Best of the Program | Guests: Ezra Levant & Miad Maleki | 4/13/26

Summary

The Glenn Beck Program: Best of the Program

Guests: Ezra Levant & Miad Maleki
Date: April 13, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode of The Glenn Beck Program dives deep into current transatlantic political and cultural crises, focusing primarily on the sweeping protests in Ireland over fuel taxes and mass immigration, the fragility of freedom of speech across Western democracies, and the high-stakes standoff between the U.S. and Iran at the Strait of Hormuz. Also featured is a sharply satirical segment on the Eric Swalwell scandal and a larger critique of American and global media.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Fuel Protests and Populist Revolt in Ireland

Segment: 03:25–17:43

The Nature of the Irish Protests

• Ordinary Citizens Mobilize: Ezra Levant recounts traveling across Ireland, describing how “all across the country, ordinary farmers and truckers... have started blocking roads and blocking other key infrastructure, slowing the whole country down to a crawl.” (Ezra Levant, 05:45)
• Mass Public Support: Despite the inconvenience, “the people who are inconvenienced by it, they're supportive of it. Most Irish support—I'd almost call it a national strike.” (Ezra Levant, 06:37)
• Grassroots, not Politically Represented: Levant highlights that “they're not represented in Parliament, either by the government or the official opposition, but just grassroots.” (05:55)
• Sympathy from Law Enforcement: “Every single one said, the cops are giving them the thumbs up, not telling them to move.” (Ezra Levant, 07:19)

Populism, Disconnect, and Establishment Resistance

• Key Issues Resonating:
  • Mass immigration (20% foreign-born, “the fastest mass immigration in the Western world.”)
  • Constitutional referendum attempting to strike motherhood protections—“an overwhelming rebuke of the entire establishment.”
  • Restricted electoral competition (conservative Maria Steen denied ballot access despite widespread support).
• Quote: “These are three crazy examples of the entire Irish establishment being against the people... the whole country at the same time said enough.” (Ezra Levant, 09:45)

Media and Freedom of Speech

• Escalating Censorship: Levant and Beck worry about diminishing free speech and increased government/media hostility towards dissent:
  • Levant: “Ireland is at war with Elon Musk... Europe, I mean Ireland and the UK, are in a race to be who can be the worst censor.” (Ezra Levant, 11:35)
  • No First Amendment equivalent: “If there's only one message I would have your listeners remember, it's do not give up that First Amendment. It is the strategic freedom upon which all other freedoms are based.” (Ezra Levant, 12:33)

Wider European Unrest

• Spread to France: “Truckers now... are doing exactly the same thing that is [happening in] Ireland.” (Glenn Beck, 13:02)
• Elite vs. Populists: Levant notes an “elite Dublin globalist” disdain for rural protesters, drawing a parallel to American “deplorables.” (Ezra Levant, 14:25)
• EU Pushback: Parliament moves toward deporting some migrants, “very Trumpian in a European standard.” (Glenn Beck, 15:15)

Potential for Broader Impact

• “If Ireland is able to stand up and shake off its globalist government, I think that'll at least be an inspiration to other countries.” (Ezra Levant, 15:39)

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2. Strait of Hormuz Standoff & Geopolitical Leverage

Segment: 21:10–31:03

Collapsed Peace Talks & U.S. Strategy

• Trump’s Red Lines: Ceasefire talks with Iran failed when the U.S. demanded a full halt to Iran’s uranium enrichment and an end to regional proxy support.
• Naval Blockade Move: “Trump immediately announced the U.S. Navy was going to enforce a full blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.” (Glenn Beck, 21:45)

Economic and Political Fallout

• Massive Economic Damage: The blockade would cost Iran “approximately $435 million a day, or $13 billion a month. 90% of their annual trade comes through there. So they are, they're in trouble.” (Glenn Beck, 24:55)

Iran’s Calculus: Betting on American Divisions

• Iranian Long Game:
  • “They believe their people will endure hardship under martyrdom narrative longer than the Western public will tolerate high gas prices. So this isn’t...they don’t have any real power in a military sense...their power comes in time.” (Glenn Beck, 26:52)
  • “They see us. They see our domestic divisions more clearly than we do. Social media has turned the fog of war into a superpower.” (Glenn Beck, 25:45)
• US Unity Urged: “We can argue amongst ourselves, but when you go online, that is global. Now. That's all global.” (Glenn Beck, 27:47)

Unintended Global Energy Realignment

• Unexpected Upside for US:
  • “The United States has become the world's emergency gas station and China's cheap energy subsidy has evaporated.” (Glenn Beck, 30:22)
  • Oil supertankers are rerouting to the US Gulf; “American oil exports are now approaching record levels. Gulf coast refineries are running at 95% capacity.” (Glenn Beck, 29:10)

