Epic Fury and the Democrats’ Reality Problem

Summary

The Rob Carson Show – "Epic Fury and the Democrats’ Reality Problem"

Date: March 12, 2026
Host: Rob Carson (Newsmax Radio)
Notable Guests: Gen. David Petraeus, John Fetterman, Hilary Fordwich, Jim Gossett (Comedy), Claudia Tedding

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of The Rob Carson Show blends political analysis, interviews, and satirical comedy to address the latest in U.S. and international politics, focusing on the fallout from Operation Epic Fury (the U.S. military strikes against Iran), voter ID laws, oil prices, and what Carson describes as the "reality problem" of the Democratic Party. The show features insights from political figures and commentators, comedic parodies, and poignant human-interest stories.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Operation Epic Fury: U.S. Strikes Against Iran

• Naming & Execution of Operation Epic Fury:
  Donald Trump recounts selecting the operation’s name and details the military success against Iran, highlighting the destruction of their naval and air capabilities.
  • Donald Trump on the operation’s name (05:20):
    “Is that a great name?... It's only good if you win, you know, and we've won. They gave me a list of names... I said, the name of what? The name of the attack on Iran. And they gave me like 20 names... I see Epic Fury. I said, I like that name.”
• Military Achievements:
  Trump and Carson stress the unprecedented scope of the operation, claiming near-total destruction of Iranian military assets and leadership, painting it as a historic U.S. victory.
• Democratic Response and Media Coverage:
  Carson criticizes Democrats and media outlets for not supporting military efforts or Trump, referencing their previous stances on Iran when Democrats were in power.
  • Rob Carson (09:28):
    “The rest of the world is coming around. The only people who aren’t behind it are Democrats... your party, the Democrat Party, won’t get behind our troops.”

2. Guest Analyses: Gen. Petraeus & John Fetterman

• Gen. David Petraeus:
  Breaks down ongoing military risks in the Straits of Hormuz, the strategic calculus at play, and the economic impact, especially oil price volatility.
  • Gen. Petraeus (06:51):
    “There still is a threat. Four ships were attacked today... There are some mines, reportedly less than 10 that have actually gone in the water. If we end up in a situation where they mine the strait, that will be very challenging as well.”
• Sen. John Fetterman:
  Lauded by Carson as the “only sane Democrat,” Fetterman strongly supports Operation Epic Fury, citing significant reductions in missile and drone attacks and defending the competence and morality of the operation.
  • John Fetterman (10:01):
    “If you just look at the metrics, the missile and the drone attacks are down in the 90s percent, and Iran really has been in the balloon.”
  • John Fetterman on Democratic inconsistency (12:18): “I’m very much aware that I’m the only Democrat in the Senate that supports this operation... Whether it was Hillary Clinton... or Kamala Harris... she called Iran a grave danger... now that [Trump]’s achieved that... why now can we only criticize that?”

3. Voter ID Laws and Democratic Voting Trends

• Carson reframes the voter ID debate, dismissing the argument that ID laws suppress minority votes and instead claiming the real impact is preventing non-citizen voting, which he alleges is pivotal for Democratic victories.
  • Rob Carson (03:42):
    “Democrats say if you require voter ID that women and blacks cannot get a voter ID... Why would, if that's the case, did the Republicans not get fewer votes, too? … The only people who can't vote when you require voter ID are non-citizens.”
• Parody and banter underscore the segment's satirical tone, especially targeting Democratic representatives like Jasmine Crockett.

4. Oil Prices and Political Blame

• Carson and guests highlight how both Democrats and international leaders shift blame for high energy costs. Biden's drawdown of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve during his tenure is contrasted with Trump’s promise to replenish it.
  • Donald Trump (08:20):
    “Well, we'll do that and then we'll fill it up. I filled it up once and I'll fill it up again... We have to get rid of the evil. There's great evil.”
• Hilary Fordwich later discusses how UK leaders similarly blame international crises, rather than domestic policy, for rising oil prices.

5. The State of the Democratic Party

• Caller John from Delaware:
  Delivers a humorous yet cutting critique, dubbing the opposition “the demonic rat party,” lamenting the loss of traditional Democratic values.
  • John (17:25):
    “The new party is the demonic rat party... and they were all hatched in Area 51.”
• Carson agrees, wistfully recalling his father’s Roosevelt Democrat generation and warning that party leadership is “making it disappear into the dustbin of history.”

6. Comedy and Satire

• Jim Gossett’s Musical Parody:
  Gossett performs "Under the Sea" satirizing the Iranian Navy’s defeat, providing comedic levity to the show.
  • Jim Gossett (15:40):
    “Our navy has gone down to defeat / They’ve taken down most of our fleet / Nowhere to hide, our ships reside under the sea...”
• Carson notes the show’s use of comedy as a “cure for Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

7. UK Politics, The Monarchy & Culture Wars

• Hilary Fordwich Interview (21:49–36:32):
  Explores the implications of King Charles III’s possible U.S. visit amidst UK political upheaval, the “special relationship” with America, and the shifting tides within British society and governance:
  • Labour’s reluctance to support U.S. actions in Iran, pressured by the “Muslim vote.”
  • The symbolic importance of royal visits for transatlantic alliances.
  • Removal of Winston Churchill from British currency, reflecting broader “culture war” dynamics and rising concern over national identity.
  • Hilary Fordwich (33:20):
    “People are absolutely upset that they're doing the same thing they normally do. Unfortunately... civil people just complain and mumble and grumble, but they don't go around burning things...”

