Bolling! - March 2nd, 2026

Summary

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"Bolling!" – March 2, 2026

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: Eric Bolling (iHeartPodcasts)

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Episode Overview

On this high-stakes episode, Eric Bolling delivers in-depth analysis of extraordinary geopolitical developments, frenetic market reactions, and America’s escalating military operations in Iran. The central focus is a dramatic U.S.-led operation (with Israeli support) that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, triggering ripples throughout global markets, U.S. politics, and international alliances. The show features sharp debates on America’s foreign entanglements versus a renewed “America First” ethos, with insights from strategist Lindy Lee and Dr. Walid Phares, a former Trump advisor and Iran expert. The episode also scrutinizes media narratives, critiques Democratic responses, and features robust listener engagement.

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Key Themes & Discussion Points

1. Market Volatility Amid Middle East Crisis

[01:18–05:11]

• Eric Bolling opens with:
  • Recaps the day’s wild market swings:
    • Dow plummets overnight, recovers partially
    • Nasdaq rebounds, ends up nearly +90 pts
    • S&P also recovers; oil and gold spike sharply
    • Crypto surges towards record territory
  • Explains oil market mechanics:
    • Focuses on the Strait of Hormuz (“a tiny little channel”)
    • “20% of all the world’s oil…goes through that little tiny channel.”
      [03:30]
    • Reminds listeners Iran has previously sabotaged oil shipping with “death charges” (mines)
  • Quote:
    • “When you attack a producing nation like Iran…oil prices are going to jump. That’s just the way it is.”
      [01:53]

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2. America’s Role Abroad: ‘America First’ or ‘America Only’?

With Lindy Lee
[06:40–13:35]

Domestic Priorities vs. Foreign Interventions

• Lindy Lee advocates:
  • America is in disarray at home (rising debt, lost health care, crime, illegal immigration)
  • “If given a choice, I would focus on the American people first in our legion of problems.”
    [07:13]
    • Quote: “Our house is simply not in order.” [06:55]

Split in MAGA & Concerns About ‘Regime Change’

• Eric Bolling and Lindy Lee discuss:
  • MAGA movement's internal split over new U.S. intervention in Iran
  • Cite Charlie Kirk: Opposes regime change & foreign entanglements
    • Quote/clip: “Regime change is not like changing the head coach at the Chicago Bears. It’s not how it works. Typically in the Mideast, it’s very messy, creates a quagmire, and then there is civil war.”
      [10:31]
  • Lindy Lee’s sharpness:
    • “America has given me everything...when I hear that seven Americans died for somebody else’s war, my heart shatters. This is precious American blood and treasure. I’m done with that.”
      [10:02]
  • Consensus: strong skepticism of endless wars and regime-change strategies.
    • “I am America only…I only care about our own people right now because we need help.”
      [11:43]

Border Security as Domestic Triumph

• Eric Bolling & Lindy Lee credit Trump “closing the southern border”:
  • “If he retired today and that was his only accomplishment, that would be accomplishment enough.”
    [12:17]

Final takeaway:

• “Are we gonna start being the world’s cop and make sure human rights are protected on every single sovereign nation’s soil? I think that would be insane.”
  [12:32]

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3. Inside ‘Operation Epic Fury’ – Military Objectives in Iran

With Dr. Walid Phares
[17:36–27:00]

• Pete Hegseth (clip): Outlines U.S. mission:
  • “Destroy Iranian offensive missiles… missile production… their navy and other security infrastructure… they will never have nuclear weapons. We’re hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly and unapologetically.”
    [17:36]

Dr. Walid Phares’s Analysis

• Key points:
  • Early days of conflict: US/Israel have killed the Ayatollah and 550 others.
    [18:03–18:45]
  • Strategic objectives:
    • Target regime’s navy to “protect the Hormuz passage… so important economically for the rest of the world and for us.”
      [19:02]
    • Neutralize IRGC (Iran’s elite forces) and Basij to weaken regime suppression of Iranian people
      [19:02–19:59]
    • “Nothing happens until the Iranian people decide it’s going to happen… They seem ready for this now.”
      [19:59]
    • “This is like a window of opportunity that some people in Iran have been waiting for maybe decades…”
  • Regional Dynamics:
    • Arab states initially hesitant; changing stances after Iranian missile attacks
    • “France is sending an aircraft carrier now after the action…because they want the contracts. Always follow the money.”
      [25:39]

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4. U.S. Politics & Media Narratives: Critique of Democrats and Press

[30:05–39:07]

Media & Political Double Standards

• Eric Bolling and Pete Hegseth:
  • Criticize “mainstream media and the left” for perceived softness on Ayatollah and harshness on Trump
    • “The left and the media have been kinder to the Ayatollah after his death than they were to Charlie Kirk. Think about that for a second.”
      [33:07]
  • Lampoon media coverage describing Khomeini as a “revered mentor,” calling this “nuts.”

Democratic Reaction

• Bolling & guests:
  • Lampoon Democrats for opposing Trump’s strike but not criticizing Obama-era interventions
    • “No matter what Trump does, these lunatics…they’ll be against it.”
      [40:04]
  • Raise historical context: “This is 47 years in the making. Jimmy Carter failed. Bill Clinton pursued engagement. Barack Obama trusted terrorists and helped fund Hezbollah and Hamas. Billions and billions flowed in.”
    [34:48]

Impassioned Remarks:

• Lindy Lee (as Democrat):
  • “It is imperative the Democratic Party wake up and get past their dislike of Donald Trump… As an American, this is in our interest to complete it. I am a Democrat…incredibly disappointed with my party.”
    [42:53]
• “Strength prevents wars, don’t forget…This is the opposite [of Iraq].” — Pete Hegseth, [37:25]

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5. Audience Feedback, Cultural Commentary, and Lighter Segments

[47:32–51:59]