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3. Satirical Segment: Eric Swalwell Scandal

Segment: 31:10–44:33

Musical Satire & Scandal Rundown

• “Bang Bang with Fang Fang”: A satirical rap skewers Eric Swalwell’s scandals (alleged inappropriate relationship with a Chinese national and sexual misconduct allegations).
  • Lyrics lampoon his intel committee role, “Fang Fang,” and hypocrisy.
  • Notable moment: “Don’t bang bang with Fang Fang. The case is closed. He screams and shouts but we all know he went bang bang with Bang Bang...ran for governor acting holier than thou but that old Fang photo still floating around.” (Torch Tubes, 32:17)

Media & Political Machinations

• Delayed Journalism: Glenn ridicules media for only investigating Swalwell once he was no longer politically useful:
  • “No sympathy for Eric Swalwell. He should have been taken out a long time ago. The truth was just hidden because the truth in media has an agenda.” (Glenn Beck, 34:30)
• Coordinated Takedown: Beck accuses the establishment of orchestrating a late hit: “This is a coordinated hit. That's what this is. No sympathy for Eric Swalwell. He should have been taken out a long time ago.” (Glenn Beck, 34:20)

Culture of Cover-Ups

• Enabling Abuse:
  • “You can't have 50 allegations and then expect him not to rape. Of course he thinks he can get away with anything because nobody's gonna say anything. This machine will keep you quiet.” (Glenn Beck, 42:25)
  • “That's the monster the left creates every single time. That's the monster that is created when you don't have equal justice under the law.” (Glenn Beck, 42:56)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Irish Protests:

  • “It's almost as if the whole country has collectively, over their dining room table, decided enough is enough.” (Ezra Levant, 06:15)
  • “Never give up your First Amendment. It is the strategic freedom upon which all other freedoms are based.” (Ezra Levant, 12:33)

• On Iran & Domestic Vulnerability:

  • “They believe their people will endure hardship under martyrdom narrative longer than the Western public will tolerate high gas prices...their power comes in time.” (Glenn Beck, 26:52)
  • “It is us that they see. It is us. That's why it is so incredibly critical to make sure that we are...We can argue amongst ourselves, but when you go online, that is global. Now. That's all global.” (Glenn Beck, 27:47)

• On Media Hypocrisy:

  • “The truth was just hidden because the truth in media has an agenda. And if you are on the side of furthering that agenda, you're fine. You can be a monster.” (Glenn Beck, 34:25)
  • “Once you say your politics are more important than our principles, you train him. I am invincible.” (Glenn Beck, 41:50)

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Timestamps for Critical Segments

• 03:25–17:43: Irish protests, public sentiment, government disconnect, media role
• 21:10–31:03: US-Iran peace talk collapse, blockade details, economic impact, US strategy
• 31:10–44:33: Swalwell scandal satire, media complicity, political protectionism

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Conclusion

This episode of The Glenn Beck Program delivers a dynamic, at times satirical, exploration of political hypocrisy, media complicity, and the power of grassroots populism from Dublin to Washington. The episode mixes hard news analysis with wry humor, underscoring the fragility of freedom—of movement, of speech, and from government overreach—on both sides of the Atlantic. Glenn and his guests urge vigilance, the necessity of free speech, and skepticism of both the establishment and the dominant narrative, tying American struggles to global trends of revolt and repression.

Transcript

[Glenn Beck]

