STINCHFIELD TONIGHT MARCH 18TH, 2026

Summary

Real America’s Voice – "Stinchfield Tonight" (March 18, 2026)

Host: Grant Stinchfield
Notable Guests: Thomas Speciali, Chip Wyatt, Ben Berkwam, Brian Harrison
Air Date: March 19, 2026

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Overview and Main Theme

The March 18, 2026 episode of "Stinchfield Tonight" on Real America’s Voice, hosted by Grant Stinchfield, dives deeply into the political machinations behind the resignation of President Trump’s intelligence chief, Joe Kent, explores perceived “deep state” interference, and examines key conservative frustrations on national security, border enforcement, election integrity, and energy policy. The show rallies strongly around Trump, insists on hardline views regarding illegal immigration, skewers Republican “RINOs,” and highlights concerns about Democrat influence in federal and state policy. It also includes focused interviews on ongoing Senate voting rights debates, crime and border security, and rants against current economic leadership.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Joe Kent’s Resignation and the “Deep State” Theory

• Stinchfield argues that Joe Kent’s public resignation as Trump’s intelligence chief is an orchestrated effort by CIA “deep state” actors to undermine President Trump and sway public opinion, especially ahead of the midterms.
• [01:54]–[07:12]:
  • Stinchfield critiques Kent’s reasoning for resigning and theorizes the CIA purposefully fed Trump bad intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program to drag him into an unpopular war, ultimately aiming to boost Democrats.
  • Claims MAGA base supports the Iran action: “Nearly 9 in 10, 89% approve of the U.S. military action in Iran.”
  • Criticizes media and connects Kent to former CIA affiliates: “Look who else Joe Kent is connected to — podcaster Sean Ryan... a mouthpiece for the DC Trump-hating espionage crowd.”
  • Notable Quote (Stinchfield, [04:37]):
    “My fear is that the CIA may have been giving Trump purposefully bad intelligence about Iran’s nuclear capabilities... They wanted to drag Trump into a war they thought would be wildly unpopular.”
• Thomas Speciali (Army Intel Officer) Joins the Discussion
  • [08:12]–[12:00]
    • Speciali partially agrees with the theory of political motivation behind Kent’s resignation, but hesitates to directly attribute it to the CIA.
    • Criticizes Kent’s fitness for the post: “Joe Kent is an operator. He’s not an intelligence guy... And putting him in as the director... was a mistake on the part of the administration.”
    • Suggests Kent’s resignation may be positioning himself for a political run, possibly as a Democrat.
  • Notable Quote (Speciali, [10:13]):
    “He just cut, cut, sling load and abandoned his post... I believe this is a politically motivated resignation, personally, because he probably wants to distance himself from Trump.”

2. Senate Dysfunction and Election Integrity

• [15:50]–[24:30]
  • Stinchfield lambasts Republican Senators like Rand Paul and John Thune for being ineffectual, highlighting a tense exchange about Markwayne Mullin’s DHS confirmation and disputes about the filibuster.
  • Reads directly from pending election legislation and rails against provisions for attestation (rather than documentation) of citizenship.
  • Notable Quote (Stinchfield, [18:47]):
    “I don't care if you got to go mafia style and threaten them... threaten them. But no, Thune won’t do that because they’re all buddies up there.”
• Chip Wyatt (Heritage Action) Interview
  • [20:33]–[24:30]
    • Wyatt echoes the show’s concerns about election security and contends Democrat opposition is about protecting election fraud.
    • Urges conservative grassroots activism and laments that current Senate strategies will likely fail.

3. Crime, Illegal Immigration, and Law Enforcement

• [27:06]–[35:03]
  • Stinchfield reviews three stories from Virginia and Nevada involving criminal acts by illegal aliens, decries local law enforcement for not cooperating with ICE, and critiques so-called “radical” district attorneys.
  • Mother of Victim (Virginia, [27:50]):
    “It was a clear violation that he put his hand in between my daughter’s legs and the butt was actually the last thing that he touched.”
  • Ben Berkwam (RAV Correspondent) calls current policies “national suicide,” insisting, “These are the enemies within that our government warned us about.”
  • Memorable Moment:
    • Both Stinchfield and Berkwam jokingly propose deporting not just “every illegal,” but also “white liberal women,” blaming the latter as “the greatest threat to America today.” (Berkwam, [34:43])

4. Texas Politics – The Case Against James Talarico

• [35:56]–[42:30]
  • Stinchfield spotlights Texas Democrat state Rep. James Talarico, highlighting his (in their view) left-wing agenda and surprising rise to influential committee roles in a Republican legislature.
  • Highlight: “He is a radical, no matter what the Democrats want to tell you... Now, did you know that Talarico... is on the House Administration Committee? … How is this guy in any leadership positions whatsoever?” (Stinchfield, [37:09])
  • Interview with Rep. Brian Harrison reveals the procedural alliance that enabled Talarico’s committee appointments and criticizes Republican “fake leadership.”
  • Notable Quote (Harrison, [39:45]):
    “More of your tax money is going right into the pockets of James Talarico’s office. ... Your tax dollars... are effectively funding James Talarico’s campaign for the United States Senate.”

5. Jerome Powell, Economic Policy, and the Fed

• [44:03]–[48:08]
  • A segment sharply attacks Fed Chair Jerome Powell for “holding back the Trump economy” by delaying interest rate cuts during wartime, implying collusion with Democrats.
  • Stinchfield warns Democrats will block Trump’s future pick for Fed chair to suppress the economy ahead of the midterms.
  • Plays clips of Powell confirming the status quo on rates and explaining his potential “pro tem” tenure if no replacement is confirmed.
  • Notable Quote:
    “Why? Because the quest to get Trump, to stick it to Trump, to make sure Republicans aren’t successful, goes all the way to the top. And Jerome Powell is that problem.” (Stinchfield, [46:39])

6. Cultural/Offbeat & Promotional Segments

• Includes brief rants about New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s efforts to woo high-net-worth residents back, a plug for the Real America’s Voice CPAC 2026 coverage (Mar. 25–28), and multiple mentions of related podcasts, affiliate offers, and Real America’s Voice network shows.

