
• Insights into conservative policy proposals on law enforcement, international affairs, and public health

Note: Advertisements, intros, and outros were omitted per instructions; summary focuses solely on substantive discussions and expert commentary.

Transcript

[A]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. This is America's Voice live. And welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Guru. The pulse of the people. We need somebody that's going to hear the people's voice, the truth the mainstream won't touch. This guy is by definition a globalist. And the stories that matter, Rav's own.

[B]

Ben Berklam right above this hill cartel. I see him, I see him, I see him.

[A]

Live. Breaking news right now here on Real America. America's Voice filtered. These people are domestic terrorists and unapologetic. We're here to take a stand for God and country. Let's feel good. America's Voice live starts now. Welcome to America's Voice Live. I'm Steve Gruber. It is Monday 12th December, the year of our Lord 2026. Let's get in the day's top stories. As always, thank you for joining us here. Unreal America's Voice. We truly appreciate you being here. A lot is happening with international affairs from the situation in Iran where hundreds of protesters have been killed, maybe thousands in anti regime protests, the prospect of the United States purchasing Greenland, also in the headlines, all of that in detail today. Also, ICE protests continue to rage on with a surge after the recent self defense ICE involved shooting in Minnesota happened last week. Bring on our own Ben Berkwam. He's riding with ICE today to give us his perspective from the ground level. And then later, President Trump and Secretary Kennedy recently rolled out new dietary guidelines for America. I'll bring on Dr. Ben Carson, give us more details on what he thinks of it. But first I want to start with the left's war on common sense. Yes, there is a war on common sense and on ice and frankly on this country. As far as I can tell, Renee Nicole Goode was shot by an ICE agent last week after she tried to run him over with her car. I told you last week, it seems pretty obvious to me and to millions of others that if you try to run over a police officer, a law enforcement agent of any kind with a moving vehicle or if it seems like that might be a possibility or your intent, you're likely to have a bad outcome. You're likely to get shot. But with all the evidence coming out, video evidence that is showing Renee Good's car striking the officer, there are people throwing common sense right out the window and just flat out lying to make this a martyr situation because that's what they want for their narrative. If Renee Nicole Good had been murdered by an illegal alien There'd be no rioting in the streets. We wouldn't even know her name. This story would not be dominating the weekend news cycle. She would be erased and forgotten. When I pointed out the immigration status of killers in the past I've been called names, been called a racist, a bigot, a xenophobe just for wanting to make this country a safer place. Seems odd, doesn't it? But because Renee was shot by an ICE agent while defying lawful orders and causing harm to an agent, it's an all out war against ICE with common sense, like I said, right out the window. And not just common sense, but the truth too. Here is Senator. And gosh, that's hard to say. Here is Senator Adam Schiff completely misrepresenting the entire situation like usual. Listen, I was struck by a few things. First of all, it's horrifying to watch and to think about this. 37 year old woman drops her kid off at school, not involved in protest activity or anything. Seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But at one point she's waving other cars to come on past, trying to make sure that she's not in the way, although she's been pulled over. And then you see her trying to turn away from these officers and the shots fired into the car. Uh huh. Now this is the same lie that Minnesota authorities originally tried to get away with. The problem is this woman was not simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. We now know she was part of an ICE watch group, a group that monitors and actively interferes with ICE operations. Before the shooting, she was monitoring and interfering with the ICE operations for an extended period of time. A neighbor who witnessed the incident says that good was blocking traffic so they couldn't progress. Renee's wife, in a statement after her death, admitted that the pair was out to help their neighbors. Armed with whistles and more, she said we're not in the wrong place at the wrong time. They're exactly where they wanted to be. Anyone who just swallows the left's lies about the situation hook, line and sinker is being made a fool. The left has lied about every single case like this for the last two decades. It's a good bet that the open Borders communists marching in the streets and calling for the murder of law enforcement officers are not the good guys in this scenario at all. Easy to figure out. Women like Renee Goode have made it their personal mission to undermine and defy authority. In some twisted idea of justice. I'm seeing a lot of people pointing out that Renee was a mother of three, which I think is just as tragic and important as they're trying to make it. Not because it makes the ICE officer's actions more egregious, but because that's what Renee should have been focused on. She comes from a population of left wingers who got high on policing everyone around them during the pandemic on moral grandstanding. In the wake of George Floyd's death, political vigilantism is an outlet for them and it's never enough. Never enough. Now these people, many of them white women, most of them in fact, long for all out combat with ice. Here's another Karen doing the same thing. If I continually see you following us, interfering with us, honking your horn, blocking our cars, you have a very high probability of making a really bad decision being arrested today. Okay, I'm not the right decision.

