BOLLING! - May 28th, 2026

Summary

Real America’s Voice: BOLLING! – May 28th, 2026

Host: Eric Bolling
Guests: Vice Admiral Robert Harward, Art Del Cueto, Paul Johnson

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on key issues at the intersection of American foreign policy, border security, and cultural conflict. Host Eric Bolling invites expert guests to dissect breaking developments on Iran, drug cartels at the southern border, and the politicization of American business, all through a lens of conservative values and “America First” ideology.

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Key Discussion Points & Notable Segments

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1. U.S.-Iran Tensions and the Path Forward

Guest: Vice Admiral Robert Harward, Fmr. Deputy Commander, CENTCOM ([05:12]–[18:45])

Main Insights

• Iran’s Intransigence: Both Bolling and Harward argue the Islamic Republic has never negotiated in good faith and continues to destabilize the region.

  • VP Harward: “You cannot count on this government of Iran to negotiate in good cause. They're just trying to extend everything they can and continue to do what they've done for decades.” ([05:20])

• Pressure and Endgame:

  • Economic sanctions and blockades are hurting Iran, but Harward predicts only military action and support for regime change can truly resolve the crisis.
  • “Ultimately, I think we'll have to go back to war. That’s the only way to resolve this and move to a government in Iran that renounces the Islamic revolution.” ([06:54])

• Boots on the Ground vs. New Warfare:

  • Bolling challenges the need for ground troops with modern warfare techniques (drones, cyber).
  • Harward insists: “I’m a fan of boots on the ground, not for occupation, but for raids to show them that we can hold their ports, their facilities.” ([09:02])
  • Bolling: “Why would we risk young American lives for what specifically, please?” ([09:25])
  • Harward: “That is the tipping point that I help, I believe will bring the Iranian people to the streets. … We've got be that galvanizing point.” ([10:13])

• America First Debate:

  • Bolling argues the fight isn’t in direct American interest, prompting an exchange over global economic interdependence and America’s role as a champion of freedom.
  • Memorable quote: “I cannot look ... and say, you know, at least that iPhone is only 1200 bucks, not 1300 bucks. … It's a philosophical difference.” ([17:59])

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• Harward on regime change:
  “If you want all the Arab nations to stand and sign into the Abraham Accord, you’ve got to make a commitment for that end state, long term peace and stability.” ([07:01])
• Bolling’s America First retort:
  “Show me how it's our problem. … Americans, young people aren't affected by what goes on in the Strait of Hormuz, nor in Tehran.” ([15:00])
• Harward on global economy:
  “We are all linked together now in ways we never were before because of the Internet, because of technology.” ([15:56])

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2. Border Security and the Cartel Crisis

Guest: Art Del Cueto, Border Security Advisor – FAIR ([21:39]–[32:59])

Main Insights

• Cartel Violence & Corruption:

  • Del Cueto describes the continuing cartel influence in Mexico as pervasive and ignored.
  • “Maybe the Mexican government is showing just enough to make us, you know, hey, have an easy mind about it. But it definitely is still very rampant in Mexico and the corruption is just something that not enough people talk about.” ([23:28])

• Drug Trafficking & Law Enforcement:

  • Despite increased Border Patrol efforts, the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, remains overwhelming.
  • “They’ll tell you. I asked them how much … we're stopping a lot. ... What's the percentage? They'll tell you under 2%, 98% still coming through.” ([26:16])

• Tunnels and Prosecutions:

  • The known tunnels are likely only a fraction of those that exist, and prosecutions lag far behind arrests, rendering enforcement ineffective.
  • “Arrests are not effective unless you prosecute these people. And that's the big deal.” ([27:19])

• Administrative Challenges:

  • Leadership resignations (e.g., Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks) are ascribed to burnout and lack of support.
  • “When you're fighting the media and you're fighting the enemy … and you're fighting your own people and there's that infighting. It makes it so difficult ...” ([29:42])

Quotes

• On the sophistication of cartels:
  • “They run their drug cartels like an actual business, like a Fortune 500 company.” ([28:13])

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3. The Fight to Sell “Patriotic Wine”

Guest: Paul Johnson, Republican Red Winery Founder ([35:51]–[45:47])

Main Insights

• Political Discrimination in Business:

  • Johnson recounts how major distributors refused to carry his wine due to its conservative branding: “None of them would carry the brand … It’s too controversial and we don’t want to upset the waters.” ([36:41])
  • Solution: Direct-to-consumer sales model.
  • “If you’re into the freedom economy and you want to support businesses that share your values, you’re likely going to have to go to E-commerce brands, direct-to-consumer brands.” ([39:47])

• Cultural Reflection:

  • Bolling and Johnson discuss the broader trend of “woke” boycotting and the counter-boycotting among conservative consumers.
  • “What the left doesn’t realize is that by doing what they’re doing, you’re actually driving customers to the brands that are still patriotic.” ([40:15])

• Wine with a Message:

  • Johnson highlights special edition bottles crafted around American historical themes and current events, using wine as a vehicle for cultural conversation.
  • “That's what these labels are about ... bringing our country together, about what makes this place great.” ([38:05])
  • “Our Epic Fury Magnum is about peace through strength. It’s about using the might of our military to curb the nuclear ambitions of a country that showed hatred for America and freedom. And so that should be talked about around the dinner table.” ([42:44])

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4. Commentary on Crime, Socialism, and Media Narratives

([49:50]–[57:46])

Main Insights

• Critique of Big-City Democrat Governance:

