Real America’s Voice – Stinchfield Tonight: September 5, 2025

Host: Grant Stinchfield
Guests: Rabbi Michael Barclay, Ben Berkwam, Bob Israel, Colonel Derek Harvey, Colonel Ivan Raiklin, Dr. Kelly Victory
Release Date: September 6, 2025

Overview

This episode of "Stinchfield Tonight" on Real America’s Voice, hosted by Grant Stinchfield, covers a wide range of hot-button issues from a conservative viewpoint. The main themes explored are radical Islam’s influence in America (focusing on a police patch controversy in Dearborn Heights, Michigan), urban crime and National Guard deployments, the state of the Russia-Ukraine war, President Trump’s rebranding of the Department of Defense, internal resistance at HHS/CDC under RFK Jr., and a critique of ongoing DEI efforts in the NFL. Throughout, the tone is combative, urgent, and unapologetically opinionated.

1. Radical Islam and the Dearborn Heights Police Patch Controversy

[00:00–12:35]

Key Points

• Allegation of Infiltration: Stinchfield opens with a warning about "radical Islam" supposedly infiltrating all levels of US government—and now local police, pointing to a new Dearborn Heights police patch featuring Arabic script.
• Patriotism and Assimilation: Stinchfield insists only English should be on police patches and connects Arabic script with Sharia law, arguing it’s incompatible with American and Judeo-Christian values.
• Clips of Rep. Rashida Tlaib: A clip of Congresswoman Tlaib is played, highlighting her assertion of Muslim presence and permanence in American politics. Stinchfield suggests taking such declarations "at face value."
• Community Reaction: He criticizes the mainstream media for “indoctrinating” the Michigan public into complacency and tolerating changes to cultural norms.
• Rabbi Michael Barclay’s Perspective: Barclay argues that so-called “radical Islam” is simply “authentic Islam,” and views the Arabic patch as an “abomination,” stating only full assimilation is acceptable.

Notable Quotes

• Grant Stinchfield:
  “We live in America. There should be no other language on a police force patch other than English. English, but especially Arabic, representing Islam. That represents Sharia law.” ([00:28])
• Rashida Tlaib:
  "Now we're in Congress, and we're every corner of the United States... We ain't going anywhere." ([01:43])
• Rabbi Michael Barclay:
  "What we are calling radical Islam is actually authentic Islam...the Quran is...a document about world domination through Sharia law." ([08:23]) "If you're not willing to be an American, then don't come here." ([08:57])

2. National Guard, Urban Crime, and Media Narratives

[12:35–23:26]

Key Points

• Democrat Response to National Guard Deployments: Stinchfield critiques Democrats’ opposition to potential deployments in high-crime cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and New Orleans, arguing that only the visible presence of troops makes criminals think twice.
• Chicago Focus: Reporter Ben Berkwam joins from Chicago, alongside activist Bob Israel, both describing chronic violence, political failure, and community betrayal by Democrats and NGOs prioritizing “illegals” over locals.
• Guns in Chicago: Stinchfield rebuts claims that most illegal guns in Chicago come from other states with ATF data.

Notable Quotes

• Bob Israel:
  “We most definitely being ignored...but unfortunately I'm being ingleware [sic; likely 'indoctrinated']...We kinda immune to it. Gunshots. It's so often so much.” ([20:40]) “We need Trump, we need National Guard. I agree. Because the bad guys would think twice if they know somebody going to hear them gunshots and react. So don't believe the fake news.” ([20:54])
• Grant Stinchfield:
  “One of the reasons [for city crime] is because you have idiots like Mayor Brandon Johnson in Chicago...he is not only an idiot, but he's an effing idiot, if you know what I mean.” ([15:38])
• Ben Berkwam:
  “There's a sense, Grant, that the inner city, the south side of Chicago, has just been lied to for decades by the same people, the same Democrats promising all this stuff.” ([18:34])

3. Russia-Ukraine War: A Turning Point?

[25:41–33:12]

Key Points

• Trump’s Hostage Recovery vs. Biden’s Failures: Stinchfield claims Trump “saved” more American hostages compared to Biden and lauds his “America First” commitment.
• Putin’s Strategy and Ukrainian Reality: With Colonel Derek Harvey, the discussion turns to Russia’s war of attrition and the claim that Ukraine is depleted and unable to reclaim territory. Putin, in their view, sees himself on the brink of victory and refuses meaningful negotiation.

