From Indiana Upsets to Iran’s Collapse: A Day of Reckoning

Summary

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The Rob Carson Show – Detailed Episode Summary

Episode: From Indiana Upsets to Iran’s Collapse: A Day of Reckoning

Date: May 6, 2026
Host: Rob Carson (Newsmax Radio)
Featured Guests: Tony Kenneth (Daily Signal), Fred Flights (America First Policy Institute), assorted commentators
Main Theme:
This episode covers two major topics: the seismic political shakeup in Indiana’s Republican primary elections (with broader implications for MAGA populism and the GOP’s future) and an in-depth, often boisterously humorous, take on the U.S. victory against Iran and its fallout, as well as analysis of the American political and cultural climate.

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Episode Overview

Rob Carson’s signature blend of humor and hard-hitting commentary animates a wide-ranging discussion, from the historic defeat of “RINO” incumbents in Indiana’s GOP primaries to the unraveling of Iran’s regime following U.S. military operations. With spirited guest appearances, the show dissects the strategies, missteps, and shifts shaking American and global politics. The tone is irreverent, highly partisan, and laced with parody and righteous outrage.

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Key Topics & Insights

1. Indiana Primary “Bloodbath” & MAGA Momentum

Segment Start: 01:50

• Historic Upsets: Multiple long-serving Indiana GOP state senators unseated, most notably Dan Durnall (District 1), Linda Rogers (District 11), and Travis Holdman (District 19), each defeated by Trump-endorsed challengers.
• Trump’s Influence: Pro-Trump alignment is paramount; those who opposed Trump’s favored redistricting were targeted and lost.
• Civic Engagement: Tony Kenneth celebrates increased voter turnout driven by populist energy.
• Quote:
  “More incumbents removed than any primary in the last 50 years.” – Tony Kenneth (03:02)
• Riff on the Moment: Carson jokes about “bloodbaths” as Indiana’s alternative to cold water plunges.

Timestamps & Memorable Quotes:

• [03:09] Tony Kenneth: “If I have one dream, one, it is that the American people recognize their duty as citizens is not just to care about the presidential election once every four years.”
• [04:09] Rob Carson: “Oh, it’s so glorious. …in Indiana, the bloodbath is more important right now.”

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2. Populism vs. Establishment & Democrat Overreach

Segment: 04:53–07:47

• Why Rhinos Lost: Voters frustrated with lack of legislative progress in a "super-majority" red state and tired of excuses over issues like redistricting and gerrymandering.
• Democrat Missteps: Democratic leadership accused of “overplaying their hand” on redistricting and progressive policies, leading to elite and millionaire exoduses from blue states like Washington.
• Quote:
  “They always go way too far, way too fast. …This is the third time I’ve come out here to announce I spent all the money, and now all the millionaires and billionaires won’t give me any more because they’re leaving.” – Tony Kenneth (06:33)

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3. The Future of the Republican Party & Warning to Democrats

Segment: 07:57–11:59

• Party Reform: Carson and guests argue the Republican Party has been thoroughly transformed into MAGA populism, with an open call for Democrats to "gut" their own party leadership.
• Never Going Back:
  “The Republican Party is never going to be the party that it was. …It’s never going to be the party of George Bush, George H.W. Bush. It’s never going to be the party of Mitt Romney, ever, ever again.” – Rob Carson (15:15)
• Calls for Democrat Reform:
  “You need to gut your party of the filth and corruption that guides it, of the nonsense that guides it, of the mania that guides it, everything from abortion till birth and transgenderizing children. Are you out of your mind?” – Rob Carson (15:37)

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4. Analysis of Democrat Party’s Leftward Drift

Segment: 18:10–20:36

• Democrat Infighting: Citing Van Jones and pollsters, the episode claims even moderates and pollsters (like Mark Penn) find the party veering too far left, contrasting with John Fetterman’s “moderation.”
• Notable Quotes:
  “You have to agree on 100% of the Berkeley, California agenda to be a Democrat. …That’s completely insane.” – Van Jones (20:12) “My God, you have to agree on 100% of the Berkeley, California agenda to be a Democrat. It doesn’t make any sense.” – Tony Kenneth echoing Van Jones (20:12)

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5. Iran’s Collapse: U.S. Victory and Regime Change Prospects

Segment: 24:18–33:08 (with news recaps before/after)