There is so much, there's the war, the bang, bang that's going on in the war, and then there's the bang, bang happening with Eric Swalwell. Gosh, what a surprise. Good, good thing that CNN is on the case saying this is good journalism that ratted that out. No, it's not. It has nothing to do with journalism. It has everything to do with he was hurting the progressives in California and so they decided he's no longer worth it. Let's go ahead and let him pay for all of the mistakes that we have been covering up. But you'll notice there' people that came out and said that he was sexually abusing me while he was in office. You will never see anybody go after who covered this up. Never. Because it's only about the, the, the gubernatorial race in California at this point. Also, we talk about the Strait of Hormuz, how it may end up actually benefiting us. Is there another way that the President may be looking at this? And Ezra Levant talks to us about what happened in Ireland. There are protesters on streets and freedom and freedom of speech is really on the rocks in Ireland. We'll bring you up to speed on that and so much more on today's podcast. First, let me tell you about our, our sponsors, Patriot Mobile. Sometimes you make a change and almost immediately you have that thought, why did I wait so long to do that? You know, because it wasn't hard, it wasn't risky. You know, once you've done it, it feels really, really obvious, like it was the right move all along. Okay, that's what this is with switching over to Patriot Mobile. It's really simple. And you're going to say to yourself, why didn't I do that a long time ago? You're going to get the same exact reliable coverage because they are on all three major carrier networks. They have plans that fit your life, 100% US based customer support. And as if that's not enough, there's something even better. Because when you pay your bill, you know, some of that money that you pay to Verizon goes to Planned Parenthood. Okay, I'm not for that. When it goes to Patriot Mobile, that money goes to defend our Bill of Rights, our Constitution, our declaration, the things that we're fighting for every day. Why haven't you done this yet? I, I know you think it's a hassle, but they make it so easy. Patriotmobile.com Beck patriotmobile.com Beck or call 972 Patriot. Get a free month of service when you use the promo code beck free monthly patriotmobile.com Beck972 Patriot hello America. You know we've been fighting every single day. We push back against the lies, the censorship, the nonsense of the mainstream media that they're trying to feed you. We work tirelessly to bring you the unfiltered truth because you deserve it. But to keep this fight going, we need you right now. Would you take a moment and rate and review the Glenn Beck podcast? Give us five stars and leave a comment. Because every single review helps us break through Big Tech's algorithm and to reach more Americans who need to hear the truth. This isn't a podcast. This is a movement. And you're part of it, a big part of it. So if you believe in what we're doing, you want more people to wake up, help us push this podcast to the top Rate, review, share Together we'll make a difference. And thanks for standing with us. Now, let's get to work.

[Ezra Levant]

You're listening to the Best of the Glenn Beck Program to give you a

[Glenn Beck]

poll from the insiders. And this does not reflect, I think, the average American, but it shows if you are told the the bigger picture. If you understand what I told you a few minutes ago about oil prices and what Donald Trump is actually doing in the Middle east, which would explain his tweet from last week that nobody talked about the biggest reset in history. Once you understand what he's doing, you have more tolerance. So we ask, are temporary high gas prices acceptable in the fight against Iran? Most people knee jerk. No. But if you understand what's going on and see the bigger picture, 95% of the insiders say, yes, I'll tolerate high gas prices if it resets the world toward America. No, Americans are already struggling. We shouldn't be forced to struggle more.5%. I think that's wildly out of step with the average American. But that shows, once you have an understanding, you begin to say, I'll take the short term hit. Now in Ireland and it's beginning in France, they are having so many problems with the price of oil. To fill up a truck now in Ireland is about $1,000. If you're a semi thousand dollars to fill up a truck, it's $200 to fill up an average car. How are you going to do that? Especially in Ireland, where the economy has been decimated for so long. The problem is not the price of oil per se. The problem is just like California, half of what they're paying is going to taxes. And so the people started standing up against this to say, you got to give us tax relief here. And the government started to say, we're going to arrest these protesters. And it's only gotten worse. This weekend in Ireland was our good friend Ezra Levant. He is from Rebel News up in Canada. And, Ezra, thank you for going and helping us understand exactly what's happening. Tell me, tell me the press is going to make these people into dangerous radicals and revolutionaries. Who are the people that are protesting?

[Ezra Levant]

Well, I tell you, first of all, thanks for having me on the show. Second of all, I've become such an Ireland fanboy. I've been there nine times over the last two years, and I've. It's a small country, only 5 million people. You can drive across the whole island in less than a day. So they have a real communal connectedness. It's almost like everyone knows a cousin somewhere. And the reason I mentioned that is it's almost as if the whole country has collectively, over their dining room table, decided enough is enough. And it's sort of incredible because all across the country, ordinary farmers and truckers, it's almost like a spontaneous movement because, you know, they're not represented in Parliament, either by the government or the official opposition, but just grassroots. Ordinary Irish farmers and truckers have started blocking roads and blocking other key infrastructure, slowing the whole country down to a crawl. But here's the incredible thing. The people who are inconvenienced by it, they're supportive of it. Most Irish support. I'd almost call it a national strike. And we were on the highways, and it was extremely inconvenient. And we would stop and chat with the people blocking the roads. None of them have ever been to a protest before in their lives. They're all wearing their working clothes like farmers, dressed in their high vis vests, and like, it's the realest people you've ever met. I asked every one of them two questions. The first is, why are you here? And they all said, the fuel taxes are just too much. So this is a tax revolt. Sort of like, you know, the Tea Party or the. You know, it's a little bit. I don't want to call it American style, because the Irish are rebellious in their own way. And the second question I asked each. Each one, like, these people are blocking major highways. Understand? So I said to every one of them, what are the cops saying to you? Every single one said, the cops are giving them the thumbs up, not telling them to move. Now, there have been some incidents where the cops have gotten a little rough, but in the main the country is being shut down. It's almost like a general strike.

