The Michael Knowles Show — Episode 1830

Title: It Gets Worse, Democrats Admit They Want Cops DEAD Too
Date: October 7, 2025
Host: Michael Knowles

Overview

In this episode, Michael Knowles dissects the fallout from Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones’s incendiary text messages, which include wishing death upon Republican opponents, their children, and, newly revealed, police officers. Knowles questions the broader Democratic Party’s response and what it signifies about current political and cultural norms, delving into topics like law enforcement, media bias, federal authority, and even the psychology of fulfillment.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Jay Jones Text Message Scandal and Democrat Endorsement (02:12–20:10)

• Knowles recaps revelation of Jay Jones’s texts expressing a desire for Republican opponents and their children to be murdered, characterizing the rhetoric as extreme.
• Newly exposed texts allegedly show Jones wishing police officers would be killed, tying it to Jones’s opposition to qualified immunity for police.
• There is widespread continued Democratic Party endorsement for Jones, prompting Knowles to suggest that endorsers are complicit in, or at least tolerant of, Jones’s views.
• Quote: “All those Democrats who are endorsing Jay Jones want to murder you and your kids too.” (01:53, Michael Knowles)

Breakdown of the Scandal

• Jay Jones, state legislator and VA AG candidate, sent multiple violent messages.
• His apology is called a “non-apology”—missing direct acknowledgment, blame shifted to Trump.
• Knowles claims Democrats are normalizing “violent rhetoric” by standing by Jones.
• Quote: “He says that the kids are little fascists, that the Republican and his wife are breeding little fascists. So, real upstanding guy.” (03:45, Michael Knowles)
• Despite evidence, none of Jones’s high-profile endorsements (e.g. Cory Booker, Abigail Spanberger) have withdrawn.
• Discussion of media framing: Knowles notes Associated Press headline focuses on Republicans “seizing” on the rhetoric, rather than Jones’s own actions.
  • Quote: “It’s not the violent rhetoric that’s the story—me seizing on that, that’s the story.” (09:22)

Media & Political Response

• Cites “Republicans pounce/seize” media genre to suggest press is deflecting from Democrat wrongdoing.
• Even Joe Scarborough (MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”) suggested Jones should drop out, signaling significant scandal (12:20).
  • Quote: “When you’ve lost Morning Joe as a liberal...you’re in trouble.” (13:06)

2. Law Enforcement, Profiling, and Media Narratives (20:11–36:00)

Stephen Miller vs. CNN on Profiling and ICE

• Discussion shifts to former Trump staffer Stephen Miller’s combative interview regarding ICE and racial profiling.
• Miller rejects profiling accusations, clarifies that law enforcement does use profiling in a just, pragmatic sense.
• Quote: “Profiling is good. It’s good when it’s not unjust. Prejudice is good when it’s not unjust.” (28:31, Michael Knowles)

Policing, Qualified Immunity, and Law Enforcement Efficacy

• Jay Jones’s stance against qualified immunity is argued to be fundamentally anti-law enforcement.
• Knowles: removing qualified immunity would incapacitate police from effective action.

3. Federal Power, The Insurrection Act, and Urban Disorder (36:01–51:43)

Trump and the Insurrection Act

• Knowles discusses Trump risking the invocation of the Insurrection Act due to lawlessness, especially in Democrat-run cities.
• Stresses the shift from a previously hands-off Republican response to a more interventionist, unity-driven approach.
• Uses a parenting analogy to explain why federal intervention can be justified:
  • Quote: “It’s my house. I’m the dad, okay? It’s my house. That’s what Trump is saying.” (39:30)

Cities Defying Federal Law

• Cities like Chicago are instituting “ICE-Free zones,” which Knowles mocks as legally meaningless.
• Reiterates the constitutional supremacy of federal law over local ordinances and the limits of local resistance.

4. Slogans, Society, and Therapy Bans (51:44–1:08:45)

“Diversity is our Strength” Debunked

• Knowles highlights Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s statement: “Your diversity is not your strength. Your strength is your unity of purpose.” (56:15)
• Critiques “diversity as strength” as a recent, unsubstantiated slogan with little historical or evidentiary backing.

Supreme Court & “Conversion Therapy” Laws

• Explores an upcoming Supreme Court case about laws banning some forms of conversion therapy.

• Points out apparent inconsistency: therapy to support LGBT identities is allowed, but therapy to align behaviors with faith or suppress unwanted orientations is illegal.

  • Quote: “All therapy is conversion therapy because the entire purpose...is to convert people from one set of ideas and behaviors to another.” (1:03:00)

• Criticizes the notion that the state is a more reliable arbiter of sexual morality than parents, especially given state endorsement of radical gender ideology.

5. Cultural Commentary: Happiness, Marriage, and Fulfillment (1:08:46–1:15:21)

Ayesha Curry’s Reflections on Family Life (Excerpt from “Call Her Daddy”)

• Knowles reflects on Ayesha Curry’s comments about feeling a lack of agency and fulfillment despite apparent material success and family.
• Uses her remarks to discuss happiness as a state of being rather than a result of circumstances—referencing Aristotle.
  • Quote: “Your happiness and your misery have basically nothing to do with your external circumstances, because happiness is—well, Aristotle defines it as excellent rational activity done in accordance with virtue.” (1:14:18)

Notable Quotes & Moments (by Timestamp)

• “All those Democrats who are endorsing Jay Jones want to murder you and your kids too.” — Michael Knowles (01:53)
• “He says that the kids are little fascists, that the Republican and his wife are breeding little fascists.” — Michael Knowles (03:45)
• “It’s not the violent rhetoric that’s the story; me seizing on that, that’s the story.” — Michael Knowles (09:22)
• “When you’ve lost Morning Joe as a liberal...you’re in trouble.” — Michael Knowles (13:06)
• “Profiling is good. It’s good when it’s not unjust. Prejudice is good when it’s not unjust.” — Michael Knowles (28:31)
• “It’s my house. I’m the dad, okay? It’s my house. That’s what Trump is saying.” — Michael Knowles (39:30)
• “Your diversity is not your strength. Your strength is your unity of purpose, your shared mission, your love of country.” — Pete Hegseth via Michael Knowles (56:15)
• “All therapy is conversion therapy because the entire purpose...is to convert people from one set of ideas and behaviors to another.” — Michael Knowles (1:03:00)
• “Your happiness and your misery have basically nothing to do with your external circumstances, because happiness is—well, Aristotle defines it as excellent rational activity done in accordance with virtue.” — Michael Knowles (1:14:18)

Important Timestamps

• [02:12] — Introduction to Jay Jones scandal, GOP reaction
• [09:22] — Media framing as “Republicans seize” over the scandal
• [13:06] — Significance of Joe Scarborough's criticism
• [28:31] — Discussion of profiling and law enforcement
• [39:30] — Federal authority, parenting analogy
• [56:15] — Hegseth on unity vs. diversity
• [1:03:00] — Analysis of therapy and Supreme Court case
• [1:14:18] — Ayesha Curry, happiness, and Aristotle

Tone & Style

• Direct, polemical, and occasionally sarcastic; Knowles uses pointed humor and hyperbole
• Heavy use of rhetorical questions and analogies
• Frequent use of mainstream and right-leaning references (e.g., “facts and logic,” jokes about media bias)

Conclusion

This episode is a wide-ranging, highly opinionated critique of current Democratic rhetoric and political culture. Knowles assails both media coverage and party responses to scandals like Jay Jones’s texts, argues for traditional law enforcement and federal authority, attacks progressive slogans, and closes by musing on happiness and fulfillment, all in his characteristic combative style.