• Military Success: Extensive praise for Operation Epic Fury, the removal of Iran as a threat to shipping, destruction of military infrastructure, and geopolitical consequences.
• Regime Destabilized: Fred Flights notes deep fractures in Iranian leadership, widespread economic collapse, and unlikelihood of trusted negotiation partners.
  • “We destroyed the military, we destroyed the navy. …We’ve made ourselves more prepared for future conflicts.” – Fred Flights (36:05)
• Call for Freedom: Carson and Flights push for real regime change, deriding any diplomatic overtures as doomed due to Iran’s duplicity.
  • “There is no friggin way that anybody left from that regime, that murderous regime, anybody associated with murdering 40,000 people for standing up… they cannot be allowed to remain in power.” – Rob Carson (32:48)
• Military Genius Praised: Marco Rubio gets spotlighted for media handling, clarity, and "bedside manner" (27:07, 40:05).
  • “He handled the press so beautifully. Bedside manner that is so disarming, even if you disagree with him.” – Rob Carson (26:26, 40:24)

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6. Broader Geopolitical Dominoes

Segment: 38:03–39:42

• America Ascending: Discussion covers U.S. containment of China, CCP setbacks in Taiwan, Cuba on the verge of collapse, and weakening of terrorist groups (Hamas, Hezbollah), with implicit credit to the Trump administration.
• Lebanon-Israeli Talks: First meaningful government-to-government negotiations in decades, with the Lebanese government now empowered to confront Hezbollah after its losses.
  • “We’re actually stiffening the spine of the Lebanese government to crack down on Hezbollah, which has been substantially weakened by Israel.” – Fred Flights (38:51)

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7. Cultural Commentary & Parody

Throughout / Music Segment: 43:16

• Comic Parody: Carson and guest Jim Gossett lampoon the collapse of Iran’s currency, with musical parody illustrating daily misery under the regime ("How do I put a million rials… in a soda machine?").
• Signature Humor: References to "Portland Frog Brigade," sexualized state monikers, and playful jibes at guests and politicians.

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps)

• On Indiana Primary:
  • “More incumbents removed than any primary in the last 50 years.” – Tony Kenneth (03:02)
  • “It’s so glorious. …in Indiana, the bloodbath is more important right now.” – Rob Carson (04:09)
• On Party Change:
  • “The Republican Party is never going to be the party that it was.” – Rob Carson (15:15)
• On Populism & Civic Duty:
  • “If I have one dream, …it is that the American people recognize their duty as citizens is not just to care about the presidential election once every four years. You care about the primaries and off year elections.” – Tony Kenneth (03:18)
• On Iran’s Regime:
  • “There is no friggin way that anybody left from that regime… can be allowed to remain in power.” – Rob Carson (32:48)
• On Iran’s Future:
  • “I think the Iranian people will rise up eventually. The economy is devastated. These leaders are being held in power by the barrel of a gun.” – Fred Flights (31:29)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Indiana Election Recap: 01:50 – 04:53
• Tony Kenneth: Republican Reformation: 03:09, 07:08–11:59
• Democrat Party Analysis/Van Jones: 18:10–20:36
• Operation Epic Fury/Iran: 24:18–33:08
• Military Summary (with Flights): 36:05–39:42
• Currency Collapse Parody: 43:16

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Closing Thoughts

Throughout the episode, Rob Carson is boisterous, satirical, and unapologetically populist. The Indiana primary victories are painted as proof of widespread Republican reform driven by grassroots activism, with warnings to both party establishment holdouts and Democrats. The international segment underscores a narrative of U.S. resurgence, strategic clarity, and the beginning of global democratic revival—while mocking adversaries in politics and geopolitics alike.

The episode is an audio rally for conservative listeners, urging vigilance in the ongoing “political war," and pointing to historic changes both domestic and abroad as victories for the populist right.

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Transcript

[Rob Carson]

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[Rob Carson]

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[Fred Flights]

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[Dustin Grove]

Dustin Grove in the WTHR newsroom on what has become a historic election night here in Indiana primary election. One of the big headlines we're following is the growing number of state senators who have lost their seats. Tonight President Trump went after a number of state senators who voted against his redistricting plan and it appears to have worked.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[Dustin Grove]

Take a look at this so far. State Senate District 1, the incumbent Dan Durnall knocked off tonight Trump endorsed challenger Trevor Devries.