  • Bolling lambasts NYC and Chicago leaders for fiscal mismanagement and rising crime, blaming socialist policies: “Socialism ... it's failed absolutely everywhere. It's killed tens of millions. Some estimate it's killed over 100 million people worldwide.” ([51:16])
  • “Chicago homicides rise in 2026. ... The rate of crime in Chicago is higher than US average.” ([54:56])

• Media Analysis:

  • Bolling disputes media coverage of protests and riots, pointing out property damage during BLM events versus January 6th.
  • “It was more than a billion dollars in property damages. Businesses shut down. There were several deaths attributed to the George Floyd protests. Conversely, at January 6, ... no one was murdered except Ashley Babbitt.” ([56:28])

Quotes

• On Democratic economics:
  • “Stores are closing, malls closed because no one can afford the crime, the theft and the robbery your party essentially condones through lax punishment measures or no punishment at all.” ([53:31])
• On law enforcement:
  • “If we believe that we can arrest our way towards safety, we're wrong.” ([55:10], quoting Mayor Brandon Johnson)

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5. Economic Outlook – “The Edge”

([45:48]–[47:06])

• Market-Consumer Disconnect:
  • Bolling observes strong stock market performance but weak consumer sentiment, cautioning listeners to be patient and selective in trading:
    • “Stay disciplined, favor quality companies and by all means trade with your head, not over it. This is The Edge.” ([46:38])
  • Reveals his own moves: “I've moved about 60% of my own portfolio into Treasuries yielding around 4% while I wait for the picture to get more clear.” ([46:13])

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps & Attribution)

• “They will not have a nuclear weapon and they will not challenge the Straits of Hormuz. ... Iran’s going to play this game of being off and on.”
  — Vice Admiral Robert Harward ([05:12])

• “We fight and we're the best fighting military on the planet, bar none. ... We fight for American interests.”
  — Eric Bolling ([11:27])

• “It's not about the oil. It's about freedom and the Islamic revolution.”
  — Vice Admiral Robert Harward ([12:18])

• “Maybe the Mexican government is showing just enough to make us … have an easy mind about it. But it definitely is still very rampant in Mexico and the corruption is just something that not enough people talk about.”
  — Art Del Cueto ([23:28])

• “They run their drug cartels like an actual business, like a Fortune 500 company. We need to go cracking down on all the family members as well.”
  — Art Del Cueto ([28:13])

• “We were treated like as if all conservatives are heartless bigots. And it's not the truth. So these labels are about celebrating our value system, which is a great value system.”
  — Paul Johnson ([38:05])

• “The rally has real legs from corporate performance, no doubt, but the consumer is always and now the ultimate referee.”
  — Eric Bolling ([46:23])

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Additional Segments

• Upcoming RAV Live Event – “Main Street America” ([60:54])
  • Eric Bolling promotes an RAV live show from The Villages, Florida, celebrating American spirit and inviting community participation.

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Conclusion

This episode delivers a fast-paced, opinion-driven exploration of current events critical to conservative audiences: hardline takes on Iran policy and border security, critique of progressive urban governance, and the increasing intersection of culture and commerce. With notable guests bringing both military and on-the-ground expertise, host Eric Bolling frames debates not just around security or economics, but the ongoing contest for America’s cultural future.

For listeners: This episode is an unfiltered look into conservative priorities and prescriptions for national and international crises, business, and the everyday culture war.

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[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Well, two things. The President has made very clear. They will not have a nuclear weapon and they will not challenge the straits of Hormuz. So he needs those two objectives and Iran's going to play this Game of being off and on during. They wanted to mine the streets to reinforce their position. So you cannot count on this government of Iran to negotiate in good cause. They're just trying to extend everything they can and continue to do what they've done for decades now. The president knows that. And ultimately the president will decide if and when we new rarely get back into this to convince them that they will no longer be able to do either one of those two things either by force or by negotiations. And negotiations, they've never concluded those and

[Eric Bolling]

never will agree with you, sir. The Iranians are not to be trusted. Whoever's making that call, IRGC mullahs, whoever they are, they're never to be trusted. We've learned that the hard way several times. We learned it in the 80s. We've learned it again when Obama thought he would cut a deal with them and only to have all the nuclear sites that we were supposed to have inspectors go inspect. They, they wouldn't even let them onto the grounds. We know we can't trust them. Here's the question though. Why the continuous. All right, this thing's going to end any minute now because we're, we're in the final stages of a negotiation. And before there's ink drying on, on that negotiation, there's another bombing. It does. I'm not sure is it. What's the tactic here? What's the, what's the war strategy?

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Well, two things. I think the blockade and the economic pressure and what that's doing internal to Iran works in our behalf. So the president doesn't need to be in any rush and he's not going to make a deal unless it's a good deal. And ultimately I think we're have to go back to war. That's the only way to resolve this and move to a government in Iran that renounces the Islamic revolution. That's the true end state. If you want all the Arab nations to stand and sign into the Abraham Accord, you've got to make a commitment for that end state, long term peace and stability. And this president is indeed one of the most strongest we've seen. He acted against Venezuela, he's acting against Iran. No one else was willing to do that. He now needs to see this through. And I think he's going to ultimately reach that conclusion that we have a military strong enough to take advantage of the situation we're in. The government's never been weaker. And don't Forget there are 7 million, 70 million Iranian people want this regime replaced. So at the end of the day this is where that's all going.

