STINCHFIELD TONIGHT MARCH 4TH, 2026

Summary

Stinchfield Tonight – March 4, 2026: The MAGA Movement, Texas Primaries, Border Politics, Iran Strikes, Supply Chain Fears, and More

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Episode Overview

On this episode of Stinchfield Tonight (March 4, 2026), host Grant Stinchfield dives into the aftermath of the Texas primaries, highlighting the continued dominance of the MAGA movement in the state and its national implications. The episode features sharp commentary on political developments, with interviews and analysis of key races, border security debates, America’s recent military action in Iran, supply chain vulnerabilities, and an amusing segment on McDonald's social media misstep. The tone is direct, combative, and unapologetically political, with a focus on "real news, honest views" from a staunch conservative perspective.

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Texas Primaries & the MAGA Wave

[00:00 – 10:45]

• Opening Statement:

  • Grant Stinchfield sets the tone by celebrating a "clean sweep" of MAGA-aligned conservatives in Texas's primary races, emphasizing the decline of the Bush-era GOP establishment.
  • “The MAGA movement is alive and well in Texas. The results from Texas's primary last night show that MAGA conservatives are in full control of this state.” – Grant [00:05]

• Key Race Results:

  • Highlights Dan Crenshaw’s (labeled “Neo Khan” and “insane for Ukraine”) loss to Steve Toth.
  • Emphasis on John Cornyn heading to a Senate runoff with Ken Paxton, painting Cornyn as a "RINO" and criticizing his stance on gun control and immigration.

• Trump's Influence & MAGA Base Mood:

  • Trump teases an important endorsement, prompting apprehension from Grant about possible backlash if Trump were to support Cornyn.
  • “You will have the MAGA base so upset over this, they will be crushed. … We do not like John Cornyn.” – Grant [04:52]

• Wesley Hunt’s Role as “Spoiler”:

  • Criticism of Rep. Wesley Hunt for splitting the vote, with Grant accusing Hunt of inadvertently helping Cornyn.
  • “I’m sure you’re a great Christian, but you are working for the devil, right? You understand you did the devil’s bidding…” – Grant [07:03]

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Democrat Primary Drama & Election Claims

[07:36 – 10:45]

• Jasmine Crockett vs. Talarico:

  • Grant alleges that Democratic leaders “stole” the primary from Crockett to boost Talarico.
  • Clips of Crockett complaining about the process and calling Texas “racist.”

• Grant on Crockett’s Loss:

  • “You want to know why she lost? Because she's a radical.” – Grant [09:22]
  • Critique of Democratic messaging, including Talarico’s “God is non-binary” quip.

• Analysis with Michael Quinn Sullivan (Texas Scorecard):

  • Discussion about Democratic primary turnout exceeding Republicans for the first time in decades.
  • “For the first time in years, a couple of decades, Democrats have outvoted Republicans in a primary. … But none of this is going to matter in the general election. Texas is a solidly conservative state.” – Michael Quinn Sullivan [11:07]

• No “Blue Wave” in Texas:

  • “The blue wave has been and will continue to be in the foreseeable future, a myth.” – Michael Quinn Sullivan [13:33]
  • Both Cornyn and Paxton “will beat James Talarico by between 5 and 10 percentage points, period. End of story.”

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Border Security, Deportations & ICE

[15:37 – 22:57]

• Thom Tillis & RINOs under Fire:

  • Grant plays a clip of Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) referring to Jan. 6 participants as “thugs” and lauding law enforcement, prompting Grant’s sharp rebuttal.
  • “Thugs on January 6th? Really, Thom Tillis... You're not awake to the fact that it was a complete setup job…” – Grant [16:03]

• Deportation Philosophy – “Quality vs. Quantity”:

  • Tillis argues for “quality” deportations; Grant firmly rejects this, advocating for full enforcement.
  • “Quality or quantity? … If you came here illegally, you go home. It’s not about quality.” – Grant [17:09]

• Exchange with Joe Chatham (Federation for American Immigration Reform):

  • Chatham supports mass deportations, referencing polling data (“57% of the American public support that, including 35% of Democrats and 56% of independents.” – Joe Chatham [19:07])
  • Confirmed fears about “got-aways” and potential security risks.

• Democrat Priorities & Victims:

  • Grant and Chatham criticize Democrats for prioritizing illegal immigrants over victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
  • “Democrats did not stand. … consistently placing the interest of illegal aliens in the interest of continuing illegal immigration over the American public.” – Joe Chatham [21:34]

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Iran Strikes & US Military Power

[23:22 – 33:48]

• US Military Operations in Iran:

  • Coverage of US and Israeli strikes against Iran, including details about the sinking of the Iranian warship “Soleimani” by an American submarine.
  • “Fitting for the namesake of Soleimani, who President Trump took out during the first administration.” – Grant [26:26]

• Commentary from Caroline Levitt (Trump Spokesperson):

  • “49 and counting of the most senior Iranian regime leaders, including the Supreme Leader, have already been wiped off the face of the earth…killing these brutal terrorists is good for America and makes the world a much safer place.” – Caroline Levitt [27:00]

• Expert Analysis with Colonel Rob Manus (Ret.):

  • Colonel Manus expresses just satisfaction about the military operation (“a little bit of good payback feeling does occur because we are human and it’s been a long time coming and this president’s doing the exact right thing.” [28:10])
  • Discussion on the hypocrisy of war powers debates, noting precedent back to Jefferson: “The commander in chief has a responsibility to defend Americans. … We want it to be systematically taking apart... their navy, missile capability, air forces…” – Colonel Manus [32:09]

• Kurdish Fighters’ Role in Iran:

