STINCHFIELD TONIGHT DECEMBER 11TH, 2025

Summary

Real America’s Voice – Stinchfield Tonight (December 11, 2025)

Main Theme & Purpose

This episode of Stinchfield Tonight (aired December 12, 2025) features conservative host Grant Stinchfield broadcasting from Washington D.C. The episode dives deep into American politics, accusations of a war on traditional values, critical coverage of the left, alleged attacks on President Trump, and current cultural controversies. Stinchfield discusses his experience in D.C., interviews several guests on topics ranging from illegal immigration and military operations to government spending and race-focused programs, and offers strong commentary on what he sees as the decline of American values.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. “America Under Attack” (01:20–05:43)

• Stinchfield’s Opening Monologue: Declares that America is “under attack” from the political left. Highlights controversial statements by Democratic politicians and frames the current moment as existential for American values.
  • Criticizes Rep. Hank Johnson with a jab at a past gaffe.
  • Plays a clip (out of context) suggesting a Democrat called America “The Great Satan” under Trump.

Quote:
"The more time I spend in this town, the more I realize that this country is under attack. And it's under attack from those on the left."
— Grant Stinchfield (01:24)

• Debate About Media Power:
  Stinchfield claims the mainstream media controls the Democratic Party, not the other way around, intensifying America’s political divide.

2. Congressional Hearing Highlights & Media Critique (05:43–11:19)

• Congressional Fireworks: Recounts heated exchanges during a hearing with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Stinchfield and guests frame Democrats as disrespectful and unpatriotic, particularly in how they discuss fallen National Guard members.
• Media Accusations: Claims the media protect drug dealers and work in tandem with Democrats.
  • Presents a confrontational, Trump-style exchange with a CNN reporter.
  • Argues that negative portrayals of Trump by political opponents (“destructive”, “unrecognizable country”) are dangerous and incite violence.

Quote:
"I don't believe the Democrats control the mainstream media. I actually believe the media controls the Democrats... The media is calling the shots."
— Grant Stinchfield (05:54)

3. “Crisis of Respect” and Immigration Victims (Angel Families) (11:19–17:08)

• Interview with Harmony (Congressional Correspondent):
  • Discusses disruptions during congressional hearings and suggests protesters are likely paid.
  • Shares emotional interviews with “angel parents”—families who lost loved ones to crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.

Quote:
"When she [Kristi Noem] walked in that room, instead of going straight to her witness chair, the first thing she did was go up and hug those families."
— Harmony (13:40)

• Criticizes Democratic lawmakers for ignoring stories from these families and for being unresponsive to constituents.

• Drunk Driving and Lawmaker Apathy:
  Conversation reveals frustration that undocumented immigrants receive driver's licenses in states like Illinois and California, while law enforcement and lawmakers ignore victims' pleas.

4. “War on Christianity and Whiteness Pandemic” (17:09–24:22)

• Claims of Anti-White, Anti-Religious Sentiment:
  • Stinchfield argues there’s a combined “war on Christianity” and “war on white people,” referencing demographic and cultural shifts.
  • Raises alarm over a publicly funded University of Minnesota project called the “Whiteness Pandemic,” alleging misappropriation of federal grants and accusing the program of being racially divisive and illegal.

Quote:
"This war on white folks ... I never thought I would really be saying this, but it's getting worse and worse and worse."
— Grant Stinchfield (17:48)

• Matt Tardio’s Report on “Whiteness Pandemic” Funding:
  • Details federal money allocated to the project 2020–2022.
  • Asserts that funding racially divisive initiatives with federal dollars is illegal.
  • Panel agrees white liberal women are leading the "destruction of America."

Notable Exchange:
"I don't feel good about being white every day for a lot of reasons, because it's a point of privilege."
— Kristi Noem (reading Kentucky state representative statement, 23:12)

5. Venezuelan Oil Tanker Seizure – Military and Legal Analysis (26:16–35:16)

• Reporting on Military Operation:
  Coverage of the recent U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker heading to Iran and Cuba.

  • Depicts it as a bold Trump-era assertion of power and a blow against America’s enemies.

• Interview with Commander Kirk Leipold (USS Cole):

  • Explains the tactical and legal aspects of the operation—including the use of “ghost fleet” tankers, GPS cloaking, and judicial authorization.
  • Lauds the flawless execution and puts the operation in historical context.

Quotes:
"This was an absolutely flawlessly executed operation..."
— Commander Kirk Leipold (29:03)

"We have an inherent right of self defense. ... The Trump administration is finally saying, you know what, posturing is done, action is in place."
— Commander Kirk Leipold (34:13)

6. Obamacare Fraud Exposé & Criticism (36:45–42:03)

• Government Accountability Office “Test”:
  A government probe sets up 24 fake accounts for Obamacare; 22 are approved, highlighting systemic fraud.
• Debate with Democrat Lawmaker:
  Echoes of denial and evasion in congressional testimony.
• Dr. James Thorpe’s Critique:
  Slams Obamacare as a failed deep state plot, blames President Obama, and links illegal immigration to rising healthcare costs.

Quote:
"Obamacare ... was pushed down the American people's throats. We were promised ... the opposite has occurred."
— Dr. James Thorpe (40:26)

7. Response to Charlie Kirk Assassination and Conservative Infighting (44:25–49:31)

• Coverage of the Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin’s Court appearance:
  • Notes trial secrecy, sparking conspiracy theories.
• Erica Kirk’s “Righteous Anger” at Conspiracies:
  • Erica Kirk denounces those profiting from spreading conspiracy theories about her late husband’s murder, with an indirect call-out of Candace Owens.