[Eric Bolling]

That's a question I've asked continuously. So I've done this, I've seen this for better part of 25 years. It feels to me like there's not going to be change in Iran until the Iranian people, all 91 million of them would, would stand up and say we're done with this. We're incapable. We can't travel, we can't eat, we can't put gas in our cars. We can't live like human beings. Enough of this IRGC crap Mafia Mullis. You need the people to uprise. And I, I get eviscerated by crowds that say, oh the poor Iranian people, they're being held down by the, the awful government and they'll die. Okay, so you sacrifice your own life for your children or your grandchildren or the better of the country going forward. That's what we've always done. That's we've done when we broke from Britain. These are the types of things you do. But somehow it's got to be the United States that's got to change their regime. We got to make sure they don't have nuclear dust or nuclear enriched uranium for bombs and okay, US in Israel, I'll give you that. But the rest of the Middle east is like, Europe's like eh.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Why? Well again, I think you're spot on. You're exactly right. We're going to have to be the one, because that's who we are. We're America. That's what we do. We fight for the values we believe in. And ultimately I do think Europe and the other Gulf nations will understand and support that. But we're going to have to take that first step. We're going to have to continue the military operations. Again. I'm a fan of boots on the ground, not for occupation, but for raids to show them that we can can hold their ports, their facilities.

[Eric Bolling]

I gotta ask you this, Vice Admire, I, I appreciate you and I get that and I know that's traditional warfare, but it seems to me like warfare has evolved into other things. It's drone warfare. It's not actual boots on the ground, it's it's AI to each other's info systems rather than losing American souls. For what? For what? For another drop of oil, sir? Or to, I don't know, somehow think that our way of democracy should be perfect for everyone. Then why would we risk American lives? I'm not trying to push back on it. It's a theory. I get it. I talk to People all day. Frankly, they're a bit of the old school. But why would we risk young American lives for what specifically please for to

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

empower and encourage those 70. Another country of 93 million, they're about 70 million who have the will, the desire to go and fight. So the boots on the ground, be it a raid or anything of that nature, and I'm not saying for occupation, but take Bandar Bass, take Josque, take one of these locations where you go on, put boots on the ground, clear out the talent, leave middle, make it a kill zone. Is the tipping point that I help, I believe will bring the Iranian people to the streets. That's the point they need. Don't forget in January they took towns, they took cities. But then because no one supported them, the IRGC rolled in a week later, two weeks later, and just massacred people. We've got be that galvanizing point to be the tipping point that provokes them and lets them know their support coming in. Do we provide close air support to the towns? They vote. So again, and you talk about again, no one wants to see a U.S. service member lose their life, but that's what our military does. We fight the 15 years of war we were.

[Eric Bolling]

I agree with you. We fight and we're the best fighting military on the planet, by bar none. I agree with that. But for me, we fight for American interests. We don't use, we don't use the vast majority of the oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. I'll give you a good example. Example. The day after this, what looked like it was going to be the peace negotiation over, over the Memorial Day weekend, the day after there was a bombing. We hit, we hit the Iranian, some Iranian structures. Our oil stayed lower. The Brent's oil went up and that services India, China, Europe, but ours was still low in the point being we don't need the oil. We don't need the Strait of Hormuz. Open? Yes. Will it help? A little bit. Is it worth treasure and blood to open the Strait of Hormuz for Europe, India and China?

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

It's not about the oil. It's about freedom and the Islamic revolution. You've seen Iran a lost, failed state. You've seen Lebanon a failed, lost state. You've seen Libya a failed, lost state. You're seeing Iraq, you're seeing Yemen. All these nations are failed, broken straits because of the Islamic Revolution. They've exported that revolution to those countries and they're lost and they're trying to do the same thing in Russia. I'M sorry, in Europe. This is what this is about. And then again, it's also about the west versus the East. You have Russia, you have China. Iran is one of their proxies. They're just as interested in them in becoming a nuclear armed state. This is about, I don't disagree with you.

[Eric Bolling]

I agree. The new axis of evil around China and Russia. However, one thing you didn't say when in all those countries that you mentioned failed and at risk, you didn't say America wants. And that, that, that is my concern. Now listen, once if there's a, if there's sleeper cells in here. Yes. Wipe them out. Absolutely. Put our military and put our law enforcement. Get rid of them. I haven't. This will be, this is a, an argument that you and I probably will never see eye to eye on. But let me ask you this, all this rhetoric, we obliterated their nuclear capabilities in the 12 Day War in June of last year. We obliterated them. Right. That's what we heard. So did we not really obliterate them? I'm trying to figure that one out. And the other one is we've heard that we've sunk their navy. The 159 ships and their navy are at the bottom of the, of the strait or, or the, the Arabian Sea. Is that the truth? Or why are they still, why are the Iranians still holding the Strait of Hormuz if we've sunk their complete ability to put a ship on the water?

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

So let me go first to your first statement about the Islamic revolution and American interest. I lived in Iran when Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq were prosperous. Growing, booming economies, focus and tied to the West. I watched the Islamic revolution come to power. I watched what they did in Iran. I watched up close how they eviscerated Lebanon by supporting Hezbollah. I've watched what they've done in Yemen by supporting the Houthis. I've watched what they've done in Syria. I've watched what they. And they're not done there. You reward these guys by letting them off with, and reward them with money. They're going to continue to export that revolution.

[Eric Bolling]

Reward them with money. No one suggests rewarding them with anything. Not. No. And I never once did I say give money. Never. I just said it's not our, it's not our problem. It's really not our problem. Show me how it's our problem. We obliterated their ability to deliver a nuke. They supposedly have no navy left, so they couldn't technically keep the Strait of Hormuz I'm just. I'm still trying to find out whether, you know, I'm America first. Look, Donald Trump was elected because he said America first, right? That's what we knew. That MAGA knows that. So, sir, I'm trying as, As a, As a military person, a very capable, able, amazing resume, military person, trying to tell an America first MAGA person why I need to lose blood and treasure in the Middle east when it hasn't from my purview. Americans, young people aren't affected by what goes on in the Strait of Hormuz, nor in Tehran.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

The oil that comes out of this region is important to the global economy. We are all linked together now in ways we never were before because of the Internet, because of technology. So what happens in Iran, happens in Saudi, happens in Kuwait. Not just for the oil itself, but the overall presence and their values and where they're going is important to America. With that global economy, it will affect us then. The products we buy, the products we sell. So all of this is tied together and our involvement, because we have the capabilities to take advantage of this unique opportunity has never been presented like it has today because of President Trump. We have to see it through.

