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Bolling! - January 21st, 2026

Real America’s Voice

Wed Jan 21 2026

Summary

Podcast Summary: Real America’s Voice – Bolling! (January 21, 2026)

Overview

This episode of Bolling! on Real America’s Voice, hosted by Eric Bolling, centers on President Trump’s high-profile appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The discussion covers Trump’s economic impact, the state of U.S. and global markets, reactions from Davos, breaking political news, public confrontations on water safety and contamination, as well as commentary on media trust and American values. Commentary is provided by RAV correspondents, special guests like Skip Bedell, journalist John Solomon (Just The News), and Steve Bannon.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Market Reaction to Trump’s Davos Speech

Opening Market Recap ([00:00–02:37]):
- Markets surged after Trump clarified no use of military force regarding Greenland.
- Eric Bolling (Host): “Trump was in Davos. He started talking about Greenland... the minute he said we were not going to use force to take Greenland, it was about 300 lower... Dow... now we’re sitting at almost 500, 550 points higher on the Dow.”
- S&P and Nasdaq both closed higher.
- Precious metals and crypto showed volatility, with gold particularly strong.

2. Trump’s Davos Speech – America First, Economic Turnaround

Trump’s opening statement ([01:59]):
- Donald Trump (Clip): “Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my inauguration... our economy is booming, growth is exploding... inflation has been defeated. Our previously open and dangerous border is closed and virtually impenetrable... fastest and most dramatic economic turnaround in our country’s history.”

3. Davos Coverage: Globalists vs. Nationalists

On-the-ground at WEF ([02:37–06:03]):
- Brian Glenn (RAV White House Correspondent): Describes Davos as government and big corporate business “coming together to work on policies... to better society.”
- Points out heavy attendance, American branding (Palantir as sponsor), and skepticism toward WEF’s “elite.”
- Glenn notes: “This is almost a new age of what you would call a new world order. And President Trump... bringing America back to the forefront.”
- Notes UK figures Nigel Farage and Scott Bessant present, high interest in USA House, and protests outside.

4. Water Safety in the U.S. – Hidden Contaminants

Interview with Skip Bedell ([07:23–14:49]):
- Bedell discusses dangers of “forever chemicals,” lead, arsenic, and other toxins in U.S. drinking water, often absorbed through skin and inhaled as vapor.
- Skip Bedell: “Our skin is the largest organ... absorbs everything that comes into contact... when we shower and bathe... all those contaminants could be absorbed very, very quickly.”
- Critiques EPA standards for acceptable contamination: “They only regulate a very small fraction of the thousands of contaminants... only about 90 out of close to 400 forever chemicals.”
- Recommends whole house filtration to protect against both regulated and unregulated substances.

5. Breaking News: Clinton Contempt Recommendation

John Solomon, Just The News ([17:06–19:18]):
- Oversight Committee recommends the Clintons for contempt over their refusal to discuss the Epstein investigation; possible criminal referral.
- Solomon: “No goodwill for the Clintons in the DOJ anymore... they’re going to face real criminal charges.”

6. New FBI Informant Controversy – “Sedition Hunters”

Discussion, Concerns Over FBI Practices ([19:18–24:46]):
- Solomon reports on the FBI’s use of the anti-Trump “Sedition Hunters” group, whose work included foreign agents, political bias, and transparency issues.
- “FBI paid these guys $150,000 at least... this was an inappropriate confidential human source relationship.”
- Potential for renewed calls for FISA reform and criminal referrals at DOJ/FBI regarding use of politically motivated sources.

7. Trump’s Aggressive Stance at Davos – U.S. Leadership & Global Critique

Trump’s Key Quotes ([26:05–30:35]):
- On European energy policy and immigration:
  - “The consensus was that so-called dirty jobs and heavy industry should be sent elsewhere. That affordable energy should be replaced by the Green News scam... windmills all over the place. Destroy your land.”
  - “The west cannot mass import foreign cultures which have failed to ever build a successful society of their own.”
- On Canada:
  - “Canada gets a lot of freebies from us... Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark [Carney], the next time you make your statements.”
Eric Bolling’s Analysis ([28:07–32:33]):
- Highlights hypocrisy of countries like Canada and the UK partnering with China “just to stick it to President Trump.”
- Emphasizes Europe’s dependence on U.S. defense/leadership.