Quote:
"This is righteous anger because this is not okay. ... This is a mind virus."
— Erica Kirk (47:12)

• Candace Owens' Response:
  • Downplays the controversy with flippant remarks (“Super fun show”), prompting Stinchfield’s critique of her tone.

8. CNN’s Failed “Ballroom” Gotcha (49:31–50:23)

• **Stinchfield revels in CNN’s attempt to shame the Trump White House over its new ballroom, only for their guest (the White House’s longest-serving usher) to say it’s a good thing for future presidents.

Quote:
"It's an event, something that future presidents are going to be very happy that they have..."
— Gary Walters (49:36)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On America under attack:
  "Democrats are on a seek and destroy mission right now." — Grant Stinchfield (01:24)

• On Mainstream Media:
  "Media is calling the shots. And you see how devious and dangerous they actually are." — Grant Stinchfield (05:54)

• On Congressional disrespect:
  "These people are disrespectful, deranged lunatics. They really are." — Grant Stinchfield (10:09)

• On loss caused by illegal aliens:
  "When I found out my son was shot, I thought he was pulling a prank... he never did." — Agnes Gibney, angel parent (12:54)

• On the 'whiteness pandemic':
  "White culture is what fuels racism in America." — Summarizing Matt Tardio’s research findings (19:37)

• On federal grants for racial programs:
  "You cannot do that." — Matt Tardio (21:34)

• On white liberal women:
  "The destruction of America is being led by the white liberal woman." — Grant Stinchfield (22:47)

• On the oil tanker seizure:
  "That was an absolutely flawlessly executed operation." — Commander Kirk Leipold (29:03)

• On Obamacare's failures:
  "My wife was in the Obamacare. Her monthly expenses... went from about 1100 to about 1500 per month. This is catastrophic." — Dr. James Thorpe (40:26)

• On court secrecy (Charlie Kirk assassination):
  "They want it shut down tighter than a drum." — Grant Stinchfield (44:25)

• On conspiracy theories:
  "This is righteous anger because this is not okay. It's not healthy. This is a mind virus." — Erica Kirk (47:12)

• On the White House ballroom:
  "It's an event, something that future presidents are going to be very happy that they have..."
  — Gary Walters, former White House usher (49:36)

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Notable Segments with Timestamps

• Opening Monologue and Critique of Democrats: (01:20–05:43)
• Congressional Media Exchange: (05:43–11:19)
• Angel Parent Stories: (12:11–16:12)
• University of Minnesota “Whiteness Pandemic” Program: (17:09–23:56)
• Military Operation on Venezuelan Tanker: (26:16–35:16)
• Obamacare Fraud & Health Policy Discussion: (36:45–42:03)
• Charlie Kirk Assassination Case Reaction: (44:25–49:31)
• White House Ballroom Segment: (49:31–50:23)

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Tone & Style

The episode is highly opinionated, leveraging sarcasm, outrage, and direct attacks on political opponents. Stinchfield uses references to classic TV and colloquialisms drawn from conservative media, portraying himself as an advocate for “real Americans” fighting back against an elite left-wing establishment. The show is punctuated by emotional testimonies, indignant rhetorical questions, and frequent references to the personal failings of public figures on the left.

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Useful Takeaways for Non-Listeners

• The episode is a polemic against current left-leaning American politics, media bias, cultural shifts regarding race and religion, and government inefficiency.
• It features testimony and interviews with military, “angel parents,” medical professionals, and other conservative commenters as evidence of government and societal decline.
• Listeners are equipped with anecdotal narratives and talking points that support the show’s claims about immigration, government fraud, media manipulation, and the cultural “war on Christianity and whiteness.”
• The show blends current events with conservative cultural grievances and positions Trump as a defender of traditional American values and security.

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Overall, the episode provides a passionate, combative conservative perspective on contemporary political and cultural controversies, using emotional stories, sharp critiques, interviews with allies, and frequent references to “wars” on values and identity.

Transcript

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[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome to Stitchfield. We are broadcasting from Washington D.C. tonight as I have a meeting at the White House tomorrow. We will keep you updated on all of that, but I'll tell you, the more time I spend in this town, the more I realize that this country is under attack. And it's under attack from those on the left. President Trump and his team can only do so much, folks. I'm telling you that Democrats are on a seek and destroy mission right now. When you look at Hank Johnson, Hank Johnson is the guy that said Guam was going to capsized because we had too many members of our Navy on the island. That's how dumb this man is, okay? I've often said he's the dumbest member of Congress. He now looks at America as a bully. He looks at America as Satan. And I think he speaks for most Democrats. Listen to this.

[Senator Lankford]

That America is indeed the. What did. What did they used to call the Great hand of Satan or something like that? I mean, America under the Trump regime is demonstrating that that moniker was. Was entirely accurate. The Great Satan. That's what we have become in this country.

[Grant Stitchfield]

The Great hand of Satan. Not a shining light, not a beacon of hope, not a country that often fights for world peace. Does everything we can. Sometimes too much in my op. But Satan, this is outrageous. And again, I do think he speaks for a lot of Democrats. How else do you elect a guy like Mamdani to be the new mayor of New York? People that literally openly embrace communism. Elon Musk talked about that.

[Senator Lankford]

Ilhan Omar, who literally was voted into power, voted into Congress. By, you know, large group of people from Somalia who are in Minnesota, which is really far from Somalia or Mamdani, I don't know. We just don't want to turn into a, you know, communist hellhole basically.