[C]

Oh, then why are you giving her a warning?

[A]

I'm giving her a warning to not interfere with what we're doing.

[C]

To.

[A]

To not make a bad decision today and ruin your life.

[D]

Bad decision.

[A]

Thank you. Funny coming from you. Okay. All righty. Thank you. Have a good day. I hope you have a terrible day.

[E]

Okay.

[A]

Thank you. These are the guys. They won't show their faces. They're taking these people.

[D]

No reason.

[A]

Abduction.

[D]

You?

[A]

Nope.

[D]

You.

[C]

I'm.

[D]

This is an active traffic stop. You went to fear my. Are you a police officer? I am a police officer.

[A]

What does it say?

[D]

Police.

[A]

Federal officer. Is that what it says?

[D]

You can read, right? Please step back. I'm asking you twice. Third time I'm going to make you. If you resist, I'm going to arrest you. Thank you very much. That works. They're not.

[A]

They're taking these men unlawfully.

[D]

They're taking these men unlawfully.

[A]

Now I am struck by the delusional actions of Renee and her wife Rebecca. These clips have continued to circulate on the Internet. Their attitudes speak for themselves. They just think this is all just a joke, that they're cosplaying as vigilantes, something they can't wait to tell all their liberal friends about, that their actions don't have consequences. Well, they're wrong. This is exactly what their movement has taught them. They can get away with anything, impeding law enforcement without repercussions. That ICE watch group I told you about. They've released more information in the last several days about engaging with ice. And their tips include the following. Let the victim, you know the criminal. The victim being a criminal. Illegal alien in your car. Ask a nearby business for a lockable room or office block. ICE cars ask. This is key. White witnesses to put their bodies between ICE agents and the criminal illegal alien. Are you kidding me? Now, first of all, that is racist by definition. Second, do not do any of that. I mean, what the hell? Like I said, where's the common sense? The hatred is pervasive. Here's a post from the popular musical artist Zara Larson, who says she loves criminals, abortions and socialism, among other things. But effing hates ice. How shameful and frankly, stupid. Compare the left's rhetoric to Tom Homan's plea to the public. Here he is.

[D]

I'm begging tone down the rhetoric. In my career, I buried border patrol agents. I buried ICE agents. And the saddest thing I've ever had to do is hand a folded flag to a spouse or a child. I don't want to see anybody die. Anybody. The people we're looking for, even the.

[A]

Worst of the worst.

[D]

I don't want to see anybody die. So for God's sake, let's tone the rhetoric down. Bless, brother. I don't want to see more bloodshed. I didn't want to see bloodshed from day one. But with the rhetoric now comparing ICE to murderers and the chief secret police, I'm afraid this is not over.

[A]

I'm afraid you're right. Yeah, I'm afraid he is too. Absolutely right. The bloodshed will continue for as long as the left continues its war against law enforcement. That's the way the world works, whether you like it or not. And they don't like that truth. They don't. As evidenced by the CNN panel's allergic reaction to basic facts. Check this out. Well, protesting is perfectly fine in this country.

[B]

That's not what was happening in this case.

[A]

And as we saw from the reporting in the last 24 hours, there is a group of people who are being trained to use vehicles in convoys to disrupt ICE operations.

[C]

Disrupt to do ice. I mean, I think this is important.

[A]

What? What disrupt any.

[C]

What are you suggesting statistics to support this conclusion?

[B]

I read the article in the New.

[A]

York Post that went chapter and verse.

[B]

Through all the training.

[A]

Everything in the Post is absolutely right.

[B]

I know it's not.

[A]

Training. They're training to impede and obstruct.

[C]

I feel like I'm taking that doesn't justify getting stuck. And there's a cause and effect.

[B]

I can't speak to the crazy pills.

[A]

But in the video.

[B]

I mean, you're denying the video things that have been openly reported.