[Glenn Beck]

So the, the, the government is not reacting well to this. I mean, first they started to go after them, now they're starting to go after the media and saying that the media is distorting this. I mean, what is happening to freedom in Ireland?

[Ezra Levant]

Well, Ireland is such a disconnect between the people and the government. Let me give you three quick examples. Mass immigration. I mentioned there's 5 million people in Ireland. One million of them are foreign born. And there's such mass immigration. It's the fastest mass immigration in the Western world. Like, it's astonishing. And that's driven up the price of housing and everything out of reach for the ordinary Irish. Like most places, mass immigration is deeply unpopular, but both the government and the opposition support it. So what's an Irishman to do? You can't really vote for any of the main parties. So that's one factor. Here's another. They had a constitutional referendum. I don't know if you've ever read the Irish Constitution. That's not something most people do, but it's actually an amazing document. There's a section on motherhood. Can you believe it? They talk about the value of mothers and protecting mothers and their right to be to raise kids at home. Like, it's an incredible. I've never seen that in any world constitution ever. Well, for some weird reason, the entire establishment thought, let's get rid of that. So they had a reference. What do you think? What do you think the people said? It was an overwhelming rebuke of the entire establishment. Of course they didn't want to get motherhood out of the constitution because you know what that means? That gets rid of the definition of a woman. The definition of a. Like it was crazy. So that's strike two and then strike three. Let me throw this one last thing at you, Glenn, because it's the craziest part of it. All right? So they elect their president there. It's more of a symbolic role, but still it's like the mascot of Ireland, let's say, but with more gravity. It's a closed loop, though. You have to get the support of incumbent members of Parliament before you're allowed to run. So there was this conservative woman who wanted to run named Maria Steen. She was not allowed on the ballot, but more than 200,000 Irish either spoiled their ballot or wrote her name in. So those are three crazy examples of the entire Irish establishment being against the people. And I think this fuel tax was just the straw that broke the camel's back and the whole country at the same time said enough.

[Glenn Beck]

So I am really concerned, you know, I'm going over with Tommy Robinson. I'm going to be speaking at his rally in London. They expect this to be the largest rally ever in England and I'm a little nervous about it honestly, because I don't know exactly who is also going to be speaking, etc, etc and I know that they are going to blame anything on this group of people. And so I just want to be really, really careful. And I know Tommy is being very, very careful to make sure the right message is sent because the freedom of speech over in England and Great Britain is to say it's on the ropes is almost a comedic understatement. Go ahead.

[Ezra Levant]

No, no, you're so right. And I think that the US administration has scolded the UK for its censorship, but Ireland is even worse than the UK by some measures. So Tommy's half Irish, but he really is. I think his home base is the UK which is where you'll be speaking. I didn't know you'd. Speaking of. That's amazing. Ireland is still in the European Union and that means a whole bunch of crazy things ranging from their obligation to take in mass immigration and asylum seekers to they're part of the European wide censorship program. Ireland is at war with Elon Musk because Ireland is part of the European Union. They get involved with Europe wide censorship and Elon Musk is public enemy number one. And by the way, as you know, Elon Musk is now helping Tommy by covering his legal fees. My point, Glenn, is that Europe, I mean Ireland and the UK are sort of a race to be who can be the worst censor. But the thing to remember is neither of them have the First Amendment, neither does Canada, neither does Australia and New Zealand with their censorship. Glenn, if there's only one message I would have your listeners remember, it's do not give up that First Amendment. It is the strategic freedom upon which all other freedom freedoms are based. What use is an election if you don't have free speech? What use is freedom of association or freedom of assembly if you don't have the right to speak freely at those assemblies? Never give up your first Amendment. Never.

[Glenn Beck]

So are you seeing. Because I saw France, there are truckers now that are doing exactly the same thing that is Ireland. Two questions. You've alluded to it. I just want a clear yes or no answer on this one. This is tied now. It's gasoline was the straw. But this is now, about all of this stuff that Trump has been fighting against, all of this WEF nonsense, and is. Are you seeing this starting to spread? Because it looked like it was happening now in France as well this weekend.