[Grant Stitchfield]

What do you got? You got Mamdani in New York, Ilhan Omar from Minnesota. You got blue states, she's got a blue city. He's in a blue city. It literally this is the problem in every blue city across the country. So they do not believe in patriotism anymore. They do not believe in the value of life anymore. If they did, how could this member of Congress say this about two National Guard members during a hearing with Kristi Noem today? This is Benny Thompson, Mississippi Democrat. Listen to this.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Madam Secretary, you and the gentleman from CT NCTC reference the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsman being killed.

[Kristi Noem]

You think that was an unfortunate accident?

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

I mean it was a terrorist. Wait, look, I'll get it straight and then you can.

[Kristi Noem]

He shot our National Guardsman in the head.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Look, Ms. Chairman.

[Grant Stitchfield]

An unfortunate accident. Christine Ohm, spot on. An unfortunate accident is Marcia Brady getting hit in the nose with a, with a football. If anybody out there remembers the Brady Bunch. We're not talking about the Brady Bunch here. We're talking about a dead National Guardsman and one critically injured. And that's what you get from Benny Thompson. Again, most Democrats, because they don't care about human life, they don't care about this country, they don't care about people who put a flag on their shoulder. And I'm witnessing it while I'm in this, quite frankly, hellhole of a city that it places looks awful nice during Christmas. But you get outside where all the people from out of town come in to this capital city of ours and it does turn into a hellhole because of people like that, by the way. So who partners with all of these folks? The mainstream media, of course. You know, they're siding with drug dealers now, narco terrorists defending them. Trump had to give a little old fashioned Trump style beat down to a mainstream media media reporter today. Listen, Mr. President, has Secretary Hexif told you why he hasn't released the video.

[Kristi Noem]

Of the second strike?

[Grant Stitchfield]

No, he hasn't told him. I thought that issue was dead. You'd surprise you bring him. You must be. You must be. CNN lawmakers are still talking about. Are you seeing it on the Hill? Are you seeing it?

[Kristi Noem]

I am with cnn.

[Grant Stitchfield]

I'm shocked to find out the lawmakers are still talking about it on the Hill. Well, I'll tell you, I Don't know about lawmakers, which lawmakers. You're talking about trying to release it. I mean, the people that you work for, the Democrats, you know, you work for the Democrats, don't you? You're basically an arm of the Democrat Party. I told you, this is the only spot. You know, I probably disagree with President Trump on. I don't believe the Democrats control the mainstream media. I actually believe the media controls the Democrats. The media are the ones that are calling the shots. The big media heads pick up the phone call. They pick up the phone and call these Democrats and tell them to set the agenda in Congress. The media is calling the shots. And you see how devious and dangerous they actually are. Now, who wants to take over for President Trump? As President Trump literally spends every waking hour trying to preserve life, trying to make this country more prosperous, trying to move America in the right direction. Who wants to take over for him? A guy like Gavin Newsom that has no respect for America, no respect for all of you, certainly no respect for President Trump. Listen, I think Trump is one of the most destructive presidents and human beings in my lifetime. I think this republic is at real risk, this country being unrecognizable, and I have no patience for people that want to indulge it. I can't stand the corny capitalism. I can't stand all these supplicants that are sitting there bending the knee. It gets even worse because that kind of rhetoric again, what? It gives a quiet signal to tell people that President Trump's life is not worthy of. Of living on this earth. So take them out. When you talk like that about people up videos like this. Have you seen this? They've got President Trump and his cabinet members in handcuffs again. It's a wink and a nod to people out there that President Trump is not worthy. Go ahead, commit the violence that they've already tried to do twice now on this president. So it's sickening, quite frankly. And then you got James o', Keefe, because this also goes all the way down to our universities. Our buddy James o' Keefe goes out and he interviews a Georgetown professor who happens to be black. After calling black conservatives, excuse my language, coons. That's his words, not mine. He then says this about black conservatives. This is the people, by the way, who are teaching your children, selling your soul to the Uncle Sam, the white man. And assuming that aligning your views with him or with that point of view is going to get you ahead head, but it's actually going to set you back because I work with a bunch.

[Matt Tardio]

Of stupid white people.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Stupid white people? Yeah. Like a spade is a spade. That's crazy. That guy has a job at Georgetown University. Ran away, falls down the sidewalk as James o' Keefe is chasing after him. But the message is that all of this hatred for America, hatred for Americans is all over this country. And sometimes we get blinded because things are going so great with the Trump administration and where this country's headed. But don't forget, they're coming after us. Which brings us back to Congress and the Department of Homeland Security. Secretary Kristi Noem, she did a great job on Capitol Hill today. I don't think the Democrats really wanted to ask her any questions. I think they just wanted to attack her with shenanigan. Shenanigans like this. Here's Lamonica MacGyver.

[Kristi Noem]

So let me ask you, how can the American people trust your department with you at the helm with this kind of behavior? The American people absolutely trust this department to keep them safe. And we are showing that every day by the support we get across the country, the amount of people that we're recruiting. To all of our. Thank you. Secretary Noem, do you agree that using DHS resources to target members of Congress is an abuse of power? Excuse me. Would you say that you would have heard me if you stopped talking and listened to my questions? Do you agree that using DHS resources to target members of Congress is an abuse of power? We are not doing that. We are out there enforcing the law, doing our work, and we are allowing. Over. Of course, we're not going to get any with that. Nobody. Chairman, I yield back.

[Grant Stitchfield]

These people are disrespectful, deranged lunatics. They really are. They have no business sitting in the halls of Congress. What happened to respect? There is none anymore. Listen to this Democrat representative from Michigan.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

I am sick of your lies.

