The Glenn Beck Program: Best of the Program | Guest: Eric Trump | 10/1/25

Date: October 1, 2025
Host: Glenn Beck
Guest: Eric Trump
Co-Host: Stu (occasional commentary)
Podcast Description: Storytelling, insight, and compelling perspective on American culture and politics.

Episode Overview

This episode delivers a blend of cultural reflection, political commentary, and exclusive interview highlights with Eric Trump. Glenn Beck opens with sobering stories of community, forgiveness, and miracles in the wake of tragedy before launching into a substantial conversation with Eric Trump about his new book, the Trump family’s experiences, and the weaponization of the U.S. political and legal system. The latter part of the episode focuses on the then-unfolding government shutdown and its political backdrop, featuring Beck’s trademark satire and skepticism aimed at both major parties.

1. Forgiveness and Miracles: A Story from Michigan

[02:56 – 16:11]

Key Points

• Glenn Beck shares a moving account from Michigan, where a church shooting occurred at a Latter-Day Saints (LDS) congregation.
• Despite losing members and suffering the burning of their church, the LDS community rallied to raise $60,000 for the shooter's family, demonstrating radical forgiveness and empathy.
• Beck draws comparisons to the Amish community’s famous acts of forgiveness after similar tragedies.

Notable Quotes

• “You’re now seeing one of my favorite stories in modern history of forgiveness.” – Glenn Beck [06:06]
• “To forgive when you naturally want to hate is a miracle.” – Glenn Beck [07:11]

Powerful Moment

• Lisa Louise’s Letter: The daughter of victim Craig Hayden describes kneeling over her father's body, facing the shooter, feeling a deep sense of calm, and miraculously forgiving him in the moment.
  • “I forgave him right there. Not in words, but with my heart.” – Lisa Louise (read by Glenn Beck) [11:26]
  • “If we can stop the hate, we can stop the suffering. But stopping the hate takes all of us.” [13:00]

2. Interview with Eric Trump: “Under Siege”

[16:11 – 33:58]

Main Discussion Topics

• Eric Trump’s New Book ("Under Siege")

  • Chronicles the Trump family’s experiences with investigations, legal challenges, and widespread media scrutiny.
  • Motivation: “The story had to be told from a first-person perspective who effectively dealt with all of it. And the greatest part of the whole story is we won. We won, and we're saving the country right now.” – Eric Trump [18:42]

• Personal Targeting and Legal Challenges

  • Eric highlights the unique legal pressures faced as a Trump Organization executive.
  • Describes FBI raids, social media bans, and strategies by opponents to bankrupt and discredit the family.
  • “They weaponized the media. They weaponized the DOJ, they weaponized the FBI.” – Eric Trump [17:21]

• Comey, DOJ, and Systemic Weaponization

  • Comparison between alleged actions by James Comey and what was done to the Trump family.
  • Recounts surprise and disbelief during the Mar-a-Lago FBI raid.
  • “You don’t raid...the former president’s home…because my father was doing great. You better believe Biden was behind this.” – Eric Trump [20:19]

• Resilience Under Fire

  • Glenn asks if the family ever thought about giving up.
  • “The harder they hit him, the harder he worked, the harder he fought back. ... The harder they hit this guy, the more I like him, because this is the system. This is the corruption at work.” – Eric Trump [27:10]

• The Trump Brand and Building Legacy

  • The conversation shifts to Trump’s legacy as a builder, referencing the upcoming Trump Presidential Library in Miami.
  • “Now 10 years ago, I would have said what he would have wanted on his tombstone was the greatest developer… today it's…a man who literally not only inspired a nation, but opened the eyes of the entire nation.” – Eric Trump [33:16]