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Joe Kent’s Resignation and CIA “Deep State”
  • “My fear is that the CIA may have been giving Trump purposefully bad intelligence about Iran’s nuclear capabilities.”
    — Grant Stinchfield, [04:37]
• On Loyalty in Government Service
  • “If you’re going to have criticisms of the administration, wait till they’re out of office. At least don’t do it right there. You got a duty to the man who appointed you...”
    — Grant Stinchfield, [09:47]
• On Senate Weakness
  • “What a waste. But this is why we don’t have fighters in the United States Senate. This is why we got a bunch of whiny wuss bags in the United States Senate.”
    — Grant Stinchfield, [17:24]
• On Law Enforcement & Immigration
  • “It’s the death of our country. It’s national suicide. Everything the Democrats are doing, they are traitors to our nation.”
    — Ben Berkwam, [31:04]
• On Texas Republican Leadership
  • “It is... the biggest part of the Talarico saga that’s being underreported by the national media. ... Republicans in the Texas House aided his rise to national prominence.”
    — Brian Harrison, [39:45]
• On White Liberal Women (Controversial Moment)
  • “The white liberal woman I still say is the greatest threat to America today.”
    — Grant Stinchfield, [34:29]
  • “We need to deport every illegal. And we got to take the voting rights away from these white liberal women or deport them as well.”
    — Ben Berkwam, [34:43]
• On Jerome Powell and Democratic Obstruction
  • “Democrats want to hold back the economy because they know a roaring economy going into the midterms will make it all but impossible for them to win. They’ve got Jerome Powell in their pocket.”
    — Grant Stinchfield, [44:03]

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [01:54] — Joe Kent resignation/Deep State intro
• [05:27] — Thomas Speciali gives military intelligence context
• [08:09] — Speciali interview continues, authenticity and political ambitions
• [15:50] — Senate filibuster and DHS confirmation, Rand Paul, John Thune clips
• [20:33] — Chip Wyatt on election security legislation
• [27:06] — Criminal illegal alien cases from Virginia, ICE/non-cooperation debate
• [30:49] — Ben Berkwam segment on border/ICE operations
• [35:56] — Texas Rep. James Talarico segment, state politics
• [38:07] — Rep. Brian Harrison interview on Texas House leadership
• [44:03] — Jerome Powell/Fed/Interest rates segment
• [48:08] — God, Grit, and Guns promo/music release
• [48:53] — Kathy Hochul plea to rich New Yorkers

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Tone and Language Notes

• The episode is fiery, combative, and unapologetically partisan, frequently using terms like "deep state," "traitors," and "RINOs."
• Guest and host commentary is candid, informal, and occasionally hyperbolic, matching the show’s brand of conservative activism.
• Contains moments of humor mixed with outrage, often pushing the boundaries of conventional political rhetoric (notably in the “deport white liberal women” exchange).
• Attribution for major points and quotes is consistent and driven by speaker’s actual words.

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Summary

This episode of "Stinchfield Tonight" functions as both a rallying cry to the MAGA base and a critique of perceived failures and sabotage within government and the Republican party. Central to the narrative is the belief in ongoing “deep state” efforts to undermine Donald Trump and conservative policies, ranging from military and intelligence operations (Joe Kent resignation, Iran) to domestic politics (Senate dysfunction, Texas leadership) and economic management (Jerome Powell and the Fed). Guests reinforce and extend these arguments, particularly around issues of national security, border control, and cultural battles. The language is provocative, often blending humor with alarmism, and insists on direct action by conservative voters and activists. The episode’s structure—with timestamped rants, guest interviews, and soundbites—offers a comprehensive, if contentious, picture of right-wing populist sentiment on the eve of another contentious American election cycle.

Transcript

[Grant Stinchfield]

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[Chip Wyatt]

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[Grant Stinchfield]

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[Grant Stinchfield]

Good evening everyone. Welcome to Stitchfield. I want to begin tonight by telling you I think the resignation of President Trump's intelligence chief Joe Kent is far bigger than just Joe Kent. It appears to me that it shows all the signs of a deep state operation to undermine President Trump. I actually think Joe Kent is a pawn in all of this. In fact, I believe he's a CIA pawn. His resignation on government letterhead with these ridiculous claims that we should somehow end Operation Epic Fury in Iran right now is actually a last ditch effort by the CIA to save its attempted sabotage of President Trump and more importantly, Republicans in the midterms. What do I mean by this? Well, this is my assessment because nothing adds up here. My fear is that the CIA may have been giving Trump purposefully bad intelligence about Iran's nuclear capabilities. I always believe President's B2 bomber operation was successful. But the deep state, with a vice grip on the CIA, wanted to drag Trump into a war that it thought would be wildly unpopular to help sneak Democrats back into power, especially during the midterms. Instead, President Trump outsmarted them. 90% of the mag base supports the war. That's from a poll from CNN of all places. MAGA GOP on the U.S. military Action Iran. Look at this. Nearly 9 in 10, 89% approve of the U.S. military Action iran, that is the MAGA GOP base. Just 9% disapprove of it. This is tremendously popular among the Republican base. So the CIA, the deep state, never thought about that. They underestimated the MAGA base, our military and President Trump's command of it. We're winning in Iran and it's only made us as America more powerful and President Trump more popular. So in a last ditch effort to sabotage Trump because the first ditch didn't work, my theory is deep state CIA actors dispatched Joe Kent to resign and bash the President and the operation, knowing the media would take the bait. How do I know this? Look who sprung into action right away. The worst CIA deep stater there is, its former director, John Brennan. And his resignation in a very public way I think is designed to have an impact and to send a signal that the MAGA base of Trump's coalition is fracturing. They think we're dumb. That's what he wants us to believe. That's their goal. But it's not true at all, as the polls just proved it. And look who else Joe Kent is connected to. Podcaster Sean Ryan, the former Intel CIA guy turned podcaster who I have been warning you about. I believe he is a mouthpiece for the D.C. trump hating espionage crowd. Now, this interview is from a year ago. As Trump's counterterrorism director Kent backs going into Iran again. The CIA thought an attack by the United States would backfire publicly and damage Trump. So they had Kent push the idea.