  • Colonel Manus highlights the effectiveness and importance of Kurdish resistance within Iran—arguing for US cooperation with nationalist Kurds.
  • “We need to work with the army forces that…are interested in setting up a federalized democratic Iran so the Kurds can have autonomy…” – Colonel Manus [32:43]

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Minnesota Fraud Scandal & Democrat Accountability

[34:00 – 40:18]

• Governor Tim Walz in the Hot Seat:

  • Discussion of widespread fraud under Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, totaling $19 billion.
  • “You're the commander of your state, the CEO, and you let it happen. And I actually believe it was by design.” – Grant [35:07]

• Interview with Eric Eggers (Government Accountability Institute):

  • “Tim Walz didn't just look the other way. He took active steps to try to defang what little levels of accountability did exist in Minnesota… unfortunately, Tim Walz owns this issue.” – Eric Eggers [36:29]
  • Critique of Governor Walz restarting fraudulent payments, allegedly owing to political expediency (“We don’t get elected statewide in Minnesota by turning off the fraud spigot to the Somalis.” – Eric Eggers [38:05])

• Broader Implications for the Democratic Party:

  • Eggers notes the national rise of Minnesota’s party leadership despite the scandal: “Not only was the head of this state selected to be vice president, the number two elected official in the land, the person in charge of the Democrat Party in Minnesota…is now in charge of the Democrat Party in the country.” [39:17]

• The Licensing of Illegal Immigrants:

  • Walz dismisses the dangers of issuing licenses to those unlawfully present, drawing ire from Grant and his guest.
  • “Tim Walz is a joke. … So one illegal driver, I promise you, pales in comparison the rest of how broken my state is.” – Eric Eggers [40:00]

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Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Medicine Shortages

[41:02 – 45:23]

• Potential Drug Shortages Tied to Global Conflict:

  • Grant discusses fears about disruptions to the prescription medicine supply due to reliance on imports (primarily from China and India) and global instability.
  • “I think that this is going to cause a major supply chain disruption…a real concern and I think that we need to be on high alert.” – Dr. Ben Tapper [42:51]

• Interview with Dr. Ben Tapper (The Wellness Company):

  • Details the extent of US reliance on foreign drug manufacturing: “80 to 90% of Americans’ drugs are actually manufactured overseas.” [42:51]
  • Suggests bringing pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the US through incentives.

• Advice and Promotion:

  • Advocates for “buy American” and supporting domestic pharmaceutical production.
  • Notes that quality is often inferior overseas due to lack of transparency and weaker safety standards.

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Lighter Segment: McDonald's Marketing Flub

[46:43 – 47:30]

• Fast Food Fun:
  • Grant mocks McDonald’s CEO over a marketing campaign where a burger is referred to as a “product,” leading to widespread online ridicule.
  • “That's a big bite for a big arch... It's a delicious product. Not a burger. A product.” – McDonald's CEO (quoted by Grant) [46:49]
  • “Some people might call it a bun, bread, product, burger, whatever. Come on.” – Grant [47:04]

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Memorable Quotes & Notable Moments

• “You will have the MAGA base so upset over this, they will be crushed.” – Grant on a potential Trump/Cornyn endorsement [04:52]
• “If you came here illegally, you go home. It’s not about quality.” – Grant [17:09]
• “49 and counting of the most senior Iranian regime leaders, including the Supreme Leader, have already been wiped off the face of the earth.” – Caroline Levitt [27:00]
• “We want it to be systematically taking apart... their navy, missile capability, air forces…” – Colonel Rob Manus [32:09]
• “Tim Walz...tried to stop the creation of an independent investigator general outfit...Tim Walz owns this issue.” – Eric Eggers [36:29]
• “80 to 90% of Americans’ drugs are actually manufactured overseas.” – Dr. Ben Tapper [42:51]

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Timestamps & Key Segments

• Texas Primary & MAGA Movement: 00:00 – 10:45
• Democrat Primary Analysis: 07:36 – 10:45
• Michael Quinn Sullivan Interview: 10:45 – 15:07
• Border Security/Iranian Strikes: 15:37 – 33:48
• Minnesota Fraud & Accountability: 34:00 – 40:18
• Prescription Drug Supply Chains: 41:02 – 45:23
• McDonald's Marketing Segment: 46:43 – 47:30

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Conclusion

This episode delivers a rapid-fire conservative analysis and reaction to pressing political and policy developments, with a blend of outrage and skepticism about establishment politicians, Democrats, and national media. It spotlights the Texas primaries as a symbol of MAGA resurgence, decries border policy leniency, celebrates assertive military action, and warns of looming pharmaceutical shortages—all punctuated with pointed humor and bombastic commentary.

Transcript

[A]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome to Stinchfield. The MAGA movement is alive and well in Texas. The results from Texas's primary last night show that MAGA conservatives are in full control of this state. Remember, this was a state once controlled by the Bush Klan establishment. No more. How do we know this? And by the way, folks, I do think this is going to translate across the country. The control that we're seeing, the grassroots movement and the absolute victories that we're seeing here at a grassroots level, I think that will translate across the country. Now, how do we know this? We had statewide races with some of the strongest conservatives you can imagine that had won their races here in Texas. Then, of course, maybe my favorite one of all is Neo Khan. Anti Trumper. He claims he is a Trumper, but he's not. The guy that I would call Dan Crenshaw is out. Dan Crenshaw, the former Navy SEAL there, who I have had my own set of skiffs with. A guy was insane for Ukraine. He lost his race to our friend Steve Toth, who was coming on this program a lot. And so this loss of Crenshaw and Toth's victory, in many respects, you folks should credit yourself in large part to that as well. Now, we saw the statewide races. Good news. The other race that is phenomenal, in my opinion, is a guy who has been in the setting for decades. I'm talking about John Cornyn is now going to a runoff with our buddy Ken Paxton. So Rhino Corn in there, who really has increased my disgust in his ability to govern over the years. He really is a Rhino. Paxton's doing a great job. Now, think about this. Cornyn spent a hundred years, million. And he couldn't even get 42% of the vote. Here's Ken Paxton last night because for too long, John Cornyn has turned his back on us. For too long, he attacked the border wall by calling it naive and pushed amnesty while our country was being invaded. For too long, he stabbed our president in the back by trying to derail his presidential campaigns, supporting the Democrats lawfare against the president. And for too long, he sold us out to Democrats, even siding with Joe Biden to push the worst gun control bill in decades. Well, Attorney General Ken Paxton is right. So they go to a runoff. John Cornyn, insane for Ukraine. He talked about the gun control legislation that Cornyn pushed. Texas Republicans don't want gun control legislation. Now, I promise you. I know President Trump. President Trump likes Ken Paxton a lot more than he likes John Cornyn. Trump knows that Cornyn is trouble. And I will say this, this comment from Cornyn may have sealed his fate in Texas because we didn't take this very well.

