Real America’s Voice – "Stinchfield Tonight" (November 26, 2025)

Host: Benny Harmony (filling in for Grant Stinchfield)
Original air date: November 27, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode delivers wall-to-wall coverage of the breaking news surrounding the ambush and shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C. Both are in critical condition. The hosts and guests analyze the event as a targeted attack—possibly domestic terrorism with international ties—and discuss its implications for national security, border policy, and partisan rhetoric. The episode features live interviews with law enforcement, military experts, elected officials, and others close to the situation, focusing on the context, consequences, and political fallout of the attack.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Capitol Shooting: Overview and Initial Reports

• The show opens with the urgent reporting of a targeted attack in Washington, D.C., in which two National Guardsmen are left in critical condition. Information is still emerging about the suspect.
• Early reports suggest the suspect is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021; he was shot during the incident and is hospitalized ([03:22]).
• FBI Director Kash Patel confirms the shooting will be handled at the federal level as an assault on law enforcement ([03:54]).

2. President Trump’s Response

• Grant Stinchfield, reporting live from Mar-a-Lago, previews President Trump’s reaction:
  • 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to D.C.
  • Reassertion that the government will not back down to violence or intimidation ([04:38]).
  • "President Trump does not retreat. He moves forward...he’s bringing in 500 more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. and many...are there to make people feel that they are safe...and to put the criminals on notice that criminality is not going to be tolerated." – Grant Stinchfield ([04:38])
• Critique of left-wing media for “excusing” criminal behavior or shifting blame to Trump for deploying the Guard.
• Stresses the Guard’s presence is for citizen safety, especially for “mothers, grandmothers...fed up" with inner-city crime ([05:28]).

3. Partisanship, Rhetoric, and Blame

• Multiple guests and the hosts blame Democratic politicians and media for fostering an anti-law enforcement, anti-Guard atmosphere that “incites” such violence ([08:45], [18:55]).
• Grant Stinchfield: “I would put some of the blame on the left that has this violent rhetoric that tries to encourage this kind of stuff.” ([08:45])
• Reference to lawmakers’ “seditious” videos and public statements undermining the Guard’s mission.
• Discussion about the “Red-Green Alliance”: the theorized connection between leftist groups and radical Islamist factions ([12:53]).

4. Law Enforcement Analysis and Investigation

• Jonathan Gilliam (former FBI special agent/Navy SEAL) explains investigative procedures and stresses the need to explore affiliations and inciting rhetoric, not just foreign terror ties ([11:05]-[13:29]).
• The proximity of the attack to the White House and the possibility of complacent security is raised. Calls for new tactics, not just more officers ([13:52]).
• Investigation speed depends on suspect identification and digital footprints ([15:40]).

5. Nature and Motivation of the Attack

• John Solomon (Just the News) describes the shooting as an “unprovoked ambush”:
  • “This assailant...just opened fire on the Guardsmen. Some returned fire...there’s no provocation...just pure hatred...trying to wound these American heroes.” ([17:51])
• Derek Harvey (retired Army colonel, Trump special assistant) outlines possible terrorist motives and reports the shooter may have yelled "Allahu Akbar" ([18:55]).
• Strong criticism of prior failures to vet Afghan migrants after the 2021 U.S. withdrawal is voiced.

6. Political and Legal Implications

• Harvey and others complain that identity information is withheld for investigative reasons ([21:14]).
• The persistent link is made between violence, open borders, and the "rhetoric" of Democratic leaders. Legal action and suppression of violent organizing suggested ([22:54]).

7. Impact on the Military and Guard Morale

• Rob Maness (retired colonel, Gator PAC) and Tom Willis (active Green Beret & WV state senator) share the deep impact on the Guardsmen (“these are personal friends”) and defend their service ([50:51]).
• Maness: “We are under attack. There is an attempted color revolution going on...[We need to] deport all these Islamists, every single one of them.” ([32:33])
• Guests universally argue National Guard troops are proud, honored to serve, and dismiss Democratic claims of Guard discontent ([33:42]).