[Thomas Speciali]

Our troops in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 150 plus times by Iranian proxies. And when we say Iranian proxies, we got to be clear on what that is. That's the Iraqi government that we pay because after the Iraqi military we spent 2 trillion on surrendered to ISIS, we had to go back in there in very short order and stand a military back up again. And guess who filled the breach? The Shia militias controlled by Iran did and the Iraqi government's controlled by Iran.

[Grant Stinchfield]

So he's pushing for war. Now all of a sudden he says we don't want it. And don't forget this tweet from Joe Kent in 2000, quote, at real Donald Trump, we should not sit and wait for the next attack. Wipe Iran's ballistic capability out and get our troops out Iraq, they are only targets now. So clearly his massive change of heart has to be to try and revive a desperate attempt to get Trump, get Americans, sabotage America. But even the isolationist anti any military action rubes now, see, Trump is ending wars here, not starting them. So don't buy into Joe Kent's CIA propaganda. I believe that's what it is. And the President summed it up perfectly.

[John Thune]

I always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security. I didn't know him well, but I thought he seemed like a pretty nice guy. But when I read his statement, I realized that it's a good thing that he's out because he said that Iran was not a threat. Iran was a threat. Every country realized what a threat Iran was. The question is whether or not they wanted to do something about it.

[Grant Stinchfield]

And again, it doesn't matter about the nuclear weapons. All right, that's one threat. Iran had vowed to continue to kill Americans and our allies. They have blood on their hands when it comes to every injured or killed American soldier basically in recent American history. This was the right thing to do. So this is why I waited to cover this story. I needed to assess the situation here because one thing about Washington, as President Trump says, oh, I thought Joe Kent was a really nice guy. The thing about Washington, Mr. President, things are never what they seem. Here with me now, 30 year career army intelligence officer, senior US intelligence professional, and senior collection strategist on domestic terrorism in the Office of Domestic national intelligence from October 2020 to January 20, 2021. This is a long intro, a very good one too, by the way. Thomas speciali is with us. Thomas, welcome back to the program.

[Thomas Speciali]

It's good to be here. Thanks for having me.

[Grant Stinchfield]

All right, look, I didn't run down my assessment of all of this to you. You got to listen to what I'm saying here. Lay it on me if you completely disagree with me. Dissent is always welcome on this program. Thomas, what do you think?

[Thomas Speciali]

I don't, I don't completely disagree. I think that you may be making a bit of a leap that it, it's attributable to the CIA directly. But I will agree with you completely that his resignation letter doesn't add up. I mean, Joe Kent, you know, look, no one, his, his patriotic, you know, credentials are unquestionable. We're talking 11 combat deployments, multiple Bronze stars, you know, many years in the military, Special Forces. But the, but the, but the mistake that was made here is that Joe Kent is an operator. He's not an intelligence guy. He never has been an intelligence guy. And putting him in as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, I think was a, was a mistake on the part of the administration when he first went in, because he was ultimately massively outgunned on the intelligence in the intelligence arena by pretty much even his most junior analyst working in the shop. And I literally was the senior intelligence collection strategist also for the Iranian Threat Network. So I know the Iranian threat extremely, extremely well, and so does Joe. And he knows that this is Donald Trump finishing a war that The Iranians started 47 years ago. This is not starting a war which the Democrats are liking to spin this to, but he's ending the war with Iran.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Let me ask you this question, and I agree about Kent's history of fighting for America, and I'm grateful for him on this one thing. Look, when you go to work for an administration, there's a loyalty aspect I think that should play with everybody. If you're going to have criticisms of the administration, wait till they're out of office. At least don't do it right there. You got a duty to the man who appointed you to this to not cause chaos, correct, Thomas?

[Thomas Speciali]

Yeah, more than that. And I've said this in a couple of spaces recently. You know, the way I'm looking at this is almost like Joe, Ken abandoned his post. You know, he was brought in specifically to lead the counterterrorism effort against Iran, the militias, all of the, all of the terrorism threat United States. He was brought in to do that, and instead he just cut, cut, sling load and abandoned his post. And that, that, to me is, I believe, going to be a catastrophic error on his part because it, I believe that this is a politically motivated resignation, personally, because he probably wants to distance himself from Trump because he wants to run for political office. He wasn't a Republican, and while he may be a patriot, that doesn't make him a conservative necessarily in alignment with all of her values. And I, I think that, you know, I was one of the very few intelligence officers that were actually went into the DNI with Tulsi when she first went in. And pretty much everybody that saw the kind of cast of people that, that Tulsi brought in recognized immediately that they were going to be really, really outgunned. And outclassed on in the intelligence arena by the intelligence professionals that were there. And so to a great extent, it makes it real difficult because Joe Kent speaks operator language and then the intelligence community speaks intel language, and those two things don't mash up. And unfortunately, he should have just moved out and drew fire, just like he did as a SF officer. And instead he basically dropped a hand grenade and then bailed on the president. And I think that it's be a catastrophic mistake.

