Media Exposed with Adam Weiss - October 5, 2025

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Podcast Summary

Real America’s Voice: Media Exposed with Adam Weiss (Guest Host David Zier)

Episode Date: October 5, 2025
Host: David Zier (in for Adam Weiss)
Guests: Jim Beach, Colonel William Dunn, Tiffany Marie Brannon

Overview

This episode of Media Exposed dives deep into the perceived hypocrisy and bias of mainstream media (MSM) in its coverage of recent political events, the military’s evolving culture, urban crime, and the contentious narratives around conservative figures. With guest host David Zier at the helm, the episode breaks down media coverage of the government shutdown, ICE and National Guard deployments in American cities, reactions to military leadership standards, and controversial statements from figures like Don Lemon and Ilhan Omar.

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Major Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Media Narrative Around the Government Shutdown

[00:00 - 05:46]

• Alleged Collusion between the Biden Administration & Media:
  • David Zier questions whether MSM is coordinating with the administration, citing alleged sharing of questions with ABC’s Mary Bruce.
  • Jim Beach: “I think it's 100% obvious that it did happen...[Google] were on the Biden's team and taking orders from Biden and his group.” (04:23)
• Perceived Partisan Coverage:
  • Zier and Beach agree that the media frames government shutdowns to blame Republicans, downplay Democrats’ roles, and amplify fear.
• Shutdown Impacts & Public Perception:
  • Jim Beach: “I don't think it [the shutdown] has any effect on the economy. If anything, it's good for us...Maybe reduce the headcount at some of these agencies.”—(09:20)
  • Both see the shutdown as politically motivated by Schumer and Jeffries.
• Media’s Hyperbolic Tone:
  • Beach criticizes media for overreaction to Trump’s “hedgepit” speech and shutdown, claiming the public can see through MSM’s exaggerations.

Notable Quote:
“Every possibility. I think [MSM is] just continuing to make an idiot of themselves... Makes the media look like the liars that they are.” – Jim Beach (10:47)

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2. Military Standards, Pete Hegseth’s Speech & Media Reaction

[13:24 - 35:52]

• Hegseth’s Vision for the Military:
  • Col. William Dunn defends Hegseth’s call for ending DEI programs and reinstating high physical and mental standards.
  • Hegseth’s speech highlight: “No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship. No more division distraction or gender delusions. No more debris. We are done with that.” – Pete Hegseth (26:41)
• Media’s Portrayal of Hegseth:
  • MSM described as turning a “one inch story… into a mile” (14:01, Beach), and unfairly painting Hegseth as unstable or unfit.
• Debate on Standards & Inclusion:
  • Colonel Dunn (Marine Corps veteran) argues that historically, only the highest standards ensured military readiness—“If you're a man and you don't meet the standard, you don't get in. So why would a woman that didn't meet the standard be able to get in? So draw the line across the board.” (32:46)
  • Emphasis on standards over identity: “You don’t ask a surgeon...based on their ethnicity... You want the best. It should be no different [in the military].” – Col. Dunn (33:39)
• Beard and Grooming Standards:
  • Discussed as an example of standards eroding, with exceptions for medical reasons becoming normalized.

Memorable Exchange:
David Zier: “Trump can't do anything right. Hegseth can't do anything right...[The media] out of control.” (25:24)
Col. Dunn: “His speech is nothing new. That's how we did it for the last three decades...” (27:14)

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3. ICE, National Guard, and Urban Crime: The Politics of Law & Order

[15:38 - 23:57]

• Deployment Criticized & Defended:
  • Senator Schumer labeles federal deployments as “autocracy”, warning against military involvement in cities (15:38).
  • Zier and Beach counter that most urban residents—especially where crime rates have spiked—welcome federal help.
    • “The reality is no one likes crime and we're tired of being afraid on our own streets.” – Jim Beach (17:38)
  • Evidence cited of success: “Murder went down to zero when they started [ICE deployment in DC].” – Jim Beach (18:51)
• Blue Cities and Rising Crime:
  • Zier recounts visiting dozens of Democrat-led cities with high crime and poor local policy. “They've abdicated their responsibility.”
  • Prosecutors supported by “Soros money” targeted as politicized and ineffective.

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4. Media Narratives, Identity Politics & Racialized Rhetoric

[37:12 - 46:32]

• Don Lemon’s Rants on White Men:
  • Lemon blames “angry white men” for violence (37:25), but Zier and Tiffany Marie Brannon point out the inconsistency of such rhetoric—especially given Lemon’s personal life and crime statistics.
• Ilhan Omar on Charlie Kirk:
  • Following Kirk’s killing, Omar refuses to “honor his legacy,” calling it one of “bigotry, hatred, and white supremacy” (39:27).
  • Brannon, who knew Kirk’s wife, rebuts Omar: “He was a wonderful man...This kind of clip makes me sick. First of all, we know...attacks by crazy left wingers are up in unprecedented numbers.” (40:41)
• Manipulation of Online Narratives:
  • Teacher testifies to Google search bias defining Charlie Kirk’s image (43:01).
  • Brannon: “It’s never too late to tell the truth...Without Charlie Kirk...we never would have gotten the young male vote that tipped us over the edge” (44:13)

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Notable Quotes & Moments (w/ Timestamps)

• On MSM & Collusion:
  “We've had Google admit openly that they were on the Biden’s team and taking orders from Biden and his group.” – Jim Beach (04:23)

• On Shutdown Coverage:
  “They're hyperbolic crazy and going to the absolute extreme. Every possibility. I think they're just continuing to make an idiot of themselves.” – Jim Beach (10:47)