[Grant Stitchfield]

The American people are sick of these lies.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

American people demand truth.

[Kristi Noem]

America is very happy that finally they have a president in the White House that gets up every day to keep them safe.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Madam Secretary, your incompetence and your inability.

[Grant Stitchfield]

To truthfully carry out your duties of.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Secretary of Homeland Security. If you're not fired, will you resign?

[Kristi Noem]

Sir, I will consider your asking me to resign as an endorsement of my work. Thank you very much.

[Grant Stitchfield]

I can't help but think of the episode from Seinfeld. I thought he was going to say, you're a very bad secretary, Kristi Noem. You're very bad woman. I don't know. I'm telling you. Nuts. And they're getting paid to go up there and do what? Attack the president who's trying to make America great again. And it started right from the very beginning. Roll this one real quick.

[Kristi Noem]

I'm very privileged and honored today to have my family with me. I'd like to introduce them to you.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Disruptions of congressional business is a violation of law as a criminal offense under federal law. Audience members are advised to take their seats and maintain order. What do you think happens if you're from another country and you're watching this, you're like, what is going on in the greatest nation in the world? And, yes, everybody thinks that of America. Much to the dismay of Democrats, of course. I want to bring in now our congressional correspondent, Benny Ray. Harmony, it is great to meet you in person finally.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

I know. Grant, welcome to the swap.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

I heard.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

I heard you're not loving it so far.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Look, it's. It's great to be here. I'm getting to see a lot of friends, but you got to deal with this on a daily basis. This was crazy today.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

Oh, Grant. Now, we were in this hearing, and I was right next to Bill Milligan from Fox News, and we turned to each other when these protesters erupted. I mean, I'm telling you, they had to have been paid for this because there was multiple. They were stacked in that hearing, and it was one after another. It was crazy. It was absolutely astronomical.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, one of the things that you got to do, which I thought was great, you got to talk to a lot of angel parents and family members, ones that lost loved ones at the hands of illegal aliens. You spoke to a very dear friend of mine. I was so happy when I saw. You got to meet Agnes Gibney. Her son, Ron Da Silva, was a cop. His father was the police chief of his department. A gang member who's in this country illegally deported multiple times ends up killing Ronda Silva. She talked about that to you?

[Podcast Host]

March 7, 2022. I lost my only son to a heinous crime committed by an illegal alien. Who. But he was a prankster. And, you know, the sad thing is, when I found out my son was shot, I thought he was pulling a prank. And I banged on the window and I said, ronald, you got me. This is really good. Now you can open your eyes. And he never did. I was never allowed to even touch my son. I was allowed to see him through a window, even though I was his mother. And next time I saw him was at the morgue, all cold, clamming in.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Betty, you. You listened to her. And the Others will play some more of them. Did any of the Democrat lawmakers listen to these.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

These women?

[Matt Tardio]

No.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

And it was so emotional, Grant. And I'm a very emotional person. And hearing those stories, it rocked me to my core. And. But what was amazing was Kristi Noem, she brought these angel families inside the hearing room today, and she hugged them. And when she walked in that room, instead of going straight to her witness chair, the first thing she did was go up and hug those families. And I mean, it was just the courage that it takes for these parents when you. You lost a. Children. And no parent should. Should outlive their child.

[Commercial Voice]

Yeah.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

You know what I mean? And I mean, but one of the parents actually told me that he reached out to every single one of his California lawmakers. Not one of them responded.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Speaking of California, you spoke to a. I talk about this a lot. This is drunk driving. I think one of the most horrific crimes illegals commit on Americans is drunk driving. Because literally, you shouldn't be in this country. You can't get behind the wheel drunk if you're not here. And this happens for far too often that the media reports. I believe their daughter was killed in California. Cut 18. We have been writing to lawmakers in California, to CDCR head, to parole board head, to Gavin and Newsom, not to congressmen like Kevin Mullen, who represents the county of San Mateo. Not a single one even acknowledge the receipt. Do you try to ever talk to them about this stuff?

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

Oh, all the time. And we will try. I try to talk to the Democrat lawmakers all the time. First of all, they say we don't do walk and talks. We don't talk while we're walking. That's the only time you can get them because they won't let you in their office, their public office, that they were voted in by the American people. Granted.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Wow.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

It doesn't make any sense to me.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, I'm so glad you're telling the stories of these people. Let me play one more. Their son died, shot and killed by an illegal. Let's roll. Cut 13.

[Podcast Host]

March 7, 2022. I lost my only son to a heinous crime committed by an illegal alien who was wanted for over 16 years. My son was shot and killed. He did not know the assailant, and for almost four years, he was running from the law. Until October 3, 2025, he was captured. Unfortunately, he committed another murder.

[Grant Stitchfield]

All right, so that was Agnes again. I meant to play somebody else. It's still. The story is just as powerful.

[Kristi Noem]

Yeah.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

And I want to touch on you, you mentioned the, the drunk driving accident. Because I kind of did this, a little report on digital about this because in Chicago and California there, in Chicago, in Illinois specifically, there's been over 150,000 illegals that have gotten standard Illinois driver's license. Grant. This is. They don't have to have to give a Social Security number or anything. And I'm going to. I'm going to put myself on blast here for a second, Grant. I got my driver's license taken away in the state of Illinois because that's where I'm from for speeding. I got two seats, speeding tickets, no priors, no nothing bad, just speeding. I still can't get my license back. But these illegal aliens can go in California, Chicago, anywhere in Illinois, walk right into dmv. They fast track you.