[Ezra Levant]

It hasn't spread on the scale of Ireland. Ireland really is in general strike mode. Asked every single person, what's on your mind? Almost everyone said fuel. That's the straw that broke the camel's back. But you cannot ignore those other things I mentioned of the political class just being out of touch. The Ireland, for some reason, is NGO Central. There are 50,000 NGOs in a country of 5 million. They're all government funded and, and they work to squelch these grassroots people. There is also a. There's a class issue here. I mean, I'm not a Marxist, but you can see the elite Dublin globalists look down their nose at these farmers and truckers and it's sort of the deplorables. They don't use the word the deplorables, but you can sense they feel it. They would rather. And Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, said this. He said he would. And he's the same cut from the same cloth. He said he would rather be at Davos in the World Economic Forum than in his British Parliament. And I think the Irish leaders are the same way. They want to swan about with other EU leaders. That's another reason to break up the EU is you need your politicians to listen to their own people. That's part of sovereignty. Don't run errands for foreign organizations. I'm excited about Ireland because they have that rebellious spirit, just like Americans do, more than others. Anyhow, sorry, I'm going on because it's very exciting.

[Glenn Beck]

Well, I mean, you know, the EU just last week or the week before just passed in their own parliament

[Ezra Levant]

a

[Glenn Beck]

rejection of the open borders and started saying some of these people have to start now being deported and get out. I mean, it was very Trumpian in a European standard. And it looks like there is a beginning of something. So how does this end, Ezra? Is this just a quick fire that's put out or does this spread, do you think?

[Ezra Levant]

Well, I sure hope it spreads. Ireland is pretty small place, just 5 million people. And. And so I don't know if it's going to spread in France because there's a different language, the different demographics. There's so many differences. But if Ireland is able to stand up and shake off its globalist government, I think that'll at least be an inspiration to other countries. Super quick. Comment about the other eastern side of Europe. As you know, Viktor Orban of Hungary finally lost an election after 15 years. And I was sort of depressed about that because he held the line on immigration. Well, the good news, a white pill moment for the kids, would be that the man who won, he supports Orban's view on immigration. So that wasn't.

[Glenn Beck]

He was part of the party.

[Ezra Levant]

That's right.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah.

[Ezra Levant]

So I think that it was about corruption. Exactly. And, you know, 15 years. Any. Any government's gonna. Yeah. A little bit stale and a little bit too accustomed to power. So I'm hopeful for Ireland. And they have a problem that a lot of the farmers told this. It is almost completely Ireland. There's only one small independent outlet called Gript, and they're wonderful, by the way, if you're not following them. G R I P T dot ie. That's their Internet suffix there. They're a great little band of citizen journalists. But other than. But there's only, like half a dozen of them other than gripped.

[Glenn Beck]

I don't.

[Ezra Levant]

I mean, it's just their state broadcaster is so dominant, and it's such a propaganda tool for the government. They need independent journalists bad.

[Glenn Beck]

Okay, so what is the address again?

[Ezra Levant]

Gr I, p p, t. G r I, p t. Gripped. Yeah. Gr ipt.ie I know it's a little unusual. That's the Irish Ireland version of dot com. So G R I P T. I love those guys. And by the way, they. They come from a Christian point of view sometimes on issues like pro life and motherhood. So they're. I think they're right up your alley, Glenn.

[Glenn Beck]