• On Hegseth’s Military Vision:
  “No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship...We are done with that.” – Pete Hegseth (26:41)

• On Standards and the Military:
  “Every military member...they know if they're out of height and weight standard...Why did you allow yourself to get out of standard?” – Col. Dunn (28:36)

• On Media’s Law & Order Narrative:
  “Murder went down to zero when they [ICE] started [in DC]. So obviously, it's working.” – Jim Beach (18:51)

• On Don Lemon’s Anti-White Rhetoric:
  “My favorite part about this entire thing is...his gay partner is actually a white guy.” – Tiffany Marie Brannon (38:16)

• On Ilhan Omar & Charlie Kirk:
  “He was a wonderful man. There was not a racist...bone in his body. This kind of clip makes me sick.” – Tiffany Marie Brannon (40:41)

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Segment Timestamps (for Easy Reference)

• 00:00–05:50: Introduction, collusion & media coverage of shutdown
• 05:50–13:20: Trump memes, Democratic reaction
• 13:21–23:57: Military standards, Hegseth’s speech, urban crime, ICE & National Guard
• 25:23–35:52: Further discussion on Hegseth, standards, DEI in military
• 37:12–46:32: Don Lemon, Ilhan Omar, Charlie Kirk—media, narrative manipulation, identity politics

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Tone & Style

• Combative, satirical, unapologetically right-of-center
• Frequent sarcasm and incredulity toward MSM, Democrats, and progressive views
• Earnest when discussing military standards, public safety, and personal connections
• Determined to “expose hypocrisy” and compare firsthand experience/travel with MSM narratives

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For Listeners: Key Takeaways

• The hosts and guests see a coordinated, liberal bias in major media outlets, especially regarding recent shutdown coverage and urban crime.
• They argue the public wants common-sense law enforcement, higher military standards, and a return to pre-woke Department of Defense values.
• They sharply criticize identity politics and the rhetorical demonization of conservatives from figures like Don Lemon and Ilhan Omar.
• The episode is an assertive pushback against what they frame as MSM’s distortions of reality, using both statistics and personal anecdotes.
• Listeners are urged to seek primary sources, question MSM narratives, and support strong standards for the military and law enforcement.

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Transcript

[David Zier]

This is an iHeart podcast. You're watching Media Exposed. We're going to study the MSM's response to major media events across the country, exposing the hypocrisy of, you know, in most cases, the left wing mainstream media, how the media is covering the shutdown. And is Schumer and Jefferies driving this shutdown just to protect their poll numbers and not the public? And how has the media gone off the reservation about having mentally and physically healthy and competent military? And how they're portraying hegsest speech to military leaders, like, what was the problem? Right. So we're going to analyze that as well. We're also going to look at the media coverage of ICE and the National Guard going into Chicago, Portland, Memphis and other cities. And Don Lemon and Elon Omar continue to purposely push lies about Charlie Kirk and the reason for violence in our country. Thank you so much for watching us. I'm David Zier filling in for Adam Weiss. And let's do it.

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

Do you dare to follow me down?

[Colonel William Dunn]

What they do say is fake news.

[David Zier]

Head into the unknown.

[Colonel William Dunn]

That's how devious the media's become. They're full force activists now.

[David Zier]

They colluded.

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

Trump folks were in on it.

[Colonel William Dunn]

Sway's election. Sway's policy. We need to expose them. Republicans trash the country. I've been doing this since I was 18.

[David Zier]

I've had hit jobs done against me.

[Colonel William Dunn]

I've been attacked by media reporters.

[David Zier]

I afraid no truth will prevail.

[Colonel William Dunn]

Fake news media, we're here to call you out.

[David Zier]

Head into the unknown.

[Jim Beach]

Media Exposed with Adam Wise starts now.

[David Zier]

I'm not Adam Weiss. This is David Zier. I'm filling in for Adam on today's media expose. He couldn't be with us, but I'm honored that he asked me. I go way back with Adam back into our early 20s. We started the Young Conservatives of Suffolk county together. We did great things. We affected the outcomes of nominees for lieutenant governor's race in New York State. And we were pen pals at Rush Limbaugh in our early 20s. But Adam is a real knowledgeable guy and he has been plugged in. He's gotten me access into places that I never thought I would be at over the years, over the last many decades. So I'm really honored to be here today. And, you know, we have this mission here at Real America's Voice to get out the truth and to listen to real American voices on the ground. That's what drives us. Right? But we also have a duty to expose the MSM and The hypocrisy and everything that's going on. And we want to talk about, you know, collusion between the Biden administration and journalists in the White House briefing room and other venues, which is not really going on today, you know. And here to discuss that is nationally syndicated radio host, bestselling author, his latest book, the Real Environmentalist, Jim Beach. Welcome to the show.

[Jim Beach]

Thank you, David, for having me. It's a pleasure.

[David Zier]

It's great to have you. Tell us a little bit about your syndicated radio show and where can people listen?

[Jim Beach]

It's called School for Startups radio. We're on 100 stations around the country five days a week talking about entrepreneurship and how to be a better entrepreneur, trying to motivate you to get started and give you the tips, tricks and techniques to be successful. And the easiest place is school4startups radio.com all right.

[David Zier]

All right. Well, that's really great. And I wish more young people were onto that. Instead they're following Democratic socialists like Mamdani and other. They want free stuff. Right. But I wanted to talk about this possible collusion, right, between the Biden administration, ABC's Mary Bruce. They have some explaining to do. Right. About maybe sharing questions with each other.