[Eric Bolling]

So why not finish it? Sir, Dumb question. We have this. We have the badass military of all eternity. Why not finish it? Why mess around with these guys for 89 days now? Why just finish it? If. If you believe that exact what you believe, and you're not talking for Israel and you're talking for the United States, that it'll affect us and our products and our pricing going forward, then why not finish the job while you're playing around with this negotiation? Maybe we'll get your dust, maybe we won't. Maybe we'll open it, maybe we won't just finish the job. You know you can do it. You can bomb every. Every water desalination plant, every power plant, every highway, every road, and you would put them on their knees, why not just do it? If that's. If that's the end goal, what are we playing around 90 days for already?

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

I agree with you. We need to finish this. The timing, though, may be helpful in the internal dynamics. What Mossad, what CIA, what the administration is doing internally so we don't destroy as much of the infrastructure, but enable the people and move to regime change so they can reconstitute a vibrant country after this, the time may play in that favor, but ultimately you're right.

[Eric Bolling]

You're looking for regime change, you're looking for denuclearization. We're looking for, you know, keeping prices globally low because it doesn't affect our prices to that the extent it does other countries. And we want us to do it at the risk of our own children. I cannot look, I could never be the commander in chief and have what you just outlined, which is apparently what they're doing, and look at a family, a gold star family, and say, you know, at least that iPhone is only 1200 bucks, not 1300 bucks. It's just it, sir. It's a philosophical difference between my view of the world and yours. And neither one can be right. Neither one can be wrong. Those are two opinions. I have to leave it there. We went a little bit over. Vice Admiral Robert Harwood, thank you, Iran Policy Project Fellow at Ginza. Thank you, sir.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Thank you.

[Eric Bolling]

All right folks, we're back two and a half minutes.

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[Art Del Cueto]

All right.

[Eric Bolling]

He's bringing us some amazing pictures and we're seeing he's their mass graves, that he's, he's being tipped off. And they're finally. And he and his family are constantly being threatened by the cartels. At one point, they showed one of the security cameras on the neighborhood he was living in, some cartel members or thugs which. Looking for art for, for Oscar.

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Right.

[Eric Bolling]

Why is it that we can take Maduro? Right. We're going to show a little bit of this. If we can take Maduro out of Venezuela as a, as a criminal. Right. A war criminal. He's the war on drugs. But we can't do anything with Sheinbaum other than, hey, we'll offer you our assistance. If they say no, we walk, we head back. Meanwhile, the drugs are flowing across our border.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Right, sir.

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Weigh in.

[Art Del Cueto]

Honestly, Eric, I think it gets more sensitive because she's there right next door. Right? So there are neighbors right there. So it's right in our back door. I think that makes a difference. I enjoy I love watching Oscar's reports because I'm going to tell you, he, he's the one guy that goes out there, shows, look, there's no nonsense in his reporting. I, and I don't want to knock on other reporters, but there's been some that, that they'll go down there. The Mexican government's going to show you what they want you to see. They're not going to show you everything. And it's evident because, look, they go after one cartel, but there's other areas where there's still a lot of wars going on. There's still a lot of back and forth. You look at areas in Sinaloa, the state of Sinaloa, where there's still a lot of back and forth between those cartels going back and. But you only see them going after one. And I think that raises red flags. At the same time, you've said it and it's 100% true. We still have drugs coming across our borders. There's still a lot of fentanyl coming across. There's still methamphetamines, heroin. That hasn't stopped. They're just getting way more creative on how they're doing it. But again, I think the problem with going after them in Mexico is that they're right next door to us and maybe the Mexican government is showing just enough to make us, you know, hey, have an easy mind about it. But it definitely is still very rampant in Mexico and the corruption is just something that not enough people talk about.

[Eric Bolling]

We're going to keep rolling some of that video of Oscar because we're showing some video where he was literally in EL Mencho's camp 48 hours after they, they took him or he got, he, he got pinched or pulled out of there.

[Art Del Cueto]

Right.

[Eric Bolling]

That's his compound right there. And then art mini men show or what they call him Little, I think they call him little mention or mini Mento, who's going to school in California, comes over, he's the next guy to run the cartel. And then now it's replacing. Here's the question, though. If Maduro is a, is a war criminal, why isn't Sheinbaum?

[Art Del Cueto]

Well, I think they haven't had enough evidence against her at this point where, you know, they've actually, they've gone after some cartels. And I think the difference in Venezuela is they weren't going after the cartels. It was pretty much a free for all and they were able to link Maduro directly to the cartels here. I think there's just A lot of corruption within different areas of the government in Mexico right now that they're trying to figure out. I mean, I wouldn't go out on record and say, oh, she's an actual, you know, a terrorist, or she's involved in the drug trade. But obviously, we need to start looking at a lot of the members within that government. They've been doing it for quite some time. I've seen it. Look, I grew up on the border, Eric, so I've seen it many, many times. The bribes that take place, the corruption that takes place, even at the lower levels. And they need to start doing something about it. And I think we are. Obviously, they've sent indictments out to politicians that are sitting in office right now in. In the state of Sinaloa. So I think that's. That's a proper step moving forward. But there's a lot of stuff that they need to uncover. They need to go through a lot of the logistics and try to figure out what else is going on. Because the. The drug cartels, the border is a thousand times more secure than it ever has been. But the drug cartels, they're not going to go moonlight and do something else. Right? I mean, this is their business. Their business is drug smuggling. Their businesses, you know, human smuggling, you know, all that. They're still involved in it. They're just getting more creative on how to do it.