I will look them. Look them up. And I urge everybody to support Ezra. What he does. He's. Rebelnews.com rebelnews.com I want to have you back later this week because Canada has, like, literally gone insane. Ezra, you know this, but, boy, it is getting scary what's happening, how fast it's happening. We'll have you on later this week if you have time. I know you're going back to Ireland. Rebelnews.com rebelnews.com Actual news from Canada, Ezra Levant. Thank you, Ezra. We'll talk again. Most people think preparedness is just about what you buy ahead of time. You get the kit, you put it somewhere safe, and you say, okay, I'm covered. But let's be honest, that's really only half of it, because when something actually happens, the question is, do I have this? The question is, do I know what to do with it? This is the idea behind Jace plus. This is a membership designed for whatever happens after you bought the gear. 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Oh, it's like, honestly, it's like the Internet has rabies. Stop it. Stop it. Remember last week, everybody's saying, oh, Donald Trump, Donald Trump, he's just whipping out, he's going to give in to all of it. He's going to be a whip. And we did this all for another. Did you see why Iran walked away? Because everybody who said he was a chicken hawk last week looks like you were proven wrong. Because we walked away. Because we said no, you have to end all uranium enrichment, dismantle all major nuclear enrichment facilities, retrieve highly enriched uranium, accept a broader peace, security and de escalation framework that includes your regional allies and funding for terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis and fully open the Strait of Hormuz, charging no tolls for passage. That was our red line. I told you that last week. Donald Trump told you that weeks and weeks and weeks ago. But everybody online, There's a really important reason I am starting with the the rabid dogs, because it is why these talks fell apart yesterday. I'll explain. First, let me just continue on on the talks here. Trump immediately announced the US Navy was going to enforce a full blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Now what does that mean? Because I thought we were here. We got to keep the strand of our mouths open. Yeah. Oh gosh. Repeat think people think he's meaning he is going to make sure that it is open. But if you get any oil from Iran you're not moving. If you are paying a toll to Iran, you're not going anywhere. But he will keep the strait open for everybody else. That's what he's talking about. He's going to interdict any ships paying the illegal tolls. He's clearing the mines. He did that as soon as they sat down on the table, he went in there and he started clearing the mines. And he's going to prevent entry and exit for any ship that is headed towards Iran. Two week ceasefire, now on life support, especially with Israel still hammering Hezbollah and Lebanon. But you know, Iran is saying we don't control them. Yeah, well, we can say we don't control Israel. One of us is telling the truth, the other one's not. This is exactly the leverage that Trump telegraphed. He said it was coming. Iran came ready to negotiate, but believed it held its held enough cards. And when you look at it, you got to ask yourself, what cards do they think they hold? What cards do they hold? Oh, I'll tell you here in a second, but here's what we learned so far. Iran is not suicidal in the conventional sense. Okay? I told you, these are 12 verse. They believe, you know, that chaos and martyrdom will hasten the return of the Promised One and end of the times and blah, blah, blah. They still believe all of that crap, okay? However, it's not hardline. Hardline. What's, what's happening here is they are looking at this and saying, that's real. However, there's enough people at the table who are like, yeah, you can, you can frame suffering as sacred destiny, but we'd rather not all die. Okay? The delegation that showed up proves that they calculate survival. There were enough people at the table, they brought everybody they needed to bring. This was not a joke of a, of a ceasefire or a peace hearing. Okay? But they weren't purely death cult. They're a hybrid. They're also not purely regime preservation and proxy leverage. They, they're a hybrid. So I'll show you here in a minute. We have a guest who's done the math and he'll show you the suffering that they, that they will actually have. The US Naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz going to cost Iran approximately $276 million a day in lost exports, $159 million a day in imports. That's a combined economic damage of $435 million a day, or $13 billion a month. 90% of their annual trade comes through there. So they are, they're in trouble. They're in real, real trouble. So why? Because collapse is coming. Pain is ensured. What do they see that we don't? You're not going to like the answer. It's not missiles. It's not that they have secret weapons. What do they see that we don't? They see us. They see our domestic divisions more clearly than we do. Social media has turned the fog of war into a superpower. It really is. Every oil price tweet, every anti war clip, every maga versus neocon argument is amplified and it's heard all over the world. They believe that Trump is transactional and he hates forever wars. They believe that other podcasters don't, but they do. And they know that they he might settle for a face saving deal if the pain, gas prices, stock market hits you. They also know America is really tired of these wars. We're polarized and sustained pressure could fracture US support the way it did in Iraq and in Afghanistan. They also see that global dependence on oil gives them asymmetric power close to the straight, even partially. You close that and the world screams at Washington, not Tran. And they know that. They also know China and Russia will backstop them. Weapons, diplomatic cover, oil purchases, or so they think. Now here's what they really see. They believe their people will endure hardship under martyrdom narrative longer than the Western public will tolerate high gas prices. So this isn't. They don't have any real power in a military sense because they're way overmatched. They're done. Their power comes in time. They believe time and pain on our side will win the war for them. That's what's really happening here. Okay. When you look at all of this, you have to realize it's us that they see. It is us. That's why it is so incredibly critical to make sure that we are. We can argue amongst ourselves, but when you go online, that is global. Now. That's all global. Okay, so what do we do? Well, we. We listen to the warning that the fog of war is now amplified. TikTok x Instagram Everywhere MAGA voters especially don't let podcasters or party loyalty, you know, march you into a team war. Don't wait, just wait. Process the facts. The Iranian regime is a civilizational threat. It is. It's rooted in this 12 or esque eschatology that says the, the, the. The Antichrist. They think it's coming from us. We think it's coming from them. The Antichrist is coming and they will hasten the return of all of that. Okay, so process the Facts know what they actually believe and then stand up for us, defending what is important to us without becoming the world's policeman. We don't need to be the world's policeman. I don't want to be the world's policeman. I don't want to be in another war. Okay, I don't. But when you're playing big stakes, buck up, buck up. And I want to show you the numbers here in just a few minutes because those numbers are staggering on what they're facing. And then at the top of next hour, I want to show you a bigger picture. I want you just to step back and go, wait a minute, wait a minute. Let's stop thinking like podcasters. Let's stop thinking like cnn. Let's stop thinking today, today, today. I hate to say this, but can we stop thinking like McDonald's Americans for a while? Let's actually step back and look at the bigger picture because it's already beginning to happen. There is. There's some facts here I want to give you. And this came from Jesus Rojas. He says hundreds of super tankers, the kind that carry 2 million barrels each, are currently racing toward. Where do you think? The U.S. gulf coast, from every direction. The Atlantic, Indian Ocean, around Africa. Iran closed, the Strait of Hormuz. Everyone panic. Oil hit $126 a barrel. Gas hits $4 a gallon. Cable news does a thing where they put the red banner on the screen and they say, crisis and everybody should start hoarding toilet paper. And then something happened that nobody in the media seemed interested in reporting for obvious reasons. The world did it just switch suppliers, like changing your Internet provider. Except the Internet provider is the entire global energy economy. American oil exports are now approaching record levels. Gulf coast refineries are running at 95% capacity. Supertankers that were mid ocean on their way to the Persian Gulf literally turned around and headed towards Texas. This is not a metaphor. Ship tracking data shows them doing U turns in the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, which in China, which is getting 45% of its oil imports through Hormuz and paying basement prices for sanctioned Iranian crude, is now competing with Japan and Europe for the same expensive American barrels. Chinese manufacturers are already raising prices 20% on goods. So to summarize, Iran has played its biggest card. And the main result is that the United States has become the world's emergency gas station and China's cheap energy subsidy has evaporated. Either that's the most elaborate coincidence in the history of the world, or something good is working for America. And those who put America first, you're