Notable Quotes

• “We were a family that's never gotten so much as a speeding ticket ever in our lives. ... Until my father decided that he was looking to run again in 2024, in which case they indicted him 34 times for $130,000 payment that he didn't even make.” – Eric Trump [21:01]
• “If we would have given up, then...we would have been dead. They would have taken us out.” – Eric Trump [29:34]
• (On Trump’s legacy): “He was the Energizer Bunny in a, in a red tie, wearing a suit on steroids.” – Eric Trump [27:37]
• Glenn Beck: “I think you’re in the Abraham Lincoln, George Washington kind of territory. And it may take 100 years for people to realize that, but I've never seen anything like it.” [33:32]

3. Government Shutdown: Satire and Strategy

[34:07 – 48:30]

Key Points

• The show pivots to comedic ridicule of media hype surrounding the government shutdown.
• Beck and Stu mock claims that essential services like aviation will collapse.
• Republicans refused to extend healthcare to all illegal immigrants, leading Democrats to walk away from negotiations and triggering the shutdown.

Satirical Highlights

• “Planes are going to fall out of the sky. ... more than Boeing planes are going to be falling out of the sky today because it’s going to be chaos, complete chaos.” – Glenn Beck [34:13]
• “We should just write the check for everybody on earth for their health care. How does that even make sense?” – Glenn Beck [35:56]

Political Commentary

• Beck predicts little outcome from the shutdown except increased spending, expecting a continuing resolution will quietly resolve the impasse.
• Stu introduces the role of Russell Vought (“Russ Vought”) and the Trump team’s long-term plan to restructure federal agencies and cut non-mandatory spending.
• Audio clip of Donald Trump emphasizes plans to make cuts and not simply restore “nonessential” agencies post-shutdown.
  • “A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want. And they'd be Democrat things…” – Donald Trump (clip) [42:19]

Notable Quotes

• “That’s why you should fire twice the amount of people.” – Glenn Beck [43:33]
• “There's only so many times you can cry wolf before everybody realizes it's nonsense.” – Eric Trump [27:26]

Memorable Moments

• Historical Analogy: Beck and Stu discuss how Democratic views on healthcare for illegal immigrants evolved, referencing Joe Wilson’s “You Lie” outburst during Obama’s 2009 State of the Union.
  • “You go from 'you lie' to part of the platform in just one presidential election.” – Stu [45:03]
  • Beck: “That is, by definition, progressivism. ... you move in the direction, but you say, ‘no, it’ll never be that.’ ... then, of course, that’s what it is.” [45:59]

4. Concluding Themes: Memory, Media Manipulation, and Political Evolution

[46:29 – 48:30]

Key Points

• Beck laments short public memory and the ease with which major shifts in policy and logic are rationalized by media narratives.
• The show closes with a sharp critique of how partisanship and propaganda fuel these shifts without any logical underpinning or public accountability.

Notable Quote

• “My guess is you’ve just been riding a wave of feelings and propaganda. … There is no new information. There's none. In fact, the new information shows it's even more insane to do it today than it was 10 years ago.” – Glenn Beck [47:08]

Episode Timestamps – Key Segments Index

• [02:56] – Community Forgiveness After Michigan Church Tragedy
• [11:26] – Lisa Louise’s Forgiveness Letter (read aloud)
• [16:11] – Eric Trump Joins: Introduction and New Book
• [17:21 – 21:01] – Legal Battles, Media, and Systemic “Weaponization”
• [26:16] – On Family Resilience and Decision Not to Quit
• [31:55] – Trump Brand, Building, and Legacy; New Library Announcement
• [34:07] – Satirical Discussion of Government Shutdown Hype
• [41:23] – Trump Shutdown Strategy Clip
• [45:03] – “You Lie” Anecdote: How Political Promises Evolve

Episode Tone and Language

The tone is a blend of sincere reflection (especially in stories of forgiveness and tragedy), Trump family perseverance, and sharp, often sarcastic, political critique. Glenn Beck maintains his classic style, mixing serious political discussion with humor, historical references, and challenges to mainstream media narratives.

Summary prepared for listeners seeking a comprehensive yet lively recap of Glenn Beck’s October 1, 2025 episode with Eric Trump and commentary on the government shutdown.