Notable Quotes

• Colonel Derek Harvey:
  "Putin believes that he's in the catbird seat, that his strategy is working, that Russia is wearing down through attrition warfare...He wants a puppet regime in Kiev." ([29:42])
• Grant Stinchfield:
  “I believe the Ukrainian military is beat up and battered. Not because Putin says so, because what I assess right now is Putin not wanting peace. I believe he believes he's on the verge of victory.” ([26:09])

4. Department of Defense Renamed to "Department of War"

[33:13–41:04]

Key Points

• Symbolic Renaming: Stinchfield welcomes President Trump’s executive order renaming the Department of Defense back to “Department of War,” praising the move as a return to an assertive, winning military culture.
• Historical Perspective: Lt. Col. Ivan Raiklin notes the US was “undefeated” as the Department of War and only lost its edge after shifting to the “defensive” posture post-1947.
• Cultural Battles: Heavy criticism of “wokeness” in the military under previous administrations.

Notable Quotes

• Donald Trump:
  "We've been talking about this Department of War. So we won the first World War, we won the Second World War, we won everything before that and in between. And then we decided to go woke and we changed the name to Department of Defense. So we're going Department of War." ([34:21])
• Lt. Col. Ivan Raiklin:
  "Now that we have a Department of War...I think it's time to possibly even rename the Department of Justice to the Department of Retribution." ([36:38])
• Raiklin, on prior leadership:
  “You have a dementia patient that is not a commander in chief, doesn't even know what he is, and basically a carcass that has a pulse...” ([37:34])

5. Bureaucratic Resistance in HHS and the CDC under RFK Jr.

[41:05–45:46]

Key Points

• Internal Sabotage Alleged: Conservative influencer Benny Johnson reports HHS and CDC staff are circulating an old CIA manual on bureaucratic disruption, allegedly to hinder RFK Jr.’s efforts to reform the agencies.
• RFK Jr.'s Approach: Dr. Kelly Victory supports firing resistant employees and praises RFK Jr. for exposing long-lasting corruption, calling such internal resistance "treasonous."

Notable Quotes

• Dr. Kelly Victory:
  "Absolutely. I think the people who have this document and are passing it around ought to pack their bags because Robert Kennedy Jr. Has no problem in sending them on their way." ([43:08])
  "Well, it's really treasonous. I mean, you are undermining the US Government." ([44:31])
• Grant Stinchfield:
  “This is why they despise him so much, and this is why he [RFK Jr.] has become one of my favorite cabinet members.” ([45:46])

6. NFL and the DEI Debate

[45:46–End]

Key Points

• Cultural Critique: Stinchfield criticizes the NFL for playing the “black national anthem,” suggesting DEI and identity politics are “dead in America” and calling for unity under one anthem.
• Call for Traditionalism: The episode closes with a reiteration of American cultural unity, drawing a parallel to the earlier discussion against Arabic police patches.

Notable Quotes

• Grant Stinchfield:
  “America only has one national anthem, okay? We don't need a black national anthem, a Hispanic national anthem, an Asian national anthem, just like we don't need police patches with Arabic.” ([46:52])

Segment Timestamps

• Radical Islam & Dearborn Patch: [00:00–12:35]
• National Guard, Chicago Crime: [12:35–23:26]
• Russia-Ukraine War: [25:41–33:12]
• Department of War Rename: [33:13–41:04]
• Bureaucratic Resistance (RFK Jr.): [41:05–45:46]
• NFL & DEI: [45:46–End]

Memorable Moments

• Stinchfield's direct warning about Islam’s incompatibility with American values ([02:18]–[03:25]), and unvarnished critique of “sheep” in America.
• Rabbi Barclay's insistence that what’s labeled as "radical Islam" is merely mainstream, "authentic" Islam ([08:23]).
• Unfiltered local perspective from Bob Israel in Chicago, calling for the National Guard and expressing frustration with Democratic leadership ([20:40]).
• Trump’s rebranding of the Defense Department, symbolically marking a shift in national defense posture ([34:21]).
• Dr. Kelly Victory’s accusation that sabotaging HHS operations is "treasonous" ([44:31]).
• The final shot at DEI initiatives in sports, with a passionate call for Americans to unite under one national anthem ([46:52]).

This summary encapsulates the major discussions, opinions, and rhetoric expressed in this episode. The language and tone closely echo the original speakers, conveying the urgency and conviction in their views throughout the show.