[Eric Bolling]

Yeah, yeah. You know, I'm. A couple of times at the border. Several times. Five, six times at the border with border patrol. They'll tell you, Art. They'll tell you. I asked them how much. We're stopping a lot. There's a lot of drugs around here. We're stopping a lot. What's the percentage? They'll tell you. Under 2%, 98% still coming through. And those are. When we see a tunnel, we like, oh, we found a tunnel. Tell the folks how many tunnels there are between the borders.

[Art Del Cueto]

We don't know, Eric. We don't know because I guarantee you there's tunnels that we haven't discovered. I. I brought a delegation down here with fair, and it was different sheriffs and different state representatives. We went down there. There was a tunnel that was just recently found in Nogales, Arizona. I took him down there to the actual area and the site of this tunnel. And while we're walking around and I'm explaining to him the dangers of the. Of working on the border, we had a cartel member. He was a scout that drove right next to us. He was filming the entire time. He was watching what we were doing. He wanted to see who was there. He was laughing as he was driving by. That shows you these individuals are still operating both in the US And Mexico, not just on the Mexican side. And it's difficult because you have to get them with something. We're seeing a lot of arrests. I've talked about it. But aside from arrests, we need to see prosecutions. Arrests are not effective unless you prosecute these people. And that's the big deal. You need to start having true prosecutions against these individuals that we're arresting.

[Eric Bolling]

Take that and multiply by a million and send that to the swamp in D.C. and start arresting some of those people. Not have hearings, catch them lying, and then nothing ever happens. I agree with you. All right. Our Secretary of Homeland Security, Mark Wayne Mullen. We met with Claudia Sheinbaum and her secret security cabinet yesterday. Sheinbaum said both parties pledge ongoing joint security. You're optimistic?

[Art Del Cueto]

I'm optimistic because I think we continue to have an administration and we have individuals in place that are going to go in there, but we can't. We can't be PC about this. Right. We cannot be scared to say the truth. And I think that's what it comes down to. And I don't think Secretary Mullen is going to be one of those guys. It's going to be scared to tell the truth. And that's what I'm hoping for. That's why I'm optimistic. We need to really crack down on these drug traffickers. We need to crack down on them, on the terrorist. They're terrorist organizations. So now I think that takes the gloves off, and it gives us more freedom to go after them, put real sanctions on them. But we need to go after, maybe try to get some rico, you know, charges on these people, because, as you said, some of them are going to school in the United States. The top drug traffickers like Chapo Guzman, El Mencho, individuals like Nile Zambada, they have had their children go to school in the United States. They've learned our system. They go to. To. To different, you know, Ivy League schools in the US So they run their drug cartels like an actual business, like a Fortune 500 company. We need to go cracking down on all the family members as well.

[Eric Bolling]

So last week, the Border Patrol chief, Mike Banks, resigned. Just up and resigned. He said that, quote, it's just time. And he wanted to say he wanted to get to spend more time with his family. Now, is that it? A lot of times you say that when you're not being treated well, not mean by the Trump administration, I mean the American people and certainly the, the, the Democrats in Congress. What do you think was behind that resignation?

[Art Del Cueto]

So look, we had, he, he resigned. We had, you know, Steve Lyons resigned as well. And so you have individuals that, I think they've had enough. They're going through different situations and at the same time, look, it's a difficult job, man, when you're not, look, I'm not there and I'm getting death threats and I'm getting people that constantly send me information and they hate what I do because I've been outspoken. It irks me that I see some guys now that are being outspoken, but they're wearing masks. Hey, I've been doing all that without a mask for a long, long time. Yeah, but I think it gets diff, it gets difficult. It weighs on you. At the same time, I truly believe there's still a lot of individuals that are in leadership positions that have been there through, through past administrations that make the job that much more difficult. And I think it would make the job more difficult. When you're in there and you're fighting the media and you're fighting the enemy, which is the drug cartels, the drug traffickers, and you're fighting your own people and there's that sin fighting. It makes it so difficult, it makes it so taxing. Now, I don't know the specific situation with Mike Banks. What I can tell you is I worked with Mike Banks in Tucson Sector and he was a very good leader when he was in Tucson. Everyone was extremely happy when he became chief of the border Patrol. We'll see what these steps moving forward are going to bring. I'm sorry to see Mike Banks go. I think he was a fantastic leader.

[Eric Bolling]

Sometimes you're fighting mayors of the towns that are on the border, sometimes you're in Tucson. Well, I'm thinking New Mexico, California specifically, maybe Arizona as well. But sometimes the governors are your biggest headaches. They don't support law enforcement within certainly that form of law enforcement.

[Art Del Cueto]

I mean, Mike Banks, I have a

[Eric Bolling]

border czar where he was.

[Art Del Cueto]

The borders are in Texas, where's. He was a great job.

[Eric Bolling]

Where's Tom Holman? Where is. He came out. He came out of the box. He's doing. And all of a sudden he's, he's been kind of back burnered. Why and what's that all about, do you think?