8. Cultural Commentary & Media Critique

Controversy Over Trump and Epstein Allegations ([36:00–40:35]):
- The team criticizes CNN’s airing of unsubstantiated claims regarding Trump and Epstein.
- Calls out “leftist propaganda” from figures like NYC Mayor Zorin Mamdani.
- Bolling’s assessment of media and institutional trust:
  - “Most institutions don’t deserve your trust anymore. Universities protect ideology, not truth. Governments protect themselves, not citizens... That’s why I built the Edge. Not to chase clicks... but to develop and deliver top tier conversations.”
Push to build alternative platforms based on trust and credibility.

9. Market Analysis & Strategic Importance of Greenland

Conversation with Steve Bannon ([45:03–49:52]):
- Bannon sees Trump’s speech as a turning point, likening him to “Pericles at Athens” for populists, and “a total gangster” for globalists.
- Bolling and Bannon discuss how markets respond to Trump’s strategic leverage:
  - Bannon: “He came out of the first meeting, he said the overall framework and of course, the markets took off.”
  - The “taco trade”: prediction that Trump bluffs but ultimately finds a deal.
- On Greenland’s strategic value:
  - “If you don’t know... look at the map... Greenland, which separates Russia... you put the golden dome in Greenland… we’re much safer from lunatics in Russia... The Arctic is the great game of the 21st century.”
  - Emphasizes new U.S. defense posture.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Trump’s Economic Claims (Trump, 01:59):
“Our economy is booming... our previously open and dangerous border is closed and virtually impenetrable... fastest and most dramatic economic turnaround in our country's history.”
On “Forever Chemicals” in Water (Skip Bedell, 07:23):
“There are literally hundreds of forever chemicals... only about 90 or 92 of those out of close to 400 forever chemicals... now to be directly causing cancer in Americans.”
On the Clinton Contempt Case (John Solomon, 17:06):
“The House Oversight Committee just found the Clinton’s in contempt, recommended a full vote tomorrow. They could be referred for criminal prosecution as early as Friday.”
On FBI “Sedition Hunters” (Solomon, 20:10):
“The very work the FBI was paying sedition hunters to do was being done in Great Britain... this was an inappropriate confidential human source relationship... The agents who supervise it have been terminated.”
On Europe’s Dependency (Bolling/Trump, 30:35):
“Canada gets a lot of freebies from us, by the way. They should be grateful also. But they’re not.… Canada lives because of the United States.”
On Davos and Global Elites (Bannon, 45:03):
“If you’re a globalist, you think Trump came in as a total gangster… If you’re a nationalist… this was Pericles at Athens.”

Important Timestamps & Segments

Market Update & Trump’s Initial Speech: 00:00–02:37
Brian Glenn Reporting from Davos: 02:37–06:03
Water Safety Interview with Skip Bedell: 07:23–14:49
John Solomon on Clinton/DOJ Breaking News: 17:06–19:18
Sedition Hunters/FBI FISA Scandal: 19:34–24:46
Trump’s Davos Speech (excerpts): 26:05–30:35
Canada, Europe, Global Order Commentary: 30:35–33:01
Cultural/Media Critique (inc. CNN & Epstein): 36:00–40:35
Steve Bannon Analysis: 45:03–49:52

Tone and Language

The show maintains a populist, confrontational tone, skeptical of global institutions like the WEF, and strongly supportive of “America First” policies.
Hosts and guests employ direct, sometimes combative language; critical of Democrats, media, and “globalists,” while lauding Trump’s negotiating and leadership skills.
Frequent use of humor, metaphor, and insider references (e.g., “taco trade”, “gangster/Pericles”, “Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken”).

For listeners seeking a robust review of President Trump’s impact at Davos, ongoing political scandal with the Clintons, and broader cultural battles on issues like water safety and institutional trust, this episode is packed with original reporting, opinion, and signature Real America’s Voice edge.

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Transcript

A (0:00)

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. All righty, folks, 4 o' clock Wednesday. Markets have closed. Why don't we take a look here across the board. Dow Jones earlier it was down. This morning it was down quite a bit. Trump was in Davos. He started talking about Greenland. And I will tell you, the minute he said that we were not going to use force to take Greenland, it was about 300 lower. In the Dow. It went from down 300 to even. And look at this, right now we're sitting at almost 500, 550 points higher on the Dow. S P decent day, 78 higher. Nasdaq up 270 points. Jumping over to the oil markets, still a little, you know, kind of finding a home at 60. We'd like to see that lower. We may see that soon. And gold, gold was up $150 an ounce earlier still ended the day 80, 80, sorry, $60 an ounce higher. Silver backed off just a touch, just a little bit. Precious metals very, very strong across the board. Crypto, another one. Down most of the down big time yesterday, down most of the morning. Next, you know, Trump was talking about not using force to take Greenland and things turned around. Crypto bounced back up to about unchanged for the day. While President Trump arrived in Davos, Switzerland after his plane had to turned around for a minor electrical issue. He spoke at the World Economic Forum. I'm sure we've seen this all day, but this is really, really good. He spoke for 70 minutes, covered everything from international topics such as Greenland. The big, the big kahuna was Greenland. Talked about Russia and Ukraine to US Issues discussing the Somali invasion in Minnesota, talked about the price of gas. He wants the gas price even lower than it already is. He also talked about how well he's doing in this term versus the first term and how bad it was in between those two terms. He spoke on much of these things, some of the accomplishments, but let's take a look. A little soundbite for you.