[Grant Stitchfield]

That's the kind of hypocrisy that we're up against in this country. Great work today. It was a busy day at the Capitol.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Appreciate you.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Great to see you.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

Good to see you too.

[Kristi Noem]

Great.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Benny, Harmony. Thank you. So now we have Christmas out of the way. I actually believe there is a war on Christianity going on in this country. You've got the Islamic takeover of America. You've got Democrats war on religion and God in general. If you don't believe me, I want you to just watch this. There's a war on white people too, by the way. And white Americans will soon be a.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

Minority, and that's great.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Whites will not be the majority. I mean, that's. It's an exciting transformation of the country. It's an exciting evolution and, you know, progress of our country.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

We are going to be a white.

[Matt Tardio]

Minority very, very soon.

[Grant Stitchfield]

I'm okay with that. For the first time in American history, the number of white people went down. So folks, that's what we're up against in America, this war on white folks. And look, I don't mean to say this because it sounds crazy. I never thought I would really be saying this, but it's getting worse and worse and worse. And I don't want a war on any folks. I don't want a war on blacks. I don't want a war on Hispanics. I don't want a war on whites. The only ones I don't war on are criminals. And we go back to Minnesota and we see a program that was launched at the University of Minnesota. You ready for this? Was paid for with tax to payer dollars. By the way, federal dollars end the whiteness pandemic. If you could throw up the clip of what that is, it reads, it refers to the whiteness pandemic, to the invisible intergenerational transmission of the culture of whiteness from adults to children. Now, folks, I have no idea what in the. You know what that means, but we spent almost $900,000 on that program coming out of Health and Human Services as a grant to the University of Minnesota. We wouldn't have known about this if it wasn't for our good friend, former Green Beret, former police officer, and host of Speak the Truth podcast, Matt Tardio. He's back with us. Matt, welcome to the program.

[Matt Tardio]

Thanks for having me back.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

Grant.

[Matt Tardio]

How you feeling today? Did you check your. Did you check your white privilege before you got into this? Because that's what the report tells you to do.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, well, look, you. You had put this tweet out spelling out what you found. Why don't you just lay it out for us of what you found about this? And really how appalling it all is, is.

[Matt Tardio]

Yeah, so it came from the National Institute of Mental Health. And, and that has been established by the US Federal government, and that was established way back in, in the 40s. And it's 100% funded by US taxpayer dollars. And all the way down at the bottom of the university's website on this whiteness pandemic report or project that they ended up putting together, you. You essentially have them listing the funding on there, and, and thank God for your producers that reached out to me today and were like, hey, guess what? They removed the funding off the bottom of their page, which is a whole nother problem. Why does the page still up? You've removed the funding because you know that you shouldn't have US Taxpayer dollars going to something that's racially divisive inside of their report. If you go over and you reference it and you look at it, and make no mistake about it, they're listing this stuff as a resource on their website, officially by the university. And you, you go over and you take a look at the report, and what the report actually says is that basically white culture is, is what fuels racism in America. And after they end up making that, that, that reference within the report, it's no longer, you know, American racism, US racism. It is the, the white racism basically in America that they reference and they change it and they say, okay, well, now it's not American racism they're going to. That's the white racism. So white racism equals American racism and is perpetuated through generations.

[Grant Stitchfield]

All right, so I want to throw up the money spent on this. And again, we wouldn't know about if it wasn't for Matt. This is screenshot 27 for the guys behind the glass in 2020. $275,000. 2021, $279,000. 2022, $296,000. And as you mentioned, as of now, they took off the, the funding off their page that claim that they were being funded. And I'm wondering why they took it down, Matt, Are they embarrassed that now that Trump is in all of this and they're going to get us? Because it's illegal. Because it's illegal.

[Matt Tardio]

You can' on federal money, you can't do that.

[Grant Stitchfield]

You can't do it.

[Matt Tardio]

It's one thing if the college takes it and says, you know what, this is a report, you know, like it's fair and free freedom of speech. You can go over and you can, you know, like do do research on whiteness and whether or not it funds it. But when you list it as a resource on your website and you claim that there's a whiteness pandemic in this country based off of federal money, that is direct violation of US Freaking law. You cannot do that.

[Grant Stitchfield]

I'm going to tee it up for you. I know the answer to this question, but I don't think it's a coincidence that it was 2020, 2021, 2022. Joe Biden is president. I guess it didn't matter that it's illegal while he's president.

[Matt Tardio]

Yeah, you wouldn't think so, would you? Know, as a matter of fact, they even listed as a resource now online on an official us.gov website. It's absolutely appalling to me that US federal taxpayer money went to funding this crap research that's literally pushing racism from a party that claims that they are the only one standing up for people's rights. Yet they're trying to say that how I was raised inside of this country, my parents put racism on me just because I'm a white guy, you know, And I don't realize it because I'm white. And I got to check my white privilege to figure that out. And only after I do that can I then use my white privilege to help out everybody else in this country.

[Grant Stitchfield]

All right, so I'm short on time, but I'm going to play this clip just to trigger every leftist, especially leftist women out there. We're going to have the veteran Green Beret white guy, the conservative talk show host white guy. And I'm gonna declare that the destruction of America is being led by the white liberal woman. Call me sexist, racist, whatever you want on that, but I think it's true. This is a Kentucky state representative.

[Kristi Noem]

Listen, I don't feel good about being white every day for a lot of reasons, because it's a point of privilege. I think we're missing an opportunity. When kids. When kids have a moment to reflect about how the color of their skin does and does not allow them to move through the world, it's running, running to them and trying to stifle that.