[A]

Scott, listen, I'm not going to treat the New York Post, like the Bible, okay? In the video.

[B]

I didn't ask you to.

[A]

I just asked you to be honest about what we.

[B]

No one's disputing, you See?

[A]

Just be honest. It's a simple ask. The discourse I'm seeing from the left has me feeling the exact same way that Scott does. But they're the ones taking crazy pills. For instance, over in the crazy capital of America, Portland, Oregon, a CBP officer shot and wounded two people in Portland who also tried to run over police with their car. In fact, they rammed them several times. It's since been confirmed that those two individuals had ties to the Venezuelan gang Trand Aragua tda. But when the Portland police chief, Bob Day, admitted those facts, he started to cry about the injustice against Latinos. It's something. Here it is.

[C]

I hesitated to even share this information initially because I'm very aware of the historic injustice of victim blaming oftentimes portrayed by law enforcement, including this very agency that I've represented so proudly for so many years. And historically, we have not been quick to disclose the potential criminal history of others. I want to speak for just a moment specifically to my Latino community. It saddens me that we even have.

[A]

To qualify these remarks because I understand.

[C]

Or at least have attempted to understand through your voices, your concern, your fear, your anger. This information in no way is meant to disparage or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday.

[A]

Yeah, these are not serious people. And if anything, it's racist to lump all Latino people in with a Venezuelan drug trafficking gang member from tda, wouldn't you say? I bet there are plenty of grateful Latinos that those criminals are off the streets. I'm sure of it. Like I said, just an utter lack of common sense and a complete twisting of the truth and omission of key facts, especially by the media, which JD Vance has handled so masterfully in the last week. I'll leave you with this interaction which a reporter tried to insinuate that Renee lost her life just because she was a law abiding protester. Here he is.

[D]

If everything you say is true, how.

[A]

Does being part of that network justify being shot?

[C]

Well, being part of the network doesn't justify being shot, but ramming an ICE officer with your car, that's what justifies being shot. It's not a good thing, by the way, but when you force somebody to engage in self defense, it's almost a preposterous question. I'm not saying that funding some of this stuff justifies capital punishment. Nobody would suggest that the reason this woman is dead is because she tried to ram somebody with her car and that guy acted in self defense. That is why she lost her life. What is, I'm sorry guys, what's going on here? You guys are meant to report the truth. How have you let yourself become agents of propaganda of a radical fringe that that's making it harder for us to enforce our laws? You just asked me a question that presumed that the reason why this woman died is because she was engaged in legitimate protest. She tried to run somebody over with her car and the guy defended himself when that happened. Next question.

[A]

Good answer, great answer. The bottom line is this. Don't for a second, by the way that the left is twisting this story continuously. They don't deserve even a second of consideration because it's the left rhetoric that put Renee in the position she was in in the first place. In my estimation, there's a war on ice and on common sense. And I know which side I'm on. How about you? Coming up after the break, I'll discuss current international affairs, including the protests in Iran where reports show maybe thousands of protesters have now been killed, as well as the prospect of the United States purchasing Greenland one way or the other. All that and more coming up next. Now it has not been covered by the mainstream media the way we cover it here, of course, the massive demonstration across the nation of Iran, 190 cities now. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people protesting the government being shot, some of them and standing up anyway. President Donald Trump warning the regime in Tehran the United States will not sit idly by while innocent civilians are being slaughtered. Reports estimated at least 3,000 people killed. That comes from the NCRI, including 496 demonstrators. More than 10,000 citizens dragged off to detention to God only knows what fate. Speaking aboard Air Force One, President Trump said Iran was starting to cross US Red lines and warned that any attack on American interests would trigger overwhelming retaliation. They've seen it before, they might see it again. The Iran threatening Iran to target US Troops and Israel, of course, if Washington defended the protesters. But Trump insisted his team was weighing very strong options. Join me to discuss this further. Former congressman, executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union, Lieutenant Colonel Allen West. Colonel, always good to see you.

[E]

Pleasure to be with you. Thank you, Steve.

[A]

This is not getting the coverage. You can go to social media. And even though Iran tried to block out all access to the Internet because they're such a kind and loving regime, the information is getting out anyway. We're seeing thousands and tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people in the streets. The latest report I got is more than 3,000 people killed. Hard to get, you know, numbers that you can be sure of, but hundreds, thousands being gunned down, 10,000 dragged off to, you know, some gulag somewhere. And when Donald Trump warns people, they'd be wise to pay attention. Your thoughts?