[B]

I know Republicans, voters, and as I said earlier, really, it's a question of who bothers to show up.

[A]

If only the most radical people show

[B]

up in the primary, then I think that's going to be a challenge.

[A]

See, he substituted the word radical for anti rino. So anti RINO people, Republicans in name only showed up to vote, and that's why this is going to a runoff. Now, President Trump, he loves suspense. He loves to throw all kinds of of things into the entertainment value of races like this. Well, he just dropped a truth bomb and he writes both John and Ken. Speaking of John Cornyn and Ken Paxton ran great races, but not good enough. I will be making my endorsement soon and will be asking the candidate that I don't endorse to immediately drop out of the race. Now, on the face of this, I know President Trump likes Ken Paxton much better, but I am scared to death. Mr. President, listen to me. You will have the MAGA base so upset over this, they will be crushed. They will be disappointed. They will be dejected. I'm not saying there'll be a revolt, but all of those things. Do you want to crush the people that support everything you're doing? We do not like John Cornyn. I am very fearful that President Trump is getting bad advice here, that the Democrat talking points somehow it infiltrated advisors in the White House that, oh, Ken Paxton can't beat Talarico, the Democrat. Well, yes, he can. This is Texas. I promise you, a Democrat is not winning this Senate race anytime soon. And one of the reasons why we're in this position, and I would offer this up to President Trump, just don't endorse or endorse Ken Paxton. But I have a feeling this is going to go down for Cornyn. And if that happens, oh, that's not good. Now, we wouldn't be in this position if Wesley Hunt, the congressman from Texas, didn't get into this race. I don't know what he was thinking. He played spoiler. So what he may have done is if Trump comes in and endorses Cornyn and pushes Cornyn over the top, Wesley Hunt may be the guy that sunk Ken Paxton and every conservative hope of having a real fighter, a real conservative fighter in the United States Senate. So I don't have a lot of patience right now with Wesley Hunt. And I know he's a nice guy, but this was Selfish on his part. He only got 13% of the vote, enough to take away a Paxton victory roll. Wesley Hunt, I want to thank you

[C]

for us being blessed to live in the greatest country in the world. I want to thank him for a process that allows us to pick our leaders and do it in a way that is fair, that is reasonable, and puts the hands.

[A]

And we the people.

[C]

And we the people and the people of Texas have spoken. Unfortunately, that person is not me. But that's okay because I always win because I'm a believer in Christ.

[A]

You ruined it for Ken Paxton. So you want to talk about your belief in Christ, that's fine. I'm sure you're a great Christian, but you are working for the devil, right? You understand you did the devil's bidding by getting in this race and done the devil's work of allowing now Cornyn, to even eke out a victory, if that's even a possibility. I'm mad at this guy. He really ruined it. He really did. He ruined it for conservatives. Now to the Democrat race. Jasmine Crockett, oh, she lost to this Talarico guy. Guess what? The election was stolen from her. Most.

[B]

Most.

[A]

100%. The Democrats set it up for Talarico because they knew Crockett couldn't win. So she's right in some respects that the race was stolen from her. The Democrats got Hollywood involved and Colbert and all that, and they. They ginned up to support for him. They took it from her, probably. But the Republicans stealing from her with all this craziness in Dallas County. Roll Crockett last night.

[D]

She's an election denier now, unfortunately, this is what Republicans like to do. And so they specifically targeted Dallas county, and I think we all know why. So I want you to enjoy yourselves. But I won't be back tonight because I have no idea of when we're going to get results. And I fully anticipate it won't be until tomorrow.

[C]

So

[A]

the results are in. You lost. Now, they went to a judge and got them to keep the polls open in Dallas, where she's from. Here's the thing. She knew she was losing, and so she goes to Dallas and a sympathetic judge her and all read to keep the polls open longer. That wasn't anybody working against her. Somehow. People said that they didn't know where to vote. Give me a break. It's Texas. You had two weeks of early voting where you can vote anywhere in your county where they're taking votes, okay? Anywhere you want. Two weeks of that. I believe there was a Saturday and Sunday included in the. In the early voting. But on election day you got to vote in your precinct. That can change. That's changed since the beginning of time. Counties move these. These voting locations around. She said, oh, that was too confusing. That's bull. You want to know why she lost? Because she's a radical. Roll it, Crockett. Oh, man.

[B]

Oh man.

[A]

She's a very low IQ person.