8. Human Interest: Triumph Over Tragedy

• Colin Dorgan’s Hockey Story (38:41–40:30):
  Carson shares a moving high school hockey story: following a family tragedy (a shooting that killed Dorgan’s mother, brother, and grandfather), Colin Dorgan scores a championship-winning goal, symbolizing resilience and hope.
  • Colin Dorgan (39:29):
    “My good buddy Cam just fed me a puck and I just hear the crowd. That's the greatest moment of high school hockey... greatest moment of my life.”
  • Coach (40:04):
    “I literally cried like a baby. The floodgates opened tonight…”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Voter ID Laws:
  • Rob Carson (03:42):
    “Democrats say that if you require voter ID that women and blacks cannot get a voter ID. Why would, if that's the case, did the Republicans not get fewer votes, too?”
• On Democratic Contrarianism:
  • Claudia Tedding (14:41):
    “They will do anything... just as long as it's a Trump initiative or a Trump policy. It doesn’t matter how good it is...”
• Jim Gossett's Parody (15:40):
  • “Our navy has gone down to defeat... Nowhere to hide, our ships reside under the sea.”
• Human Triumph:
  • Colin Dorgan (39:29):
    “That's the greatest moment of high school hockey... greatest moment of my life.”

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Important Timestamps

• Operation Epic Fury Discussion: 05:20–10:48
• Gen. Petraeus on Oil & Hormuz: 06:51–07:39
• John Fetterman on Democratic Division: 10:01–13:22
• Jim Gossett’s Musical Parody: 15:40–16:37
• Caller John on Party Identity: 16:57–18:49
• Hilary Fordwich Interview: 21:49–36:32
• Colin Dorgan Story: 38:41–40:30

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Tone & Style

Rob Carson’s style remains fiercely patriotic, unapologetically pro-Trump, and heavily reliant on satire and humor to critique political opponents. His interactions are characterized by direct, sometimes irreverent, language and a penchant for lively banter, especially with callers and contributors. The use of comedic segments (notably by Jim Gossett) punctuates more serious political commentary, keeping the show’s tone energetic and engaging.

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Summary

"Epic Fury and the Democrats’ Reality Problem" is a robust showcase of right-leaning political entertainment. The episode navigates from sharp analysis of U.S.-Iran relations to biting takedowns of Democratic strategy and media bias, bolstered by high-profile guest opinions, memorable satire, and stirring stories of individual perseverance. For listeners seeking an informative yet entertaining take on current events—always with a heavy dose of humor—Rob Carson delivers once again.

Transcript

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[Rob Carson]

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[Jim Gossett]

There was a benefit to shining a light on what it was that they were trying to do in the dark in Texas. So unfortunately, we've seen our numbers fall now that they have these voter restrictions in place. But I do think it's important for us.

[Rob Carson]

Wait, wait, hold on, hold on a second. Now, Democrats say that if you require voter ID that women and blacks cannot get a voter id. Women and blacks cannot get a voter id. It doesn't say Democrat women. It doesn't say Republican women. It says that women and blacks cannot get a voter id. Why would, if that's the case, did the Republicans not get fewer votes, too? Oh, you see, because the only people who can't vote when you require voter ID are non citizens. What else do you need? What the heck else do you need? It is, it is remarkable. If you just think a little bit, just think a little tiny, itty bitty bit about things and there you go. That's all you. That's all you need to know. The Democrat Party absolutely depends on illegals voting. Again, as I told you, they expect Democrats to vote Democrat, but they can't beat Republicans. If you believe that boys can become girls and compete in sports. So what do they need? They need illegals to put them over the top. They just expect you Democrats to vote for them. That's the way they are. That's the way they are. Let's do a little update on what is going on with Operation Epic Fury. Yesterday, Donald Trump was out in Kentucky. I used to live. He was at Hebron, Kentucky. I used to live in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. I love me some Kentucky. Oh, my God, what a great state with a terrible, terrible governor. Complete moron. He's an insult to the great state of Kentucky. But here is Donald Trump talking about how he came up with the name Epic Fury. Epic Fury,

[Donald Trump]

is that a great name?