[Jim Beach]

Well, I don't think that it's a question whether this happened or not. I think it's 100% obvious that it did happen. We've had Google admit openly that they were on the Biden's team and taking orders from Biden and his group. So I don't think there's any doubt that this has been going on. I think it's been going on a lot longer too. I think there's evidence that Hillary was given questions in advance. And so this is just one of the typical Democrat playbook tricks, dirty tricks.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And there's no doubt about that. And NewsBusters has a great article about it about ABC and what was going on and the big giant sized postcards and pictures of faces because Biden really wasn't with it. Right. Something you don't see Trump do, that's for sure. I wanted to talk about. Let's go to cut number one. Trump doubling down on the sombrero memes. I had to show it. It's a disgusting video. And we're going to continue to make clear bigotry will get you nowhere. We are fighting to protect the health care of the American people in the face of an unprecedented Republican assault. You gotta love that Trump at least has a sense of humor. Right. And he doubled down on the first meme right after they came out with that statement.

[Jim Beach]

It's unbelievable that people can't take a joke anymore and don't understand that things are just funny sometimes. I thought the funniest thing with Jeffries was the Trump 2028 hats that he had on his desk when Schumer and Jeffries were sitting in the Oval Office. I thought that was just a great way to rib them. They deserve it. And the Democrats just need to learn to take a joke a little bit better.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And their heads were going to explode with those hats in there. There's another funny meme out there with Trump in the, you know, he has that little gift shop where he gives foreign leaders and people, you know, Trump paraphern. He gave Jefferies a sombrero. So anyway, on a more serious note here, you know, what's going on here. Jill Biden said about the hat stunt, let's all lighten up a bit. Michael Arosa, who was a former spokesman for Joe Biden. I'm sorry. Said, if you can't laugh at this, then you epitomize the problem with the Democratic Party these days. Isn't that what's at the root of all this?

[Jim Beach]

It is. You know, they have no ability to take a joke and they're obsessed with the craziest things on earth. It's so funny that their ideas are so funny sometimes and they don't know that they're just a walking joke themselves. These ideas with the trans and all of the other crazy things. The Democratic Party is our best source of humor right now in America. And it's sad that they don't see that and have the ability to laugh at themselves a little bit better. You know, if they didn't take themselves so seriously, they might be able to get above a 29% approval rating.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And regarding the shutdown, you know, people don't want their tax dollars going to pay for health care for illegals. You know, and listen, it's a tough situation. If you're here illegally and your child sick, you go to the emergency room, but they're using the emergency room as their primary care physicians. Is there an out here? Is there a fix for this for or Jeffries and Schumer are just doing this for political stunt.

[Jim Beach]

I do think it's a political stunt, and I think that they're going to lose this shutdown. You know, the last time Trump shut it down for what, five weeks? I think it was. He won that one. And I think that the situation is even stronger for him this time. I Don't think there's any doubt that they are going to have to give in Schumer and Jeffrey sometime soon because the American people are clearly on the side of the immigrants, need to pay their own way. They need to stop getting all of these freebies. And Trump is well positioned on this one. He's done a very good job of positioning himself to be the rational voice, the voice of common sense. All of the tropes that he's been talking about and JD have been advancing are true. And so I think they've done a very good job of blaming this on the Democrats. And I think Schumer is ultimately going to be the biggest loser in this.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And you know, I feel like the Democrats and the MSM keep picking the wrong hill to die on. Right. Because they really can't justify this. But you know, listen, people buy it. I'm all over the country, real America's Voice news people buy this stuff like, oh, he's, you know, killing seniors, pushing granny off the cliff, you know, all that stuff. But the US government has been shut down 20 times since 76 and it really had no net effect on the economy. Right.

[Jim Beach]

I don't think it has any effect on the economy. If anything, it's good for us. You know, I enthusiastic about Trump using this as an opportunity to take care of some other things too and perhaps reduce the headcount at some of these agencies. I think that this is a big opportunity for him to have a different set of rules to help get rid of some of the excess employees. You know, the idea of who is necessary and who is not, I think really works in the Democrats huge disadvantage because when there is a shutdown, the only big problem I see is that trash is not picked up at the parks so well in D.C. yeah. But the rest of the world continues to operate very well. The things keep getting done. And so I think that the shutdown is going to hurt. It's going to hurt Schumer. And I'm kind of excited for the possibility of it. This is a big win for Trump.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And Russ Vogt said, you know, or Mike Lee, Senator Mike Lee said, Russ votes been waiting for this for a long time. So they're prepared. And even the national parks, I think are still open, most of them during this.

[Jim Beach]

Okay, I didn't know that.

[David Zier]

I think so. I think so. Everyone has to go check that out. I don't want to be spreading any fake news. There's enough of that going around, that's for sure. But in the last minute Here. We're going to carry you over to the next block here because we got more to talk about. But what's your assessment of the media's coverage of the shutdown?

[Jim Beach]

You know, it's very typical. They're hyperbolic crazy and going to the absolute extreme. Every possibility. I think they're just continuing to make an idiot of themselves. Just like with the hedgepit speech that he gave for all of the generals. The reports are always crazy. His, you know, blood vessels are popping. These so tense and everything. I watched the entire speech and I would have given him a strong A or an A plus. I thought he was very much under control and the media is just lying when we can watch and see that he's very much under control. Makes the media look like the liars that they are.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And what's wrong with setting the bar higher for our military and keeping the standards that we always had? Getting back to that, there's nothing wrong with that. All right, everybody, nationally syndicated radio host Jim beach will be right back. Thank you for joining us. And everyone go out and get his latest book. Your author of five books. The latest, the Real Environmentalist, right? Got 10 seconds?

