The Glenn Beck Program

Episode: MAGA Goes Off on Pam Bondi's Hearing. Glenn Has Some Thoughts ...
Guests: Liz Wheeler (Host, The Liz Wheeler Show & BlazeTV), Cosman (Managing Editor, Juno News), Alexandra Lavoie (Reporter, Rebel News)
Date: February 12, 2026

Main Theme & Overview

This episode centers on growing distrust in American institutions, especially around justice, elections, and the weaponization of law, as framed through recent events: Pam Bondi’s controversial congressional testimony, the implications of “accelerationism” in politics, DOJ leadership under Trump, and international comparisons (focus on Canada’s recent mass shooting and Cuba’s crisis). Glenn Beck explores the American public’s hunger for justice in a political system many feel is being eroded or weaponized, with particular attention to the conservative base’s reaction to Bondi’s hearing.

1. Accelerationism, Weaponization of Law & Looming “Legitimacy War”

[04:20–24:30]

• Accelerationism Defined: Glenn warns about "accelerationism," an ideology where chaos and violence are used to accelerate societal collapse based on the belief that all institutions are irredeemably corrupt.
  • "Accelerationism is an ideology and a belief that says society is corrupt beyond repair, institutions are illegitimate. Chaos is a... tool... Violence is the accelerant and it is very dangerous." — Glenn Beck [04:00]
• Shift from Street to State: He traces how, previously, political violence was the biggest threat, but now, law itself is being "redefined [as] a weapon to be aimed.”
• Ramping Up Political Retaliation: Glenn points to a member of Congress (Sri Thandar) publicly threatening a law enforcement official with prosecution once power shifts—a “Rubicon-crossing” move that's now becoming normalized in American political rhetoric.
  • "When lawmakers openly promise prosecutions after elections, they're not talking about justice. They're signaling veto power—the rule by anticipation of punishment." — Glenn Beck [16:40]
• Historical Parallel: Beck relates these trends to banana republics and failing republics where elections shift from deciding who governs to who gets prosecution immunity.
• Consequences for Society:
  • Law enforcement and citizens begin acting out of fear or self-preservation, not justice.
  • Selective enforcement breeds “fractional justice” and cycles of revenge.
  • The normalization of "understandable" violence is the most dangerous phase.
  • "Understandable is the permission slip." — Glenn Beck [21:10]

2. Pam Bondi’s Hearing & MAGA’s Discontent

[24:59–41:44]

Setting the Stage

• Bondi’s Importance:
  • Glenn explains why Pam Bondi is in a critical role for the Trump base: not just about Epstein, but demanding accountability for DOJ’s treatment of Trump/supporters.
  • "This is not about Epstein... It’s about Donald Trump and how he was treated all the way down." — Glenn Beck [25:59]

Glenn’s Turn on Bondi

• Loss of Trust:

  • Glenn has supported Bondi out of deference to Trump’s loyalty but now feels she’s a liability.
  • "I trust Donald Trump... Pam Bondi is not one of them... Perception is reality. I can't tell you what's going on with Pam Bondi. But the perception is she is a problem." — Glenn Beck [25:59]

• Failure in Hearing:

  • Glenn and Liz play a clip of Bondi, likening her dismissiveness to Hillary Clinton’s infamous “what difference does it make” Benghazi remark.
  • "She crossed the Rubicon... My wife says 'What the hell is going on?'... She reminded me of this moment when somebody else testified years ago." — Glenn Beck [27:46]

Liz Wheeler: The Base’s Perspective

• Grandstanding vs Justice:
  • "Democrats are very bad people... They are insincere, they don't want justice... Pam Bondi has not been transparent, she has not been honest about the Epstein files." — Liz Wheeler [29:17]
• More than Epstein:
  • For the MAGA base, this is about justice for numerous affronts—from election integrity, COVID wrongs, to weaponization of government.
  • "The urgency is... we are already down to just 75% of the Trump administration left... If we do not drain the swamp, we can't just move past it and enact good policies." — Liz Wheeler [33:50]
• Bondi’s Failure:
  • Wheeler notes 75% of her audience (Trump loyalists) want Bondi gone.
  • "These are the people that want President Trump to be successful...and they sit here like you and me wondering if, on day one of the next Democrat administration, if we are all going to be censored and silenced..." — Liz Wheeler [34:54]

Glenn’s Assessment

• Perception > Reality:
  • Glen emphasizes that trust and optics matter more than any inner truths that might exist about Bondi's performance.
  • "She looks very incompetent to me. Yesterday, unfortunately, she looked arrogant and dismissive." — Glenn Beck [33:31]
• Trump’s Cabinet vs. Bondi:
  • He praises Trump’s team as the best since the founding era, but Bondi (and Kristi Noem) are conspicuous weak links.