• Listener calls react to Alan Dershowitz’s defense of people in the Epstein files, and surprise at Israel’s robust support.
• Banter on nicknames (“Mad Dog”), inside show jokes, and further community-building.
• Cultural Moment: Recap of interview with Jillian Michaels (The Biggest Loser)
  • Michaels shares behind-the-scenes stories:
    • “You’re seeing 15 minutes of what I’m doing out of a potentially 10-day episode… What people at home see is like 15 minutes. That makes the best television.”
      [14:26]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Geopolitics & Policy

• Eric Bolling: “When you attack a producing nation like Iran…oil prices are going to jump. That’s just the way it is.” (01:53)
• Lindy Lee: “Our house is simply not in order. So if it were up to me…I would focus on the American people first…” (07:13)
• Charlie Kirk (clip): “Regime change is not like changing the head coach at the Chicago Bears. It’s not how it works.” (10:31)
• Eric Bolling: “I am America only…I only care about our own people right now because we need help.” (11:43)
• Dr. Walid Phares: “The most important…is to make sure that the Iranian navy…is destroyed or disabled.” (19:02)
• Pete Hegseth: “Destroy the missile threat. Destroy the Navy. No nukes.” (30:05)
• Lindy Lee: “It is imperative the Democratic Party wake up and get past their dislike of Donald Trump…as an American, this is in our interest to complete it.” (42:53)

Media Critique & American Culture

• Eric Bolling: “The left and the media have been kinder to the Ayatollah after his death than they were to Charlie Kirk.” (33:07)
• Eric Bolling: “Always follow the money. Any questions about anything, just, just follow the money.” (25:41)

Community and Show Personality

• Listener Robert (NV): “These people are so corrupt, we need to tear them out of the fricking foundation of this country and bury them. You ask me? Not threatening nobody. I’m just saying these guys are jerks.” (47:38)
• Jillian Michaels: “What people at home see is…like 15 minutes. That makes the best television.” (14:26)

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Essential Timestamps

• 01:18 – 05:11: Market volatility & global economic impacts of Iran conflict
• 06:40 – 13:35: Lindy Lee on “America Only”, MAGA’s split, regime change, and domestic priorities
• 17:36 – 27:00: Dr. Phares on military objectives, Gulf geopolitics, European & regional alliances
• 30:05 – 39:07: Media narratives, Democratic reaction, historical context on Iran
• 42:53 – 43:36: Lindy Lee’s Democratic Party critique
• 47:32 – 51:59: Audience voicemails, insider show banter, cultural commentary

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Tone & Style

Direct, combative, irreverent, and impassioned with a patriotic ‘America First/Only’ slant. The host and guests don’t pull punches, take on both political opponents and media criticism, mixing sharp analysis, dismissive humor, and calls for unity around American interests. Audience contributions further energize the show’s populist, community-driven flavor.

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Summary

This episode arms listeners with rapid, forthright analysis of a historic American military action, market aftershocks, domestic vs. foreign policy priorities, and broader media/political hypocrisy. Through expert commentary and candid debate, Bolling and guests challenge prevailing narratives and underscore a renewed, unapologetic “America First” worldview—while energizing a passionate audience with both grave and lighter moments.

Transcript

[Lindy Lee]

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[Eric Bolling]

All right folks, what a day in the markets. We know what's going on geopolitically, but what a day in the markets. Take a look. The Dow Jones this morning, late last night, this early into, you know, three, four in the morning, five in the morning maybe I was watching down 800 points, 775 points in the Dow down. Nasdaq was down 600 points. Middle of the night, wake up, it opens down 500, down 350. Spent the whole rest of the day making its way back up. Nasdaq's going to end up up around 80 or 90 points. S P is going to be up. Dow is probably down a little bit, but what a comeback. That's a massive comeback. And this is all based on what's going on in the oil markets. Obviously what's going on with Iran? We're going to touch on that in just one minute, but let's just jump over there. So oil immediately jumped $7 a barrel, ends up about $5 a barrel higher, trading around 72, $73 a barrel. Obviously when you, when you attack a producing nation like Iran, one of the largest producers in the world, oil prices are going to jump. That's just the way it is. Some of the threats within the street of Hormuz, the big oil shipping channel, also causing oil prices to jump. You see the gold market, at one point, gold was up almost 200. Now it's, it's about a hundred dollars an ounce higher. 50, $350. We've been talking that a long time. And crypto finally made a move up MO 4, 63, 64, 65 area up to 68, 69, maybe pushes through 70 tomorrow. All right. Trump administration has brought a lot of positive change when it comes to fixing our broken health care system. But the reality is that there's only so much any government can do and that if we really want to make America healthy again, Maha, that starts at home with each and every one of us. That's where the Wellness Company comes in. You see and hear from the Wellness Company doctors all the time on this network and on this show. And you know their products are the gold standard for keeping you and your family safe and healthy. The Wellness Company gives you the opportunity to make sure you're prepared for whatever happens with their prescription medical kits. Kits that contain an assortment of life saving medications and guidebooks to assist you in the proper use of the medications. Additionally, the Wellness Company offers a variety of products from parasite cleanses to methylene blue to weight loss and so much more that can help you stay healthy and live a longer and more satisfying life. Make America healthy again starts at home. Do your part. Protect the health and the health of you and your family. Go to TWC Health Voice. TWC Health Voice. Order today. That's TWC Health. Slash voice. And by the way, if you use the promo code voice, V, O, I, C E. Use it in that little promise promo code box. You'll save 10%. All right, I want to do this very quickly. We talked about the oil markets. I spent 15, 16 years of my life as an oil trader. I traded all this stuff. Here's the first chart. I want you to look at this and the reason why there's so much emphasis on, in the markets on this, this one little area. See that tiny little area? It's called the Strait of Hormuz. There's a little area that's, that's the Middle east, folks. On one side is Iran. The other side is Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq in there as well. If you zoom in with the next chart, guys, you'll see the straight of hormones. The reason why this is a tiny, tiny little channel that get this, 20% of all the world's oil, all of it, 20% on a daily basis goes through that Little Tiny channel. 31% of all the seaborne oil, anything that's on the seas right now goes through that channel. Iran sits on that channel. Carg island is their biggest offloading. They offload oil into the Strait of Hormuz at Carg island, right before that choke point on the other side, Saudi Arabia, they offload their oil. The oil comes around the bottom, straight through the Gulf of Aden onto Europe, and then to the United States. Problem is, Iran in the past has put death charges. They put bombs under the water in the Strait of Hormuz so that you can't ship through there. You risk blowing up your ships. And so people stopped. And that is the biggest risk. They haven't done it yet this time.

