STINCHFIELD TONIGHT - JANUARY 15, 2026 (Published January 16, 2026)

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: Grant Stinchfield
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Overview & Main Theme

This episode of "Stinchfield Tonight" on Real America's Voice, hosted by Grant Stinchfield, offers an unfiltered and passionate review of current crises in American political and cultural life as understood from a deeply conservative perspective. The show’s primary focus is the alleged collapse of civic order in Minneapolis, critical coverage of state and local political leadership, increasing danger for ICE agents, frustrations with GOP lawmakers, debates on journalistic freedom, and a patriotic campaign to install a large American flag at Ground Zero. The episode features high-energy monologues, interviews with policy advocates, elected officials, and cultural activists, and provocative criticism of liberal policies and mainstream media narratives.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Crisis in Minneapolis: ICE, Doxxing, and Political Blame

• Collapse of order in Minneapolis: Stinchfield opens the episode with alarming reports of unrest and direct attacks on ICE vehicles. Sensitive documents, weapons, and ICE agents’ personal information were stolen, allegedly with the media (“Mercado Media”) refusing to redact personal details.
  "Minneapolis is absolutely collapsing... Looters, rioters have broken into an ICE cruiser... stole sensitive documents." (00:39)
• Assignment of blame: The show squarely lays responsibility at Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's feet, accusing him of both enabling lawlessness and encouraging the doxxing of ICE personnel.
  "The governor of Minnesota, a once great state, is waging war on federal agents. That’s the insurrection going on in America today." (03:45)

Memorable Moment

• Call for public surveillance:
  Stinchfield urges listeners to actively film and document ICE activity to help "bank evidence for future prosecution" of alleged atrocities and abuses.
  "Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans... to bank evidence for future prosecution." (03:48)

2. ICE Agents: Safety and Political Narrative

• Incidents of violence: The episode features reports of altercations where ICE agents are attacked, including vehicle rammings and cases where agents were assaulted and forced to shoot suspects.

• Critique of law enforcement tactics: Both Stinchfield and guest Art Del Cueto (former Border Patrol) decry increasing constraints on agent use of force, warning that political pressure is making enforcement more dangerous.
  "There is no such thing as a defensive shot. You shoot center mass to stop the threat." (08:00 approx.)

• Interview with Art Del Cueto (09:17–14:38):
  Del Cueto provides a first-hand account of the dangers ICE agents face, criticizes politicians and left-wing activists, and describes personal precautions he takes due to credible threats.
  "I’m walking around. I’m retired, Grant, and my DMs are so covered in death threats... I’m walking around with three pistols with me at all times." (10:04)

• Concerns about agent doxxing:
  "...with the doxing of agents, they're going to release that information and their families are in danger, the neighbors are in danger. These are people that are also in the community." (13:31)

3. GOP Congressional Inaction and Internal Battles

• Frustration with Republicans: Stinchfield expresses outrage over 81 GOP members voting with Democrats to continue funding for the National Endowment for Democracy and failing to defund certain federal judges who, in his view, oppose conservative priorities.
  "We might appear to have a majority, but we don’t have a majority of people that actually want to save the country." (18:30, Eric Burleson)
• Interview with Rep. Eric Burleson (17:57–24:09):
  • He highlights the disconnect between constituents and their GOP representatives, calls for stronger action, and describes upcoming efforts by conservative House members to press moderates for substantive legislative changes, especially on healthcare.