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Donald Trump]

Well, it's only good if you win, you know, you got. And we've won. They gave me a list of names that, you know, sir, you can pick the name you'd like. Sir, I said, the name of what? The name of the attack on Iran, sir. And they gave me like 20 names and I'm like falling asleep. I didn't like any of them. Then I see Epic Fury. I said, I like that name.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. You know, you'd expect maybe it's he like Trump, Epic Fury, he'd be more in favor of, but he decided on that pretty darn cool. General Petraeus was talking about the Straits of Hormuz and what's going on with oil prices. You know, the Democrats are suddenly concerned about oil prices even though the green energy nonsense that they, they tried on us caused oil prices to go through the ceiling. Do you remember that when Joe Biden was president and all of a sudden oil was 5, 6 bucks even in like Kansas and Illinois. Well, Illinois is high anyway. Or Wyoming, it's like five or six bucks. Because when Joe Biden was the president because of all the green energy nonsense and all of the spending and all the stupidity of that and everything and Democrats didn't give a damn about it. But all of a sudden, because gas price goes up 50 cents because we're saving the free world, because we're liberating the entire world from the Ayatollah and the terrorist regime that has waged war against humanity for 47 years. And you're all mad and butthurt because the price of gas went up 50 cents when it went up four or five dollars or three or four dollars when Joe Biden. Yeah, I know, it's kind of stupid, right? Here is General Petraeus talking about the Straits of Hormuz.

[General Petraeus]

There still is a threat. Four ships were attacked today. One of those along the way of the 14 that have been hit so far, was hit by an unmanned surface vessel. There's the threat of short range missiles you can lay mines with other than mine layers. You can actually use fast boats and so forth. Depends on the type of the mine. There are some mines, reportedly less than 10 that have actually gone in the water. If we end up in a situation where they mine the strait, that will be very challenging as well. So I think the President has got a lot to calculate here. And including in that is of course the effect of the price of Brent crude. And actually I just checked it, it was back up to about $92 a barrel. And if the markets really are hanging on his every word.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. And speaking of which, Donald Trump was asked yesterday about this oil reserve, the world's superpowers and they're releasing 400 million barrels. This is actually unprecedented that the countries of the world who have these reserves are willing to do so to keep the price down. Something that's on everybody's mind. Gas prices. Last few weeks, folks have been seeing them go up. Are you looking at a threshold for

[General Petraeus]

the strategic Petroleum reserve?

[Rob Carson]

Saw the announcement from the iea. Remember when Joe Biden emptied the strategic oil reserve because all of his policies caused the price of gas to go through the ceiling and he had to bring it down a little bit so Democrats wouldn't lose so badly in the elections and all that. Remember when he used it for political purposes earlier today?

[Donald Trump]

Well, we'll do that and then we'll fill it up. I filled it up once and I'll fill it up again. Now we'll reduce it a little bit. That brings the prices down. We have to get rid of the evil. There's great evil.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Kind of got to get rid of that evil, you know, and only evil people mine oil transports in the, in the Straits of Hormuz to make people suffer.

[Donald Trump]

See, that's evil taking place in Iran, as you know. And our military has been unbelievable. We are knocking the hell out of them.

[Rob Carson]

Oh yeah, we are, big time.

[Donald Trump]

We've knocked out their navy, their Air force, their, all of their anti aircraft weaponry, their radar. Thankfully we knocked out their leaders twice. They have a new leader every three weeks, every three days.

[Rob Carson]

So did you see the cardboard cut out of the Ayatollah? The, the new Ayatollah, they had a cardboard cutout of him because he's either injured or, or, you know, dead, one or the other. Who knows? He apparently made a statement today, but didn't do it on camera.

[Donald Trump]

I think we're doing really an amazing job and we're being given credit all over the world. Somebody had to do it. 47 years of horror. 47 years of killing and maiming people. Millions of people killed.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. And the rest of the world is coming around. The only people who aren't behind it are Democrats. The only people who really aren't behind it are Democrats. Unbelievable. Here's a John Fetterman, the only sane Democrat in Washington D.C. i mean this. He's the only sane Democrat in Washington D.C. he's the only pro troop Democrat in Washington D.C. pretty much the only patriotic Democrat in Washington D.C. who would cheer on the success of our troops rather than hating their success because they hate Donald Trump. Here is John Fetterman talking about Operation Epic Fury.

[John Fetterman]

I mean, if you just look at the metrics that the missile and the drone attacks are down in the 90s per cent, and Iran really has been in the balloon.

[Rob Carson]

We're absolutely annihilating Iran. Iran is 100 million people. They had a very, very powerful air force. It's been obliterated. One of the most powerful air forces in the world, a powerful arm, army, a powerful, you know, secret police, all of this. And we've waylaid them. We've waylaid them. We've had about a hundred injuries, we've had nine fatalities in a war where we are taking down a real powerhouse country run by evil people with a hundred million people, that's no small task

[John Fetterman]

to just strike back and hit our assets or Israel much right now. So after eliminating all the leadership after seven or eight days and achieving air supremacy after a couple of days, I think, overall, I think it's been an outstanding. Where we're at.