[Grant Stinchfield]

You know, your assessment that this could be politically motivated. If he wants to run as a Democrat, this is going to make him a hero amongst Democrats. So it may be twofold, because I think it's probably bigger than that as well. My question to you is, and this I've really been thinking about a lot, I don't put the intel community, the bad actors in it, and I know they're still dug in. And so many of the different intel agencies could give President Trump bad information. You know, I was pretty convinced those B2 bomber missions to take out Trump, the Iranian nuclear facilities were successful. Do you think there's a chance that they would give him bad information about. And you got, look, you got Iran saying, yeah, we're close to getting a nuke. They wanted people like, like Saddam Hussein wanted us to believe he had chemical weapons and all kinds of things. So could they give him bad information on that? And then ultimately, like I said, I think it backfired on them.

[Thomas Speciali]

Well, I think that really there's some nuances here in what's being said to the American people that a lot of people don't understand. Striking the enrichment facilities in the first strikes back in June prevents them from enriching new, you know, materials further. That's what the strikes in June did. But Iran already had over 400 kilograms of enriched uranium. And so for there's, if there's 400 kilograms of enriched uranium already in Iran, that also has to be controlled. I'm hearing somebody talking. I don't know if you're hearing them or not.

[Grant Stinchfield]

I'm sorry, I didn't hear them talking. They're maybe talking to another guest and they got the mics crossed. Guys in the studio, don't. Don't mess up my buddy speciali. Please finish up, my man. Last word. I apologize.

[Thomas Speciali]

The bottom line is, is if somebody was lying to Trump, it would take a lot of people to lie to him. I'm not saying that there isn't an effort to influence him in one way or another, but at the same time, he's Got some really good people around him. He's got Sebastian Gorka around him, people like that that would be able to maybe interrogate the data a little bit better than maybe Trump would on his own. And so he's not alone in this. And it's not just like you just hand, you know, President Trump a folder and you say, here it is. Believe, you know, believe us, because we told you. I don't think that's how Trump operates. I think Trump really does interrogate the information. I think they gave him a, a, I think they gave him probably several courses of action to take regarding. I think this is about the failed nuclear negotiations with the Iranians. I think that this is, you know, one of the things that Speaker Johnson said was that they were presented with some exquisite intelligence that he had access to and the President had access to. Well, when you use the terminology exquisite intelligence, usually what that means is that they have direct access to the inner conversation that's going on in Iran. There's very, I believe there's a very good possibility that Iran had intended to carry out some form of an attack. Could have been a cyber attack, could have been an attack in Iraq, could have been an attack anywhere, probably not nuclear. And they felt that with the failed nuclear negotiations, Iran basically flipping Trump the bird and at the same time maybe planning an attack, that he decided to end this radical regime forever so that we don't have to deal with it going forward.

[Grant Stinchfield]

I agree with you on that for sure. There is no doubt in my mind. Nobody's duping President Trump. Nobody's pushing him into wars he doesn't want to be in, including Benjamin Netanyahu. This man is the ultimate decision maker. And so we'll see how this all plays out. I don't think it's going to damage President Trump as much as some people wanted it to. Thomas speciali as always, it's great having you on the program. Been a long time.

[Thomas Speciali]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Absolutely. Good, Good work, for sure. All right, I want to touch briefly on Mark Wayne Mullen because he is up for confirmation for Department of Homeland Security Secretary. And man, you want to talk about bad actors. You know, I always tell you, Rand Paul, like most libertarians, good ideas are really good, bad ideas are really bad. But you want to end up looking like a little wuss bag, whiny witch with a B act like Rand Paul did in this hearing today. Roll cut one for me, guys.

[Rand Paul]

But when you say that you agree with a felon, a Trump hating felon who attacked me Somehow you think I'm just going to set that aside. Oh, it's no big deal. You know, I lay in pain for two months, had six ribs broken, three of them separated, grinding upon bone on bone for months, had part of my lung removed. And you think that's great and to be extolled. You offer no apology, sir. And you offer no apology today and no regrets. Haven't heard the word apologize. Haven't heard the word regret. Haven't heard I misspoke. And it was heated and I made a mistake. I haven't heard any of those words, sir.

[John Thune]

Actually, it wasn't heated. And I'm not apologizing for pointing at your character.

[Ben Berkman]

Good.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Good.

[Rand Paul]

So you're. You're jolly well fine. And you want the American public and the people up here to vote that may or may not vote for you to know that you supported the felonious, violent attack on me from behind.

[John Thune]

I did not say I supported it. I said understood it. There's a difference.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Rand Paul, you wasted. I don't know. That was a little over a minute right there. And it kept going. Well, you could ask real important questions of the future Secretary of Homeland Security. You're worried about what he thought about your attack. Now, I don't want to see you attacked. I don't believe in political violence, but come on, man. Man up a little bit and get over it, right? Obviously, you two have differences, so move on dot com, for crying out loud. What a waste. But this is why we don't have fighters in the United States Senate. This is why we got a bunch of whiny wuss bags in the United States Senate. And I'm going to say it again. Nope. Usually I clarify with I'm sure he's a nice guy. I don't even know if he's a nice guy. Quite frankly. John Thune is a total disappointment. We ever get to a talking filibuster? The debate continues today on the Save America Act. Will we ever get to a talking filibuster or nuke the filibuster altogether? Here's John Thune. Cut 21, please.

[John Thune]

And in order to get around the 60 vote threshold, you would have to nuke the legislative filibuster. And there aren't the votes for that. I've said that over and over and over again. And so that's. It's a. It's a math issue. It isn't whether I, you know, want to do this or, you know, a question of leadership.