Notable Quote

• "Right now, the American people want action... or they will send you home, and they should send you home." (20:19, Burleson)

4. Press Freedoms and DOJ Raids

• DOJ raids Washington Post reporter: Stinchfield discusses the recent federal search of a journalist’s home, supporting the principle of a free press even when disagreeing with the outlet’s politics.
• Interview with legal scholar Stuart Brotman (27:43–33:56):
  • Brotman explains legal precedent for journalistic protection, including the Pentagon Papers case and shield laws, emphasizing the fragile state of First Amendment rights and the danger of government overreach.
  • "...the government cannot go into a newspaper and say, you cannot publish something on the basis of national security... the bar is set very high.” (30:25, Brotman)

5. Flag at Ground Zero: Conservative Patriotism

• Interview with artist/activist Scott LoBaido (35:32–41:18):
  • Campaign to install a large, prominent flag at Ground Zero is outlined, with LoBaido decrying the lack of patriotic representation at the 9/11 memorial site and resisting opposition that claims an American flag might offend some groups.
  • "A patriotic country falls when they lose patriotism... and to not see the proper-sized flag there all these years..." (36:18, LoBaido)
  • Notable update: Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis pledges to fund the flag project.

6. Other Segments & Cultural Commentary

• Brief, sardonic commentary on the Colorado legislature holding an “interpretive dance” to the "Black National Anthem,” used as an example of what the host deems inappropriate pandering by Democrats.
  "We don’t have a black national anthem. We just have a national anthem." (47:23)

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Grant Stinchfield:
  • "Minneapolis is absolutely collapsing... It's collapsing under the so-called leadership of city leaders, but also the leadership of the governor in Minnesota." (00:39)
  • "That speech the governor gave last night is so reckless and so filled with lies, it is a dereliction of duty. It boarders on insurrectionism, if not flat out insurrectionism." (01:34)
• Art Del Cueto:
  • "While these politicians are doing this, they're sitting there with law enforcement right next to them as private security around them. The ICE agents, when they go home, they don’t have that." (10:36)
• Eric Burleson, U.S. Representative:
  • "81 knocks me out of my chair... that tells you we got a real problem inside the Republican Party right now, that common sense is somehow leaving us in Washington." (19:03)
• Stuart Brotman:
  • "Free expression includes both free speech and free press. Remember, when we talk about the First Amendment, we have five freedoms. Two of those, freedom of speech and freedom of the press." (28:04)
• Scott LoBaido:
  • "This is about the heroes and this country... to show the enemy, both abroad and domestic, that that flag... is like a crucifix to a vampire, to these enemies of this state." (39:27)

Timestamps to Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------|-----------------| | Show opens; Minneapolis breakdown | 00:39–03:45 | | Filming ICE agents & call-to-action | 03:45–04:51 | | Footage/analysis of vehicle confrontation | 04:51–06:08 | | Caroline Levitt debates Niall Stanage | 05:46–07:22 | | ICE agent ambush & defensive shot discussion | 07:37–09:17 | | Interview: Art Del Cueto | 09:17–15:09 | | GOP congressional frustration (NED, judges) | 15:09–17:57 | | Interview: Rep. Eric Burleson | 17:57–24:09 | | Press freedom and DOJ raid on journalist | 26:37–33:58 | | Interview: Scott LoBaido, Ground Zero Flag | 35:32–41:18 | | Cultural/legislative commentary (CO/state) | 47:52–end |

Tone and Style

The episode maintains a combative, urgent, and highly partisan tone, blending news updates, open advocacy, and pointed satire. Stinchfield and his guests use vivid, often confrontational language to motivate like-minded listeners and urge political action (“help us create a database of atrocities…bank evidence for future prosecution”). The show reflects skepticism and even hostility toward political opposition, mainstream journalists, and what the host terms “radical” policies, while encouraging grassroots conservative activism.

For Listeners Who Missed the Episode:

This episode offers a stark and critical lens on events in Minneapolis, ICE operations, Republican divisions, press freedom, and public symbolism, all tied together by an underlying plea to conservative action—whether filming government activity, confronting GOP reps, supporting press freedom even for adversaries, or rallying patriotism at sacred national sites. High-profile interviews (Del Cueto, Burleson, Brotman, LoBaido) anchor the show’s themes, conveying a pervasive sense of urgency about perceived threats to American values and institutions.

[For More Information:]

• Petition for Ground Zero Flag: https://lobato.com
• Show website and news: https://realamericasvoice.com

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