[Caller / Listener]

They.

[Eric Bolling]

I've seen them do it in the past. And so Trump is doing everything in his power to keep that strait open. So that's why we had a huge naval presence in the area. All right, folks, let's do this. Let's talk a little bit about this. Take a look. Take a look. A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world. For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted death to America and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries. All right, let's bring in our first guest, a political strategist and campaign adviser who fights against the evilness of the Democrats. She's co host on the Her Take podcast with Patrick David as part of his valuetainment group. She says she is America first, but right now, she is America only and says our house is not in order. Let's bring back Lindy Lee to the show. Lindy, tell us what you mean by our house is not in order, and what do you mean?

[Lindy Lee]

Eric, it's so good to be back with you. I just want to say, first off, you know, when our troops are fighting valiantly overseas, whether you disagree or agree with them, you should support them 100% so they have our support, our love and prayers, no matter what. Right? Politics should stop at the water's edge. That's first and foremost. There's nothing more important than that. What I mean by America only is that I'm just looking at the fact that we have $40 trillion in debt. We have 24 million Americans just lost their health care coverage. We have illegal aliens here still creating havoc Murdering Americans. We still have sanctuary cities, leftist prosecutors refusing to prosecute crimes. Our house is simply not in order. So if it were up to me, and I completely respect that President Trump has access to intelligence that we simply do not have. But I'm just saying that if given a choice, I would focus on the American people first in our legion of problems.

[Eric Bolling]

Yeah, there, there, there is a course, kind of a split in MAGA right now. MAGA is split between, you know, he kind of promised that you weren't going to get involved in foreign wars. The other side says that with the human atrocities going on in Iran, they, they kind of understand it. Charlie Kirk, good, amazing Charlie Kirk, he went to the White House last year and petitioned President Trump not to bomb Iran because he was against a regime change. That's what we try not to do. We try not to do regime changes. Take a look what Charlie said on his show. Watch Western forced central planning.

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Regime change.

[Eric Bolling]

As if we are just going to take out the Ayatollah. Oh, really?

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What comes next? What comes after regime change might be,

[Eric Bolling]

oh, well, we need a small number

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of US Troops to support the new regime.

[Eric Bolling]

We have seen this play before. Regime change. You have no idea how this is going to work out. No idea. And you know me, Lindy. I'm bored with what Charlie was saying right there. I've been that for 15 years since I've stepped foot on telev. 20 years since I've stepped foot, until I just, just don't want us to be involved in regime changes. Because as well, he just said, what comes next? You put someone else in. Is there, Is there more. More sleeper cells of Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis? Are they. Are they killing Americans overseas? Are they killing us here domestically? Your thoughts on Charlie Kirk and MAGA really not listening to what Charlie had to say and what I've been saying and what you're saying now.

[Lindy Lee]

Eric, you've been so brave. I texted you a couple days ago, just thanking you for your courage because it's not easy. It's just not easy to go against prevailing opinion. But I think American people. We saw polls coming out today signifying that Americans, including Republicans, aren't fully on board with this, unfortunately. And I actually sympathize with what Steve Bannon, your friend Steve Bannon has been saying. Frankly, Israel should fight their own wars. I'm sorry, is that sacrilegious for me to say that? Am I allowed to say that?

[Eric Bolling]

No, you're allowed to say that. I agree with it. I think everyone should fight Their own wars. Honestly, Lindy, I think we support Israel. And I've said this. Look, I'm not saying let this Ayatollah thing go on forever, but certainly don't do what Obama and Biden did, where we send them billions of pallets of cash over there, help them become bigger and better terrorist supporting countries. I'm simply saying allow Israel, give Israel the help to do it if, if it's there or even other countries. I mean, our CIA is so powerful, they know everything that's going on. We can help other people take care of business instead of getting our own hands and in this case, some of our people killed.

[Lindy Lee]

Amen. I love this country so much. America has given me everything. I would be nothing without the United States of America. And when I hear that seven Americans died for somebody else's war, my heart shatters. This is precious American blood and treasure. I'm done with that. I'm done with that. And I think the American people are as well.

[Eric Bolling]

Well, let's take a listen. Charlie went a little bit further. Let's take another listen to Charlie Kirk.

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Regime change is not like changing the

[Eric Bolling]

head coach at the Chicago Bears. It's not how it works. It's not like a clean transfer. Typically in the Mideast, it's very messy, creates a quagmire, and then there is civil war. So there's a lot of people out there right now who want to support Trump and believe every, you know, believe he's doing the right thing, which I think a lot of people don't give Trump credit. Certainly on the left, maybe in the middle, he sees things that we don't see, and that is clearly the case. However, he just talked about possibly putting more boots US troops on the ground in Tehran. This scares me. And when Charlie says it may be, some of those folks will maybe hear it a little differently. I don't know your final thought here, Lindy.

[Lindy Lee]

Eric, I haven't been alive enough really for us not to be mired in the Middle East. That's how long we've been stuck in the Middle East. And I look at the Democratic run cities like Los Angeles and here, right here in Philadelphia, these drug infested streets. Here we are spending trillions of dollars on somebody else's country when our own streets are congested with crime and drugs. We should do better for our own people. Our people should come first. I'm sorry. I'm not gonna make any apologies. I am America only. I only care about our own people right now because we need help.

[Eric Bolling]

We are fortunate in that we, first of all, our climate is conducive to produce all the food that we need within this own country. We produce all the energy we need with this own country when we have an administration that allows it. And the very fortunate part is that two of our borders are ocean or water. They're protected by water. They're very easy to protect. The other two are friendly.

[Lindy Lee]

President Trump closed the other one.

[Eric Bolling]

Say that again. I'm sorry.