[E]

Yeah, absolutely. I think one of the main reasons why the left does not want to cover this is because look at what Barack Obama did the last time we had this uprising. He absolutely did not support them whatsoever. And the fact that you can see a country that Barack Obama sent tens of millions of dollars to undisclosed and they unmarked aircraft to in the middle of the night, that's pretty embarrassing. As well as the sanctions being lifted by the Biden admin. Look, I think that without a doubt Donald Trump is going to look at the options that are available. We call it the dime theory and military terminology, diplomatic, informational, military and economic. And I think you're going to look at those other things, the diplomatic approaches, the informational, the economic approaches before we would ever go to a military approach. But without a doubt, I think the mullahs and the ayatollahs have to know that this is a different president and their time in control of the Persian people there in Iran is coming to an end.

[A]

Yeah. Let me ask you about this because in Iran, women there are being shot, beaten, dragged off to prison for tearing off their hijabs. But here in America, the white liberal women are putting them on in some sort of, I don't know, a game. I think they're cosplaying something I don't understand. The women of Iran have been abused since 1979. They lost all their rights. They're second class citizens. They can't drive, they can't go outside unless they're fully covered. And if they do, if they tear off their hygiene job, I mean they just get beaten, jailed, killed sometimes. What is wrong with the American lives that they don't understand this basic fact?

[E]

Yeah, you would have thought that the white liberal women, this feminist movement, maybe the women on the View would have spoken out about Joe Biden and his withdrawal from Afghanistan which sent those women back under the chains of the Taliban and Sharia law. But you see those voices never being spoken. As a matter of fact, as you just showed previously, they would rather go out there and try to protect criminal illegal immigrants who are raping women here in the United States of America to include child rapists and also committing acts of murder instead of speaking out for the women that are truly being oppressed all across this globe under the yoke of Sharia law and Islamic terrorism and totalitarianism.

[A]

No question. I guess Iran, Tehran did not get the memo even after the massive attack and show of force under nuclear facilities. They didn't get the memo after what happened in Venezuela. So we'll see what happens there. Donald Trump issued a pretty stern warning. We'll see if they pay attention. I want to shift gears, though, to going to the north end of the Western Hemisphere, to Greenland. Should we start looking at, you know, land on Zillow. There's a new bill being introduced by Congressman Randy Fine of Florida that would realize President Trump's ambitions to acquire Greenland. He wants to make it a state. Now, that doesn't make sense. There's only 60,000 people there. But the point is, Greenland is strategically important in the United States. NATO has failed miserably, miserably since the end of World War II to fund their militaries, to take care of the militaries. Look, you're an expert in this regard. I don't know if there's a credible military left on the European continent, except maybe France, but it's not Germany, it's not the UK I don't expect Denmark provide adequate security in Greenland to protect the United States. We need to do that. Where am I wrong?

[E]

Oh, you're not wrong. And when I was stationed back in Europe, I was part of a NATO ACE Mobile Reaction Force. And one of the missions that we had, we were an airborne unit. We had to train in cold weather climates. Sometimes we go up into the mountains, the Dolomites, sometimes we even go up to Norway. And I think that's what we need to look at, more joint and combined operations. We need to have a security agreement that we will come together and protect Greenland and make sure that we don't see the incursions of the Russians, we don't see the incursions of the Chinese. And that means utilizing our land forces, utilizing our maritime forces and also our air forces to provide those type of security arrangement agreements. And we need to have military training exercises up there in Greenland to show those adversaries, those belligerent forces, that we're very serious about that. So I don't think all this stuff about going in and taking over Greenland, that's not a viable solution. But we can look at those joint and combine military agreement and strategies and exercises that will send a message to our adversaries.

[A]

Yeah, a quick glance at the History books will tell you all you need to know. During World War II, when Denmark was occupied by the Nazis, we created the Greenland Defense Alliance. We protected Greenland in World War II. As you would expect, something's going to change. I've made the prediction here. I'll make it again. We will have much greater control of Greenland before Donald Trump leaves office and probably a lot sooner. Last word to you?