[Grant Stinchfield]

It's a question of, you can't figure out how to get everybody on board. I don't care if you got to go mafia style and threaten them to, to say, you know what? The the National Senate Republican Committee to get you reelected is not going to back you anymore. The NRCC or whatever the hell it is, threaten them. But no, Thumb won't do that because they're all buddies up there. And by the way, this idea that you can't vote if you don't have an I.D. mike Lee pointed this out to me. There's a provision in the bill which nobody is talking about and I'm going to read it to you here. You ready for this? Quote cut 24. You ready for this? Each state. This is directly from the bill, by the way. Each state shall establish a process under which an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship may, if the applicant signs an attestation under penalty of perjury that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and eligible to vote in elections for federal office. That goes on to say that the elections office, the elections office can then take whatever evidence you can present and they can make a determination whether you're an American citizen. Maybe you want to march your parents in there with their birth certificates, say, hey, yes, I'll sign an affidavit. This is my son or daughter. Not a big deal. I want to bring in now to discuss this government relations director at the Heritage Action of America, Chip Wyatt is with us. Welcome to the program, Chip. Great to have you on the show.

[Chip Wyatt]

Thanks for having me.

[Grant Stinchfield]

All right, Chip, the other idea is it's too expensive that, oh, they got to pay $165 for a passport. You know, I think this $165 is a deck chair off the Queen Mary. You want to hear my idea, Chip? Sure. I think they should write into the bill, you get free passports, you don't have to pay a fee. I'll make that deal with Democrats. You don't have to pay a fee. That's nothing for what we're going to save in headache and free elections. What do you think?

[Chip Wyatt]

Well, I think what that shows is that this isn't actually about the logistics. This isn't about whether someone can get a passport or not. Someone can bring their birth certificates to the polling place. This is because the Democrats don't like this policy because they know that tax elections benefit. They know that their voters are more likely to be those who might voting for fraudulently. So they can bring all of paperwork arguments. They can bring any number of claims about what may or may not happen as a result of this bill passing. What it all boils down to is that don't want this because they don't want more secure elections. Because more secure elections benefit Republicans, doesn't benefit Democrats.

[Grant Stinchfield]

All right. Heritage is a very powerful organization. Okay. What is Heritage doing to move some of these senators, specifically Republican senators, onto the path of common sense here? I mean, the American people are so frustrated. I know Heritage is so frustrated with all this. What can we do to get this passed? Because right now, this argument that's going on on the Senate floor, Chip, I think it's doomed to fail. It's not going to work.

[Chip Wyatt]

Yeah. So action's been on this issue for a while. We were supportive of the original say act before, before it was even the same America Act. And we've been pushing. We have a grassroots network of activists, our sentinels, who we can drive to the issues that matter. We can drive to stuff like America act or we can tell them all, your Senator, let them know you would like to not only see this bill come to the floor, but you'd like to see it come to the floor with a talking filibuster. And we've been, you know, our grassroots have been really impressed with how much, not even just our grassroots, but the base of the entire party has been so animated and activated by this issue because it matters, because safe and secure elections, they matter. So we've been driving a ton in that direction and it's been really encouraging to see from, from our. How passionate they are about this.

[Grant Stinchfield]

All right, Certainly they are passionate. There's no doubt about that. Unfortunately, we're not having any effect on these, these people in Washington. Senator John Kennedy had a different idea. I talked about this the other night. Go with reconciliation, make it a budget deal. Take money away from states for states to pass this and, and those types of things. Let me play a clip from John Kennedy.

[John Thune]

We need to try to pass this legislation to reconciliation. Now, you know how reconciliation works, Mr. President. It means we can, we can pass this bill with 50 Republican votes and the Vice President to break the tie. That's how we pass the one big beautiful bill. I would hope to get some of my Democratic friends to support us, but we don't have to have them.

[Grant Stinchfield]

All right. I would say it's a last ditch effort. We don't get everything we want if we do that, but it's a start. Your thoughts, if you can, fairly quickly, Chip.

[Chip Wyatt]

I think reconciliation would be a tremendously difficult vehicle to actually pass this through, which is why the debate that's going on in the Senate floor matters so much and why it should turn into a sustained talking filibuster. This is the best path to try to get this, even if it's as a result of a negotiation. Maybe you get something that's just on the voter ID portion. Maybe you get an election security bill that slightly different, but it's more than you would have gotten to start. I think those are possibilities. Reconciliation. I think it'd be really hard to make this budgetary and have it keep the teeth that make it such an important bill.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Yeah. You've got the Senate parliamentarian, though, who has managed to get in the way of a lot of these things too. And I think that may be a hurdle as well in all of that of this. Chip Wyatt, it's great having you on the program. I appreciate the insight here and especially the work that Heritage does. Thank you. Absolutely. We'll see. They're still talking on the Senate floor. I mean, it's a great effort, but it's going to fail. I don't know. I wish I could say we're going to win this. We're not. And I'm mad about it. I really am. All right. America is focused on strengthening domestic energy production and securing reliable resources for the future future. One company working in that direction is Lost Soldier Oil and Gas. After decades of geological research and land assembly, Lost Soldier has developed a large natural gas project spanning approximately 40,000 acres in Wyoming, Wyoming's Rocky Mountain region, specifically the Bison Basin. Independent engineering evaluations estimate the property contains significant natural gas resources, positioning it as a meaningful domestic energy opportunity. Lost Soldier's development plan includes a multi well drilling program designed to responsibly increase production over time using proven technologies. Growing demand from industries such as power generation, manufacturing and emerging data infrastructure continues to drive the need for reliable, cleaner burning natural gas. The company is led by an experienced management team with a long history in energy development and public markets. To learn more about Lost Soldier Oil and gas and their energy project, visit lost soldier.com or scan the QR code on your screen. That's lost soldier.com all right. Up next, a 19 year old illegal alien has been charged for groping girls at a Virginia high school. Parents are not only furious with the high school's reaction, but wait till you see law enforcement.