[Art Del Cueto]

So honestly, I don't know what the deal is going on with all those, those moves and shakes that are happening in D.C. it is frustrating because I went down to the border. I've talked to some agents. They say groups are still coming through. I was recently part of the Sabre program, which is a program that is run down in Cochise county, where they see all the cameras and they see what's crossing and what's not crossing. And they said that they're twice as much. They're apprehending twice as much as what they were apprehending during the Biden administration, which to me, that's huge. That's a big deal, and that's great. However, we were only apprehending 30% under the Biden administration. So there's still stuff coming through. We still need to be concerned. And you hit the nail on the head when we start talking about the frustration with other governors, with other officials in different states. We have an election coming up in Arizona, and it's a border state. It's a key border state. It's been at the top of the list when it comes to human smuggling and drug smuggling. And I hope we turn out and enough people turn out and they make the right decision forward. We have a. It's got to be Andy Biggs, I'm telling you. And I hate to be jumping out here and pushing it, but look, he is our only hope that we have left for the state of Arizona right now.

[Eric Bolling]

New Mexico's maybe lost already. Art Del Cueto, love having you on again, my friend. Border security adviser for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, also known as Fair. Art, really good.

[Art Del Cueto]

Thank you, Eric.

[Eric Bolling]

Have a great weekend. We'll talk to you soon.

[Art Del Cueto]

You too. Thank you.

[Eric Bolling]

All right, folks, we'll be back. Two and a half minutes.

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Have a great day. All right folks, let's bring in our next guest who's a second generation vintner who is dedicated to crafting fine wine and preserving the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution's. His winery called Republican Red has been blocked from distribute this. Distributors want to block him because of his politics. You believe this in wine? Even in wine? We hear about sports. We hear it now. Wine to retail shelves solely because of the name Freedom is in it. So he took matters into his own hands and went direct to consumer. Joining us to discuss is founder and CEO Paul Johnson. Paul, let's talk about that. Tell us how you were being. You were getting pushback from distributors and why don't we name some names?

[Paul Johnson]

Well, I went out. I mean you can name all of them because none of them would carry the brand. So I went to every one of the main distributors and thought, you know, especially maybe in red states, they would have no problem picking this up. But you know, the distributors, most of them go across state bounds and they didn't want to touch the brand. And you know, I kind of look at it even though some of the individuals I talk to love the idea, they love the brand. They were like, we, it's too controversial and we don't want to upset the waters and we don't want our retailers getting their windows broken in. And you know, it's, it's what they really say that.

[Eric Bolling]

Do they really think that people are. Well, I, I should, I should correct myself because they did it to Tesla. Right. You know, when they like what, what Elon Musk was doing with Doge, they, they started, you know, breaking windows at Tesla retail locations, even burning one of them down in California. Crazy. All right, so, so now you say you're going to take things in your own hands. And by the way, here's, here are the bottles. Mad Dog, can you take a shot of the, the three over here? These nice beautiful bottles over here. Look at those wonderful looking bots. They're great. And so I'm holding Republican red. This is your, your, you're one of your reds. You. I, I see I have a 45, 47 here, a couple of nice wines. So tell us what inspired you to be so patriotic and then even, even further. So maga.

[Paul Johnson]

Yeah, so I mean, so we had to pivot and the only way that you can find our wines is@republican red.com. so we couldn't go into retail. So we had to build our own direct to consumer model. And so what I did is I decided I'm not going to water down our politics. Instead I'm going to, to go even more into it and be proud about being a conservative because I figured there's enough people out there who thought like I did that were tired of kind of being sidelined. And you know, the way I say it, we were treated like as if all conservatives are heartless bigots. And it's not the truth. So these labels are about celebrating our value system, which is a great value system. You know, we're about family, we're about hard work, we're about to preserving the American dream. And that's what these labels are about. And so, you know, they talk about not wanting these labels in the retail stores because they're offensive in some way. But when you look at them. They're not offensive at all. They're about unity. They're about bringing our country together, about what makes this place great.

[Eric Bolling]

I'm just wondering, is there an ultra MAGA version coming out? Because I would like to be on the COVID of that one.

[Paul Johnson]

Well, let's develop it together.

[Eric Bolling]

Let's go. I mean, I mean, I'm Gabe. Your, your direct to consumer idea is, is brilliant. One of my closest friends, his son is the co founder of Farmer's Dog. And they've been, they're a mad multi billion dollar brand. Now when they finally go public, going direct to consumer, there's a lot to be said in, in direct you can do what you want, right? You can, you can be who you want to be as direct to consumer seller. And, and frankly, why the hell shouldn't you be patriotic?

[Paul Johnson]

That's right. And if, if you're into the freedom economy and you want to support businesses that share your values, you're likely going to have to go to E commerce brands, direct to consumer brands, because this way we can, we don't have to worry about the retailers and their policies and they're not wanting to, you know, offend people from the left that might walk in their doors. So this is the way to find your freedom economy brands is to come directly to us.

[Eric Bolling]

It's great.

[Paul Johnson]

And take out the middleman.

[Eric Bolling]

It's great. It's the way to do it. You, you're. And what, what the left doesn't realize is that by doing what they're doing, you're actually driving customers to the brands that are still patriotic. You have half, more than half the country. Trump won every single state. He won the, with the elect, the every single state, every single swing states. He won the electoral college and he won the popular vote. That's more than 50% of the country who are saying, you know what, don't go to him. And the other 50, the one that voted for Trump and who are conservative, say those are our guys. And we're seeing that over and over with brands. We go from boycotts to boycotts. And maybe there's a boycott in store for your, for your winery.