[D]

Because I'd already sued the state of Texas because Texas is racist. I want people to understand that there are crimes that are committed not because people are criminals, but because they literally are trying to survive. The violence doesn't come from Democrats. Just to be clear. I mean, obviously anyone can be a criminal, but it is maga. Not only are we going to punch back, but we about to beat you down when we're seeing all of this. That is a playbook out of Hitler

[A]

and I won't Hitler the mag is racist and violent. All of it. This is why she lost. Even Texas Democrats don't want to hear this nonsense. I don't really know they want to hear this either. From Talarico. God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non binary. I honestly don't even know what the hell that means. But God is not non binary. Okay? That's who the Democrats are going to offer up against. Either Cornyn or Paxton. Let's hope it's Paxton I want to bring in now. Publisher for Texas Scorecard. Nobody knows Texas politics like this guy does. Michael Quinn Sullivan is with us. Mqs. Great to have you back on.

[B]

Hey, Grant, it's great to see you today.

[A]

All right. You pointed out on a tweet that Democrats had about 130,000 more primary voters in that Senate race than Republicans did. 2.2 million to adjust under 2.1 million for the Republicans. Do we need to be concerned about this in Texas?

[B]

Well, look, this is the first time in years, a couple of decades that Democrats have outvoted Republicans in a primary. And certainly I think the correct position is to answer your direct question, yeah, people should probably be a little concerned, but maybe not for the reasons that are kind of a clear and present danger, but rather a making sure we right size operations. Remember for forever. Texas has been forced by law to be an open primary state for the first time. There were some interesting contests, as you note. The Democrats Senate contest was who can be the most radical moron on the ballot. That's what they were running for. And then, look, I don't know if the voters got it right. Or not, but they at least had interesting contests. So you had a lot of Democrats who in the past participated in Republican primaries. Well, they went home this time. You also saw a strong number of what I call the sideline Democrats, Democrats who haven't participated in primaries but get rallied by RINO incumbents during runoff elections to come and save their bacon. We saw that two years ago, most notably in House Speaker Dade Phelan trying to survive a runoff, where 2,000 Democrats were rallied to come and vote in that runoff election. People who hadn't voted in the primary but could come into the runoff. So this time round, the had things to vote for. So they turned out. Look, none of this is going to matter in the general election. You said it a second ago. Texas is a solidly conservative state. James Talarico has no more chance of being a US Senator than the two of us do. A year from now, James Talarico won't be a U.S. senator. But I think Republicans do need to take serious idea of how are they reaching out, how they're communicating to people, people.

[A]

So this is what worries me. I think there are some people in Washington that are buying into the Democrat talking points that somehow Paxton and his background can't beat Talarico, which is totally bull corn. I am really fearful that President Trump's going to come out and endorse John Cornyn. And I know President Trump, if he, if he's talked into that, because I know for a fact Trump likes Paxton better than he likes Cornyn. But I'm worried if he does that.

[B]

Michael, look, we have heard for more than two, for 25 years, more than two decades that this election is going to be the election where Democrats take Texas. It's going to be a blue wave. What it always is are a couple of Democrats and their media sycophants playing in the chemical toilet. That's all the blue wave is. None of us want that splashed on us. The blue wave has been and will continue to be in the foreseeable future, a myth. It is sad. There are a lot of Republican consultants, a lot of the kind of moneymakers on the political side who do like to lean into the idea of a blue wave because that justifies insane spending when you don't need it. Dollars that could probably be spent useful, more usefully somewhere else. But look, I'm afraid that you're right. I think that a lot of those folks are talking to the administration and yelling like Chicken Little that the sky is falling. That is not a helpful posture to take no good Decision is made when you're running around like a chicken with your head cut off. Good decisions are made in facts. And the fact is, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton will both beat James talarico by between 5 and 10 percentage points, period. End of story.

[A]

This is why I have you on, to just reiterate that point, make me feel better about it as well. Michael Quinn Sullivan, Texas Scorecard. Thank you, buddy, for coming on.

[B]

Thanks, Grant. Appreciate you, my friend.

[A]

Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm with mqs. There is no way that the Democrats are winning. Not in Texas. We keep making great grounds here. This is a red state, so we'll play that out. I'm going to play a clip for you, though, of why we need real MAGA fighters in the United States Senate and Congress. By the way, this is Thom Tillis. He's an outgoing senator. RINO is an understatement. I think this guy's gone full on leftist. Listen to him.

[E]

There's very few people in this, in Capitol Hill that support law enforcement more than me, including the sworn ICE officers. In fact, I've just been told, fortunately, in about a week and a half, we're going to get a plaque on the wall over the Capitol thanking the Capitol Police officers and all the agencies that responded on January 6th. All those thugs have actually been pardoned, and yet we haven't thanked the Capitol Police officers for their work here.

[A]

Thugs on January 6th? Really, Thom Tillis, you're not awake to the fact that it was a complete setup job, that by and large, 90% of the people there were taking the unorganized tour around the Capitol. And honestly, I don't even have a problem with the Capitol Police. There were a few instances where they got out of control, especially with Ashley Babbitt, that. That bird officer who killed her. But beyond that, they were giving people directions. Not the Capitol Police's fault. It was the Democrats fault. The FBI involvement in all of this. The setup job. Thom Tillis knows that. It got even worse. This was during a hearing for Kristi Noemi. Listen to him. On deportations. The guy has snapped.

[E]

We just want numbers. We want a thousand a day, 6,000 a day, 9,000 a day. Because numbers matter, right? No, they don't matter. Quality matters. Not quantity.

[F]

Quality.

[E]

And what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership, Ms. Noem. A disaster. What we've seen is. Is innocent people getting detained.

[A]

No, that's not what you've seen. You know what? You're so out of line, Tillis. Quality or quantity? What are you talking about if you come here illegally, I don't care what you did, you broke the law. You have to go home. So, yes, there are more violent criminals than others. But if you came here illegally, you go home. It's not about quality. It's about having a stance and saying, we're not going to tolerate this anymore. But again, he's part of the Chamber of Commerce crowd that wants this cheap labor. This is why he's mad at President Trump, why he's mad at all of you, and this is why Kristi Noem has to face nonsense like this. Let's go to Dick Durbin, cut 18 in her hearing. And then it turns out that 85% of the people you've gone after have no criminal history whatsoever. How do you explain that, sir?