[Jim Beach]

That's correct. Yes. Please go buy it. It's on Amazon.

[David Zier]

All right, Jim, we'll be right back with more. I'm David's here filling in for the great Adam Weiss. Thank you for joining us. And we'll be right back. Welcome back. You are watching Media exposed. I'm David Zier. I'm not Adam Weiss. I'm filling in for Adam Weiss. He couldn't be with us today, but it's so great to be here. You know, I've had so many exciting adventures with Adam over the years. New York politics down in Washington, down in West Palm beach, around the MAGA crowd and Trump. And you know, this guy Adam, you know, is really plugged in and he's been all over the place. And he's represented people like Judge Jeanine for many years, Kim Guilfoyle for many years. Don Jr. He helped me do the launch of Don Jr. S book Triggered for the network years ago, both in New York city and Washington, D.C. so, you know, Adam, Adam has a lot going on and, you know, really has gut political instincts, which is, you know, kind of neat and smart guy. So I'm honored that he asked me to fill in today. And we I want to bring back with us again a nationally syndicated radio host, Jim beach and bestselling author of five books. What's up, Jim?

[Jim Beach]

Thank you for having me. Good to see you. Thanks for having me. For the second block.

[David Zier]

It's like deja vu all over again, right? Speaking of which, go Yankees. You know, Yogi Berra, right? It's great. Great lines, great lines. So cash is just as good as money, he said. Right, Jim? So we were talking about Pete Hegseth. Has the media gone off the reservation about having mental, physical, and, you know, healthy competency in the military? And how are they portraying Pete Hegseth in his speech in military leaders? I think the leaders got it in the audience. Right.

[Jim Beach]

It'd be interesting to ask all of them. I think that probably half of them were very excited about the message. Maybe a third were not liking the message. And then there are a group in the middle. But overall, I thought that he did an excellent job with the presentation and that the content was outstanding. I think that our military leaders should get together more than once in every. You know, the last time, I think, was 40 years ago that everyone was in one room. It has to be good for them. And, you know, the way they're treating Pete is exactly the way we would expect the media. Every day I see an article that Pete's on the edge. He's about to get crazy. He's living with, you know, all of these secrets and all the horrible things they're saying about him. The problem is he probably gives them a little bit of, you know, a little bit to work with. He probably is a little too tense, and I think that he probably should get a little happier. But the media is absolutely, no doubt taking a one inch story and turning it into a mile. And so they're just operating in their normal way. And we just need to know that they're. They have a different agenda. Their agenda is not to have America be great and to have a strong military. Their agenda has always been to tear down the military. And by making Pete look bad, that's a good way to do it.

[David Zier]

Yeah, there's no doubt about that. You know, no matter what he does, you build a million bridges, right? You're never known as a bridge builder. All right, let's go to cut number four. Senator Chuck Schumer on ice.

[William Dunn]

In American cities, the military protects us from foreign enemies. And our local police departments, sheriffs, and some federal. Federal agencies like the FBI, which they're decimating now for political purposes. He's trying to make it into his attack dog, protect us here. This is backfiring. When they tried to do this in California and they thought it was going to be such a winner, the Californians across the board erupted and said, we don't want this. You're creating it worse. In Oregon, which he just said he wanted to go into. The governor said, we don't need you. If you want to help augment the kind of dollars we need for police and for sheriffs, do it. So this is totally against the American brain. And it's one example of many that they're moving to an autocracy away from a democracy. In dictatorships, the federal military goes into the cities to do bad things. In this case, we should resist it in every step of the way. And the American people are. Nobody likes this except a few hard.

[David Zier]

So you know, Jim, it's always that way. Right? The word of the week. Like Rush Limbaugh said, they all get the same talking points for the Sunday shows. Gestapo. It was Gestapo. Right. You know, and I wanted to read to Trump truth social posts from the other day. The governor of Oregon must be living in a dream world. Portland is a never ending disaster. Many people have been badly hurt and even killed. It's run like a third world country. We're only going in because as American patriots, we have no choice. Law and order must prevail in our city and everywhere else. And then he did a second follow up there. You know about antifa and radical left anarchists have been viciously attacking our federal law enforcement officers, men and women who are simply doing their jobs, protecting federal property and enforcing federal immigration laws and the rule of law. There's no dictatorship going on. There's no authoritarian rule. Right. Isn't it okay to restore law and order?

[Jim Beach]

Well, you remember when he went into Washington a month, month and a half ago, everyone was waning and moaning about that. And then about a week later, the Democratic mayor of Washington came out and said, no, this is actually good. We're enjoying this, this is good. And eventually the numbers came out that the residents of Washington wanted it also. They were tired of the perpetual crime. I think the same thing is going to happen in the rest of the country, California and Portland. The reality is no one likes crime and we're tired of being afraid on our own streets. And the majority is with that. All of the polling data shows that. I saw a CNN piece where the swing has been 13 points in favor of Trump towards support. And so I don't think any of us like being afraid. We're tired of it and we're more than willing to have some of ICE come in and clean up the city a little bit. Again, Washington is the best example. The mayor ended up Being supportive. And what do you hear about Washington now? Absolutely nothing. It's totally disappeared from the stories because it's working and it's working very well. What was it?

[David Zier]

Murder.

[Jim Beach]

Went down to zero in when they started. Zero murders. So obviously it's working. And we'll see the same sort of success in the other cities as well.