[E]

No, I think it's so important. And again, what you are seeing from the Trump administration, you cannot really be a leader of the quote, unquote, free world until you're a leader in your own hemisphere. And he is making sure that he is doing that. He has sent a clear message to Latin America. I don't know if you saw the interview, the Maduro security guard, but I think the people in Latin America are going to stiffen up and pay more attention. And I think it's very important that we protect that northern part of our hemisphere as well.

[A]

Yeah. Colonel, always a pleasure talking to you. A lot of moving parts on the board today. We'll see where we end up. We'll talk again soon, sir. Thank you.

[D]

Thank you.

[E]

God bless. God take care of you.

[A]

I appreciate that. And to you the same, my friend. Coming up after the break, I'm going to check in with rav's own correspondent, Ben Berkwam. He was with ICE earlier today. He's going to give us the ground level view of the protests, the operations against all this, all this rising violence against our law enforcement agents. That's coming up on america's Voice live. All right. Our own reporter Ben Berkwam who's on the front lines oftentimes with these immigration issues. He's been riding with ICE these past few months with boots on the ground. First person reporting and showing you what it's like from ground level today, he's joining me from the streets of Los Angeles to share his experience facing the dangers that pop up nationwide after the shooting of Renee Good and the chaos on the left as they continue their protests and mayhem, obstructing police officers. Ben, good to see you. All right, tell us what it's like. We need a ground level view of what you're experiencing in these ride alongs.

[B]

Well, look, I just came from Minneapolis. I was there a month ago riding, actually less than a month ago riding with ice. And what I saw in Minneapolis leading up to Renee Goode getting shot was the worst I've seen in our country. This organization of anarchists, communists and now jihadists all working together under the banners of these NGOs, all funded and coordinated. And these groups, these rapid response networks, going out and trying to obstruct ice, doing their job. That's why Renee Goode is dead. Because they chose to go out and get in ice's way and then use deadly force against ice. And ICE responded with deadly force. But you see that everywhere you go in la there's these signs. I can't even put them on air. We'd have to blur them all. But basically calling for the death of ICE officers. And it goes right back to the politicians and right back to that pathetic scumbag police chief in Portland that are victimizing the criminals and criminalizing the victims. This is the. It's the radical left in our country. And another perfect example. I'm right outside the ICE office here in la. You don't see anybody out here. There are a few protests. A few nights ago, there are protests, but it's all coordinated. But to the Democrats, to the liberals, the only reason ICE has to go out into your community to get these guys is because you aren't honoring the detainer. Perfect example. Today I've got some footage I think we're going to be running. We went out because the jails don't honor the detainers. ICE has to wait outside the jails for the illegals to be released. And this morning we saw it. One of the illegals was released immediately. He starts running. We get into this pursuit, ends up running around the building, multiple ICE officers chasing him. We ended up catching up to him, finally captured him, got him in the vehicle. He ended up slipping out the other side, running again. Caught him again. But this is what happens when you're in a lawless city and state that prioritizes criminals over the law abiding citizens and all these sanctuary jurisdictions. You don't want ICE out in your community? Well, let them pick them up in the jails. But they don't want to hear that. They don't want actually solutions. They just want chaos in America.

[A]

Let me ask you this, Ben, because this comes to mind as I watch the footage of that foot chase. He finally gets cornered against a fence and brought into custody. But what is the morale of the men and women you're riding along with because of all this that's happening. I mean, they get spit at. They get, you know, the middle finger. They have people driving at them, blocking, honking horns, blowing whistles, all of this chaos. What is the morale of the people that are doing this?

[B]

I've traveled all over the country And I gotta tell you, the morale is as high as I've ever seen it because these are warriors that want to do their job, put American citizens first, put their communities first, protect their communities. So if you get a few people out there screaming at them, calling them names, they have thick skin, they're not soy boy little liberals that, that can't take that need their safe spaces. These are tough men and tough women that did that chose to do a job that a lot of people wouldn't choose to do. And they just want to be able to do their job. Now it makes them sick when these idiots go out there, especially the politicians, and tell lies about them. But if anything, it just motivates them more to do their job more and even get more illegals if.

[A]

Well, that is good news.

[B]

Morale is as high as it's ever been.