[D]

When you talk about violent crimes, what you're saying, the crimes that don't matter, that you aren't counting, are ones that affect American families every single day. You're not counting DUIs, you're not counting embezzlements, you're not counting theft, and you're not counting the other crimes against people and drug trafficking and proliferating that. So if you don't count those as crimes,

[A]

he tried to pass off that 85% of people they deported didn't have any other criminal offenses. She just laid out all of the offenses that they have had that weren't included in his numbers. They are deceitful. These Democrats I want to bring in now to discuss this. Director of Government Relations for the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Joe Chatham is with us. Joe, welcome to the program.

[C]

Great to be with you, Grant.

[A]

All right, what do you make of of the comments there by Thom Tillis that says it shouldn't be quantity over quality when it comes to deportations?

[C]

Well, you're absolutely right, Grant. If you're in the country illegally, you're eligible for removal. You're eligible to be deported, and you should be deported. And what we see from the American public is that they support this. They gave the Trump administration a mandate in November of 2024 to secure our borders and to remove the millions of illegal aliens that are in this country. A recent poll that just came out showed that 57% of the American public support that, including 35% of Democrats and 56% of independents. What we're seeing from the other side, from the radical anti borders activists, is political blackmail and partisan gamesmanship. In lieu of acting in the interest of the American public and ensuring that dhs, the Department of Homeland Security, is fully funded so that it can do what it was implemented to do in the aftermath of the 911 terror attacks. Keep the American public safe from national security and public safety threats under the Biden administration we saw. Yes, sir.

[A]

Joe, let me give you an example of how they like to grandstand and not think about American citizens. First, this is Dick Blumenthal. And then I'll get your reaction because it's playing right into what you're saying. Joe, take a listen. Immigration agents arriving. Have you met with any of the American citizens who have been detained or arrested by your agency?

[D]

The individuals that may have been detained and arrested were individuals that could have been obstructing law enforcement operations and committing crimes that way. And that we would.

[A]

I'd like to introduce you to until

[D]

their identity was confirmed.

[A]

Leo, Javier and Maramar, would you please? Stan. These three individuals, Madam Secretary, were arrested by your agency. All right, let me play you Eric Schmidt, because he had a response to that. Since we're having folks stand up, I would have Lake and Riley stand up. I would have Kayla Hamilton stand up. I would have Jocelyn Nungari stand up. I would have Rachel Moran stand up. I would have the beautiful sons and daughters who were murdered by illegal immigrants stand up. But they can't because they're dead. They were murdered by illegal immigrants that were led into this country by Joe Biden. Joe, I don't think the Democrats care about the people and the families of the people that Eric Schmidt just named.

[C]

Well, Senator Schmidt is exactly right. If you look at the president's State of the Union address, Democrats had an opportunity to stand, to say that they would put American citizens before illegal aliens. Democrats did not stand. What we are seeing from the radical activists on the other side of this issue is consistently placing the interest of illegal aliens in the interest of continuing illegal immigration over the American public. On the Iranian front, the military action that is ongoing there under the previous administration, the Biden administration, we saw 729 Iranian nationals let into this country. In addition to that, we saw more than 2 million gotaways. So illegal aliens that we know crossed our border, but Border Patrol agents were unable to apprehend come into this country. Many of them are likely still here. Some of them may be planning terrorist attacks, as we saw over the weekend in Austin when a Senegalese national opened fire there. And what DHS is meant to do and what they were implemented to do is address those threats rather than pushing radical demands, which many of your viewers, I'm sure, are familiar with, to cripple Interior ICE enforcement, to turn the entire country into a sanctuary state.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

What they should be doing is making sure that DHS has the funds immediately and completely to keep America safe.

[A]

I'm glad you brought that up because it seems like they have just forgotten that they have yet to fund dhs. That agency languishes. The Coast Guard languishes. TSA agents languishes. It's outrageous to me that they are not taking that bill up. Joe Chatham, I appreciate all the work you do on this front. Thank you. Your organization's great. We appreciate you coming on.

[C]

Absolutely. Thank you, Grant.

[A]

Absolutely. We're going to keep following that. I want to talk about Iran. Joe mentioned that. I want to do that in a second. But first, this message. America is reclaiming its position as the energy capital of the world. And natural gas is at the center of that movement. That's where Lost Soldier oil and gas comes in. After nearly 40 years, the company has assembled a 40,000 acre position in Wyoming tied to major natural gas discovery estimated at up to 6 trillion cubic feet of gas in place now, management forecasts the first 25 wells alone could produce up to 400 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Meaningful production designed to meet rising demand. From powering homes and businesses to supporting LNG exports and the rapid expansion of AI data centers. America needs scalable, reliable domestic energy. So Lost Soldier is led by industry leader Mark Bruner, whose previous public companies delivered significant growth. I think it's $14 billion to shareholders, including Pentaco Energy at roughly 100 to 1 and Ultra Petroleum at a thousand to one on their investment. For investors to learn more about this, how you can get involved with expanding energy in the United States. Reclaiming our energy. Scan the QR code on your screen or you can visit lost soldier.com that's lost soldier.com all right. U.S. military operations in Iran have obliterated the Iranian navy. Check out some very dramatic video. Some the first time since World War II. What do you hear about this? Welcome back, everyone. A big victory for President Trump in the United States Senate. The GOP pushed back a Democrat effort to limit President Trump's ability to carry out these strikes in Iran. The War Powers Resolution. Only one defector from Republicans, Rand Paul. But we had John Fetterman come over for the Democrats to help us out on this. Now we push that back. This as thousands of Kurdish fighters are invading Iran as we speak on the ground in a quest to take out that regime. God bless those Kurdish fighters. And I will tell you this, all that continues as the United States and Israel Continue its absolute barrage from the air and by sea. Listen to this in the Indian Ocean and we'll play it on the screen there. An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death. The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II. I am told the name of that ship is called the Soleimani.