[Rob Carson]

Have you heard any Democrats say that? You've not heard one single Democrat while our soldiers are in harm's way, say anything positive about what they're doing. What a change it has been since Desert Storm. What a change it was since after 9, 11 that your party, the Democrat Party, won't get behind our troops. And many of those troops happen to be the sons and daughters of Democrats. Remarkable. More from John Fetterman. No, actually, you know what? I'm going to save it for the other side of the break because he has some thoughts about Democrats used to think that Iran was a major threat, but because Donald Trump is the president, not so much. That's on the other side of the break. This is the Rob Carson show.

[John Fetterman]

And I don't know what, what your, your network is talked about, but what I'm saying that, that, you know, whether, like it's the New York Times, they're making it more and more trying to convince America that this, this has been a disaster or things are out of control, and that's just categorically not true, 100%.

[Rob Carson]

They go, John Fetterman, once again telling the truth. Here he is talking about how Democrats used to consider Iran a major threat.

[John Fetterman]

Yeah, I mean, I'm very much aware that I'm the only Democrat in the Senate that supports this operation and I'm going to continue to do that. And I would remind all of your viewers whether it was Hillary Clinton when she was running for president or Kamala Harris when she was running just in 24, in fact, she actually identified Iran as her top concern.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[John Fetterman]

You know, she had. She called Iran a grave danger. And now everyone, every single Democrat agrees that they can never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb. And Donald Trump has done that, made that virtually impossible to achieve their nuclear weapons, and they've effectively broke the entire Iranian military.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[John Fetterman]

I don't know why we, as Democrats, if we had all those kinds of goals and those kinds of concerns, and now that he's achieved that, why now we only can criticize that. Or they could always make it seem like it's been a failure or things are out of control. That's just categorically not true. I'm not sure why they can't just acknowledge that that's been a positive outcome.

[Rob Carson]

Because he gets positives. You're looking at 10 years of 97% negative press coverage. You're looking at a Democrat party who's done everything to put him in jail, to, to take away his, his fortune, to impeach him twice, to take him off the ballot, and to ultimate murder him a couple times. So this is why they. They would rather have women live in Iran in bondage for another generation than the freedom happening on Donald Trump's watch. They will caterwaul about, about Cuban freedom. And by the way, in Cuba, you want to hear what it sounded like in Cuba right now? We haven't heard things like this in Cuba in a long time. Freedom, down with communism. Freedom, freedom. This is c. The more people get free, the more the Democrats see their doom. That's really what's happening here. That's why they can't say anything positive about Donald Trump about anything he's doing, even if it means people remain in peril and bondage. This is Claudia Tedding talking to John Solomon about what I've been saying since Donald Trump was inaugurated, which is the Democrats are only contrarian to Trump.

[Claudia Tedding]

We'll do anything and everything to stop Donald Trump. We just can see today the Democrats have Trump derangements in them. They will do anything. They'll support illegal immigrants, criminal. Illegal immigrants will support anyone, even over the American people, just as long as it's a Trump initiative or a Trump policy. It doesn't matter how good it is. It doesn't matter how common sense it is. It doesn't matter that the American people support it because Donald Trump might be advancing that issue. They're against it. And it just shows. The Democrats are so desperate, they will do anything and Everything. Including undermining our very powerful intelligence agencies and trying to surveil President Trump. Anyone affiliated with anyone who supports him.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, I mean, this is just. They're mentally ill. It is Trump derangement syndrome. It is really a mental illness. But. But you know what? I have a cure for that, and that is called comedy. I mentioned earlier that we have a new piece of comedy from Jim Gossett about the Iranian navy, which is down at the bottom of, you know, the ocean. Enjoy.

[Jim Gossett (musical performance)]

Under the sea under the sea it is better down where it's wetter Take it. Our navy has gone down two Defeat They've taken down most of our fleet Nowhere to hide our ships reside under the sea One by one our ships are sinking US Forces have won the day it's enough to make me start drinking as the torpedo heads my way Our navy faces complete destruction soon we'll have no ships in the sea Hormooses become one big graveyard drunk and declare sweet victory under the sea, under the sea how we abhor the ocean floor

[Rob Carson]

it's not for me, no, no, no

[Jim Gossett (musical performance)]

RM has fought this war in vain Here comes a US Air Force plane If you're on our ship you'll take a trip under the sea that is

[Rob Carson]

brand new from Jim Gossett, the. The musical. I believe the cartoon is called the. The Little Mermala. It's very popular right now with the younger set. The. The Little Mermala under the sea. Let's talk to John in Delaware, one of my fav states. Actually, it's Iowa meets the ocean. John, welcome to the Rob Carson show. What's up?

[John (Caller)]

Hey, Rob. I love the show, brother.

[Rob Carson]

Thank you, sir. What's up?

[John (Caller)]

Got bad news for you, though.

[Rob Carson]

What?

[John (Caller)]

Nobody's. Nobody's calling anymore because the lines are always busy.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, really? Well, we'll have to work on that. We'll have to work on that.

[John (Caller)]

That's kind of like the yogi ism where he says nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded.

[Rob Carson]

Yes, yes. So what's on your mind today, bro?

[John (Caller)]

I'd like to make a correction.

[Rob Carson]

What?