[Ezra Levant]

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[Glenn Beck]

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[Glenn Beck]

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[Glenn Beck]

That's right. From Torch Tubes. With one hand tied behind my back and half my mind lost from drugs long ago. I don't even. It's don't bang bang with Fang Fang. Which. Those are all. It's all alleged. I mean, we have no idea. You know what? No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. If it wasn't for the great work from these. Well, I would call them detectives, but they're just real dyed in the wool reporters. These journalists who have taken every stone and Turned it over and said, what is crawling underneath here? And they found out, thank God, just in time, that Eric Swalwell is a dirtbag. And allegedly, he has been a dirtbag with. With a lot of people for a very, very, very, very, very long time. In fact, it's weird that more than 50 former staffers. More than 50 former staffers have claimed shocking sexual assault allegations against Eric Swalwell. And now the media says that they are credible and serious. 50. How did you keep that a secret? Answer? It wasn't a secret. Everybody knew. Absolutely everybody knew. The left knew. The press knew. But he was. He was useful. He was useful. He could help them accomplish other goals. And the minute he became not so useful, in fact, he was standing in the way as soon as he became number three in the California polls, where number one and number two are two Republicans. And then Eric Swalwell, they knew he can't win. We got to get him out of there. So immediately. Oh, wait a minute. We should start listening and believing these women. And now here. Here is the absolute. I mean, look, the Lord does not make mistakes. But I do believe once in a while, he might look. He might look at this guy at CNN and go, you know, maybe. I don't. Maybe listen to this. Yeah. Do you have it, Sarah? Or. Or. Jason, you were just playing it. Brian Stelter, Here it is. Yeah, play it, please. Yes. Dramatic end of the weekend news in California and a real testament to the power of investigative reporting. Eric Swalwell ending his campaign for California Governor Just about 48 hours after CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle both reported on allegations of sexual misconduct in his past. Oh, my gosh. Wow. In his past. And did it happen recently? No, no, it's been happening forever. This is the only reason. This is the only reason. This is a coordinated hit. That's what this is. No sympathy for Eric Swalwell. He should have been taken out a long time ago. The truth was just hidden because the truth in media has an agenda. And if you are on the side of furthering that agenda, you're fine. You can be a monster. What was it? What's the guy's name that's running for the Senate who has the SS tattoo on his chest? You can be a monster, and they'll excuse you as long as you're furthering their agenda. And they need you. The minute they don't need you, you're toast. And Eric, he just thinks he could stand up, you know, what was it, Friday? He's like, I'm not going anywhere. I'LL tell you that right now. Really? Really. You. They will destroy you. They'll destroy your family, they'll destroy everything. And even what's so crazy about this, Eric, is this stuff is true about you. It's most likely absolutely true about you now, let's see it proven in a court of law. But most likely the stuff they say about other people is not true and they will use it to destroy. So they think that if they have stuff that is true, they have 50 staffers. 50. How did you. None of these women, none of them wanted to come out and say anything. Come on, 50 women. No, here's what happened. Somebody was like, hey, you know, he just sexually assaulted me. I know. Stand in line. Well, we should say something. No, no. I want you to talk to so and so and then so and so from the DNC or whoever steps in is like, look, look, let's just make this with this that we understand this is really bad. But, you know, we really need him right now. You don't want to be hurting the party. You don't want to hurt that we're up against a Nazi right now. We're up against Donald Trump. And you know, if you don't want to play along, if you play along, there's all kinds of possibilities for you. If you don't play along, I mean, nobody's going to believe you. Who's going to believe you? Because they're not coming out. Well, who's going to come out and say anything? And that is exactly what has happened. It's exactly what has happened. I bet. I can't tell you for sure. I would bet that's exactly what happened. You can't keep 50 women quiet on this. Not one wanted to come out. Of course not. They see what happens to women who stand up against progressives who are in favor. You're toast. You're a slut, you're a whore, you're whatever, you're a liar. Your life is destroyed. But now, now that he has to be destroyed. Oh, they'll believe you. We have to believe women. Am I wrong on any of this, Ricky? Jason disagree with any of this?