[Lindy Lee]

I'm sorry to interrupt. I just want to give President Trump credit for closing the southern border. Democrats lied to us and told us it couldn't be done. They said they needed an act of Congress. That was complete deception. President Trump came in and closed it on day one. And frankly, if he retired today and that was his only accomplishment, that would be accomplishment enough.

[Eric Bolling]

Yeah. And the point I was trying to make is like, okay, where is our risk? Look, it's horrible what they do to their people in Iran, but they do it in North Korea, too. They do it in China as well. Are we gonna start being the world's cop and make sure human rights are protected on every single sovereign nation's soil? I think that would be insane. Final thought. I'm sorry, Lindy.

[Lindy Lee]

No, Eric, I completely agree with you. It's not our business. It's just not our business. Why should we care? I'm sorry, I just. We have so many problems here at home. I don't know why it's our obligation to make sure that human rights in. For example, I don't know, in the middle of the Middle east, why is that our problem? I think most Americans wouldn't even be able to identify these countries on a map.

[Eric Bolling]

You know, you may have a good point there, Lindy. Always good to have you, my friend. As these things heat up, we will bring you back, but I'm sure.

[Lindy Lee]

I hope I wasn't too.

[Eric Bolling]

No, no, I think. Don't worry. We're both going to get lit up on the chats and my voicemails. I'm guessing, I'm guessing, but we'll. We'll figure it out later. Lindy, thank you for your time. Appreciate it.

[Lindy Lee]

You're the best. Thank you.

[Eric Bolling]

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[Lindy Lee]

Well, you got to appreciate that you're seeing 15 minutes of what I'm doing out of a potentially 10 day episode, sometimes seven, usually longer up to 10. And I would be there for 14 hours a day, every single day, even when the cameras weren't there. So what people at home see is like 15 minutes. That makes the best television.

[Eric Bolling]

And Jillian goes on to talk about the behind the scenes infighting that went on week after week with her co host, Bob Harper, I believe his name was. Fascinating discussion. Very very popular. Star trainer. Join the movement so many people are finding to be the best new YouTube channel around. Say thank you to for watching but first I want you to subscribe if you don't mind. Just head head over that QR code with your your camera on your phone or go to YouTube or Google. Eric Bowling and the Edge. Eric Bowling and the Edge Together you'll get right to that. Make sure you subscribe to the Edge because the bigger our group gets, the farther YouTube pushes it out. We want you part of it. Thank you for watching Rav every day. Thank you for watching us at four and thank you for hitting subscribe on the YouTube channel Eric Bowling the Edge. We'll be back two and a half minutes.

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[Pete Hegseth]

President Trump puts America and Americans first. He doesn't hesitate. And neither do our troops. The mission of Operation Epic Fury is laser focused. Destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their navy and other security infrastructure, and they will never have nuclear weapons. We're hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly and unapologetically.

[Eric Bolling]

All right, folks, that was Pete Hegseth this morning. Let's bring back let's welcome back our next guest, who's a former foreign policy adviser to President Trump and the author of Iran An Imperialist Republic and US Policy and the Secretary General of the Transatlantic Parliamentary Group, Dr. Walid Ferris is with us. Doc, Operation Epic Fury ongoing. US and Israel have killed Supreme Leader Ali Ayatollah Khomeini along with 550 others, maybe even others we saw. Ahmadinejad said, hey, guess what, folks, I'm still alive. But the Iranians are vowing to continue this going back and forth. What is your assessment of where things stand at? What is this, 4 o' clock on Monday? About 48 hours after this thing started, maybe a little longer.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

Yeah, Eric, this is great. We are at the third day. We have done only 10 to 15%. But the most important of the whole conflict is to start with doing the ultimate objective now is to make sure that the Iranian navy or the regime's navy is destroyed or disabled.

[Caller / Listener]

Why?

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

Because that way we can protect the hormones passage, which is so important economically for the rest of the world and for us. Second is to attack the ICBMs, as the Secretary of War, Pete Hexad has said, making sure that they won't have delivery systems. Thirdly, of course, destroying the Iranian air force or the regime's air force. And that could be done very easily in every encounter, as we can see now on the screen. These wonderful air force planes and fighters can defeat the other side. But where it gets complicated is what to do with the regime. You and I have discussed before the war that the two goals are to bring down or to dismantle the irgc. The IRGC are the SS of the regime, and then below them, the lower ss, who are the Basij. Once these organizations are paralyzed, then the Iranian people could move forward. But that's a tall order, and it needs time.

[Eric Bolling]

Is it? Is that it? Sir, I don't mean to interrupt you, but is that it? I mean, is it. Is that necessarily the timeline? Here's why, because you and I both know nothing happens until the Iranian people decide it's going to happen. Even if the IRGC doesn't play ball right away, they couldn't hold back the full force of the Iranian people. They seem ready for this now. This is like a window of opportunity that some people in Iran have been waiting for maybe decades. Some younger people are ready to make the change, get away from the mullah system and maybe back into some sort of actual democratic republic. When are the people gonna get behind this? They tried to in November. It failed. So is this their window?

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

Well, there's a window that we forgot, which is January. 50,000 people, 50,000 Iranians were killed as they were advancing towards the security forces with no weapons. So that was cycle number one. A nation that, you know, sacrifices 50,000 people just to get liberty. You know, I don't want to ask them, are you ready again? Of course they are ready again. They are doing their efforts. But what has changed is now we are, especially today and yesterday, we are disabling the oppression machine, which are these two militia. But let me add what Netanyahu has said yesterday that is of great interest. He said, we will have with our allies, the Americans, of course, enough air assets across the cities to every time there is an oppressive unit coming, these are specialists, like the Gestapo specialists, coming to kill the people. We will get them from the air. And what would Remain is for the population to move forward, pick up those individual weapons and continue their journey to get, as the President said, our president said, to these buildings, to these institutions. That is going to be the scenario. But we don't know the details, of course.