[Grant Stitchfield]

My advice to her, look through the windshield, not the rear view mirror. Opportunity is there for everyone, some harder than others. Matt Tardy. I'll give it that. But stop with the excuses. I give you the last word real quick, if you can.

[Matt Tardio]

Well, she might as well just jump in a pool of black ink then, and declare yourself black, because apparently it works for other Democrats, mainly out of the state of Washington, when they can determine whatever race or ethnicity they come from.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Perfect. Special Forces veteran Matt Tardeo. Always, always great, my friend. Thank you. You can find him on X@Angertab. @Angertab. We'll look for you there, buddy. Always good to see you.

[Matt Tardio]

Take care of yourself, all right?

[Grant Stitchfield]

All right. President Donald Trump continues to project American power across the globe. We dig more into this tanker seizure next. Hey there. Grant Stitchfield here. Let's be clear. Cryptocurrency is no longer emerging. It's here. And this latest move cements that reality in a big way. Trump Media just inked a massive 6.4 billion deal with Yorkville Acquisition Corp. And Crypto.com, the crypto platform trusted by millions of users worldwide. They're teaming up to Scoop up to 6.4 billion in CRO, the powerhouse token that fuels fast, low fee, defi staking rewards and real world perks like cash back on your spends to establish America's first publicly traded CRO Treasury. Trump Media Group CRO strategy. When it's done, this new company will be the biggest publicly traded CRO holder out there. Want in on the action? Head to crypto.com today. And let's make crypto great again. For more information on the proposed business combination, check out Yorkville Acquisition Corp. Public filings.

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[Grant Stitchfield]

All right, welcome back, everyone. I told you I'd give you an update on the seizure of that Venezuelan tanker. If you haven't seen the video, it's really quite amazing. We could put that up there, guys. These members of our military coming in on helicopters landing on that Venezuelan ship loaded up with oil headed to Iran and ultimately Cuba, we are told with 1.1 million barrels of oil on board. You're talking tens of millions of gallons of oil on board this ship. Now the United States is now saying, we are taking the ship and we are taking the oil. Tens of millions of dollars worth of oil. Now that is a small price for Venezuela to pay. From all the lives they've taken from the Venezuela, from the fentanyl being shipped up to America. This is Stephen Miller over at the White House. These regimes use these ghost fleets, these dark fleets to evade sanctions and to fund and finance and export terrorism, violence and death. And President Trump has said we will defend and protect American lives. And that's what's happening. So this should serve as a warning to anybody out there that's doing illegal things, moving illegal goods that ultimately harms America because let's face it, this oil funds a rogue regime of Venezuela, ultimately Iran as well, and, and Cuba, all of them trying to wage war on America. Listen to this from Senator Lankford.

[Senator Lankford]

This is a major issue. We're going to stop this rather than just ignore it. And that's a good thing to do. It does put more pressure on Maduro and his illegitimate regime that's there, but it really speaks out for everyone. Moving oil, for terrorist organizations, hiding their location, GPS and such. To say, the United States sees you and we will stop this.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Already mentioned something very interesting there about hiding the gps. They basically cloaked themselves. I want to bring in to discuss all of this. Former commander of the USS Cole, Kirk Leipold is with us. Commander Leipold, it's great to have you on the program.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Thanks, Grant. Great to be on.

[Grant Stitchfield]

It's great to see you again, my friend. This idea of cloaking the gps, you know, I was, I was going through what this was happening. They were flying the Guyana flag as a way to skirt international law. And then apparently the GPS was not showing them in the real location that they were. How does all that work?

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Well, first and foremost is that ships around the world have a maritime tracking system beacon on them that allows insurance companies like Lloyd's of London and others to track where they are, that the tracks that they are following are in fact legitimate. The cargoes they are carrying between countries are in fact authorized. That they're not part of the ghost fleet that Stephen Miller referred to, where they kind of change things. The second thing that's important is the flag that it's flying under, because that tanker had to have been flagged under Guyana, which in that case would be legal. But if it's not, then it's considered a stateless vessel and can be seized on the open ocean by the United States or others. And this was an absolutely flawlessly executed operation. That vessel had been under suspicion for quite some time as carrying illicit oil to Iran on from Venezuela and vice versa. So there are a lot of factors at play here, but that had actually received authorization to be seized on the high seas two weeks ago by a federal judge. So this was a legal operation.

[Grant Stitchfield]

All right, so you've got the legal aspect of it. You make a great argument. A judge is involved. I didn't hear that. So thank you for bringing that to us. And then you've got the, the aspect of carrying this operation out. You've been in some terrifying waters. Obviously, we all know what happened to your, your ship, the USS Cole. This is a dangerous mission. It can't be that easy to just take over a giant tanker like this. Can you take me into a mission like this?

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Sure. What you do is first in plan is what did they see from intel on board as the ship was being loaded out in port in Venezuela? Was it carrying any weapons on board? Did they see any military forces or paramilitary forces that were on board the ship? They want to get a good picture of what they may be up against when they go there. And then the United States and the Coast Guard routinely practices these boarding operations. How to fast rope down, how to get the people on board, what are the major areas on the ship that they want to secure immediately so they can ensure the safety of the ship, the safety of the crew, the safety of the cargo, but most importantly, the safety of our personnel that are conducting this high risk operation. And as you saw from what they did, it was an excellent operation. No injuries, no deaths involved. The crew was seized without them resisting at all. So a flawless operation and well done by all those involved, which included Department of Homeland Security, obviously the US Military, the FBI and the Coast Guard.