[David Zier]

Yes. So, you know, the National Guard, you know, in these cities. These cities defund the police. I'm in New York. So Governor Cuomo, March of 2019, you know, like, there were like 5,000 crimes by people who were let out with no bail and a bunch of murders that went along with that. DA Bragg in New York City only prosecuted 7% of the violent crimes in his first year in office. It's still going on Chicago. I know. I hear that they're not letting the ICE guys go into the jails and they're not processing crimes, violent crimes done by illegals, because they don't want ICE coming after them. I saw, I have an interview with Ben Berkwam showed yesterday, you know, with the Seattle ICE director. She was saying, listen, if they just allowed them to take them in from the jails in Seattle, our problem would kind of be over. We wouldn't be in the street. There wouldn't be any conflict. There wouldn't be anything going on. Creating a situation, you know, where it gives antifa, you know, the ability to attack. And I'm sorry to run on, but, like, you know, these problems are solvable by these local governments, and they're not doing it and they're not protecting Americans. Right.

[Jim Beach]

It's very clear that that's not their priority at all. If you look at the prosecutors that Soros has put in all around the country, we have one here in Atlanta, and they're more concerned with pleasing the political left than with, you know, reducing crime. It's an absolute travesty the way that they are treating the American citizen as the target. And they're more than willing to let us die, whether it's a poor girl on the subway of North Carolina in Charlotte or Charlie Kirk. They don't care what happens. They are very willing to watch us slowly die and get killed by crime or any other of their silly policies. They don't care at all. And I think, again, I think we're going to see this really backfire on them as the policies work, because Americans want safety. It's not a crazy thing for us to expect from our government.

[David Zier]

You know, I spent over six years on the campaign trail following Trump for real America's Voice going to, like, you know, dozens and dozens of blue cities, almost 40 states, you know, and I was the only one to report on La Crosse, Wisconsin. Right. You wouldn't think lacrosse, Wisconsin. You see the commercials for the lacrosse, the car. You know, it's beautiful country. You come out of Rochester, I drove in. It was bucolic country, never touched by the glaciers. The Mississippi, the Black River, Lafayette river, all meet beautiful. And then you go into La Crosse. Democratic city council, Democratic sheriff, Democratic county executive, Democratic congressman, you know, and then the surrounding area is red, and it was a mess. There's fentanyl deaths. They were illegal. There was unemployment. There was all kinds of problems. And this was the same for every blue city I went to across America. They've abdicated their responsibility. So don't we have to do something?

[Jim Beach]

I think we do. I think that makes a lot of sense. The idea if you won't protect me, I do want someone else to come in and take care of that. If the local officials are more concerned about Soros and Obama being happy, we're never going to have a solution. And so when the other team just walks off the field, there's only one choice, and that's for you to play the game alone and go win it. So I do think that Trump has a huge advantage. The left has let too many people die, too many figureheads. You know, again, like the poor girl on the subway in Charlotte. Too many people are visibly being killed. The. I don't remember the girl's name. Lake and Riley.

[David Zier]

Riley Rachel Morin you can hear in Georgia.

[Jim Beach]

Yes. You know, there's just too many examples that stick out in people's minds. And eventually that girl looks like my daughter and you've killed my daughter. And so we're not going to put up with it. I think the majority of the people will be very welcoming because we want safety. That's not a harsh thing for us to ask for.

[David Zier]

No. Jim Beach, I want to thank you for your insight and tell our viewers where they can follow you on social media and listen to you.

[Jim Beach]

I can go to jim beach.com or schoolforstartups radio dot com. I'd love to have you on the show.

[David Zier]

All right, Wonderful. Anytime. And I hope they could fix stuff in Buckhead. Atlanta used to be my favorite place. I understand things got out of control down there, right?

[Jim Beach]

They did. Buckhead was really bad. We had a school teacher who ended up shot in the arm going out on a run. Crazy.

[David Zier]

Yeah, it's crazy. And they wanted to be their own city. And the governor said no, their own police department. Department. Thank you so much for joining us, Jim. We'll see you soon.

[Jim Beach]

Thanks for having me. Say hello to Adam.

[David Zier]

Yes. Yes. Everybody watch MEDIA exposed. We'll be right back with more. I'm David Zier in for Adam Weiss. Hey, everybody, I'm David Zier filling in for the great Adam Weiss. You know, Adam Weiss and I go back about three decades in business and in politics, and the guy is everywhere. Adam Weiss is everywhere. And he's done such a phenomenal job and has given me access to so many higher echelons in the media and the government and, you know, with the Trump people. And so kudos to Adam Weiss for being in the know. He is the man on the ground, on the scene. He's everywhere. We can't keep up with it. So I'm honored to fill in for Adam today. And I wanted to bring on our first guest. You know, the media has gone off the reservation about Hegseth's speech. I watched all their heads explode. You know, all he wants is a physically healthy and competent military. And how is the media portraying Pete Hegseth and his speech to our nation's military leaders? And here to discuss that is the best selling author of Gunfighters rule and retired U.S. marine Colonel William Dunn. How are you, sir?

[William Dunn]

Great.

[Colonel William Dunn]

Thanks for having me. How you doing today?

[David Zier]

I'm good. I'm good. I watch the news and I get like ptsd, you know, it's like crazy. They're out of control. Trump can't do anything right. Hegseth can't do anything right. He's not qualified. And I've been covering the media's response to this speech here. And I wanted to play a quick clip for you about, you know, Hegseth speech. Let's go to cut number two. David Muir and Martha Raddatz on ABC.

[Martha Raddatz]

Tonight, the U.S. military's top brass summoned to Quantico, Virginia, 800 top officers. Secretary Hegseth outlining his vision. What's now expected of those military leaders and talking about the highest male standard only for all of those who serve in the US Military. Then President Trump on stage, the president saying he has told Secretary Hegseth we should use some dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. Here's Martha Raddatz.