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Welcome back, everyone. Fairfax, Virginia, ground zero for diversity, equity and inclusion and everything. Dopey. Apparently ICE is urging the county there not to let go this 19 year old illegal alien. His name is Israel Flores. You see him on your screen there. He's a crow. Accused of groping at least 12 girls. Faces nine counts. I don't know why it's not 12, but nine counts of assault and battery. Well, the school district played it down, said, oh, no, no, he was just grabbing their butts as if that's okay. But parents of the victims and victims themselves says it was much worse than that. This is one of the mothers.

[Mother of victim]

Yeah. No, I would not be here for butt slapping. I would, I mean I would be upset about that, but I wouldn't have. This wouldn't be my second day this week here at the, at the courthouse for that. It was a, a clear violation that he put his hand in between my daughter's legs and the butt was actually the last thing that he touched.

[Grant Stinchfield]

He's here illegally. He's groping girls at school. And they won't turn him over to ice? No, they just let him go and let all the kids be put in danger again and let ICE try to track the guy down. Governor Spamberger in Virginia is part of the problem. She has vowed not to cooperate with ICE in the same county. By the way, take a look at this mope. This guy is accused of sexual disgustingness with a 13 year old, okay? He was sentenced to five years. The judge suspended three of those years. He was out in 18 months. And now they wouldn't turn him over to Ice either. So what happened? Ice had to go track him down and thankfully Ice found him. I believe he has been arrested, but the county, same district attorney just wanted that clown back out in the open. And, and then the last story is, I don't think this guy's here illegally, but it just goes to show you how awful radical district attorneys are. This guy is an El Salvadorian. Uh, his. The judge ordered him to be released. He's charged with 35 counts of all kinds of things in the history of his criminal career from manslaughter, grand larceny of motor vehicles, drug charges out the wazoo, and Guess what? The sheriff says I'm not letting them go. Actually, it's Vegas Metro Police. Since he's a threat, he's not going to come back, even under house arrest because he's never shown up before. This is the general counsel for Vegas Metro.

[Vegas Metro Police General Counsel]

The safety of our officers is paramount. The safety of the public is key. And the key Here is Sheriff McMahill will not violate the law to appease the Las Vegas Justice Court in letting out people that he deems to be dangerous. We have a system that's set up so that people can get out of jail quickly. And sometimes there just needs to be a little bit more thought given to it because lives are on the line.

[Grant Stinchfield]

I will tell you this is an interesting one because a judge is the, is the final say in all of this. But the sheriff clearly thinks it's a threat and he's taken an oath to the Constitution to stop threats from occurring. The guy's charge, they can keep of the judge, order him released. I'm not sure how that one's going to play out. But I applaud the sheriff or excuse me, the police chief for trying. I want to bring in now Rav correspondent. He's become such an expert in all things illegal aliens. Ben Berkwum is with us. Ben, welcome to the program.

[Ben Berkman]

Thanks Grant. Great to be back with you.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Ben, you have been on so many operations with ice. You've been in the Darien Gap, you've worked the border, you've been. You hear these three stories I just laid out for you. What goes through your mind?

[Ben Berkman]

It's the death of America. I think about the, you know, we talk about equal protection under the law. Illegal aliens are given special treatment over American citizens. And I mean even to the point where that guy raped a 13 year old and is only given 5 years. That should be life in prison or the death penalty in my opinion. And these are the same people that are released. The crazy thing is so you only give him 18 months. He let him back out on the street for ICE to have to go find him. And then you're going to fight his release. You're going to go and obstruct ice. Even working to pick him up. It's the death of our country. It's national suicide. Everything the Democrats are doing, they are traitors to our nation. We are fighting a battle in America against our own forces, against our own people, against the traitors in our country. These are the enemies within that our government warned us about. And the same thing with Spamberger. You know, this. This. For one thing, that guy shouldn't even be in a public high school. This scumbag illegal alien groping these girls. I'm surprised the dad hasn't taken into his own hands. But the same thing, it's just. It's absolutely disgusting. And good. Good for the sheriff for actually standing up in Las Vegas and saying, we're not going to release these guys. Whether he's illegal or not. The fact that these judges are letting them out, letting criminals out onto the street to victimize more American citizens. The sheriff is the highest ranking constitutionally authorized law enforcement officer in the state, and it is absolutely his duty to stand up and protect the citizens. Sheriff Mack is a perfect example that we need more constitutional sheriffs.

[Grant Stinchfield]

That case you talked about, the child rapist in Fairfax, Virginia, I just pulled up here. These are the charges. Carnal. Carnal knowledge of a child between ages 13, 14. That's the legal term for sexual activity. Okay. Incest with a child, aggravated sexual battery, sexual abuse as a custodian, and solicitation of prostitution from a child, 18 months. Let me tell you something. I could get caught in Fairfax, Virginia, carrying my firearm, which I would think would be a legal thing to do, even though they say it's not. I promise you, they would give me more than 18 months.

[Rand Paul]

Yeah.

[Ben Berkman]

No doubt about it. And you look at. I mean, look at what they did to the January 6ers. We talk about this all the time. Look at what they do to people that love this country, to patriots that love this country. The crimes, the punishments do not match the crimes at all in this country anymore. If you are a scumbag illegal alien, or if you're a scumbag career criminal, you get a pardon. And if you're an American citizen who makes a mistake, you get the book thrown at you. And it's. It has to stop. Something's got to change.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Yeah, it sure does. Real quick, VO7, guys, roll this. This was anti ICE activists stopping ICE agents from arresting another rapist, Ben. I mean, now, this isn't even law enforcement or a radical district attorney getting. In a way, this is just American citizens stopping a rapist from being arrested. Ben, final thoughts. 15, 20 seconds. Yeah.