[Rob Carson]

Good luck over here.

[Dustin Grove]

Incumbent Linda Rogers lost her seat tonight.

[Rob Carson]

Bye.

[Dustin Grove]

To challenge challenger Brian Schmutzler up in District 11. That's in the South Bend area. Moving on, Senate District 19 Republican challenger Blake Feechter defeated longtime high ranking state senator Travis Holdman. Tonight political experts say this means President Trump basically can still have a major impact on statewide races. And you can bet lawmakers

[Rob Carson]

wow. Oh my goodness. Tony Kenned. I was watching all this news coming out. I said oh God, it's going to be you won't be Able to sleep tonight. Tony Kenneth, Daily Signal and of course does a great show there in the America's heartland. Indianapolis, Indiana, on wibc. Tony, how you doing, bro?

[Tony Kenneth]

I'm pretty excellent. And I will be right up front with you. Just let's, you know, cut right to the brass tax. Here you are, right there.

[Rob Carson]

You were right. There you go.

[Tony Kenneth]

No, that's actually not where I'm going to go. I know that. This is exactly what I would do. No, no, no, no. I have something totally different. You and I do the exact same thing. We have been pleading for years, one thing, care about the primaries, have we not? On your couch out on the coast here, when we've talked, when you visited my house in Indiana, when we've been on the air, every radio show, every TV show. If I have one dream, one it is that the American people recognize their duty as citizens is not just to care about the presidential election once every four years. You care about the primaries and off year elections. That is key. And what we saw is more incumbents removed than any primary in the last 50 years.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, it's so glorious. You know, a lot of people are doing these cold plunges, but I guess in, in, in Indiana, the bloodbath is more important right now. People are doing a lot of bloodbaths.

[Tony Kenneth]

And you know what? I will gladly run around with the nice soothing bath salts and make that blood bath as enjoyable for people as possible. That's why I'm not running around going, oh, Tony's right, he's a mate. No, no. The Hoosiers that came out and voted, I am so proud of. I was thrilled to be among those. I went and voted. And I'm happy to say that there were a few who actually came up and said, we came out to vote today because you encouraged us to. I'm on cloud nine because I'm seeing Americans taking care of business.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Did you see what happened in Ohio with Vivek Ramaswamy? Won every damn county.

[Tony Kenneth]

Yeah, yeah, the Nick Fuentes moron didn't win a single thing, whatever that was. The former Ohio ag, or excuse me, the current Ohio ag who had already dropped out because turns out when there's a big, huge Somali fraud problem that's not really looking too good.

[Fred Flights]

Aggressive.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. You know, and we just had Luke Rosiak on last hour. You know, Luke Rosiek, he's now with. And dude, he's. He's still got three or four more big releases to happen this week. He's already got two. And he's just. I Told him. I told him you. You looked at Nick Shirley and said, hold my beer.

[Tony Kenneth]

He. And then. And then Trey from the Capital Research center, we've got them on tonight to go a little bit more in detail on what has been said, obviously. I mean, again, to actually see a country looking at this stuff and saying, I'm not doing any of this. Yes, it's the rewarding feeling. I feel like a teacher watching kids get, like, really great jobs and graduate. Like, it's the exact same feeling right here, right now.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, we've got some great things happening in Virginia, too. You know, the Democrat Party rammed through a redistricting in a state that was actually a colony that started the American Revolution because of taxation without representation. Oh, that's a good move. That's a good move. Democrats. And then they rammed it through, completely disregarding the rules, and it's unconstitutional. And. And so the feces is hitting the fan here in. In Virginia. They really overplayed their hand, didn't they?

[Tony Kenneth]

They always do.

[Rob Carson]

I know.

[Tony Kenneth]

And this, by the way, one thing that you really would hope that some of the populist side of the Republican Party, that that's turned into the kind of Tucker Guitar Olson uber these schools would remember. You should pay attention. The left always goes way too far, way too fast. They never wait. They never hedge their bets. They're like, we're going to do free everything. And then in two months, okay, New Yorkers, we're out of money again. This is the third time I've come out here to announce I spent all the money, and now all of the millionaires and billionaires won't give me any more because they're leaving.