[A]

Yeah, that is good news. I want to leave it on that high note today. Ben, thank you. You're in Los Angeles. Keep your head down, be careful, but keep delivering the goods. We, we need to see the truth out here. We appreciate it, Ben. Thank you very much.

[B]

Will do. Thanks, Steve.

[A]

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[D]

Pleasure to be with you. Thank you.

[A]

I'm sure you did as well. And I'm just a guy out here in the middle of the country, but I figured out a long time ago that 11 servings of pasta and grains a day was a bad idea. Overconsumption of foods that were highly processed, bad idea. In fact, I got a new doctor not long ago and the first question she asked me, do you eat highly processed meat? You know, that's got all that stuff? No, I don't. She said, good, don't ever eat that stuff. The fact of the matter is we've been given a lot of bad information through my entire life about the food pyramid. It's finally been changed. How important is this?

[D]

Well, you know, the first dietary guidelines were proposed in 1980, 45, 46 years ago. And since that time, things have not been going well. Obviously, we've got something wrong there. Our life expectancy in this country is actually going down in contrast to other developed nations in Europe and places like that, where they don't use a lot of these highly processed foods. That's the trouble. Our farmers do a good job. They give us the right kinds of things, but we process them. We trade high nutrition for convenience. And that's having a very deleterious effect. And we start at a very young age. So we've decided, and this is really quite amazing, that you could have multiple federal agencies working together. We meet at least once a week to talk about how we can change the narrative and give people the right kind of information. That there are guidelines in the beginning were to give people information to educate them about what was good, what was not good for them. But we went in completely the wrong direction. And that's why, kind of a dramatic symbol, taking that pyramid and turning it upside down to say we were going in exactly the wrong way. It's like an arrow now pointing to the ground because that's where it starts. Nutrition starts in the soil in which Our fruits and vegetables are grown and it makes a huge difference of farmers. Last week they said multiples of production can be realized by enriching the soil.

[A]

Yeah, if you eat real food, you'll have better outcomes. That's, that's the first serious takeaway. I mean, I remember there was a war on eggs a number of years ago. Eggs had become the big enemy. Remember that? I mean, eggs were bad. They had cholesterol. Protein does not spike serum cholesterol. Sugar does. Anybody that has this new thing called Google can figure this out, right?

[D]

High carbohydrates and processed foods, white bread, things of those nature, do not help us in the slightest. I've said for a long time if everybody ate three well balanced meals, drank six to eight glasses of water, exercised regularly, got good sleep and didn't put harmful substances into their bodies, most people in medicine would be out of a job. Having said that, it's a very good career.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's true. You know, I go back to the 1980s. My grandmother lived into her 90s. And back in the 1980s, she told me when I was a kid, she said, I can't eat this bleached white flour. It makes me feel ill, it makes me feel bloated. She knew back then that bleached white flour was a problem. That was years before people started saying, wait a second, this is an issue. All this highly processed bleach flour, added sugar to everything. I picked up a pack of bacon recently, I looked at it, added sugar in bacon. I mean, it's out of control. Isn't is?

[D]

Completely out of control. But we know what to do. The question is, will we do it? And I think right now there's a will to do. We haven't seen a lot of resistance because it's common sense. I think everybody knows that an apple is probably going to do you a lot more good than a handful of potato chips. And this is not to say that you can't ever indulge in some of the empty calories, but that shouldn't be the primary thing you're doing. We've got studies that show that to our young kids, about half of their calories are empty calories. And we can't do that to them particularly. That's the time when you're developing your body, your brain, Your brain starts developing right after conception. Millions of neurons a day later on, billions of neurons a day continues to develop until your mid to late twenties. Don't you want to give it good substance on which to build itself and not things that are deleterious. I think that's one of the reasons we see it all, the ADHD and autism rapidly expanding. And we can fix this.

[A]

We can fix it. You know, it's interesting. I haven't heard the term empty calories since my mother used to say that when I was growing up. She said, don't eat all those empty calories. Must be a Michigan thing. I don't know, but I hadn't heard that term. But it's true. You know, the potato chips, they're lovely. They're fun to crunch on here and there. But if you make a steady habit of that, it's bad. Diabetes, heart disease, obesity, hypertension, all of these things can be related to what it's the old adage, garbage in, garbage out, we used to say about computers. But the same thing is true of the human body, isn't it?