[Ben Berkman]

Look, we're in a civil war. Most Americans just don't realize it yet. These are the enemies that we're fighting. The illegals are bad, but it's the traitors in our own countries that are worse. They've got to be held accountable. And there's a spot in Gitmo for every single One of those, in my opinion.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Yeah. I'll tell you. And even at the lowest level of just dopiness, the white liberal woman I still say is the greatest threat to America today. They really are. Yeah. Hey, and I know it gets a laugh, everybody. We need to deport.

[Ben Berkman]

We need to deport every illegal. And we got to take the voting rights away from these white liberal women or deport them as well. It is, it's. It's absolutely out of control.

[Grant Stinchfield]

I'm all for it. We may get some courts that stand in our way, but what the hell. Ben Berkman. Thank you, buddy. I appreciate you for coming on.

[Ben Berkman]

God bless you, Grant.

[Grant Stinchfield]

God bless you too. That pesky, constant constitution. You know, Ben and I love it. We're the biggest supporters that constitution there is. But you get our point. Okay? I know you do. All right. Most wireless companies don't care who you are or what you believe. They just want your money. Patriot Mobile is different. For more than 12 years they've stood with Americans who believe freedom is worth defending. And here's the deal. You don't have to give up quality or service when you switch to Patriot Mobile. They deliver premium priority access on all three major U.S. networks. So you'll get the same or even better coverage than you have today. Think switching is a hassle? It isn't. Keep your number, keep your phone or upgrade their hundred percent. US based customer support team can activate you in just minutes. Still paying off a device, Patriot Mobile even offers a contract buyout. Go to patriotmobile.com forward/rav or call 972-patriot. Use the promo code RAV for a free month of service and you tell them that Grant Stitchfield sent you. All right. Texas leadership needs to remove James Tall Rico from his House leadership position. Wait, why is a Democrat in a leadership position in the Texas state House? Talk about it. Welcome back, everyone. By now you've probably heard the name James Talarico. He's a state representative in Texas who is going to take on, I hope, Ken Paxton to be the next senator from Texas. He is a radical, no matter what the Democrats want to tell you. This is the latest soundbite we have found from him.

[James Talarico]

It's the right thing to do and the moral thing to do. But also it's, as all of you know, necessary to fight climate change. It is now existential that we try to reduce our meat consumption and that we try to respect animals in all aspects of society. And so I. I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non meat campaign.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Does he realize he's running for the United States Senate in Texas? This is a meat state. Texas is known for its steaks. Do not take that away from Texans. The mask gives him away. Now, did you know that Talarico in a Republican controlled state legislature is on the House Administration Committee? You can put it up on screen. Is on the Public Education Committee. He's the vice chair on the Academic and Career Oriented Education Committee, is the vice chair of the Trade, Workforce and Economic Development Committee. How is this guy of any leadership positions whatsoever? Well, our man down in Austin, great conservative Texas House Representative Brian Harrison has written a letter to the speaker who is a total rhino. It will go probably unlistened to Brian Harrison's letter demanding he be removed from leadership positions. Brian Harrison, welcome to the program.

[Brian Harrison]

Always great to be with you, my friend.

[Grant Stinchfield]

You know, I think people around the country will say this is Texas. How is a Democrat, especially one like this, in a leadership position in a Republican controlled House of Representatives?

[Brian Harrison]

Can you tell me nothing after I worked for President Trump as his chief of staff at the biggest cabinet agency in his first turn, nothing could have prepared me for the shock when I got elected to the Texas legislature of learning that radical Democrats control the Republican dominated Texas House. And you ask how is somebody like as radical as James Talarico in House leadership? Well, I'll tell you how. It's because James Tallarico was part of the coalition, a key part of the coalition that elected our so called Republican Speaker. That's right. I'm going to say this again. James Talarico's choice for speaker of the Texas House is who got elected. And as a result, James Talarico was rewarded for electing our Republican speaker by being put in powerful House leadership positions, multiple of them, co chairing the power for committee, all trade organization, all workforce, all economic development policy has to go through James Talarico. He was. And this guy who's been pushing DEI legislation to cram DEI down the throats of school children and to force public schools to pay $200,000 for DEI administrators. This guy was basically made the vice chair, literally made the vice chair of a public education subcommittee. This guy is as radical as they come. He says God is non binary. He thinks we need transgender abortion here, they're safe and all that. But no, it's the biggest part of the Talarico saga that's being underreported by the national media. I'm glad you're drawing attention to this, that Republicans in the Texas House aided his rise to national prominence.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Brian, I'm glad you're asking the speaker for him to be taken off of these committee assignments, which he most certainly should be. You mentioned some of the things he said. I'll play one for you. Texas is a huge right to life state. Right. So a guy saying what you're about to hear should not be given any platform whatsoever in state government with Republicans in control. Roll cut for.

[James Talarico]

But I say all this in terms of, in context of abortion because before God comes over Mary and, and we have the incarnation, God asks for Mary's consent, which is remarkable. I mean, go back and read this in, in, in Luke, I mean, the angel comes down and asks Mary if this is something she wants to do. And she says if it is God's will, let it be done. Let it be, let it happen. So to me, that is a, an affirmation in one of our most central stories that creation has to be done with consent.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Brian, I will acknowledge that no one will accuse me of being a preacher man ever. But I'm going to tell you this, he's dead ass wrong on this one, Brian.