3. The Canadian Mass Shooting, Media Malpractice, and Gender Identity

[45:25–59:58]

Canada’s Descent

• Cosman (Juno News):
  • Broke the story identifying the transgender shooter in British Columbia — something the mainstream media and RCMP refused to do, using the euphemism “gunperson.”
  • "Media and police have bent themselves into pretzels trying to avoid the most obvious fact that this individual was sick, had a lot of mental issues, but also was very heavily into the transgender movement." — Cosman [50:26]
• Institutional Cowardice:
  • Canadian law and culture require referring to killers by preferred pronouns.
  • "If you're unwilling to define mental illness, you're going to see more and more of these." — Glenn Beck [62:20]

Glenn’s Take

• Wider Failure:
  • Sees Canada’s reluctance to discuss the case’s real issues as emblematic of how speech controls and societal taboos stifle debate and foster dysfunction.
• Media Corruption:
  • "Canadians are fed this diet of propaganda and do not have access to alternative or independent media coverage like they do in the United States." — Cosman [54:33]

4. Cuba Crisis & Canadian Perceptions (with Alexandra Lavoie)

[67:56–79:25]

• Cuba on the Brink:
  • Trump’s oil embargo is crippling the Cuban regime; ordinary people suffer, while Canadian tourists remain oblivious.
  • "What the US wants to do, they want to have a discussion and an agreement of regime change and also to reopen the market in Cuba." — Alexandra Lavoie [74:52]
• Grassroots Reality:
  • Lavoie describes typical Cubans’ dire poverty vs. regime-supporting elites.
• Canadian Perceptions:
  • Canada has “the highest level of people suffering Trump Derangement Syndrome,” leading to widespread anti-Trump sentiment regardless of his actions.
  • "Canada is turning into... we need what Donald Trump is doing in the US because Canada would be lost in a couple of years from now." — Alexandra Lavoie [76:21]

5. Election Integrity: Fulton County, Georgia & the Need for Trust

[87:05–106:58]

• Election Oversight Group's 250-page Report:
  • Beck runs through detailed findings: unexplained surges in ballot counts, missing chain-of-custody records, dubious tabulator tapes, and absentee ballot irregularities—amply “enough to distrust the outcome.”
  • "If Americans conclude that outcomes can shift without clear documentation...then the damage does not belong to the Republicans. The damage does not belong to the Democrats...it belongs to the Republic itself." — Glenn Beck [105:50]
• The Deeper Issue:
  • Not about changing the past election, but about restoring confidence and transparency.
  • "Republics collapse when half the country believes the referee is unreliable. And that’s what's happening." — Glenn Beck [101:30]

6. George AI Segment: What Would the Founders Do About AI?

[109:25–124:42]

• Conversation with “George AI”:

  • Beck’s proprietary AI, trained on founders’ writings, responds to a prompt: How would the founders respond to a vast, job-erasing new invention (AI)?
  • Each founder “chimes in” with thematic advice (actual quotes/paraphrases):
    • Washington: “Order is not given—it is kept carefully.” Prepare laws ahead of disruptions.
    • Jefferson: “Let us ensure the shoemaker’s son may learn arithmetic. Let us write laws that educate, not laws that bind... Sponsor knowledge, not control.” [summarized from 113:45]
    • Franklin: “We're concerned too much with the torch's shadow and not enough with its light. Never let heat go ungoverned, unfenced; the wild flame consumes more than it warms.”
    • Hamilton: Urges swift action, even nationalization: “If this invention grants speed...then build it boldly before the Spaniards do so.”
    • Madison: Practice caution, seek understanding before legislating.
    • Adams: Prepare; neglect sows republic’s ruin.

• Beck’s Takeaway:

  • He personally resonates most with Franklin’s optimism, tempered by caution: “We're too concerned much with the torch's shadow, not enough with its light... never let the heat go ungoverned, unfenced.” — Glenn Beck [124:42]

7. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Weaponized Law & Retaliation:

  • "The moment the enforcement itself becomes criminalized retroactively, the rule of law does not merely weaken, it completely flips." — Glenn Beck [13:20]

• On Bondi’s Tone:

  • "Yesterday she crossed the Rubicon... She tried to be Donald Trump yesterday, and only Donald Trump can be Donald Trump. With her, it looked really bad." — Glenn Beck [33:31]

• On Election Integrity:

  • "If you can't fix those things, then elections stop being the peaceful transfer of power. And isn't that what we're all afraid of?" — Glenn Beck [105:10]

• On “George AI’s” Franklin:

  • "We're concerned too much with the torch's shadow and not enough with its light... never let heat go ungoverned, unfenced; the wild flame consumes more than it warms.” — via George AI/Franklin [113:45]

8. Key Timestamps

• 04:20–24:30: Glenn’s accelerationism framework; weaponization of law
• 24:59–41:44: Reaction to Pam Bondi’s hearing; extended discussion with Liz Wheeler
• 45:25–59:58: Canada’s shooting & transgender identity politics (Cosman/Juno News)
• 67:56–79:25: Cuba, Canadian perceptions of US/trump, crisis reporting (Alexandra Lavoie)
• 87:05–106:58: Fulton County election integrity report analysis
• 109:25–124:42: Detailed “George AI” founders' discussion on disruptive technology (AI)
• 124:26–124:42: Beck on Franklin’s philosophy as his approach

Conclusion

This episode is, at core, a meditation on trust: in law, government, and media—at home and abroad. Glenn Beck highlights a moment of acute anxiety in the American right, where perceived failures of leadership and accountability (Pam Bondi), dangerous political accelerants (threats of retribution, weaponized justice), and international examples (Canada’s silenced dissent, Cuba’s unraveling) all seem to point to a world teetering toward breakdown unless fundamental confidence and standards are restored.

Final Quote:

"Fight for that, America. Wake up and don't let others slumber. The Republic is indeed at stake." — Glenn Beck [23:45]