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All right.

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Fitting for the namesake of Soleman, who President Trump took out during the first administration. It was so advanced to take this submarine out, the US had dropped all kinds of sonar buoys around the submarine, apparently operated very, very quietly. But they had pinpointed it, they knew exactly where it was due to all these sonar buoys. They had aircraft in the air that helped them pinpoint the submarine and boom. Guess what? You're gone, man. Caroline Levitt summed it up like this today about where the war stands.

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The President's words are backed up by the mightiest warriors in the world who possess the most sophisticated capabilities this world has ever known. 49 and counting of the most senior Iranian regime leaders, including the Supreme Leader, have already been wiped off the face of the earth. Make no mistake, killing these brutal terrorists is good for America and makes the world a much safer place.

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Am I a bad person for smiling at this? I love that they're gone as well. Senator Kennedy said, may they rest in pieces. It's a great line I want to bring in. Now 32 year US Air Force combat veteran and founder of Gator Pack, Colonel Rob Manus is back with us. Colonel, great to have you on.

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Good to see you, Grant. You can smile.

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You can smile, right? I mean, this is, it's sweet justice. And I don't understand, Colonel, how Democrats can be so off the chain right now about their anger towards everything going on when by all accounts, this is making the entire world, not just America, safer place. Colonel.

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Oh, yeah, it's unbelievable. You know, you have, you have so called professors from Chicago saying that we shouldn't be, you know, attacking ships that are enemy ships that are about 1100 miles at the point where they were sunk from a place called Diego Garcia of all places. That ship carries missiles, helicopters and other types of modern capabilities. So it's the exact right thing to do. You also have some leftist nutjobs out there, Grant, saying things like, well, you shouldn't be celebrating that you just slaughtered 150 human beings. And look, these human beings work for a government that has been trying to kill me since I was 17 years old when I first put a uniform on in 1979 and, and every other American they could get their hand on. So I don't have much sympathy for them. Although war is terrible, I don't like it. I don't like to be responsible for killing other human beings and destroying things. But unfortunately, a little bit of good payback feeling does occur because we are human and it's been a long time coming and this president's doing the exact right thing.

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All right, let me give you an example of the hypocrisy of the left here. They're so focused on these war powers. Now the reality is every administration has basically claimed these acts are unconstitutional. I actually believe they are, whether it's a Democrat in office or a Republican in office. But so Democrats are now going down the road of this is an illegal war and all that crazy nonsense. Hakeem Jeffries got called out by Bill Melusian of Fox News. Watch this little interaction. Nancy Pelosi said that then President Obama didn't need congressional approval to bomb Libya.

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Now House Democrats say President Trump needs

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that approval to bomb Iran. What's the difference?

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So Madam Speaker, Madam Leader, you're saying

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that the president did not need authorization

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initially and still does not need any authorization from Congress on Libya. Yes.

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Thank you both. Thank you all very much. Well, obviously Libya and the circumstances connected to that were very different than the circumstance that we face in Iran right now. I mean, I don't even understand the

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genesis or basis of that question.

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Not suggesting that you're not asking it in good faith. Libya went on for seven months as

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I, as I've indicated. First of all was not in Congress at the time.

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Now he doesn't want to answer. I was not in Congress at the time. I don't know what you're talking about. This war powers idea that Democrats is nonsense, isn't it Colonel?

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Oh, it absolutely is. And look, I consider myself a constitutional conservative grant and have have run on these issues. I understand my oath of office as a commissioned officer to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. But that Libya case is the wrong precedent because it was questionable then. The first Libyan case, the shores of Tripoli for when President Thomas Jefferson put Marines and the USS Constitution and the US Navy fleet to put payment in iron on the Barbary Muslim pilot or pirates of on that coast is the precedent that's been set. The commander in chief has a responsibility to defend Americans. There should have been a commander in chief somewhere along the way of all these lily livered commanders and chiefs from Ronald Reagan on At least after this started, that had the guts and the courage and the political will to take this operation up and go after these people because they declared war on us. And it's his responsibility to defend us and this nation and he's going to end this war. And that's what most veterans that have fought in the global war on terror that I talked to, and I'm one of them, and I survived the pentagon attack on 9 11. We think it's a great operation. We want to see it seen through to completion. We want it to be ruthless. We want it to be systematically taking apart the, not just their navy, but their missile capability, their air forces, their command and control and communications, and whatever nuclear material they have left confiscated. And that's what's going to happen.

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It looks like that is exactly what is happening. I think the one comment you made there is the most important until the job is finished. And you can't stop until it's finished. Real quick, if you can, in just a few seconds. This idea of the Kurds going into Iran, I actually think this is very big. Do you, Colonel?

[G]

I think it's a great idea. And I got attacked by another outlet last night because I said it was a great idea. And they think they're a bunch of Marxist Kurds. Well, no, the Northern Iraqi Kurds are not Marxists, they're nationalists. And the Iranian Kurds, the kdpi, are more nationalist than they are in their center left. We need to work with the army forces that, that we have available inside the country and that can get inside the country that are interested in setting up a federalized democratic Iran so that the Kurds can have some autonomy like a state here in the United States. That's what they're after. They're not after communism. They're after freedom and nationalism and the ability to live free. And that's the kind of troops we need. And I'm excited about it because they're very effective troops. And, and if they can link up with, with the resistance forces that are on the ground and have been operating there for years already, it'll be a good thing and we will go after the irgc, because you know what the IRGC is going to do? They're going to attack them. They're going to mass, and we will obliterate them.