[John (Caller)]

You keep referring to these, the opposition party, as the Democrat party. Yeah, Those folks are long gone.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[John (Caller)]

The new party is the demonic rat party.

[Rob Carson]

You can.

[John (Caller)]

One word, you can use a capital R there. And they were all hatched in Area 51.

[Rob Carson]

Well, that explains Rose DeLauro. That certainly explains Rose DeLaro and probably Chuck Schumer. 100%. Yeah. The Democrat party. Think about this. My father was a. What you would call a Roosevelt Democrat. He was old enough to be my grandfather. He died 32 years ago at age 70. Two years old, World War II veteran. He would have. This is not his party. This is not John Kennedy's party. And the thing is, all the people aren't there this way. It's just the leaders of the party who are that bit this batglono crazy. So. And as I mentioned earlier, you may recall this, John, I've been saying forever that the Democrat Party needs to reinvent itself or disappear into the dustbin of history. And the leadership of the party is making it disappear into the dustbin of history. What do you think?

[John (Caller)]

Well, here's one thing I know for sure. They constantly compare Trump to Hitler's, Stalin's, Mussolini, Pol Pot. But the crazy thing is if he ran against them, they'd vote for them.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, well, you're exactly right. It wouldn't surprise me. I mean, you've got people who, who are writing glowing reviews of the Ayatollah. You've got media who are soft pedaling to Islamic terrorists attempting to blow people up in New York City. So, you know, there's that. Listen, John, I appreciate you, man. Hope to make it up to Delaware very soon. I understand. I'm going to be up there for WGMD sometime in April and I cannot wait to get back. I cannot wait for the farmers market, the little stands. They got these little stands you got to go to. You got to go to Delaware. You got to go to Rehoboth, stop by Joe Biden's place there to do a ding dong dash. Trust me, he doesn't get to the door. It takes him about an hour and a half to get to the door. So just ding dong dash. You'll never get caught. But you should come to Delaware. It's a pretty cool place. It's Iowa meets the ocean and all sorts of these little farmers market stands on the way to the beach. And it's really pretty cool. All right, so we got a lot more coming up on the Rob Carson show, including this whole steak and lobster scandal. Pete Hegseth buying steak and lobster for our troops in harm's way. It's been going on forever. Democrats just found out about it and they want to make it like it's a really big deal for people who would sign up for service and risk their life to save us. I know. Kind of stupid. That's all coming up. This is the Rob Carson Show. Hey, guys, it's Carson. I just got a ghost bed. Yeah, pay attention here because I've Been sleeping on a foam mattress since I moved to the Washington, D.C. area, which is like sleeping on the sponge in your sink. Ghostbed doesn't build mattresses like furniture. They build engineered sleep systems. Their beds are serious health equipment. Beds designed for relief and recovery, not looks, not fluff. Your body should be healing while you sleep, not fighting for comfort. I have been sleeping past seven in the morning on my Ghostbed. It's unbelievable. If you wake up stiff, you toss and turn. If you sleep hot, even reaching for a pain reliever before bed, hoping tonight will be different. That's not aging, it's your mattress talking. Another great thing I love about Ghostbed, you get 101 nights to try it at home. If you don't like the difference, you can send it back risk free. Ghostbed is offering my audience their lowest prices of the season plus an extra 10% off. Go to Ghostbed.com Carson use promo code Carson. That's Ghostbed.com Carson promo code Carson. You are gonna love your new Ghostbed. It is a Rob Carson show. One of my favorite guests for all things uk And I might also add just about anything because she's very worldly, very knowledgeable and exceptional speaker. I might add. Hilary Ford, which keynote speaker, Newsmax contributor, GBN contributor, Sky News contributor. I can't. I don't think there's probably another page of resume here we could get to. But let's not do that because I'd rather hear her talk about the issues. Hilary Fordwich, welcome to the show.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Oh, thank you very much for having me. Robin, that smashing introduction. Lovely of you. Thank you.

[Rob Carson]

I'm glad in you. You're great. All right, so we got a lot of stuff to get to on the, on the radio program. Let's talk a little bit about King Charles iii, by the way, supposedly going to visit here to the States in April. What, what is, how has that happened? Or how is, how have things changed? Has the Iran conflict affected that at all?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Well, in fact, in terms of the royals, let me take one step back. I remember a very dear American friend once saying to me when I was sort of, I'm sort of fascinated by Americans are so fascinated with the royal family. Not all, but a lot of Americans. And he said to me, Hillary, we get all the pomp and circumstance and we don't have to pay for it. Which I thought was wrong. But in terms of, I mean, that's me being light and funny. Although I do think it's true. And if you look at how many Americans watch Princess Diana funeral. Over 29 million Americans were interested in that. And then, of course, the royal weddings and other weddings, etc. But now to your question. It matters. First of all, I'm going to talk about why it matters and then the status. The matter is that in England, the Great British, Great Britain and the uk, the King, the monarch, is the head of state. Now in America, of course, our President is the head of state, but it matters because this is representation coming on behalf of the British people to come and visit the United states on the 200 are brilliant, which I'm looking forward to. 250th anniversary.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, yes.