[Paul Johnson]

Oh, man, I have so many, so many ideas for labels. We have more than we could possibly release. But the way that we've set up the winery is almost every other winery you think of, it's about them. It's about the soil that the winery sits on. It's about the winemaker and can we do that?

[Eric Bolling]

But no, Paul, it's important. This is important. Because a lot of people slap a. Slap a label on a bottle that comes from a generic winemaker or other beer makers as well. Same, same thing. Tell us about the wine. I mean, I'm sure you vetted that.

[Paul Johnson]

Oh, man. So I'm a second generation vintner. I learned from my dad. If you ever go to our website or see my logo or my. My headshot for myself is a picture of myself at 7 years old riding on a trike. You know, little motorcycle in the. In the vineyard. And so I grew up around this. And the central coast of California makes outstanding wines. The Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that comes right from the coast is unrivaled. And we have great Cabernet that comes from Paso for those that they kind of follow wine. And so that's right. All in our neighborhood. And so we have. This is not a gimmick wine. I get a lot of people that come to us because they just love the labels and they buy it, just cut the labels. But 50% of our sales are from return customers. And that's because we make excellent wine. We have over 12,000.

[Eric Bolling]

That's a good return to buy rate. I mean, think about this, folks. You're having a barbecue, have a cocktail party, and you break out one of these. You have to talk about it. You can't not talk about that label. It's fantastic. You have one a Magnum, I think you're holding. You have one a straight of Hormuz wine. This is brilliant. This is great strategy. Look at this. Tell us about it.

[Paul Johnson]

So we. So this is our epic Fury Magnum. You can buy them now on republicanred.com. so not only do we have a set of. Of wines that celebrate America. 250. We have a set of wines, a collection that celebrates our president. We had a collection of wines that celebrated the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. So we're finding things that matter to our community. And then we create bottles and labels that start conversations. That's really what this is about. Because when you enjoy wine, you're sitting around a table, you're unwinding at the end of the day with loved ones. And so why not have something that when you set it down on the table, it sparks conversations that matter. And that's what it's really about. So our epic fury Magnum is about peace through strength. It's about using the might of our military to curb the nuclear ambitions of a country that showed hatred for America and freedom. And so that should be talked about around the dinner table.

[Eric Bolling]

How important that Is tell us about that bottle of champagne next to you. What's. What's that one all about?

[Paul Johnson]

Okay, so this one right here is our bubbly. We just won 94 points for this and best in show at the Monterey International Wine Competition. And it's got Lady Liberty on there, if you can see, with some fireworks behind her. And 250.

[Eric Bolling]

That's great.

[Paul Johnson]

And it's. This is a celebration bottle. This is about celebrating 250 years of freedom. And it's also about conversation around preserving freedom for the future. And it's about being vigilant and not putting our guard down, because every single day that we hand off our freedoms back to the government because they're going to take care of us, we lose our personal freedom.

[Eric Bolling]

And to me, are you speaking truth to power right there, my friend. Paul, we got to go. I appreciate your time. Paul Johnson, founder and CEO of Republican Red Winery. Look at these bottles are amazing. Oh, Ultra maga. Ultra maga. I'm gonna call you.

[Paul Johnson]

All right, we'll do it.

[Eric Bolling]

Let's see.

[Paul Johnson]

We'll do it.

[Eric Bolling]

Let's see. Good luck. And folks can get everything with the website is republicanred.com folks. Go there, check it out and check Paul out. And I'm pretty sure you're not riding your little tricycle with a bottle of wine. I hope you're not drinking the wine while you're.

[Paul Johnson]

Oh, no, no, we. We don't do that. But that you can do, Paul. You can write and then enjoy them.

[Eric Bolling]

I've always wanted to ask your. Your family of vintners, what's. How old are you for your first sip of wine?

[Paul Johnson]

Oh, I mean, it was always around the table, and so you might just have a little sip, you know, at a celebratory moment.

[Eric Bolling]

And,

[Paul Johnson]

you know, I. As long as I can remember, there's just a little sip. But when you grow up with it, it's not taboo.

[Eric Bolling]

I know that. No, no, listen.

[Paul Johnson]

Such a bad thing.

[Eric Bolling]

It's also, when you're an altar boy, I. You took a little sip in the rectory every once in a while when the priests weren't looking. I was about 7 or 8 years old at the time, so I hear that happens.

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[Eric Bolling]

Paul. Paul John. Thank you so much for your time.

[Paul Johnson]

Thank you for having me.

[Eric Bolling]

All right, folks, take a peek at this. Wall street setting fresh records. New highs on strong corporate earnings and AI euphoria. Momentum. But Main street sending a different signal completely. Inflation remains stubborn. Highs elevated on the wrong path, especially in energy. And consumers are clearly Pulling back travel is a great example. Forecasts now show very, very modest growth for the rest of this year, with even higher income travelers choosing shorter trips and better value. I'm seeing it firsthand. Quieter restaurants, bars, hotels and beaches in South Florida. Almost ghost towns at times. That's why I've moved about 60% of my own own portfolio into Treasuries yielding around 4% while I wait for the picture to get more clear. The rally has real legs from corporate performance, no doubt, but the consumer is always and now the ultimate referee. Stay disciplined, favor quality companies and by all means trade with your head, not over it. This is the Edge. Let me know your thoughts, but you have to subscribe to do that. Come on, join me on this life journey to bettertown usa. The Edge Hit Subscribe.