B (1:59)

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my inauguration. And today, after 12 months back in the White House, our economy is booming, growth is exploding, productivity is surging, investment is soaring, incomes are rising, inflation has been defeated. Our previously open and dangerous border is closed and virtually impenetrable. And the United States is in the midst of the fastest and most dramatic economic turnaround in our country's history.

A (2:37)

And you know, Mark Rev, chief White House correspondent Brian Glenn has been in Davos all week and he joins us right now. Brian, tell us what went on today.

C (2:45)

Thanks, Eric. We are Just outside the USA house here. Oddly enough it is basically a church. Looks like a long time church, but that is along the main strip here in Davos. And there is another USA house that's just down the road. That is where they've had a lot of one on one meetings and various meetings with Trump Admin there as well as we have seen an enormous attendance here@davos 2026. Now let's flip the camera around real quickly. I'll kind of show you. The way it's positioned is up and down this street normally there would be businesses. Well during Davos these businesses kind of switch, remove their, their brand and insert corporate America countries as well. I'll pan off to the left right there. You'll recognize that name right, right there on that building that is in Palantir set up here at Davos. But what makes I guess Davos interesting is it very much as a combination of government and big corporate business coming together to work on policies that they can perhaps put in place to better society. At least that is the main purpose for that. Now if we go towards President Trump's speech today, it started out very much what I would think would be a normal Trump speech. Did talk about the 2020 election, talked about how it was a rigged election and that that will never happen again. Also hinted around and even said it that perhaps he's breaking some news that there will be accountability for that 2020 election and the fraud that took place. So we kind of hit it around with that. But in terms of protesters earlier and I'll flip it back around here so you can give you an idea where they were. They were right out front here. They've got this whole area petitioned off for the crowds to gather. Obviously being in front of the USA House is something that's a lot, drew a lot of attention here. People wanted to stop and see. I just did an interview with Nigel Farage a little bit earlier. Scott Bessant had been there as well. So a lot of people drawn to this USA House as you would think here at Davos. Now as we go into tomorrow, President Trump scheduled to deliver brief remarks tomorrow in regards to, to his attendance here@davos 2026. But this is one of those events, Eric, that, you know, when it was announced, you have to kind of scratch your head for a second and say why is President Trump going to this World Economic Forum? This has quite honestly been one of those events that we used to kind of vilify. We used to kind of blame all the problems in the world on this conference and all of the elite coming together that thinks they know better about how to manage society than we do. But this time, I think President Trump really, in his speech, really hammered down the fact that this is a new era, this is almost a new age of what you would call a new world order. And President Trump kind of bringing America back to the forefront and respect around the world, not only economically, but militarily as well. Cars continue to come down here. If you want to get an idea on the traffic last night leaving this area, going back to a hotel, they to go 0.6 miles, Eric. It took us an hour and a half back to you guys.

D (7:23)