[David Zier]

In an unprecedented meeting which the former weekend FOX and Friends host broadcast live. Secretary Pete Hegseth warning hundreds of combat tested generals, admirals and senior officers flown in from around the world that the military under his leadership will be Dramatically changed.

[Pete Hegseth]

No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship. No more division distraction or gender delusions. No more debris. We are done with that.

[David Zier]

Yeah, I saw Rachel Levine in the Detroit airport in the Delta Lounge. You know, it's so weird. And you know, how, you know, did she meet the physical competency requirements for the military? And what'd you think about Hagseth's speech?

[Colonel William Dunn]

Well, first of all, I thought his speech was outstanding.

[David Zier]

Yeah.

[Colonel William Dunn]

And what I would love the listeners to understand, I joined the marine Corps in 1983, and I spent my life in the Marine Corps. This, his speech is nothing new. That's how we did it for the last three decades, up until we had some administration changes. And what we did was a slow boil where we started adding in this kinder, softer, gentle, gentler military. And we did reduce standards. And I know a lot of folks will disagree with that, but we did. And I witnessed some of it. I witnessed some of it as a young Marine officer. Some physical fitness. Things became easier to allow everybody to pass, but it's never been different until we started breaking, you know, what we consider as normalization and deviance on those capabilities. And I guarantee you, if there was a standard for infantry, for women that was higher than the male standard, then that's the standard we would go to. You have to go to the highest standard to keep our men and women in uniform safe. And, you know, there's a lot of fallout. There's a lot of discussions in, you know, you don't have to be in shape to be a good Marine. And, you know, there is. There is a very little bit of value to that. But what I will tell you is this. Every military member, every officer, every general officer and flag officer that was sitting in that auditorium, if they don't meet the standards, they know it. It's not a surprise. They know if they're out of height and weight standard, period. And so why not ask the question a different way and say, why did you allow yourself to get out of standard? What are we doing wrong as a military, to allow you, a leader, to be out of standard? And that's the question that should be asked, not whether or not you can still do your job. It's just a wrong question. And we have got to get back to where we always have been. And that is you maintain a standard to be in the military, period.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And. And Hegseth, you know, trains with the troops and. And he's in shape. And, you know, I don't think it's a big ask. Right. Take care of yourself. You know, no more beards. You know, I wanted to ask you really quick about the beards, though. I know that a lot of guys get, like, rashes and stuff, and they're allowed to have, like, some scruff. I saw a lot of that going on. Is that. Is that allowed?

[Colonel William Dunn]

Well, it is. And what happened when I was in it was for people that would call. It was called ingrown hairs.

[David Zier]

Yeah.

[Colonel William Dunn]

Okay. A lot. A lot of. A lot of men would have this ingrown hair thing and they couldn't shave because it could cause them some discomfort. And so, you know, and maybe some infections. The problem was, and I saw this is we started to normalize the deviants again. Right. And so we're. Five guys needed it, another five guys wanted it, or another ten guys wanted it. And next thing you know, everybody's running around with beards and they really didn't meet the requirement medically to have the beard.

[David Zier]

Yeah.

[Colonel William Dunn]

So we're getting back to just doing normal. Normal standards. And there is a lot of reasons why you want to be clean shaven and healthy. One of them is so on the battlefield, you can easily recognize your teammates.

[David Zier]

Sure.

[Colonel William Dunn]

And, you know, obviously the special Forces is not. Are not in the same discussion here. We're talking about your, you know, your normal combat men and women.

[David Zier]

Yeah. And especially when you try to fit into another country's population. Right. And, you know, like we saw in Afghanistan and other. So. So. All right, cut number three. Don Lemon on Dan Abrams saying Hegseth is a DEI hire. Check it out.

[Pete Hegseth]

This administration has done a great deal from day one to remove the social justice, politically correct and toxic ideological garbage that had infected our department. To rip out the politics. No more identity months DEI offices due to in dresses. No more climate change worship. No more division distraction or gender delusions. No more debris. As I've said before and will say again, we are done with that shit.

[Don Lemon]

Well, I think that kind of proves my point. I mean, if we were done with that, I don't think he would be Secretary of Defense in his definition. In the Trump administration's definition of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Pete Hegseth is a DEI hire. Pete Hegseth is not qualified for that position, and he shouldn't be in that position. So therefore, it's very tough for me and many people in America to take him seriously about anything. So that's where I stand that we're done with that. Anyways, it just. I don't really take him seriously.

[David Zier]

So Pete Hegseth, decorated combat veteran. How is he not qualified? And part two of my question to you is the young turks are saying Hegseth doesn't want women in common combat roles. But, you know, he's referring to being able to carry a 155 millimeter shell, a loaded pack, an M240 saw in the battlefield. Right. So can you address both of those things? We have three minutes, so yours.

[Colonel William Dunn]

Okay, yeah. So real quick. I've served in combat with women in the air and on the ground, and they do a fabulous, fabulous job. They have to meet the standard. And I can't imagine the women jumping up and not wanting to meet the standard.

[David Zier]

Standard.

[Colonel William Dunn]

They want to meet the same standard as men. Especially, you know, all. Many of the Marine females that I know want to meet the same standard as men at whatever job they're doing. And I've flown with, you know, outstanding women pilots. They're as good or better than some of the men. If you're a man and you don't meet the standard, you don't get in. So why would a woman that didn't meet the standard be able to get in? So draw the line across the board. Set the standard, set it high, and only those that meet it get in. Now, the. The DEI thing, every parent in America should not request, should not ask. They should demand that when their sons and daughters come in our military, that only, only the highest qualified officers, staff, NCOs, trainers and leaders and commanders are in charge of their sons or daughters. They should demand it. We should always demand it.