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those private equity firms walk away with their pockets stuffed. Only when they're that bad. And I'm not disagreeing that that can happen. But you're forgetting the reason that happens and the reason why that happens is because private equity can afford to come in. Why can they afford to come in? Because your policies, Democrat policies, have driven these companies into the ground. Stores are closing, malls closed because no one can afford the crime, the theft and the robbery that your party essentially condones through lax punishment measures or no punishment at all. It's like when you say blame the victim, hide the perp. That's what they do. They hide these perps and they blame the victim. Blame the victim, sir. Right. Blame those companies when people are walking into Walgreens, still robbing them blind and Walgreens has to shut down in the city of Chicago, but somehow they're bigoted because they're shutting down a store that's been robbed blindless. Speaking of Democrat policies, look at this. Chicago homicides rise. Chicago homicides rise in 2026. And would you look at this? Another record breaking Memorial Day weekend this year for my hometown Chicago. 25 shot men, women and y. Yet again, the rate of crime in Chicago is higher than us average. But let's listen to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Let's go. Brandon. Tell us again about how arresting people. That's not the answer.

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[Eric Bolling]

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[Eric Bolling]

So what's the definition of insanity? Doing something over and over again hoping for a different result. And that's what Chicago's doing. They tried it with Lori Lightfoot. Now they're doing with Brandon Johnson. Don't arrest the people. No, let them go ahead. Let them run wild in the streets on south and west suburbs of Chicago. Let them loot, let them steal. Let them shoot the place up. Don't arrest them because that doesn't work. Okay, how about trying something different, guys? Maybe I don't just try something different. Maybe that'll work. York, they deliver a whole lot of whoppers on the View, but this one, this latest one may take the cake. Sunny host and the perpetrator of many of those lies we're talking about actually thinks that the mostly peaceful protests from the Summer of love in 2020, George Floyd that lit streets on fire, destroyed stores and properties for weeks on end. People died. Host them. Thinks that the George Floyd protests were more peaceful than went down on January 6th. I just think we need to make it clear that there can be no

[Paul Johnson]

comparison between the Black Lives Matter movement

[Eric Bolling]

and what we saw on January 6th. So I just want to make that clear. And that's not the suggestion. Can we not rage on one? I know that wasn't your suggestion, but you know, people that watch our show take away different things.

[Paul Johnson]

So I just want to make that part clear. There were very limited destruction of property

[Eric Bolling]

and violence during the uprising. The Black Lives Matter uprising. No threats to the president and no

[Paul Johnson]

threats to the president.

[Eric Bolling]

No threats to the president.

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Probably disagree on property damage.

[Eric Bolling]

We don't need to relicate. Six years ago, okay, limited it was more than a billion dollars in property damages. Businesses shut down There were several deaths attributed to the George Floyd protests. Conversely, at January 6, the the protest there, no one was murdered except Ashley Babbitt. I think there may have been the second one actually as well. But no, none of the. None of the people. The rioters. We're the ones murdered, not the other people. Now do George Floyd in 2020. The exact opposite. Sunny Billion dollars. Oh yeah. Not much property damage. I guess so. All right, one more let's take a look at Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt. This is one of his newest ones. Watch.

[Paul Johnson]

Citizens of Los Angeles, there is no

[Eric Bolling]

need to change mayors. Our city is fine. There is no homelessness. There is no fire damage. There is no crime. Stay the course. Every Angolino should to be happy with the state of our city and stay the Course with Karen Bass.

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[Eric Bolling]

I don't know. I think he's gonna win. He's getting a lot, a lot of buzz, that guy. Spencer Pratt for LA. Remember, only 15% of citizens of LA register as Republicans. We'll be back to an half minutes.

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[Eric Bolling]

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[Eric Bolling]

All right, so put that screen. Oh there. Ben, can we get the control mont too with you? I want that screen up there, guys. View folks.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Watch.

[Eric Bolling]

See that little QR code right there at the bottom next to bowling right there. Just hit your phone if you want to come to this. Come. Please sign up. We've already had hundreds of people signing up. It's going to be a huge event, big party. We need the cameras in to talk to people in the. In the crowds. We want you part of this. So in the meantime, Ben, we've been doing voicemails. I want to take this last couple of minutes not to talk about a voicemail, but ask you. Folks, folks, tell us what you think of the villages. Right? I just want to know. There's. There's some wild stuff going. I've been there three separate times. It's been a great time. Very conservative. I have a view of the villages. I've been there. But a lot of people have something different. I just want to hear what you think about it. So wait, Ben, is. Is Mad Dog in the control room? I can't see. He is in the control room. Can you just throw Mad Dog on the. On the. On the voice of God to get here? All right, Mad Dog. Mad Dog was at the villages a couple weeks ago and I heard there are some of the ladies there are taking a little fun liking to the. Mad Dog. Mad Dog. Is that. Is that. No, I think they're.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Man.

[Eric Bolling]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Okay.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

Yeah, they're fun to you.

[Eric Bolling]

That's what everyone. That's what a liberal does. It's not me, it's you. I got you. I got you. But we're gonna have some fun, right? We're gonna do this Tomorrow live from 4 to 5 from the villages. We got a lot of things planned. We got a golf cart. They trick out their golf carts like it's incredible, like the way they feel. I've seen whales, I've seen sharks, I've seen Lamborghini golf carts. It's really going to be fun talking to a bunch of folks there, a bunch of MAGA people there. There maybe a band or two, possibly Trish. Is that possible, Ben? Yes, we'll work on it. We're working on a lot of stuff, but please do number one, sign up. Come on out. We have a few hundred there's. If it gets really big, we'll move it outside and have even more studio audience. And also call at 888-601-0032. The number. You know the number for voicemails. Tell us what you think of the villages and what you think we should be doing there at the villages. We'll see you tomorrow. From central Florida somewhere. Have a good day.

[Vice Admiral Robert Harward]

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[Eric Bolling]

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