[Eric Bolling]

You know, I remember when the former Ayatollah died, there was massive, they were almost, they're almost paralyzed. Right. The country of Iran was almost paralyzed for a period for us to take out Ayatollah. Wow, what's going on inside Iran right now? Yeah, you can take us to the military, but tell us what the military is thinking. What are the, what are the folks thinking too?

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

Well, first of all, this military and other militaries and the whole world is now watching this. The super hyper power, really the United States with its military and of course with little United States, that's Israel, have showed the world that we have a military, that no one on earth at this point in time, short of nukes, and nobody is suicidal, can divide them or can defeat them. So the regime, and especially the commanders of these militias and the secret police are now wondering what can we do to stop if President Trump makes that decision? If we see millions of the people on the street, we are sandwiched. What is it that we can do? So we're going to see more and more requests by high ranking officials of these militias demanding some sort of accommodation. Okay, we can, you know, we can bring down the remnant of the regime, but would you give us a pardon, for example? That's what the President is trying to negotiate, meaning make sure that this house of jihadi cars is going to collapse at the end of the day and we can shorten the length of the war.

[Eric Bolling]

Well, Pete Hexith during that press conference said we, we don't plan on putting boots on the ground within minutes, maybe a couple hours. President Trump said, I'm not. Boots on the ground is not off the table for us. What's your read of that?

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

That's a great question. And I have multiple reads. Let's start with the minimal one. It is very possible, very possible that I don't have the information that we are interested. He is interested, our president in Hormuz, meaning to deploy a force that would be there to secure the international traffic, actually will convince many countries who were not very warm the beginning that they would be siding with us to say, well, Uncle Sam is here. So then maybe another force at Bab El Mandin, that controls the Red Sea, beyond that, maybe trainers will come somewhere in Kurdistan and Ahwaz and other places. I Am not privy to the inside Pentagon plans, but that's what I project if I read the map. But I don't think we're talking about Normandy sized forces going in all the way to the Arden or to Paris. That is not the scenario, but maybe a commitment to some little operation.

[Eric Bolling]

Well, how do the, the other countries in the region, how are they responding? I mean I saw you know, some ballistic, ballistic missiles being shot into Saudi Arabia, into Qatar, into Bahrain. So they're not holding back taking shots at our military bases, granted. But within other sovereign countries. Are those countries not going to step up and say enough Iran, we're going to get involved in this and put, I mean it would seem like that would be the thing it would take to bring the regime down fully and completely.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

That should be the case. Actually I think that will be the case. But that's, we have to understand the size of these countries, of their military and all of their fortunes are in those big towers and big centers and the banks they have, they don't have the depth of the United States. They're not far. They are across the waters of the Persian Gulf. And remember that weeks before we started this action, most of these countries, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, etc. Said we're not going to allow you Americans to use our airspace. Most of them are our allies. Imagine that our allies are telling us, oh, we're not going to be allowing you because we're going to seek more space for negotiations. What happened at the minute the IRGC fired missiles into Riyadh, into Dubai, into Kuwait and other places? What did they say? Saudis first, they lead them. They said, we have changed our opinion. We are now going to be allowing the allies in the United States. They didn't say Israel, but Israel is part of it, to use our airspace. We're going to coordinate together, so on and so forth. So I am not concerned about what would the Arab governments or the Persian Gulf countries are going to do. They're going to at the end of the day, come in our support. But if you allow me 30 seconds, the bigger one, that's Germany, England, Italy and France. Remember they were opposed, completely opposed to this when they saw what we have done, when they realized that millions of Iranians are going to be our allies. They calculated very quickly because if we continue in that direction, the regime will go down and there will be a new Iran, there will be a super ally. Imagine the size of Iran versus Israel. It's going to be a major change of the balance of power. So guess what the Europeans are running and rushing. France is sending an aircraft carrier now after the action is, is done because they want the contracts they want.

[Eric Bolling]

Always follow the money. Any questions about anything, just, just follow the money. I did see Keir Starmer say, oh, we weren't part of the initial strike, but we may get involved as a group. And I also did see the Naito Secretary General all of a sudden being very, very friendly to Donald Trump. And this operation now, not before the attack, but now with the success of it seems like everyone wants to jump on board to the, to the winner's bandwagon, so to speak. What, are you going to run out of time? I appreciate your time. We'll get you back here again soon. Iran is not going away anytime soon. Dr. Waleed Farris, everyone. Thank you, sir.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

Thank you so much.

[Eric Bolling]

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[Lindy Lee]

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[Eric Bolling]

So Julian goes on to talk about the behind the scenes fighting that went on week after week with her co host Bob Harper. A fascinating discussion. Very, very popular star trainer join the movement that so many people are finding to be the best news YouTube channel around. Say thank you for watching RAV all day long. Thank you for watching rap at 4 o' clock on bowling and thank you for taking a minute Just hit that QR code with your camera or go to any search box. Eric Bolling, in the edge. Get it up there. Get into YouTube, join the club, join the movement. Because the bigger we are, the farther they push our reach. Thank you again. See you back in two and a half minutes. You know, words don't work. What is your message to Hezbollah and its backer, Iran? Don't, don't, don't, don't.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

What's the message to Iran?

[Caller / Listener]

Don't.

[Eric Bolling]

It was very important to send a very clear message to anyone who might seek to take advantage of the conflict in Gaza to threaten our personnel here or anywhere else in the region. Don't do it. Well, words don't work.

[Lindy Lee]

Iran has rapidly accelerated its nuclear program and reduced cooperation with international inspectors.

[Eric Bolling]

Their breakout period is down from about

[Lindy Lee]

a year, which is what we knew it was during the deal, to just a few weeks or less.

[Eric Bolling]

You know, but they released $6 billion to Iran the next year, didn't they? And after years of weakness and failure, just like that, a terror regime loses its architect in one of the most precise military operations in modern history. The target eliminated in minutes, not years.

[Pete Hegseth]

This operation is a clear, devastating, decisive mission. Destroy the missile threat. Destroy the Navy. No nukes.