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Yeah, we will. I don't know what the outlet was, but I got your back. If you ever need me, you call me up. You've had our backs for so long, it's about time somebody had yours. Colonel. Thank you for coming on.

[G]

Thanks, brother.

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Absolutely. Not that he needs my backing up. That guy's a tough guy right there. All right, folks, listen up. This year marks a critical moment for our country as the opposition grows more aggressive and unapologetic. The fight now reaches into the everyday decisions we make. Patriot Mobile offers prioritized premium access on all three major US Networks, giving you the same or better coverage than the main carriers. That means fast speeds and dependable nationwide coverage backed by 100 U. S based customer support. They also offer unlimited data plans, mobile hotspots, international roaming and more with samples. Simple seamless activation. You can switch in minutes. Keep your number, keep your phone or upgrade. Take a stand today. Go to patriotmobile.com forward/rav or call 972 Patriot. Use the promo code RAV for a free month service. Minnesota governor Tim Somali Walls is on the hot seat again as fallout from fraud in his state continues. We'll talk about it next. Welcome to Tim Walls of Minnesota back on the hot seat in front of the United States Congress at a hearing on the fraud going on there. And there's a lot of fraud. What is the number? 19 billion. Now, Byron Donald confronted the governor. We have it under sworn testimony in the oversight committee that your former chief of staff was notified directly by these various commissioners about the fraud in Minnesota. That could be correct. So are you saying that your chief of staff didn't notify you? I'm saying I don't recall whether he did at that time or not, but we took action. So I'm assuming when we put our budgets together based on that, we put a package together for that legislative. It's always excuses, everything. You're the commander of your state, the CEO, and you let it happen. And I actually believe it was by design. I want to bring in now to discuss this Vice president of research at the Government Accountability Institute and author of Fraud how the left Plans to Steal the Next Election. Eric Eggers is with us. Eric, welcome to the program.

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Thanks, Grant. Great to be with you.

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All right, Eric. It's interesting because we see a lot of these hearings now specifically about Minnesota fraud. Is anything going to happen? I mean, is there criminal activity here? Has that been proven yet or is it just look like criminal activity?

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It's a great question. You know, I'm not a lawyer, so I can't weigh in on whether or not Tim Waltz will face criminal charges. But I can tell you if the ayatollah of Iran is having the worst week in the world, Tim Waltz is probably having the second worst week because he was proverbially pants in front of the country today. It's embarrassing and rightfully so. You know, if you thought his performance in the vice presidential debate in 2024 was bad, today was a sequel equally as comical in terms of how incompetent can one public official be. We've been reporting for some time that Tim Waltz didn't just look the other way. He took active steps to try to defang what little levels of accountability did exist in Minnesota. He tried to create, he tried to sell stop the creation of an independent investigator general outfit that would have been able to have criminal charging capacity. So Tim Waltz unfortunately owns this issue and it's not exactly the kind of thing you're proud to take home.

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All right, so this is a clip with Jim Jordan, who I'm a big fan of, talking about walls restarting payments after there's evidence of fraud. And he restarts the payments. Roll that clip.

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The payments.

[G]

The payments stopped because there were concerns.

[F]

Obviously he wouldn't stop the payments. Then they're restarted a month later. What was the reason for restarting the payments?

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My understanding was the. The agency believed that the court had required them to make those payments and

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that was false, wasn't it you, I think that is said that, didn't you?

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I don't.

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You said the reason you restart is because the court ordered you to do so. Is that right?

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I don't believe that is settled yet. Your response to what was just played

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out there, Eric, the real answer is like if Tim Waltz had taken truth sermon, he would be cuz they vote for me, Jim. Right. That's a reliable Democrat voting block. We're not, we don't get elected statewide in Minnesota by turning off the fraud spigot to the Somalis. Let's just be honest about it. I mean, that's one of the reasons why Keith Ellison met with Somali business leaders the month before they were all raided by the feds and he appeared to be willing to take action on their behalf against the bureaucrats in Minnesota. It's so ridiculous. The number has continued to climb. I mean, we live in a world where autism spread like it was contagious and state officials in Minnesota just looked the other way. So there's nothing about the story that's legitimate. And I'm glad these hearings occurred because so much has happened in the world in the last month. So much of what you talk about so well on your show, Grant. But let's not forget this is the model that Democrats want to replicate. Not only was the head of this state selected to be vice president, the number two elected official in the land, the person in charge of the Democrat Party in Minnesota while this was happening, Grant is now in charge of the Democrat Party in the country. So clearly someone decided what's happened in Minnesota is not just bad, it's good and worth replicating. And that's what they tried to do.

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All right, just for fun, we're up on the. Up on the clock here, but I'm going to play one more cut, three for the guys behind the glass. This one's rich, too. And what. But he was licensed in your state under your law that you signed about a year and a half ago. Every day we give licenses and people speed, so we ticket them and try and stop that. What I'm telling you is I don't understand the connection between he's here illegally, he can't read, and he got a license under your provisions, and he's driving all across the country, imperiling everybody else. But Tim Wallace doesn't understand why people would be upset of that at their crashing into people and kill. Killing families. Eric Eggers, I give you the last word. 10, 15 seconds, if you can, for me.

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He says, listen, credentialing illegals can't be that bad. I presided over 9 billion worth of fraud. Okay? So one illegal driver, I promise you, pales in comparison the rest of how broken my state is. Let's just keep it in perspective, please. No, Tim Waltz is a joke. It's a sad day for Minnesotans, but it's a good day for accountability. Good job, Congress.