[Jim Beach]

It.

[Colonel William Dunn]

You don't ask a surgeon to operate on your child's heart or brain surgery based on their ethnicity or based on their ideology. You want the best. It should be no different. Our task and our job in the military is dangerous every single day. And you won't know. I bet you can't find a military member that's served more than a few years that has not buried a friend. Sometime because of a mistake, sometimes because it just happened. What we do is dangerous. Everybody has to be the best, period.

[David Zier]

And what about the comments of Don Lemon that Hegseth is a DEI hire? It doesn't make any sense.

[Colonel William Dunn]

Well, it makes no sense. Makes no sense.

[David Zier]

Enough said.

[Colonel William Dunn]

Yeah, there has been, and I believe this number is correct, seven Secretaries of Defense, war that have never served in the military before. When you have one that has served and has served in combat, I. I am confident and I believe that it makes that harder decision to send another man or woman into combat. If You've seen combat.

[David Zier]

Yeah.

[Colonel William Dunn]

And so when you haven't served in combat, I, I just believe it's a little easier because your, your experience is from something you haven't lived. And I like the fact that our Secretary of War has combat experience. Combat experience. And I believe that will make it harder every time he has to make a decision to move somewhere.

[David Zier]

The Defense Department, you know, it's a civilian role, but it's, it's great that he has this combat experience. And only 30 plus percent of our kids even qualify for the military and physical or mental competency, which is really a sad state. We got to get our act together. 25 seconds. Where can our viewers follow you and where can they get your book?

[Colonel William Dunn]

Well, thanks. Colonel William Dunn.com is the website book Gunfighters Rule. You can get it on Amazon or anywhere you get books, but it's the easiest. Google up Gunfighters Rule, it'll come right up. And get yourself a copy. I, I think you'll enjoy it.

[David Zier]

I always appreciate your insight and I thank you for serving. Colonel William Dunn, everybody. Thank you again. We'll see you soon. Okay.

[Colonel William Dunn]

And thanks so much for having me. Have a great day.

[David Zier]

Anytime, anytime. When we come back, we got more great stuff. Exposing the MSN them for their hypocrisy. Don't go anywhere. I'm David Zia filling in for Adam Weiss on Media Exposed. Welcome back. You're watching Media Exposed. I'm David Zier filling in for Adam Weiss. He couldn't be with us today, but I'm really honored that he asked me to. You know, Adam and I have done so many great things together over the decades. And, you know, he's really a superstar. A lot, a lot of people don't know this about him, but he's launched so many books for, you know, for like, Judge Jeanine and for Kim Guilfoyle he represented for many years and he just has so much access and really has his ear to the ground. So it's nice to have because you really get to know what's going on in the media. And that's why he does this show Media Exposed, exposing the hypocrisy of the mainstream media when they need to be called out. And that's what it's about. And real America's Voice news. We're always trying to give our viewers the truth and what's going on. And here to discuss unhinged media, Tiffany Marie Brannon, the creative director of American Border Stories. Welcome. Tiffany, how are you?

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

Hi, I'm great. How are you?

[David Zier]

I'm wonderful. It's great to have you. You know, so much going on out there. Right. Don Lemon, blaming white men for our problems. Let's go to cut number five and we'll get your input on that one.

[Don Lemon]

Wake up, white men, then. What the is wrong with you? But you're too dumb to even realize that because you're lazy and sitting in front of a computer or a phone and you're just eating it up.

[David Zier]

Oh, my God, look at what they're doing.

[Don Lemon]

All of a sudden, my heritage is.

[David Zier]

Going to be over that I won't.

[Don Lemon]

I want to live in a country where their white kids go to white schools and. And white people marry each other. What is wrong with that? I want to grow up in the country that my great grandfather grew up in. That country doesn't exist anymore.

[David Zier]

I don't know anybody who says that. I've been around a million plus people at Trump rallies for many years. I've never seen any or heard anybody say anything like that. Is this guy nutty?

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

Oh, Don Lemon has been unhinged and completely insane for quite a while now. My favorite part about this entire thing is that his. His gay partner is actually a white guy. It's a white guy. So it's really crazy. And you look at all these other crazy libs like AOC or I think Ilhan Omar and all these people that are very much anti white men and say how white men are the enemy, but they're all married to white men. And so I'm not sure if they're really believing what they're selling at this point.

[David Zier]

Well, his tirade's basically saying that there's a rash of high profile shootings by angry white men. Not mentioning that like 98% of them are by leftist antifa tran tifa. Mentally ill on psychotropic drugs, SSRIs. Has he looked at violent crime rates by white people? Black people commit 55.9% of all the homicides. I think in 2023 it was. And they're less than 6% of the population. So if he wants to go down that path, it's flawed. It doesn't work. So it's crazy. I want to go to cut number six. Alana Omar, with Don Lemon. It just gets worse.

[Ilhan Omar]

I have nothing to apolog, apologize for. You know, it is. It is a tragedy that Charlie Kirk was killed in that way. I feel for his widow and his children. They will have to live with that for the rest of their lives. But there is no legacy to Honor. It was a legacy filled with bigotry, hatred, and white supremacy. And as a black woman and as a Muslim in this country, I refuse, for. I refuse to join the chorus that changes the history of what is on the record from this man. And so, you know, Nancy Mace, the president, like, whatever. These crazy people can do, whatever they want to do, but I am not going to be bullied into complacency, into, you know, dishonoring who I am and what I stand for just to, you know, make them feel comfortable. It's not going to happen.