[Eric Bolling]

From Tehran to Los Angeles, Iranians and allies alike are celebrating. And the left is in outrage at all because of who got it done. Donald Trump. I'm old enough to remember when Barack Obama somehow needed zero permission to drop bombs over Libya. Right, Nancy. Madam Leader, you're saying that the president did not need authorization initially and still does not need any authorization from Congress on Libya?

[Pete Hegseth]

Yes.

[Eric Bolling]

Thank you all very much. Oh, Nancy. Obama didn't need. Got it. Got it. Because remember that thought. And now it's a travesty. Got it. Tells you everything you need to know about the Democrat Party. Question. How does Barack Obama sleep at night? No, I'm serious. How do you close your eyes, fluff the pillow up, scroll through a little Spotify meditation playlist, knowing you handed billions upon billions of dollars, pallets of cash, literally pallets, towards a regime whose favorite national slogan includes Death to America and death to Israel. Because this weekend, reality showed up. The Ayatollah, the face, the symbol, the architect of Iran's revolutionary regime. He's dead. Killed in a joint US Israeli strike. Escalating attacks and years of mounting conflict. And years of so many presidents turning the other cheek. The reaction, well, depends where you looked. Some leftist commentators rushed to mourn, to condone panels filled with solemn faces warning about destabilization Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think a regime armed with nuclear weapons that wants to eradicate the west was already a bit destabilizing. And finally, we have someone in the White House who is willing to do something about it. What is your message to President Trump? My message to President Trump is that I'm here to echo and join millions of my compatriots inside and outside of Iran to thank him for having done and having the courage to do what is not easy, but intervene. And he will go down in the annals of Iranian history as the most celebrated foreign leader that changed the ballgame and changed the world as a result. Oh, that's gonna hurt. 60 minutes, of all places. Gonna leave a mark. And no New York Times. He was not a complex figure, the Ayatollah. He wasn't just a hardline cleric. And Washington Post, by the way, what has happened to you? Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? He had a, quote, bushy white beard and easy smile, fond of Persian poetry, revered mentor. Are you nuts? He was the eye of freaking Tola. Death to America. Aren't you ashamed of yourself yet? Washington Post. Apparently not. It's actually not complex at all. Well, if complex, you mean imprisoning dissidents, crushing women's rights, executing tens of thousands of protesters, funding terrorist proxies are across the globe and spending four decades promising to wipe another country off the map, then sure, complex. The left and the media have been kinder to the Ayatollah after his death than they were to Charlie Kirk. Think about that for a second. Meanwhile, Persians around the world are celebrating, dancing in the streets, waving American flags, Israeli flags, videos of Iranians doing the Trump dance, which is basically an international diplomatic language at this point, because for millions of Iranians, this wasn't tragedy, it was a relief. Relief that the regime that ruled through fear might finally be vulnerable. And then. Then came the Ilan Omar and Rashida Talib posse. Within minutes, the comrades were talking about censuring our president, invoking war powers resolutions, demanding investigations. They were informed. Congressional leaderships were informed. But the facts are inconvenient when an agenda needs to be served. Because to them, the agenda isn't Iran. It's about Donald Trump. If Trump orders restraint, he's weak. What was it? What was that again? Trump Taco again. What was that?

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

If Taco Trump is already folding, the American public should know about it. No side deals.

[Eric Bolling]

Taco Trump always chickens out. Taco Trump. Trump always chickens out. Taco. But nice job with that one, Chucky. But If Trump negotiates, he's somehow naive. And if he militarily acts after negotiations fail, well, that makes him reckless. I'm sorry, but what was that about Barack Obama and Joe Biden funding years of terrorist attacks? It is true that if Iran lives up to its commitments, it will gain access to roughly $56 billion of its own money. But the notion that this will be a game changer with all this money funneled into Iran's pernicious activities, misses the reality of Iran's current situation. Iran's leaders have raised the expectations of their people that sanctions relief will improve their lives. Even a repressive regime like Iran's cannot completely ignore those expectations. And that's why our best analysts expect the bulk of this revenue to go into spending that improves the economy and benefits the lives of the economy. Mr. Yeah, well, maybe not so much. Maybe the Democrats should just sit this one out. Nobody celebrates conflict, to be clear, and we mourn the four or seven, whatever the numbers. American service members killed heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice and the ultimate price. Their families carry a burden the rest of us can never fully understand. This country owes them more than words. But pretending this moment appeared out of nowhere, well, that's historical amnesia. This is 47 years in the making. Jimmy Carter failed. Bill Clinton pursued engagement. Barack Obama trusted terrorists and helped fund Hezbollah and Hamas. Billions and billions flowed in. Even Democrats who once cared about the truth slammed Obama for his Iran nuclear deal. By the way, the point at which

[Lindy Lee]

they started with is not where they ended. Sanctions, lifted inspections. The US Wanted any time anywhere. They didn't get those.

[Eric Bolling]

The administration sets standards like inspections anytime, anywhere.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

And what we know about this deal

[Caller / Listener]

says that that's not going to happen.

[Lindy Lee]

That is really the core thing. If you don't have any time anywhere, what do you really have? If you don't have access anywhere, anytime in Iran, then It's amazing how these

[Eric Bolling]

talking heads it changes depending on who the president. Iran expanded influence in the region. Armed proxy militias attacked Western targets and wished death to America and Israel. Absolute failure. Again, not sure how Obama sleeps at night, but apparently he sleeps just fine in one of his two $12 million seaside mansions, one on the west coast, one on the East Coast. Meanwhile, the UN holds Iran on its Human Rights Council still, while they beat and kill women for showing their hair when Iranian protesters were killed in the streets, silence. And when Iran strikes hospitals, silence. And this isn't just about Iran. It's about what I refer to as the axis of evil 2.0. China and Russia you might as well throw North Korea in there. Strength prevents wars, don't forget. And let's not misuse history here. Iraq was a massive, massive intelligence failure. But history doesn't mean paralysis. A past mistake doesn't automatically make every future decision wrong.

[Pete Hegseth]

To the media outlets and political left screaming, endless wars stop. This is not Iraq. This is not endless. I was there for both. Our generation knows better. And so does this president. He called the last 20 years of nation building wars dumb. And he's right. This is the opposite.