[Rob Carson]

You heard that? What's his name? I'm trying to remember the billionaire that they targeted the other day, Ken Griffin, he's pulling up stakes, man. He's like, I'm out of here. And when he tapped. When Zoran Mandami tapped on the glass and said, hey, we're texting, he got creeped out and literally felt terrorized by it. So he's like, screw you. I'm taking the project and I'm out of here, man.

[Tony Kenneth]

Well, the openly communist mayor of Seattle, she said, what do you say about not just billionaires, but millionaires? Hundred thousandaires that are leaving the Washington state area because you know they're going to confiscate all of their stuff? And she said by that's what I have to say to him.

[Fred Flights]

Bye.

[Tony Kenneth]

Bye. And so they're all leaving. And look, they want Indiana. They want to come to Florida. Hopefully when you guys get Virginia taken care of, they want to move to Virginia. Awesome. Good.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. So for those who don't know, tell us exactly why these Rhinos in the state of Indiana got their teeth kicked in last night.

[Tony Kenneth]

Two reasons and two reasons alone. Reason number one, they have not produced anything of value in a red state like Indiana. When you have a super majority, stagnation and apathy are the names of the game. People are tired of that. They're tired of hearing all this, oh, we're going to do all this stuff just to hear that you've given another land grant to the chamber of commerce or this whatever, blah, blah, blah nonsense. They're tired of no results. Number two, they are tired of being given crappy excuses for things that average Americans can reason in about five minutes. That being redistricting, Trump said, hey, it's a national game. We need to redistrict because there are

[Fred Flights]

these racially gerrymandered districts, and I don't like it.

[Tony Kenneth]

We need to get the whole voting situation under control. And these state senators said no. And the lady I used to page for Gene Lysing, one of the people that said, well, actually, my grandson got a text about redistricting. That's targeted harassment. It was a mass political text, and that's why she voted no. So those that were up for reelection here, the incumbents in Indiana, they got their teeth kicked in because voters simply said, at least have the common courtesy to explain to me why we are making one of the most vile, disgusting members of Congress, Andre Carson and institution, by giving him a racially gerrymandered district in the center of the state. Bleeping why? And that's what voters came out and showed.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, dude, I got to tell you, by the way, just got news on the. On the. The chat. It looks like Rudy Giuliani has been released from the hospital. Oh, thank God, brother. Woof, woof. There. I'll tell you what, bro. There's some. There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear, but I know it's good news beating bad. You've got people like Van Jones saying that the Democrat Party has gone off the rails when they say that he says that they should have more John Fetterman. Van Jones said that. Van Jones. The Democrat Party has gone so left. And they've really. Dude, if you think the Democrat Party's gonna take the midterms, you got some sweet weed that must be legal where you are now.

[Tony Kenneth]

Hang on just a quick second because this is. Obviously, I agree with you. I think that the group that is the cockiest heading into the midterms is usually the group that's about to get their teeth kicked in. All right, that's the truth. However. However, I will argue that it's still a couple of things still need to go, right?

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[Tony Kenneth]

We still need the House and the Senate to actually decide. Well, excuse me, not the House. This is not at all Mike Johnson's fault. We need the Senate to actually decide. They're doing things. And again, this does boil down at some point to some direct presidential pressure on the Senate. I don't know necessarily how that looks just yet, but it's not over yet.

[Fred Flights]

This.

[Tony Kenneth]

This is shaping up to be a good midterm fight.

[Rob Carson]

I know. I know.

[Tony Kenneth]

End of the first.

[Rob Carson]

I'm not taking anything for granted, brother. I'm not taking anything for granted. We are in the war. We're in a war. They declared war on us. We are in the middle of civil war. It's been going on for nine years. I'd like to say that we've been in a political prison for nine years, and it's time for us, we are greater in numbers to. To kick the prison guards asses. And those are the people who are doing the no Cranes protest. Those are the people who are out for by Neville Singham and George Soros and all this and the Democrat Party leadership, by the way, it's time to overwhelm the prison guards and take over the prison because we've got a country to save. So obviously we all need to be motivated. And something has to be done with that Senate. Something has to be done with John Thune. Something has to be done with blowing up the filibuster. I can go on and on, but by God, they better do something because now you've seen what happens when they don't in the Senate. In. In Indiana.