[David Zier]

You know, Tiffany, you could be an angry white woman in this moment because that's a lie about Charlie Kirk. That's a lie. There was no racism and there was no bigotry, right?

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

No, not at all. Charlie Kirk was a wonderful man. I am still devastated as someone that's a part of the community. I, I'm, I'm from Arizona, I'm from Phoenix. I've known his wife erica for over 20 years. And I cannot tell you emphatically enough that he was a wonderful man. There was not a racist, xenophobic, sexist, whatever is bone in his body. And this kind of clip makes me sick for a few reasons. First of all, we know, as you kind of alluded to earlier, that as of 2025, attacks by Crazy left wingers are up, up in unprecedented numbers. Right? They're the highest they've been in. They're far higher in number than any, you know, conservative right winger hate crime. It is rhetoric by people like Omar that has incited such hatred against good, wonderful, loving husbands and fathers like Charlie Kirk who are out doing, you know, nothing but, but displaying and using their First Amendment right to engage with civil discourse, to share and discuss ideas. That's what America was founded on. And for someone like her, you know, there's that other clip that was going viral where she was saying she's using language that I won't use, just atrocious, horrific language, basically spitting on his legacy and spitting on his grave. And that is not anyone that should be sitting in Congress. That is not someone who comes to our country who benefits from all of our laws and who is able to go from living in a third world country to sitting in the United States Congress. And all she wants to do is destroy and dismantle everything that has made America great. And that President Trump is trying to, you know, reinstile and reinforce, you know.

[David Zier]

And it's not about whether she's a Muslim or not. Alon, Omar, you know, my, my taxi drive, my Uber Driver going to the Charlie Kirk Memorial at 4 in the morning said, I love Charlie Kirk. I'm a Muslim from Somalia, but it depends what side of the fence you are on. He fought against his father died in the civil war against warlord Farada Deed, which she probably sides with, and Al Shabaab, which she's probably sympathetic to. This guy wasn't. His family died in the civil war there and fled to Kenya and came to the United States. He loves the United States, but Alon Omar does not love the United States. I wanted to go to cut number seven. This teacher in front of TP USA headquarters explaining how Google manipulated this false narrative about Charlie Kirk.

[Teacher (unnamed)]

But I had a student just in reference to the Kirkland. I think that's what really kind of hit me was several years ago. This was many years ago, before a lot of people really knew who he was. I honestly didn't even know who he was at that point. A student came to me and asked, can we start a turning point chapter on campus? And I said, you know, because I've always told my students I will advise because they have to have a teacher advisor. I will advise a conservative or a liberal or anything, as long as it's, you know, there's nothing negative about it. And this is like a mea culpa. I. I didn't know who he was, so I said, well, let me look into it. And I said, I will Google it. And the narrative, as we know online, was very negative. And I did about 20, 30 minutes of research, and I got a lot of negative feedback, to be perfectly honest. And I told the student no. And he said. And I explained, I said, you know, a lot of what I've seen is, you know, showing that there's a lot of racist and this and that. And he told me, he's like, but he's not. And I said, I said, I can't support.

[Martha Raddatz]

How are you researching that, if you.

[David Zier]

Don'T mind me asking, articles. Were you looking at Google?

[Teacher (unnamed)]

Yeah, sorry, Googling articles. You know, the general.

[David Zier]

Yeah, I mean, there's a lot of misinformation out there. Is it too late for people to really know the truth about Charlie Kirk? How do we keep that going?

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

I think that it's never too late to tell the truth and spread the truth, but that is the problem, you see. You know, you look at the AI search results and what we're really seeing is the, that the majority of their information or misinformation is coming from platforms like Reddit where they're not even Legitimate sources. They're sourced by people that are most likely voicing their opinions or some obscure thing they pulled from the bottom of the Internet. So I think that more importantly, you know, the more we speak out and we maintain the truth of who Charlie Kirk was, what Turning Point USA is doing and has done, and the fact that, that this man, this wonderful man, he basically single handedly saved the world by saving America, by helping President Trump be elected in 2024. Without Charlie Kirk and his dedication to the cause and to America first policies, we never would have gotten to the point where we garnered that young male vote that tipped us over the edge and not only won us the vote, but won us the popular vote. You look at how he was friends with everyone and there was not a single person who knew him, whether they agreed with him or not, who disagreed with him. And you can even see what Bill Maher said on his show. And as we know, Bill Maher is a crazy atheist liberal who now is very publicly standing up for Charlie Kirk and saying what happened was evil and wrong and he did not deserve it.

[David Zier]

No, he absolutely didn't. And one thing that struck me, I was on the ground doing interviews outside the memorial, filling up the stadium and the arena. We've never seen anything like it in US history. Biggest event since MLK's death that most of the people were not members of TPUSA who were there and they were older generations or they were in their 30s and they just loved Charlie Kirk's message, especially women. In. In about less than a minute. Give you that. I'll give you the last word. And where can people follow you?

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

Oh, yeah, people can follow me online on Instagram at Tiffany Marie Brannon. I'm on X at Tiffany M. Brannan. But you know, more than anything, just keep trying to focus on America first policies and remember what Charlie would always say, and that's love Jesus, go to church, read the Bible and you know, do the best to put your family in faith first.

[David Zier]

Yeah, it's not that hard. You know, the good people are tired of being told they're the bad people. Right, Tiffany?

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

Yes, exactly.

[David Zier]

Thank you so much for joining us. And we'll have you back. Adam will be back. And thanks again.

[Tiffany Marie Brannon]

Thank you so much, David.

[David Zier]

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