[Brian Harrison]

Yeah, yeah. After 2,000 years of Christendom, finally we've got James Talarico to correctly interpret the biblical narrative of Joseph and Mary. And the point of it was to justify elective abortions. Okay? That's how radical this guy is. And again, he's put in power by the Texas House, which is why I am demanding that our so called Republican speaker, by the way, James Talarico's candidate for speaker, he needs to immediately remove James Talarico from his positions in House leadership. He needs to strip him of his powerful Vice chairmanships. And if you, if you're sitting in Texas and you're shocked and you want to join the fight for this, go to my Twitter feed right now. Go to X Ryan E. Harrison, the pinned tweet. Sign the petition. I just launched it minutes before coming on your show. Go to ryaneharrison on X. Sign the petition. Make your voice be heard. Because listen this, especially if you're in Texas, not only is James Talarico in leadership in the Republican dominated Texas House because he's given these multiple Vice chairmanships, guess what that means? More of your tax money is going right into the pockets of James Talarico's office. And so if you're a Texas taxpayer, you and your tax dollars, because of the failed fake Republican leadership in the Texas House, your tax dollars are effectively funding James Talarico's campaign for the United States Senate. In the state of Texas. This is one of the biggest betrayals of voters. I think it's tantamount to voter fraud. And the so called Republican leadership of the Texas House needs to stop empowering Democrats and start fighting the Democrats.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Well, I urge everyone to do that. Brian E. Harrison is the is the X handle. Go there, sign the petition. Texas State House Representative Brian Harrison. Always good to see you my friend. Great work. Thank you.

[Brian Harrison]

Always great to be with you, buddy. God bless you. God bless Texas.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Absolutely. Amen to that. All right folks. Jerome. Too late. Powell refuses to lower interest rates again. We'll get into that next. But first, Rob Schneider lady this be true. We'll be joining the Real America's voice family on March 25th through the 28th for RAV CPAC coverage in Dallas presented by Patriot Mobile and Birch Gold. Check it out.

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[Grant Stinchfield]

Welcome back everyone. I don't need to tell you that Jerome Powell is a real big problem and he's holding back the Trump economy. Now I'm not blind to the fact that everything going on with Iran and oil prices and those things does have an effect on the markets. But today the dow was down 768 points. The S&P was down 91 points. Why? Because Jerome Powell refused to lower interest rates again, especially at a time when we are at war. This is the number one time when you should President Trump truth doubt this today when is too late Powell lowering interest rates President DJT well, no time soon. And let me give you a little insight into what I think you're about to see happen here. The Democrats want to hold back the economy because they know A roaring economy going into the midterms will make it all but impossible for them to win. They've got Jerome Powell in their pocket. I think they're going to try to hold back President Trump's appointment to be the next Fed chair, and the Dems will do everything they can do to block it. Do I have faith in John Thune to be able to push this through? I do not. Again, I'm losing all faith in him. This is Jerome Powell today kind of hinting at what could be at play. Roll Cut eight for me, please.

[R]

So if my successor is not confirmed by the end of my term as chair, I would serve as chair pro tem until he is confirmed. That is what the law calls for. That's what we've done on several occasions, including involving me.

[Grant Stinchfield]

So you understand what he's just. If he's not explaining what the plan is, he just called the Democrats into action. Block the appointment of this so I can stay on as long as possible, maybe through the midterms, and block any lowering of interest rates and keep the economy in check instead of letting it take off like a rocket ship, which I promise you folks, it absolutely would. So again, if you don't believe me that he didn't lower interest rates today, just listen to him. Cut seven.

[R]

Today, the FOMC decided to leave our policy rate unchanged. We see the current stance of monetary policy as appropriate to promote progress toward our maximum employment and 2% inflation goals. The implications of developments in the Middle east for the US Economy are uncertain. We will remain attentive to risks to both sides of our dual mandate.

[Grant Stinchfield]

This is the exact reason why you lower interest rates, why you infuse cash into banks. And the Fed could do that as well. Go buy up some of these loans. This is typically what they do during times of war. Not typically, every time until we got to this point in time. Why? Because the quest to get Trump to stick it to Trump to make sure Republicans aren't successful goes all the way to the top. And Jerome Powell is that problem. We'll keep an eye on him, but it's not going to change until we get a new chairman. And I would urge John Thune to make sure you fight for that new chairman to be confirmed as quickly as. As possible. All right, you know, we got this new, new video out there. God, grit and guns. I want to get to that here in just a moment. But first, Governor Kathy Hochul is being begging rich people to come back for New York. Come to New York and pay taxes. But first, download God, Grit and Guns by the Truth Bombers. Roll it. If you kill Americans, if you threaten Americans anywhere on Earth, we will hunt you down without a pop and without hesitation. And we will kill you. Don't hate nobody I just won't kneel I don't chase headlines I live what's real I raise my kids to think and pray to know the cause before they say I don't scare easy I don't scare fast it's got gritting guns no fear in my chest because of

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[Grant Stinchfield]

God greeting. Go. Rich people. Don't believe her. She wants you to come back to New York. Don't do it. Roll. Kathy Hochul.

[S]

I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state right now. There are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. Okay, cut me the checks. They just. If you want to be supportive. But maybe the first step should be go down to Palm beach and see who you can bring back home.

[Grant Stinchfield]

Look, rich people are not going to flock back to New York or California because you're there to steal their money like highway robbers. Not a good place to be at all. That, folks, is going to do it for us tonight. We so appreciate you watching. Don't Forget my website. Grantstinchfield.com. that's Grantstinchfield.com and check out my podcast. You know, I do it every day at noon. Rumble is the main platform, but you can find me on YouTube and Facebook and all those places as well. So please check that out. Just type in Stinchfield in the search box and it should come up. Probably not on YouTube, but on rumble. They got me shadow banned on YouTube. Folks, thanks for watching Stitchfield's army rolls. We'll see you tomorrow night.