[Hilary Fordwich]

So why does it matter to Americans whether the King comes or not? Well, one of the greatest allies the US has ever had across the world since obviously 1812. After that, the UK, we have stood together. Our men and women have stood together. First World War, Second World War, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, you name it, we have stood together. You know, sas, Special Forces, of which my uncle was in, have fought next to our Marines and it's been so tight. And we can always, always count on each other. Until now, where Satya Starmer, the current British Prime Minister, the Labour Prime Minister, has been absolutely ghastly in terms of not supporting us to the invasion, the invasion of Iran. So this is a very, very, very serious situation. Now, in terms of that royal visit, what is the exact situation? Well, it would be beyond, beyond catastrophic if the King did not come, basically setting a nuclear detonation to the special relationship. But what I would say is that on the other hand, he is receiving governmental pressure and pressure from. This is horrible for me to have to admit, but I have to say it. You know, the Muslim vote in the

[Rob Carson]

uk,

[Hilary Fordwich]

and that's what? Karma, of course. Hillary.

[General Petraeus]

Hillary.

[Rob Carson]

Hillary. Hillary. Your phone is sounding terrible. What? What? Something happened to your phone.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Okay, can you hear me now? Should I take off my headphones?

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, I think you've got me on a speaker. It doesn't sound good right now. Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead and take me off speaker or whatever you got there. Are you there? That is better get closer to the receiver so we can hear your glorious voice. Go ahead and continue your thought.

[Hilary Fordwich]

I am so sorry. I'm so sorry. So that was headphones for you. What the situation is now is because of the Muslim vote in the uk, Sir. Keir Starmer did not back us, the US when we went into Iran. And now the King is receiving a lot of pressure to cancel this trip. My feedback to you and my answer on the status is nothing has been announced. They never even confirmed the trip in the first place. I think it's in jeopardy and everybody should be keeping our eyes on this because as a US citizen and taxpayer citizen, we depend on the UK and we need them to stay strong as our ally. One, for their forces, two, for their bases, and three, for global peace and prosperity.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I think, here's what I think. And there is a major division in Great Britain like there is here between the left and the right and the people who are patriotic citizens of the UK who, who are, who are Churchillian. All right. And, and I think that it would be very, it would be a very powerful signal for the King to come visit Donald Trump as a giant. I'm getting feedback on the phone here.

[Hilary Fordwich]

I'm so sorry. It's stupid EarPods. I'm really sorry. I don't know whether to put them in or put them out, but I put them out.

[Rob Carson]

If you have a phone, just put the phone out.

[Hilary Fordwich]

They just keep trying to click in. So I've hidden them behind something now. Hopefully they won't click in. I apologize to our listeners.

[Rob Carson]

It's okay. You might FL down the toilet if it takes anyway. But. No, but I think, I think would be a giant middle finger to Keir Starmer and the, the global elites and the radical Islamists if the King came here. And I think it would embolden the patriotic populace in Great Britain.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Yes, I think you're absolutely right. And I think this is going to be, I think, for everybody to keep their eyes on. It's very important. Why this is a bellwether as to whether we can stand together and the influence of the Muslim vote, we know, in our nation. Let us not just look across the Atlantic and think, oh, this is just happening in England. Look at what's happened in New York City, of course, Ami. And we're supposed to be a nation with a separation between church and state. Just today, I believe it was, or yesterday, conducting this prayer service, this Muslim prayer service. We have to be very careful about the line.

[Rob Carson]

100%. 100%. I also want to mention, you know, a couple of weeks ago, we were talking about the Epstein files and Prince Andrew and all of this and how it could affect the monarchy. Where is that? It's been kind of knocked off the front page. Is there still a crisis that the kind of crisis we're talking about bringing down Starmer and whatnot?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Well, yes, absolutely. And one thing, Rob, I hate to correct you, but let's never refer to him ever again as Prince Andrews.

[Rob Carson]

Gotcha. Gotcha.

[Hilary Fordwich]

That's one of the things that it's a victory. Now, Andrew, we have to all celebrate that or remember that. But with regard to Andrew, and you're right, because the audience probably remembers him as former prince, but Andrew Windsor Mountbatten, he has been knocked off the front pages by what's happening in Iran. And I was actually thinking he's one of the few people who's probably almost leaping up and down when we did go into Iran thinking that he would be off the front pages. But with regard to that, actually what he was actually arrested on, of course, was misconduct in office, not on anything to do with the Epstein files. But I understand from the many. There are more revolting revelations coming from those files. Rob, we're going to see a lot more people, including Andrew and the royal family under now just to link these two stories together.