Yes, sir. Thank you so much for having me, Eric. And you're right, it is a critically important issue that most Americans, you know, I think they're really just under educated as to what's in the water. And, you know, we see it more and more. I'm sure you're seeing stories all the time, Eric, about the things that are showing up in the water. Not just the usual stories, you know, like the lead and the mercury and the arsenic. But now we're seeing these incredible spikes nationwide in things called forever chemicals. And they're not only showing up in the water, they're actually showing up in the blood tests of Americans across the nation. And these chemicals are serious. They cause big problems to our systems. We're seeing tremendous rises in cancer, in internal organ problems, things like liver and kidney disease and intestinal disease, and it's all going back to water. We need to filter these things out of a water. I'm sure a lot of the viewers, myself included, maybe yourself, too, in the last number of years, you're experiencing a big rise in things like chronic fatigue, pain all over your body, chronic inflammation, brain fog, maybe all these things are all symptoms of stuff that is our body is being affected with, you know, that's in our environment. So, yeah, as far as filtering out the water, super important. A lot of people are under the misconception or just this, this. This sense of security that's completely false, that if they do filter all the water, you know, the water that they drink in their house, perhaps they have a filter on the refrigerator or under the kitchen sink, or they even drink bottled water, that they're free from these problems that they don't have to worry about all the contaminants, they hear about the news. And the scary part is that couldn't be further from the truth. And what I'm going to say next is probably going to shock a lot of people in your audience, because I know it shocked me the first time I heard it. Once I started doing all the research for my own family, I was shocked to find this out. You know, our skin is the largest organ on the human body, and it absorbs everything that comes into contact with Eric. And that's why so many medications that we get prescribed or are prescribed to be applied topically, because those medications absorb directly into your bloodstream very, very quickly. It's the same thing with all the contaminants. There's hundreds and hundreds of contaminants that are in our water across the country. So when we shower and bathe, do things that we think are clean, you know, wash our face and hands and brush our teeth, we're coming in contact with water all the time, not just the water that we drink. And so all those contaminants could be absorbed very, very quickly through our skin. And also when we stand in the shower, it's. And inhale the vapors in the shower now, they're highly condensed and vaporized. Those chemicals going directly into your lungs and into your bloodstream. And that is exactly why people need to filter all of the water that comes into their home, not just the water that they drink. So, you know, I did a ton of research being in this field, being a home improvement contractor, you know, for decades. My family's been building homes for over 100 years. I've been around this for many, many years and installed every type of water system you can imagine. So when it came time for me to find the right system for my own home and keep my family safe, I did a lot of research and I came up with, you know, a whole house water filtration system is what people really need to have in their home. Something that's going to filter all of the water, every drop of it to every faucet.

D (11:08)

Completely blown. And you know what you're talking about right there, Eric, is the MCLS. You can look it up on the EPA's website. MCLS are Maximum Contamination levels or limits. Acceptable limits that the government agency actually puts on is saying it's acceptable amounts of poison that is in our water. Now I don't know about you, but if you're feeding an infant child and that child is dependent on everything that goes into their body on you, there is zero amount of poison I'm putting in that child's mouth. So why should there be any acceptable allowed into our bodies? And it is a big problem you're mentioning the epa. They only regulate a very small fraction of the thousands of contaminants are in our water. They just can't keep track with there are literally hundreds of forever chemicals just alone. And I think they only regulate about 90 or 92 of those out of three. Close to 400 forever chemicals. These are a big problem because they are absolutely confirmed now to be Directly causing cancer and in Americans. And we're finding that this is, you know, a huge nationwide problem. It's not just in little pockets, it's everywhere. And that is why you need to filter out all of the water that comes into your home units like this. You know, after me doing a lot of research and looking at price, what's the most effective, what's the, the smallest size, the easiest to install. I came up personally with this system. I find it to be amazing. Since I've installed it in my home, I've noticed a tremendous difference. Not only in the way I feel, the way I look, my skin, my hair, everything. It's obvious it made a huge difference. Not to mention the water. You can, you know, not smell and taste the contaminants in it anymore. But this takes out all of those things, including the forever chemicals, including even things like the stuff they put in the water, like chlorine and fluoride and all this other stuff they put in the water intentionally, Eric, for our benefit. Right. Those things are also highly contaminations and you know, cause cancer. Big, big problems. So it takes out all of those and delivers alkaline water to every faucet in your home, which, you know, a lot of people now are paying like 8, $9. Alkaline water. This is actually going to filter out all the contaminants and convert your water into alkaline, not only at the sink, but at every single faucet when you're bathing in it. You're also getting, you know, alkaline water. No more contamination.

A (14:50)

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A (37:18)

Satisfied? Now answer the question about Greenland. Do you think you know, just like David Hogg. Remember that kid, that guy, that child. Cameron Caskey is his name. He's a survivor, a survivor of the Parkland School shooting, which now somehow makes him some sort of viable pundit to the folks over at cnn. Well, Cameron's. Find out quickly that you just can't say anything you want to and took the X to say, and I'm quoting, I would like to retract my comments from CNN last night and truly apologize. Donald Trump was obviously not involved with a giant international child sex trafficking ring where women and children were systemically abused by elites. I said that by accident. You mean after years? Asked three or four times. Three times. What was it? John Brennan, Anyway. All right, I don't even want to react to this one. Next one. This level of admiration on the left for New York City Mayor Zorin Mamdani is actually nauseating. The guy is the far left, as far left goes. The things he's saying he can do, he can't actually can't even do. And if he can, they're trying to be destructive to the city, but Whoopi thinks the guy is the savior of the world. You know, it's really nice to have you here. You make sense. Thank you. Yeah, well, because it's important, you know, and you know, Joy has given you marching orders and that's very important. But I just want to say, listen, if you can do what you say you can do, you will not only remake the city, but you may help remake the nation. Yeah, okay. All right. Mom, Donnie. Whoopi loves it. They're all communists anyways, socialists, whatever you want to call them. And of course, it's no surprise that Mamdani is hot on getting rid of ice. So when he's asked about it on the View, the so called future of the Democrat Party goes on a leftist propaganda rant inciting violence against are federal agents. Yet again, I am in support of abolishing ice, and I'll tell you why. Because what we, What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people, no matter their immigration status, no matter the facts of the law, no matter the facts of the case. And I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life. Communists. Communists. Get rid of. Abolish. They want to abolish police five years ago. Now they want to abolish. They're nuts. Like I said yesterday, these Democrats just have zero respect for the Constitution, for this country, for our values. They continue to insist that terrorizing a Sunday church service in the name of your insurrection seems to be perfectly fine on their account. I am appreciative that the President is being transparent about this.