[Grant Stitchfield]

I would imagine if you're A crew member on, on the tanker or the captain of that tanker. You know, it's the United States, probably by the helicopters that are coming in. And when they're dropping down, I would imagine more often than not, they're not going to try to tussle with the United States military. But I guess, Commander, you just never know. That's what makes these things so dangerous.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Absolutely, Grant. You have to look at it like a cop that's doing a routine traffic stop alongside the highway. They don't know who is in that car. And so what they do is they don't know what the intent of the crew is going to be. So you always approach it with a high degree of caution. You are very careful. You do it in a very set manner that you have trained for your practice for, and you, you are ready for any emergency that may come up. And they did that just like a train cop or a highway patrolman would do in a routine traffic stop. They also did it with this ship. But obviously being at sea, there are a lot more factors involved, a lot more high risk for things to go wrong. But nonetheless, they did a great job with this mission.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Do you know, when you talk about the helicopters here, maybe I'm getting a little too, too into the, into the details here, but, but are those helicopters coming off a carrier? Are you too far out at sea? I mean, is that pretty much how, how the United States Navy works it?

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

It's difficult to say where they actually came from. That's probably part of the operational security. A lot of times what they may do is have the helicopters based on the aircraft carrier, but they in fact may go to something like a guided missile destroyer, which can get in closer. It has a lower radar signature, it operates a little more stealthily. They can refuel on board, they can rearmed there. They can also board the crew at that point as well. So there are a number of aspects into the mission as to what they're trying to conduct and how they're going to do it, how far over the horizon they want to travel, because obviously the helicopters are going to be hovering that's burning gas. You want to make sure that they have enough to not only drop those men off, but also make sure that if necessary, they can get back to them if trouble begins to break out, to get them off safely in case they have to extract.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, look, I've choked. You want to bring energy prices down in America, just seize a bunch of Venezuelan oil tankers and Iranian oil tankers, and all these will bring energy prices down pretty darn quickly. But President Trump did it legally. Last question for you, I guess, Commander, you think we'll see more of these operations? Is this the last tanker to be seized?

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

I think you're going to see more of these operations. It certainly send a signal to China, to Russia that the transfer of illicit oil, especially Iran as well, is no longer going to be tolerated and that we are going to begin this squeeze. Because at the end of the day, Grant, you have to remember when you look at the Maduro regime and as you mentioned in your opening remarks about the drugs and the narco terrorists, we as a nation have an inherent right of self defense. And what we are doing in taking out these high speed boats that are trying to transfer drugs, chemical warfare essentially to the United States, we are saying no more. We waged this war since the Nixon administration. The Trump administration is finally saying, you know what, posturing is done, action is in place, it is authorized under international law and we are going to lean forward and stop the flow into the United States.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, that's why I applaud everything that they're doing and certainly thank you for your service to this country, especially coming on the program. Commander, always great to see you. Thank you. You as well, Grant.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Thank you for having me back on.

[Grant Stitchfield]

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[Grant Stitchfield]

So we know that Obamacare and just about every other government program, by the way, is ripe with fraud. Well, the Government Accountability Office went in and created 24 fake accounts. Guess how many slipped through the cracks? 22. It's like 90% of the accounts were fake. Now, if the Government Accountability Office does that, what's happening in real life? This is Congressman Tim Tranny McBride answering to this Democrat. The American people think that it's failed the American people. And that that study, quote, unquote, sounds like bull.

[Kristi Noem]

Well, it's right here. I actually have it.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Yeah, but it sounds like a bull study, not a bull methodology.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

So because it sounds like bs, you.

[Kristi Noem]

Just say that it's no good. I mean, I can show you it right here. New York Times reported on it.

[Grant Stitchfield]

I mean, first off, I don't even know what to say about the transgender aspect of all of that. But. But the reality is, what's the bogus study? You create 24 fake accounts, you see how many get through, 22 do. It's a pretty simple study. Like, I could do it myself. Our team here at Stitchfield could do this study pretty easily. There's nothing bogus about it. It's making a point that fraud is everywhere. Now. Caroline Levitt says Obamacare needs to be changed. Here she is.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

Democrats wrote Obamacare.

[Kristi Noem]

They passed it without a single Republican.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

Vote, and then they ballooned it with these expensive Covid subsidies that completely distorted the health insurance market. And then they doubled down, extending those subsidies and setting their own expiration date right now in 2025.

[Grant Stitchfield]

All right, so they're not doing anything about coming up with solutions. They're only hammering away at the Trump administration, including RFK Jr. Who they now want to impeach. Okay, why? For, quote, not following the silent science when he's the one guy that did follow the science. Well, here to discuss all of this is chief of maternal and prenatal health for the Wellness Company. Dr. James Thorpe is back with us. Dr. Thorpe, it's good to see you.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

You, Grant. So good to be back on.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Thank you for having me, Dr. Thorpe. I have to laugh. They're going after RFK Junior for not filing, following the science. I think they got the administration's backwards.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

I think you're absolutely correct. They have it completely flipped upside down. We know for a fact that what was proposed, the clips that you saw, the denial of the fraud, this is just pure denial. This is projection. This is Science. We have three governmental agencies, not to mention the 18 out of the 20 accounts that you mentioned that were set up in real time. Clearly, what we're looking at 25 or $30 billion per year that the American taxpayer has been ripped off. It's awful.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Dr. Thorpe, you've been a real critic of the deep state, big pharma, all of these things, Obamacare, and I think they're all connected into this. I know we don't have two hours for a show, but is there a basic solution to Obamacare? Is there a place you would tell doctors to start when you're a doctor yourself? Where's the real heart of the problem here?