[Eric Bolling]

So this strike on Iran didn't come out of nowhere. There were weeks of warnings, attempts at negotiations. Iran called the bluff, but the bluff ended. So yes, the world feels unstable tonight, today, this afternoon, and going forward. And yes, uncertainty is real. What happens next may define an entire generation of foreign policy, but this is overdue clarity and it's only possible because of who sits in the White House right now. Peace isn't preserved by pretending danger doesn't exist. And it certainly isn't preserved by funding evil. They will be judged for that forever. The blood of these service members and literally dozens more firmly placed on the Democrats hands, including Obama. History doesn't judge intentions, it judges outcomes. The next chapter starts now. I have trust that the right man has the right job now to take it forward. We'll be back in two and a half minutes. Well, it certainly has been an interesting several days for Democrats, hasn't it? They've come out against our own US Men's Olympic hockey team after they won the gold medal, showing their hate for America. They remain seated when asked if defending American lives is more important than defending the lives of illegals. Again showing their hate for this country. And then they came out against killing someone who was responsible for the deaths of Americans. And again, they hate America. Hey Shifty Schiff, if you go on television to defend an evil tyrant responsible for murdering tens of thousands of his own people, for ordering attacks on American troops, for wishing for death to America, maybe, just maybe, you should rethink whether or not you even live in this country any longer, let alone be a U.S. senator in this country.

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[Eric Bolling]

He has not made the case to Congress. He sought no authorization and he hasn't

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made the case because there was no

[Eric Bolling]

imminent threat from Iran.

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They were not in the process of rebuilding their nuclear program or building a bomb.

[Eric Bolling]

The President said only months ago that he had obliterated their nuclear program.

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Now that was, I think, an exaggerated claim.

[Eric Bolling]

But nevertheless, at this stage, it posed no threat to the United States, nor do they have the capability of hitting

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us with ballistic missiles. So there was no cause for us

[Eric Bolling]

to go to war with Iran. Yeah, no matter what Trump does, these lunatics will just, they'll be against it. Clearly the memo got around. Jason Crow, remember him? One of the insurrectionists who made that video calling for our troops to ignore orders? You know, outright treason. Well, it's no surprise that Jason is just fine with the Iranian regime. It's some undefined imminent threat. Which, by the way, is a lie. Right?

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

There is no imminent threat. I sit on the Intelligence Committee, Armed Services Committee. I pay very close attention to this. And there is no imminent threat. I can tell you that.

[Eric Bolling]

Just support the president, the commander in chief during wartime. A shooting in a bar in Texas is being investigated as a terror attack after a gunman. Get this. Wearing a Property of allah shirt, killed two people and wounded as many as 14. He was also wearing a shirt with an Iranian flag on it. So what does that mean to the left? Time to come after what the Muslim Islamists. Oh, no, come after our guns. We prayed and God sent moms from both political parties to advocate in the halls of power for gun safety. We prayed and God sent lawmakers with common sense gun safety proposals like universal background checks, red flag laws, closing the gun show loophole. As you know, Rev, scripture reminds us that faith without works is dead. And so the time for thoughts and prayers is over. It's time for us to act. Always your answer. Doesn't matter who is trans shooting the school up or trans shooting people up or someone killing Charlie. Go after the guns, folks. That's what it is. That Democrat, Texas State Rep. James Talarico, remember him, wants to be a Texas senator, by the way. By the way, he's leading on the Democrat side. He's leading jazzy Jasmine Crockett. He also enjoys helping the likes of Stephen Colbert spread lies. A CBS reporter was told before his hit that the network didn't want to focus on a rally in Austin celebrating the end of the ayatollah and cheering on the president. Well, here's his answer. They don't want us to focus on this. All right, On. Let's do the next one. CNN's Dana Bash must have had a hard time sitting through this one. Democrats getting slammed for putting their hatred for the president above the good of America.

[Lindy Lee]

I think that it is imperative the Democratic Party wake up and get past their dislike of Donald Trump. The President Trump. This will be like Ending the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall. This is a transformational moment for humankind, for security. And as an American, as an American, this is an, this is in our interest to complete it. So I, I am a Democrat, I have been a huge Democrat. I am incredibly disappointed with my party. I do not see myself in them.

[Eric Bolling]

And how about this one? Let's take another little leap with the deranged lunatics at Ms. Now, formerly msnbc. Imagine for a moment that you encounter in historic moment like the fall of the Berlin Wall. Instead of recognizing the moment, you bring it back to something like this.

[Lindy Lee]

You know, it feels like this is an opportunity to follow the money. There is a lot of very rigorous oversight that we need to do in addition to the war powers vote. And even the fact that we are questioning did Donald Trump make this decision in the interest of US national security, or did he make this decision in the interest of his own family's business interests should be enough that we should all be very, very concerned about this one.

[Eric Bolling]

Meanwhile, sir naps a lot. The president responsible for sending billions of dollars to Iran so they could fund more terrorist attacks was wheeled out from the basement to deliver more lies for no apparent reason whatsoever. The day I left office, border crossing the United States were lower than the day that I entered that office. Inherited from Trump. He is. I won't say it,

[Caller / Listener]

That's just a fact. On the day I left office, I

[Eric Bolling]

handed Trump the strongest economy in the world. In the world.

[Caller / Listener]

That's not hyperbole, that's a fact.

[Eric Bolling]

You hand him the most inflation we've had in 70 years. This guy's out of his mind. Is he still alive? He's even still alive. Is it even him? I think it's been a hologram. I wonder if UK leader Keir Starmer and his useless European friends felt the sting today after Pete Hegseth rightfully came after them for not so subtly standing back, proving they're not really our so called strong allies.

[Pete Hegseth]

Israel has clear missions as well, for which we are grateful. Capable partners. As we've said since the beginning, capable partners are good partners, unlike so many of our traditional allies who wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force.