[D]

Absolutely true. You are what you eat. And we have to give our farmers a lot of credit. We're working with them also on ways to be able to get the food to the people in a timely fashion. And maybe even some of the farmers I talked to last week take produce directly from the farm to local schools, and it hasn't lost a lot of its nutritional value at that point. Makes a huge difference. These are things that we can do, things that we are doing. And I think we're going to see a dramatic change in the amount of chronic diseases and obesity.

[A]

Last thing I want to ask you about. Last thing I want to ask you about, because you grew up in Detroit and some of these cities, the big cities in America, they're called food deserts for a reason. They don't have the access to the apple you mentioned or the fresh food that's really important for health. What can we do to change that last word to you?

[D]

Well, it's going to involve utilizing our transportation systems and also recognizing that a lot of nutritional value is found in canned goods also. So utilizing those as opposed to the highly processed foods, I think will make a big difference in teaching children to recognize what are good foods. With the SNAP program now, we've changed the kinds of things that will be allowed to be purchased through the SNAP program. And people said, but you're taking away food choices. We're replacing what we've taken away with twice as much stuff, but things that are more nutritious and it will make a big difference.

[A]

Well, we'll see how the lobbyists take it, because there's always political undertones to all of this. But, Dr. Carson, it's the right decision. It's the right step. Eat real food. You are what you eat. Sir. Thank you for being here.

[D]

Thank you. Always good to be with you.

[A]

Greatly appreciate it. Don't go anywhere. America's Voice live. We'll take a break and be back in just a moment. Well, the leftists, the liberals, are losing their base as they continually hop on the next trend and the next trend rather than seeing truth, justice, or ever put America first. Substacker Matthew Nouriel, a newly defected Democrat, is one of many who has jumped parties and had this to say about the Democrats.

[F]

Listen, so for a long time I thought the left was my home. They talked about justice and human rights, things I genuinely believe in. And as someone who's gay, Iranian, Jewish, the son of immigrants, I thought this was was where those values actually lived. That all fell apart for me in 2022 after the murder of Mahsa Amini, when Iranians were being killed for fighting for basic freedom. And all of those voices that never seem to shut up about justice all of a sudden just seemed to disappear. Then October 7th happened and anti Semitism exploded under the guise of anti Zionism. Now, watching what's happening in Iran today, watching people risk their lives on the streets, I keep asking myself the same question I asked in 2022 and in 2020 23, which is, where is everybody? Where are they? Because the people showing up for Iranians right now are the ones the left warned us about. The people who we are told are anti justice are the ones speaking up for justice in Iran. And the ones who are supposedly the arbiters of justice are completely silent.

[A]

Dear Democrats, you're losing your base for a variety of reasons. There's just another example. Meanwhile, over at Chicken Noodle News, the State of the Union host Fake Tapper interviewed Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem on Sunday, discussing Renee Good's attempt to run over an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, leading to her suicide by police. Noem absolutely owns him in this back and forth.

[C]

Enjoy doing a disservice to the officer by reaching a conclusion before the investigation takes place. I encourage you to say once what a disservice it's done for Mayor Fry to get up and to ICE to get the F out of his city and AOC to stand up before she had any of the facts and call this officer a murderer for individuals. Well, call them out, Jake. Spend as much time calling them out. I have provided you with facts and information to back up every single word that we have said and every single part of this investigation. And if you don't like it, that's fine. But we're going to continue to do the right thing to keep the American people safe.

[A]

Jake, you just got owned. Jake Tapper was talking about Jake. She called you out. Rightfully so. She could do that to much of the legacy media because they're dishonest on a daily basis, an hourly basis. Tell the truth, you'd be a lot better off. Meanwhile, Republican political strategist and the host of Brad on Message, Brad Todd, appeared on CNN Sunday as well to discuss the Renee Good deaths and criticizing the left's continued rhetoric and encouraging obstruction of law enforcement by agitators. What did he have to say? Well, here's Brad.