[Dr. James Thorpe]

The heart of the problem was Obamacare. I mean, really think about it, aka Obamacare. Affordable Care act rolled out in 2010. This was pushed down the American people's throats. We were promised. What were we promised? You can stay with your same doctors, the same plan, and your premiums will go down. Well, absolutely. The opposite has occurred just in the last year. I can tell you for sure that my wife was in the Obamacare. Her monthly expenses for basic, I mean, just catastrophic care went from about 1100 to about 1500 per month. This is catastrophic and it's awful. And then we find out what 27. First of all, the Democrats want to provide free health care for all the illegal aliens. Enough to shut down the government. How ludicrous, how awful is this? How is that treating the American people? Fair. So Obama was, I think, the worst president in the history of the United States of America. I think he was a deep state plant with the purpose of the deep state destroying the United States of America. And he's done a pretty good job.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, you know, I asked you, where's the first place to start with Obamacare? Throw the name Obama off it. Anything with his name on it is not going to be good. That's the first place we could start. Real quick if you can. You guys have this new product called TheraBlue. It is a deep penetrating pain gel. Real briefly, can you tell me about it, Dr. Thorpe?

[Dr. James Thorpe]

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[Grant Stitchfield]

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[Grant Stitchfield]

Welcome back, everyone. So the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk was in court today. Now, what's so interesting about this case was we were getting information about it at a very feverish pace. Early on they had the videos, they got the guy, we're getting all this information, and then bing, bang, boom, the whole thing gets shut down. They want it shut down tighter than a drum. They don't want information coming out, which has a lot of people crying foul, saying, is there something more to this? Could he have really done it? I tend to believe that he did do it, much to the dismay of many of my conservative friends. This is Tyler Robinson's attorney talking about allowing the family into closed hearings where everybody else was pushed out of court.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Mr. Robinson has some immediate family members who are present. His father, his mother and his brother.

[Matt Tardio]

And we would ask the court to.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Permit them to remain in the courtroom during the closed portion of the hearing.

[Grant Stitchfield]

One of the things that I believe is that a court does not take into consideration relationships. Either the court is open or the court is closed. I'm sorry if you're a mother, and I'm sorry if you're the media, but if the court's closed, then the court should be closed. The court's open, then everybody should be allowed in, especially the media, because you can't fit, you know, an entire community into a courthouse. That's the media's job to cover the case. Now, the judge almost shut everything down, cameras and everything. Watch this Remove the possibility of capture of screens of the computers at defense counsel's table as well. In addition, if there's further violations of the standing decorum order, this court does have the right and will exercise termination of broadcast of these proceedings. So we shall see. These were procedural hearings. Not a lot to report on on that front other than the fact that it seems like they want to go very secretive on all of this. Now, Erica Kirk has been making the rounds. She was on Fox, some other, other outlets talking about everything surrounding Turning Point usa, surrounding the murder of her husband. And she was specifically asked about the conspiracy theories that are flying at a wild pace. Listen to this.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

When you go after the people that I love and you're making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode, going after the people that I love because somehow they're in on this.

[Matt Tardio]

No, you know, I have to say it.

[Grant Stitchfield]

I've never seen you like this.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

No, I'm, I'm very, I. This is righteous anger because this is not okay. It's not healthy. This is a mind virus.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Well, she was specifically talking, I believe, about Candace Owens, who has been throwing some wild stuff around. And I mean wild stuff. I'm not really sure what's happening with her, if she's angry, if she's going for likes and clicks. But I don't agree with much of what Candace Owens has been saying. This was Candace Owens responding to Erica Kirk, cut five.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

Okay, super fun show today. You're probably seeing the clips, but Erica has gone off on conspiracy theorists. Obviously every journalist out there is emailing me because it's, it's about me.

[Commander Kirk Leipold]

Me.

[Harmony (Congressional Correspondent)]

It's indirect, but it's also about me. And don't worry, in case you think it's not about me, she is going to name check me on stage.

[Grant Stitchfield]

So, Candace, here's one of the problems. You're a very talented individual. There's no doubt about it. You got a lot of power. You're a high profile individual. But a super fun show. I mean, choose your words. Now, that was a tease, by the way. I don't even know if that was live. That could have been redone. A super fun show talking about a widow who's so upset about what is happening to her family, her children, her, her husband's legacy. It's not a super fun show. It's okay. You talk about it. Look, it's a free country. You talk about everything you want. But it's also a free country for me to be able to make my assessment of what you're saying not A super fun show. Bad choice of words. All right, up next, Fake News CNN is forced to eat their own BS on Trump's big beautiful bull run room. All right, so leave it to Fake News CNN to try to set up the longest serving usher at the White House. This gentleman's name is Gary Walters. And they tried to ask him about President Trump's big beautiful ballroom and how awful it is, but they didn't get the answer they were looking, looking for. A lot of people are upset when they see that. Those pictures of those East Wing being demolished. It sounds like it does. It didn't seem to quite on you too much.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

I look back at the history of what goes on. It has gone on over the years.

[Grant Stitchfield]

At the White House.

[Dr. James Thorpe]

And, and it's, it's an event, something that future presidents are going to be.

[Grant Stitchfield]

Very happy that they have something like that. Well, can you imagine? The White House did not have a real ballroom. I mean, how were they holding state dinners and big functions? The fact is they weren't. They were going someplace else. And that's not good. We're America. We need a big beautiful ballroom and I can't wait to dance in it. That's gonna do it for us. As we report from Washington tonight, I'll be at the White House tomorrow. I'll update you on what I hear there. We'll see you back here tomorrow night. Stitchfield's Army Rolls. Thanks for watching.

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