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Yeah, you guys do great work over there. Eric, I urge everyone to read your book, and I appreciate you coming on as always. Thank you.

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My pleasure, Grant. Thank you.

[A]

Absolutely. All right, folks, with Operation Epic Fury in full effect, how can this affect the medical supply chain? Well, it can. And we're going to talk about that next. Welcome back, everyone. We all know yesterday there was a rough day in the markets, but we had some rebounding today in a big way. And Scott Besson, our Treasury Secretary, had this to say about where we stand right now.

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The US Is getting stronger and stronger every day, and the most fulsome part of our campaign is just starting. So that there are the people in the market willing to look through this. And that's what I think everyone should do, because President Trump has a vision here, and I think everyone should just step back and think. Think about what? What does the world look like?

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Well, I have, and I'm heavily invested in the market and I am very bullish on it. But that still doesn't mean that I don't take precautions with certain things that could be affected. What about prescription medications? We know what's going on with oil in the Straits of Hormuz. We've got, I don't know, 20 to 40% of the world's oil supply goes through the Straits of Hormuz, Iran, causing all kinds of problems there. Who makes many of our medications? Certainly China, but India also. This will affect the production of those prescription medications. Where do you stock up on prescription medications? Of course, the Wellness Company. You get a kit like this, prescription medications inside here, many of the top antibiotics, antivirals, anti parasitics, including ivermectin in here. But the idea of America facing shortages. We already have 200 prescription medications, some, many, very, very common that are on the FDA shortage list. This does not look good for that. I want to bring in now discuss this. Director of epigenetics for the Wellness Company and one of the disinformation dozen who wears that badge proudly. Dr. Ben Tapper is with us. Dr. Tapper, great to have you on the program, Grant.

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

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All right, how serious is this that we could face prescription medication shortages here in the United States?

[H]

Well, Grant, like you said, 200 medications are right now are in short supply. Pharmaceutical. On a pharmaceutical level, roughly 80 to 90% of the Americans drugs are actually manufactured overseas. So now with this mess with Iran and now China, I think that this is going to cause a major supply chain disruption considering the fact, again, 80% of the ingredients are manufactured overseas but 90% of the pharmaceuticals are brought in imported. So it is a real concern and I think that we need to be on high alert.

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All right, so of course TWC, the wellness company offers the prescription medication kits. TWC Health Voice use the promo code VOICE for 10% off. But I'll ask you this Doc. How did we as a nation get ourselves into this position where we're so reliant on India and China and other countries for prescription medications that are life saving medications for American citizens and we're literally at the behest of those other nations.

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Well, it's cheaper to manufacture drugs overseas. That's the bottom line. We have more regulations here. This is why I say if you're going to buy something, buy it from an American made company. You know, like the Wallace Company. We have those here manufactured. They're held to a higher standard. There's no transparency overseas. So you can get things very cheap. You can get things, you know, they're lower quality, but again, this is why they're manufactured overseas, because it's much cheaper.

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All right, so can we bring manufacturing of these things back here? I know President Trump is working on doing it, but how hard is it? Because there's ingredients for these drugs that go into this as well. And I would imagine we've got to get the ingredients from these other, other nations. And let me guess, is China the main supplier of the ingredients as well?

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Yeah, I would say for the most, most part, yes. But again, 10 to 15% of the drugs are manufactured here in the States. We just need to promote those things. I think Trump needs to put incentives in place for these things to be manufactured here. But again, I think it's, it is a, it is a real concern. But again, we need to, you know, support, support the companies that do have those drugs manufactured here, you know, and really vote with your dollar, because that does make a difference. Your dollar does make a difference. But knowing where these are coming from is very important, vitally important. But I think that we need to have a real look and I think drugs should be regulated. I think there should be those regulations here and that's why they have those restrictions here in the states. But again, it should shine light on why these drugs are imported and why they're made so cheaply across overseas season. Are they the highest quality? And I don't think they are.

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Yeah.

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No, I can guarantee you they're not. Dr. Tapper, it's always great having you on the program. I'm going to tell people where they can find you and the wellness company and their fantastic products. So if you want to save on all the wellness companies fantastic products, as I said, go to TWC Health voice super easy. Use the promo code voice. That'll get you 10% at checkout. And what I'd like you to do is peruse the website. I've been involved with this company for a long time. These are bold doctors, including Dr. McCullough, Dr. Tapper, Dr. Victory, all of these folks that unapologetically tell the truth, which is one of the other reasons why I like to support this company. But the prescription medication kits right now, I think they're a must have for every family. TWC Health forward slash voice. Use the promo code voice for 10% off. All right, McDonald's has inadvertently started a social media war with their competitors. Where's the beef? You know, you gotta wonder how these big giant companies screw up their marketing so bad to the point where everybody's just making fun of them. Did you see this new commercial? I guess a commercial with. With McDonald's and their CEO.

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All right. The moment of truth.

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That is so good.

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That's a big bite for a big arch.

[A]

It's distinctively McDonald's.

[B]

Only McDonald's could do this type of

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burger, but it also is unlike anything else on our menu.

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It's a delicious product.

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It's a delicious product. Not a burger. A product.

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Well.

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Aw. Had some fun with that. We love this burger product, which most people call a burger. It has a unique bread that some. Some. Some people would call a bun. Oh, that's good. It's really good. That's actually pretty funny. Some people might call it a bun, bread, product, burger, whatever. Come on. The CEO of McDonald's. Who am I to say is a dork? He's probably making millions of dollars every year laughing at me. But sometimes dorks are very successful. They're just not great on social media. At least I got the social media going for me, right? Stitchfield 1776, by the way. That's gonna do it. This is an I heart podcast. Guaranteed human.