[Rob Carson]

All right, Hillary, Hillary, we're going to take a break because the phone is doing weird stuff again. Let me have Michelle talk to you off air, see if we can get this figured out because I have some other questions I want to ask you with regard to Great Britain, including some major changes in the currency of Great Britain, which are going to have people kind of ticked off. I have a funny feeling they're going to be a little ticked off. I do want to mention something real quick. 70% of people on Social Security don't get what they deserve. You spend your whole life paying for Social Security. It's bad enough that they were taxing you. Donald Trump took the tax off Social Security. That was kind of nice, right? Because you've been paying it into it your entire dang life. Well, there's a way you can, you can boost your overall all lifetime Social Security benefits by $188,000. Did you know this? Why not? Why not learn about this? There's this Social Security expert named Michael Allen says it's true and reveals five key strategies to increase your benefits. I'm going to give you this number which you write this down. So if you're considering I'm not going to be on Social Security about another 10 years myself, but if I were about to be on it or on it already, we all know how hard it is to get along just making that pittance they give. You get the most out of it. Write this number down, okay? And then call this number, 8009-9996-9080-0999-9690. They will get in touch with you about this guide and you could make a whole lot more on your lifetime Social Security because you paid into it and dang it, you deserve it. And you get screwed every month by the government and you get taken to the cleaners by the government. Government and all it is. And it's time that you got what you deserve. 800-999-9690. Let's take a break and come back. This is the ROB Carson Show. Every day for 20 years, I devoted myself to making sure my wife and kids were well dressed and ready to face the world. Meanwhile, dad over here wore T shirts and jeans. Now I've discovered Quince. Quince has everyday essentials I love with quality that lasts like linen bottoms and shorts and Pima cotton European jersey linen. You're not just paying for brand markup or fancy retail stores, just quality clothing. And I look good. Their clothing is rated between four and a half and five stars by thousands of people wearing it every day. Linen shorts are a go to. They don't wrinkle when they're not cheap. The clothes I wear look expensive but aren't. When I go out in the evening, and I do now, I'm actually turning heads. Heads. It's nice to feel good and look good. Quince does that for me at a price I can afford right now. Go to quince.com newsmax for free shipping and 365 day returns. Don't keep settling. For clothes that don't last and don't look good, go to Q U I n c e.com Newsmax for free shipping and 365 day returns. Quince.com Newsmax all right, this is Rob Carson Show. We're gonna try this again. Hilary Fordwich joining us on the News Newsmax hotline. Are you there?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Yes, absolutely. Crystal clear here.

[Rob Carson]

All right, very good, very good. Real quick. I want to talk about oil prices. Everybody's concerned about oil prices. Gas is bloody expensive in Great Britain. How is the UK handling the fluctuations in the world oil market because of the Iranian situation?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Well, of course, obviously the Labour government, the government in power that is not supportive of President Trump, not supportive of the US or what we've just done. Of course, they're blaming every everything to do with inflation and everything to do with the dire straits of the country. And of course, the mantra from the Conservative Party, which is the republic, like Republicans in America, is Britain is broken. But Labour is using this as the excuse. Oh, well, it's due to what's happening in Iraq, Iran. No, it's not. It's been. Their disaster's been going on A long time. But this is what they're blaming it on.

[Rob Carson]

Well, this is the same thing that Gavin Newsom is trying to do. Blame the state's high gas prices for his awful green energy nonsense on the Iran situation. And everybody knows that's a joke. One other thing. I wanted to bring this up to you and I think I would be hard pressed to find something you haven't heard of with regard to the news, because you are as plugged in as I am and spend as much time or more preparing yourself. But Britain has decided to remove Churchill from its banknotes.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Oh, yeah. With wildlife.

[Rob Carson]

And replace with wildlife. I mean, honestly, dear God in heaven. So Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin has been on your currency. Charles Dickens has been on your currency. All of these people. Jane Austen has been on your currency, for God's sake. And now they want to get rid of Winston Churchill in favor of animals like beavers and birds. Your thoughts on this?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Oh, I'm sure you know my thoughts on this. And I bet your audience can get my thoughts on this. And compounded by graffiti all over Winston Churchill statue, which is very hard in London. And the police did nothing about it. Meanwhile, in the UK, people are being arrested for flying the flag of St George, which if most people know, I'm sure the flag of the Union Jack, where you've got the stripe in the middle, that's the flag of England because it was viewed as in quotes already, inciting hatred.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, dear God.

[Hilary Fordwich]

You can't fly the flag of St. George, the English flag, flag. And they're going to change the banknotes from Winston Churchill. But you can actually denigrate and desecrate the statue of Churchill. The world has turned topsy turvy and

[Rob Carson]

it's, well, honey, I called you honey by accident. I apologize, please don't hurt me. But you know when you look at what it's. The same thing has happened here. They were calling the American flag a sign of whatever, whatever. And hanging up rainbow flags everywhere. They were, you know, spray painting Churchill statues or not Churchill statues, but. But statues of Christopher Columbus, all of our heroes, all of the heroes of the revolutionary war that built this country. The same damn thing, Hillary. And now they're replacing the currency. How are people responding to taking Churchill off the currency. This is unbelievable.