[Ricky]

I'll tell you, Glenn, I have not heard journalism done this hardcore since Jake Tapper broke that amazing book that it was. You know, the rumor is Joe Biden wasn't fully cognitively there that, I mean,

[Glenn Beck]

journalism is on a rock roll.

[Ricky]

This is crazy.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh my gosh. Oh, my gosh.

[Ricky]

Yeah, yeah, it's.

[Glenn Beck]

I mean, this is journalism to. Then

[Ricky]

it was funny that on. I think it was on. It was on Friday, all of a sudden. And all of this really started coming out once Swalwell was really digging his heels in and saying, I'm not going anywhere. You know, I'm still running. All of a sudden, you get a political report, a Politico report, talking about how multiple people were starting to back out of Eric Swalwell's campaign. Then, like clockwork, not too long after that, there was a message from the California Teachers association, which I'm sure are a very conservative group. Like the most conservative of all groups.

[Glenn Beck]

Oh, yeah.

[Ricky]

The California Teachers association said the allegations are incredibly disturbing and unacceptable, immediately suspending their report. Then, like clockwork, CNN also, four women described sexual misconduct by Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her. But none of this was ever, you know, even on the radar of being reported. It was all just kind of getting, I guess, saved.

[Glenn Beck]

Yeah. Let me ask you this one. Listen to the story. 1. One of the women, former staffer, claimed he raped her when she was drunk and left her bruised and bleeding during an alleged 2024 attack in New York. The Manhattan DA has now launched an investigation. Another woman alleged she also awoke next awoke next to him in a hotel room after a drunken night out, adding, he allegedly kissed her and touched her without consent. Touched her leg without consent. How do you get to a rape accusation if 50 women have been saying sexual assault, sexual inappropriate behavior? 50 women have said that. That's because you said nothing. And this guy starts to think, I can get away with anything. Once you. Once you say your politics are more important than our principles, you train him. I am invincible. Don't you know who I am? Don't you know I could rape you and no one's going to listen? That's the monster. That's the monster the left creates every single time. That's the monster that is created when you don't have equal justice under the law. And I'd be saying this if it was a. If it was a Republican. If it was a Republican that was doing this, I'd be saying exactly the same thing. You must tell people immediately and prosecute these people, because you will create monsters. See only reason. You can't have 50 allegations and then expect him not to rape. Of course he thinks he can get away with anything because nobody's gonna say anything. This machine will keep you quiet. What's amazing is he thought he could keep going up the ladder. And then when they said, hey, you're actually hurting us in California, that he thought he could betray them. Like he didn't know that. That's how arrogant and how monstrous his ego has gotten. He's so out of control that he thought it was him and not the system that was keeping him propped up. It's nuts. Yeah. And that was suspiciously choir. Quiet, Ricky.

[Unidentified caller or guest]

Well, you know, I'm just over here by myself in Florida. I was just gonna say he. He sounds like a monster, but I'm a little bit worried about the next gal who's waiting in the wings in the Democrat primary in California, Katie Porter. She has allegedly poured boiling hot water on her husband's head, and we've seen her yell at her staffers, like, what kind of people are. Is this party producing? Our next best hope in California is Tom Steyer, who's destroyed that state with all the environmental regulations. And look, we need to have Steve Hilton. He is leading front runner in the primary for the GOP for California governor. We need to have him out.

[Glenn Beck]

Is there a chance? I mean, I don't know. I mean, they'll accept anything.

[Unidentified caller or guest]

Yeah. With Swalwell dropping out, this. This actually gives Democrats a better chance. I don't know how much time we have before the break, but there is breaking news that President Trump has deleted the Jesus post. So this is probably because you just. You texted him. I'm sure that's why that happened.

[Glenn Beck]

Probably what it was. Probably what it was. That's good.