A (40:36)

That the President is part of a global sex trafficking ring or. Well, I mean, we're going to talk, we're going to talk about the FC file. Scott, I will do the fact checking. I'm just. As we go along here, repeat what you said about the global sex trafficking ring, that Donald Trump was provably very involved with it. Okay, we'll get to that later. I mean, Donald Trump has never been charged with any crime and we did talk about that one already. All right, folks, here's a hard truth about the moment in history we're living in right now. Most institutions don't deserve your trust anymore. Universities protect ideology, not truth. Governments protect themselves, not truth, not citizens. And media protects their corporate bought and paid for narratives, not reality. That's the gap the edge was built to fill. The place where trust still means something. Trust that the conversations are real, not fake, premeditated clickbait. Trust that the guests earned their seat not paid for relevance. Trust that pressure, not politics, is the filter we use with every episode. Trust that you get the most cutting edge guests, technology and science that will enhance your chances for success in an unforgiving world. And the response? Undeniable. In a little under four months, we're approaching 10,000 subscribers. 10,000. Nearly 500,000 total views. More than 20,000 watch hours. That's not marketing. That's men voting with their time. And here's why that matters. This is the one thing nobody gives away for free anymore. If someone stays, it's because something's resonating. They're giving us their time. I'm asking you to trust me in this one thing. Subscribe to the Edge. You'll get substance, standards and respect for your intelligence and respect for your time. No spin, no noise, no nonsense. Search the Edge with Eric Bollinger. Eric Bolling, the Edge on YouTube. Or just aim your camera at that QR code right there. Again, it's on YouTube. YouTube.comicballing the edge. I hit subscribe. We love you here at RAV. We love you here at 4 o' clock Eastern every day with bowling. And I would really, really love you very, very much. Hit subscribe. Let's blow the top off that 10,000, 10,000 thermometer one more time. We'll be back, two and a half minutes. Very important. The theme of the day. Trust. Let me talk to you about trust, just for a second. Because trust has become the most rare currency we have left. You can't trust academia anymore. Just look at Harvard. You can't really trust government narratives anymore. Democrats protect criminals at the expense of citizens. Just look at Minneapolis. And let's be honest. You definitely, definitely cannot trust most of the mainstream media anymore. Mostly peaceful. Need I say more? Spin has replaced truth. Access replaced accountability. Comfort replaced preparation and standards. That's why I built the Edge. Not to chase clicks, not to sell outrage, not to waste your time. But to develop and deliver top tier conversations with people who've actually been tested under pressure, failure, consequence. Men who've earned the trust of millions. And here's the proof. In just under four months, under four months, we're closing in on 10,000 subscribers. Nearly 500,000 views over 20,000 watch hours because of you. YouTube tells us that's almost unheard of for a new channel. That doesn't happen unless people trust what they're getting. Trust that it won't waste your time. Trust that I won't talk down to you. Trust that. That when you show up, it'll be worth it. If you're done trusting broken institutions, you're ready to trust something built on standards. Search the Edge with Eric Bolling on YouTube. Just go to YouTube search box. Eric Bolling, the Edge. Hit subscribe. Help us push through 10,000. The Edge will always be 100% free. Just click that subscribe. We appreciate you here at RAF. I am so happy you're with me at RAV. I'm so happy you're with me at 4 o' clock on bowling. And I really, really like you with me on the edge as well. All right. Amazing. Good to have Mr. Stephen K. Bannon on a day that's so important, with so much going on globally. Mr. Bannon, Mr. Bannon, Davos. It really Trump speech this morning. Altered world markets himself, few words, altered world markets. What are your thought thoughts on what happened today?