[Eric Bolling]

Yep, he's right. He's right. Starmer said. Well, we stayed back because we weren't part of the initial. But now they want to get in. Now they saw the success of the mission, now they all want to jump on board. All right, folks, we'll be back. Two and a half minutes. Well, okay, folks. In a world where markets swing on headlines, where geopolitical tensions move trillions in seconds, and every talking head on television is racing to be the loudest, the fastest, and the more dramatic, there's a different approach. Calm, measured, pressure tested. This is the edge. Right now. Volatility is back. Global tensions are rising. Markets are reacting. Narratives flying all over the place. Guesses, people speculating. And what do most media outlets do? They shout. They speculate. They perform. Panic. Because chaos gets clicks. But clarity builds. Winners on the edge. We don't chase noise. We study pressure. We understand performance. We stay disciplined when the world gets emotional. Because real operators know the loudest voice is rarely the sharpest mind. Look at those numbers right there. 12,000 subs five months, folks. 12,000 subscribers. 1.6 million views. 60,000 watch hours. No politics, no hysteria, no manufactured outrage. Just performance, health, pressure. Finding your edge. While others compete to be first and loudest, we focus on being right, composed, and most of all, prepared. Because in volatile markets, in volatile times, calm thinking is the real edge. This isn't noise. This is discipline, clarity. Your edge. Do me a favor. Hit subscribe there. Just go to that YouTube. Just go to YouTube. Search, search. Eric. Bowling in the Edge. It'll come up. Hit the subscription button. Because the bigger we get, the farther they will push us. Thank you for watching Rav. Thank you for watching bowling at 4:00 clock on Rev. Thank you very much for subscribing to the Edge. You will not be disappointed. Benny, we got got a bunch of voicemails over the week. A lot of them. Yes, sir.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

Yes, we do.

[Eric Bolling]

So we'll start with Robert from Nevada has some thoughts about the Dershowitz interview.

[Caller / Listener]

Hey, Eric, this is Robert from Nevada. I love the show, buddy. Hey, I love you drilling. Oh, Derkowitz Allen. Hey, you ever wonder why he fights so hard against everybody? To try to act like nobody does anything wrong with the Epstein files? He's so deep into it, it's not funny. I'm glad you drilled them on it. These people are so corrupt, we need to tear them out of the fricking foundation of this country and bury them. You ask me? Not threatening nobody. I'm just saying you guys are jerks. They spend as much time trying to correct our country, our path of going forward. They might be worth listening to. I used to like Zerkowitz. But he ain't nothing but a pawn. Just like the rest of them in the corrupt government. Thanks, buddy. Love your show. Have a good day.

[Eric Bolling]

Thank you. Thank you. You know, I Don't want to. I don't have anything against Alan Dershowitz, but for years he came on with me here in other places, talking about how, you know, it's bad, what was going on at Epstein island and Clinton, I mean, how do you ignore Clinton? I mean, forget the pictures of him in the island in hot tubs. How do you say that? The guy is like a stand up guy. We know he lied in front of Congress, then had a mea culpa himself and admit to having relationships, sexual relationships with Monica Lewinsky. Yet somehow he turned his life around during the same period of time or just after. Come on, Alan. That's all Benny got another one. Yes, sir.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

We have a viewer who finds it

[Eric Bolling]

surprising that Israel stands with us.

[Caller / Listener]

You know what I find surprising about this, Eric, is that Israel was with us and no one thought they'd be totally with us militarily. But here they are. Amazing. I'll remember now, Eric, it is Fort Mar a Lago. Okay? It's now a fort. It's a military fort. Fort Mar a Lago, over and out.

[Eric Bolling]

So this is interesting. Thank you for the call. I just, I just had a conversation with a reporter from Vanny Fairy. So you want to talk about, on the record about Trump, you know, calling for these strikes from Mar A Lago? I said, sure, because I've been there and I know he's very comfortable there. He's, it's a place where he knows he can make the decisions without the noise from the swamp barking at him. Senators, Congress, people, influences. He goes there and he hunkers down. Think about it. He attacked the Syrian air base with xi Jinping in 2017, in 2020, killed Qasem Soleimani also when he was on vacation. It was his Christmas, New Year's break. When he was at Mar a Lago. Venezuela happened while he's at Mar a Lago and Iran happened while he's at Mar a Lago. I'll tell you one thing, and this is what my quote. I said, like him or hate him or want this or don't want it. He puts the other people, the detractors, the haters of America on their heels because they think when he goes to Mar A Lago, he's home, he's going to relax. You got another thing coming. You're in a, you're in, you're going to be a target, likely if you mess with America. And Trump's at Mar A Lago and he's in a mood. So I find it for Mar A Lago find. It's also the situation room 2.0. Do we have time for a quick one, Ben? Yeah, this one caught my eye here.

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

A viewer is wondering about Pam Bondi

[Eric Bolling]

and the Mad Dog theory.

[Caller / Listener]

Hey, Eric, bolden this. Charles from Georgia again, man, I tell you, Pam Bondi, man, she still needs to go. Ain't nobody been in handcuffs yet. Another thing. Who is that guy you talk to behind the screen that they'll call it Mad Dog? Why y' all call it Mad Dog? I just wondering. Thanks, man. Love your show.

[Eric Bolling]

Oh, my goodness. Yeah, Pam. Money. We. We need some purple. It's day one. We need purple. Pam, Come on, come on. Get some purple auction cash, Pam. Let's do it. Purple up these people. Mad Dog is MD his name is what? No, no, that's. That's you. We're looking at Ben. Mad Dog was here since 5:30. He left just as the show is starting. He had a long day already. But Mad Dog, who's on the horn a lot like Ben is right now and the rest of the crew right there. Mad dog's name is MD and I just. I used to drink Mad Dog 2020 when I was in college because we were broke and it's all we could afford and it's the worst possible liquor you could possibly fight it. It'll rip your gut apart. But I just call it Mad though, because I think it's. It's a cool name. I think it's going to stick, right, Ben?

[Dr. Walid Ferris]

I like it.

[Eric Bolling]

I think he likes it too. All right, good, good, good. He will ask him about it next time he's on the horn. Thank you, everyone. Watch War Rooms coming up next. We'll see you tomorrow.

[Lindy Lee]

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