[C]

It's a tragedy that Renee Goode is dead and we should all mourn it. We should all mourn it. We also should look back what went wrong Way before that, Peggy Flanagan, the lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, encouraged people to put their bodies on the line. That is irresponsible. Democrats were encouraging people to obstruct law enforcement. They're putting them in harm's way with their rhetoric, and it's wrong. Republicans shouldn't do it. Democrats shouldn't do it. We also have a problem that the Minneapolis police are not allowed to participate to do crowd control. The encounter between Renee Goode and those ICE officers shouldn't, shouldn't have happened. Minneapolis police should have been there as a buffer, but we don't have it because Minneapolis ordinances prohibit them from even being there when there's ICE coordination. We have to change this. We have to have. Kristi Noem said it this morning. State and local officials need to help ICE do their job, not encourage people to stop them.

[A]

Boy, nailed it again. They must be having hives over at Chicken Noodle News when they hear truth like that. They're so allergic to it now. Across this country, hardworking Americans are being crushed by credit card debt. Interest rates have been at record highs. Families who've always paid their bills on time are falling behind at rates we haven't seen in a long time. But there is help. Iconic Debt Relief works directly with consumers to lower monthly payments and break the cycle of endless interest. High interest, sometimes 29.99%. Their team is compassionate, transparent, and dedicated to helping people get their lives back on track. If that's you, pay attention. If you've got more than $10,000 in credit card debt, pick up the phone. Call IC debt relief, 833-408-3828 or go to IconicDebtRelief.com RAV TV again, that's 833-408-3828 or go to IconicDebtrelief.com RAV TV relief may be closer than you think. Get some sleep tonight, get your debt under control and get that monkey off your back. All right. After the break, we'll have a story that reminds us of just how wonderful America still is. Plus answers to our America's Voice. Question of the day, Would you support US Military action in Iran amid these anti regime protests going on for more than two weeks now? Your answers America, when we come back. All right. What makes America wonderful? We do it every day because I want to put a smile on your face before you go on with the rest of your afternoon fair. Today's story comes to us from the state of Tennessee where family finally got to go ahead and adopt a baby boy. It's a great story. Anna and Brendan Coon were actively involved in the foster care system as they oversaw the placement of several kids over five years at the Chambliss center for Children. And while they were happy to shape great memories for the children, they knew they wouldn't last forever as most of the kids found a family willing to adopt and they went on with their lives. Now that all changed when they met an 18 day old baby boy named Kaza. While the Coons were expecting to find a family for Kaza, they instead found that over 974 days had gone by, no family had decided to adopt the little boy. So well, after a short deliberation approval from the state, the pair decided to adopt him into their family, ensuring that those memories could keep right on rolling. Adopting is a tall task for many, but when a child is able to find a place to call home, it marks for a very special occasion which today reminds us of what makes America wonderful. Giving people. This is what America is, my friends. Make no mistake. All right. Question of the day. Would you support American military action in Iran amid the anti regime protests with hundreds and maybe thousands being killed down at Farnham Lock, I'd prefer to see military action in Minnesota and every other blue state that's causing all the trouble. Let's take care of our country first. Benny Stepped Blackburn Nope. America first. Everyone else can make their own country great again. I see a theme developing here. Kim Spielman, Hayward, no, we do not have to get involved in this. Let him fight it out themselves. We got enough going on in this country as it is. I'd rather see a lot of those Democrats in the Senate locked up first. What's the holdup. Well, then, guess we're getting to the bottom of this. Sooner or later the US Is going to bite off more than they can chew. Let the Middle east handle it. Which brings us back, by the way, to Monroe Doctrine. You take care of your side of the world, we'll take care of ours. Jorge Ivan Ladano. He was correct on Venezuela and he would be on Iran. I wouldn't want troops on the ground though. If possible. Good news for the whacked out liberals. Go get your Iran flags. Another reason to act like idiots on your days off. He said weekend, but really every day. And Sam Poulson writes, not our monkeys and not our circus. Fair point. I see a theme here. I don't know what's going to happen with Iran, but I will say this. America has always been the defender of human rights through my lifetime. People are being slaughtered in the streets by brutal dictators and killing unarmed civilians. We had a report of over 3,000 killed. I don't know what the actual number is yet, but we'll see if your attitude changes at all. We'll keep an eye on it and we'll see what Donald Trump decides to do. Don't forget to join me first thing in the morning every day here on Real America's Voice for the Steve Gruber show and then back here every afternoon at 3 for America's Voice Live. A bowling on the way next. Stay tuned.