[Hilary Fordwich]

No, people are absolutely upset that they're doing the same thing they normally do. Unfortunately, and I would actually extend this to the U.S. you know, civil people do respond civilly. They just complain and mumble and grumble, but they don't go around burning things and committing arson, and they're not. And so the only person that's really standing up to this, of course, is Nigel Farage, who I might mention at Mar a Lago with President Trump recently. And I have high hopes that hopefully there'll be some kind of alliance. But all of this comes down to one thing. It comes down to mathematics, which is we eventually will be outnumbered by those. And I looked at where the, where the birth rate is higher than 1.1 in the US we have too low of a birth rate. So does all of Western Europe, Africa and these other Middle Eastern countries. They have high birth rates and they are eventually going to outnumber.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I, I feel that if, if you get a Conservative prime minister, I think Great Britain can be saved. I'm not going to give up, you know, I'm not going to give up on Great Britain. We've seen what's happened with Italy and Poland, and those countries have been able to at least stem this nonsense. And I'm hoping that Farage can get into office, because if he does, it will be such a powerful alliance. It'll be the most powerful alliance we've seen since Reagan and Thatcher. Trump.

[Hilary Fordwich]

It won't be soon enough because President Trump probably won't be in office there. But last point, Rob, who also were the great saviors, and that is Prince William and Princess Catherine are so popular, and I think they're very good for the monarchy and President Trump thinks the world of them. And hopefully they will come over for a visit and that will help strengthen our alliance.

[Rob Carson]

All right. Well, I greatly appreciate you being on the show today, Hillary, Hillary Ford, which, and by the way, I might mention your, you're on Twitter @HillaryFord, which, where else can people find you?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Yes. YouTube. And I'm always on LinkedIn and I'm always glad to deliver any keynote, anybody would like any keynote features. Thank you for having me, Rob.

[Rob Carson]

Yep. Take care. I want to share a story with you that is apropos nothing, because it is remarkable. The, the hockey victory of our, our Olympic hockey teams was a major deal. The Democrat Party, of course, tried to, to whiz on it. They tried to act like Donald Trump didn't want the women's hockey team to come and visit all of this stuff. And it is remarkable because some of the most amazing sports stories, inspirational sports stories we've ever heard come from hockey. You know, some of the most compelling short reels about success and triumph over adversity come in the sporting world and from hockey. And, and while that story of the men's and women's teams both beating Canada to win the gold in a 250th anniversary of her birth. I have a story of a high school hockey victory that may just bring you to tears. It did to me this morning. I was watching this crying my eyes out. And when you hear it, because it involves a recent tragedy, I mean, very recent tragedy, you, you may, you may become emotional as well. I'm going to share that on the other side of the break. This is the Rob Carson show. All right, so I was promising this story. You remember a couple weeks ago when a nut bag transgender person, Robert Dorgan, walked into a hockey game. A high school hockey team murdered a woman named Rhonda, a son named Aiden, and a grandfather named Gerald. Well, the survivor, the son, Colin Dorgan, whose, whose mother was murdered, his brother. This is going to make me lose it again. His brother Aiden and his grandfather were all killed. And yesterday he scored the game winning goal to send his team to the championship.

[Jim Gossett]

Those same players were on the ice when the shooting happened last month.

[Coach or Team Member]

The biggest thing for us that after the tragedy took place was to keep them together as a family. I was with him every single day and his sister, and we as a group as well, got together every single day for 14 days straight. And I believe it made a difference. The bonding that this team went through over the last two weeks has been nothing less than superior.

[Jim Gossett]

Holland scored two goals in their previous game to bring them here to the final four. A tense game against Portsmouth that after three pieces periods was tied. It was the first overtime, then the second, and then the moment it was overtime.

[Rob Carson]

I got caught on offense a little bit there and my good buddy Cam just fed me a puck and I just hear the crowd. That's the greatest moment of high school hockey. But just to put it. Five hole, greatest moment of my life.

[Jim Gossett]

The game winner sending them to the championship.

[Coach or Team Member]

I literally cried like a baby. The floodgates opened tonight with me. When I saw him open, I knew he was, he was golden once he had that breakaway. How much better can that be right there?

[Jim Gossett (musical performance)]

Are you kidding me?

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Jim Gossett]

Collins goal brought everyone in the arena to their feet.

[Coach or Team Member]

The emotions are just running high for everybody. Couldn't have ended any better than it just did.

[Rob Carson]

Man. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. There you go. I'm losing it right now. Colin Dorgan, his mother, Rhonda, his brother Aiden, and his grandfather murdered by his insane transgendered father three weeks ago. And this kid kept it together and he came back. Can you even imagine the strength that it took. Have you ever lost a mother, a brother and your grandfather and then were able to triumph in this fashion three weeks later? Unbelievable story. Miracles happen. Great things happen. And I had to share that with you today. It is absolutely beautiful. As beautiful as that Olympic hockey victory by both of our teams? Maybe even better. Let's take a break and come back one more hour. The Rob Carson show is right ahead. I wouldn't go anywhere if I were you.