8. Broader Security Response

• Pentagon doubling down on more troops to D.C.; “we will never back down” message.
• National security experts discuss the need for tougher immigration screening, especially regarding Sharia law or extremist ideologies ([56:43]).
• Willis: “We need to make the standards much stricter...avoid a situation like in Europe, where [Muslim] immigration has...transformed societies.” ([56:43])

9. Law Enforcement and Community Response

• Former police lieutenant/intel officer Stephen Rogers argues politicians “demonizing” law enforcement are culpable for rising violence ([40:39]).
• Calls for citizens to “get to the polls” and replace politicians who promote divisive rhetoric ([45:31]).

10. Calls to Action and Closing Thoughts

• Multiple guests urge prayers for victims, President Trump, and the nation ([07:52], [45:31], [46:08]).
• Tom Willis and others stress that the ultimate solution is a return to enforcing law and order and stricter immigration policies.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [04:38] Grant Stinchfield:
  “President Trump does not retreat. He moves forward...he’s bringing in 500 more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. and many...are there to make people feel that they are safe...and to put the criminals on notice that criminality is not going to be tolerated.”

• [08:45] Grant Stinchfield:
  “I would put some of the blame on the left that has this violent rhetoric that tries to encourage this kind of stuff.”

• [13:29] Jonathan Gilliam:
  “We need to start thinking outside the box...standing on the street and walking a beat opens you wide up to this type of attack.”

• [17:51] John Solomon:
  “It does look to be a surprise unprovoked ambush style attack...just pure hatred, just opening gunfire and trying to wound these American heroes in uniform.”

• [18:55] Derek Harvey:
  “There is one source that said that he yelled Allah Akbar during the shooting. Not immediately, but during the shooting. So that's of significant interest.”

• [32:33] Rob Maness:
  “We are under attack. There is an attempted color revolution going on...You need people working for you that will do it and they need to get on it tonight before midnight. But first, deport all these Islamists, every single one of them.”

• [41:39] Stephen Rogers:
  “There are people in this country that simply are here for one purpose...to hurt our nation...it all points...to politicians who are demonizing our police, they're demonizing our military, they're demonizing the president of the United States of America...they own a lot of what's going on today.”

• [50:51] Tom Willis:
  “It's heartbreaking. These are personal friends...28 days out of every month [National Guardsmen are] working at Walmart...but they also follow their duty...when they're called to serve, they serve willingly and with honor.”

• [54:55] Pete Hegseth (clip):
  “Someone decided to turn that into targeting National Guardsmen. That will only stiffen our resolve. We will never back down. We will secure our capital.”

Important Segments & Timestamps

• Capitol Shooting Initial Report: [03:22] – [04:21]
• Grant Stinchfield live from Mar-a-Lago (Trump’s response): [04:38] – [08:20]
• Blame cast on left-wing rhetoric: [08:45] – [10:29]
• FBI Perspective with Jonathan Gilliam: [11:05] – [16:53]
• John Solomon details shooting as an ambush: [17:51]
• Derek Harvey on terror, vetting, and leftist rhetoric: [18:42] – [24:10]
• Rob Maness: Guard morale, ideology, calls for deportation: [27:57] – [36:50]
• Stephen Rogers: Law enforcement, political rhetoric, solutions: [40:28] – [46:16]
• Tom Willis: WV National Guardsman, response, policy: [50:25] – [58:48]
• Clip – Pete Hegseth: “We will never back down”: [54:21]
• Final thoughts, calls for prayer and unity: [45:31], [46:08], [59:21]

Overall Tone

Throughout the episode, the tone is urgent, emotional, highly critical of Democratic leaders, and deeply supportive of President Trump, law enforcement, and the National Guard. There is consistent focus on prayer, patriotism, and a perceived existential threat to American safety and values.

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