[Tony Kenneth]

Absolutely. And again, for the future, you see now additional pressure being put on South Carolina for their state Senate, which is excellent. You see additional pressure coming down the line for a whole host of states. It is a very good thing. I actually have kind of some insider info here that Indiana may be about up for some redistricting anyway, even before midterms because again, some of the lines of the Indianapolis district, House District 7, are drawn using old redlining maps on two of its borders. It only takes one lawsuit, and then that's before the election.

[Rob Carson]

I love it, brother. Well, Tony, Kenneth, I appreciate you taking the time. We normally reserve our conversations for Fridays. Tell me about your show. Where can people watch your show tonight, bro?

[Tony Kenneth]

YouTube.com Daily Signals the best place. I have other exciting news I can't share just yet. So there's the keys. Rob, really appreciate it.

[Rob Carson]

What time? What time? What time? What time?

[Tony Kenneth]

7pm Eastern. God's time zone.

[Rob Carson]

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[Marco Rubio]

But in most places on earth they believe that your rights come from your and from your laws. But ours was founded on the belief that your rights come from your creator and from God.

[News Narrator]

He calls the shots in the Republican Party and if you go against that, he will pour his wrath out upon you. And it doesn't typically turn out well. As Harry Hinton has said before, go against Trump in a primary and you wind up in the grinder. And that's what happened in Indiana. To me, what I was looking for tonight was the forward looking lessons here. For instance, what's going to happen in Kentucky in a couple of weeks in that 4th congressional district where Thomas Massie is the one congressional Republican who has been the biggest thorn in Donald Trump's side. They have poured millions into that race and a lot of people are wondering could he withstand a challenge from a Trump backed challenger there? If you look at what happened in Indiana tonight and you're Thomas Massie tonight or you're anybody else in a primary right now where Trump's on the other side of you, you got to be thinking, this. This is a bad night for me.

[Rob Carson]

But, yeah, MAGA support of Donald Trump is 98 to 100%. It's not going to go anywhere. I mean, you can dream all you want, you can come up with some sort of idiotic headline that says, oh, yeah, maga. MAGA support is slipping. It's not. You don't even know what we've been through. You don't even know how devoted we are to the movement. It's not necessarily about Donald Trump himself, but the movement and what we expect from it. That's is meant to preserve the union. It is based on how corrupt and awful this union had become and taking our country back from the forces of darkness that have made it so awful. You have no idea who you're messing with. You have no idea. It's not going to turn back. The Republican Party is never going to be the party that it was. It's never going to be the party of George Bush, George H.W. bush. It's never going to be the party of Mitt Romney ever, ever again. That's it. We had our reformation. Now the Democrat Party needs to do the same thing, and you, as Democrats, need to do the same thing. You need to gut your party of the filth and corruption that guides it, of the nonsense that guides it, of the mania that guides it, everything from abortion till birth and transgenderizing children. Are you out of your mind? You, as a human being who might have morals, you as a human being who might believe in God. You cannot stay in the Democrat Party as it is. You've got to gut it. We gutted ours. There are still people in our party who are pulling the same crap, thinking like the ayatollahs in Iran, that they can wait us out. We aren't going anywhere. We aren't going anywhere. No, no, no, no. We're getting stronger. We're in the middle of another revolutionary war. It's not firing shots. But it is a battle. It is a battle, and it's going to be decided in the midterms. And we aren't going to let our country slip. We aren't going to let the Democrat Party take over and go after our president again. Because if they try that, oh, there's going to be much bigger hell to pay than you can even imagine. If you try to impeach our president and we go through this again, we ain't going to do it. We are not going to do it. That's it. And it's easy for me to blow be it. It's either easy for me to talk about this. You see people on online who do this. They do these little videos, oh, we're going to come after you and all this. I've got 81 million people behind me who are saying the same damn thing. The same thing, man. This is Mark Penn. He is a pollster, formerly worked with the Clinton administration. This is not good for Democrats, which I say is great. It's not good for the people in power of the Democrat party. It is good for decent common sense Democrats. I know you're out there.

[Political Analyst]

Real question is, has the Democratic Party moved too far to the left to be acceptable? Are candidates like Platner, you know, and obviously Mondame and AOC get so much publicity and obviously Jeffries in order to get the speakership himself has moved so much more aggressively left in terms of the rhetoric. Is this party going to go into the midterms and move back to the center or is it going to really be seen as.

[Rob Carson]

No, let them self immolate too far to the left. Encourage them. Oh yeah, you definitely want to double down on the transgender children right now.

[Political Analyst]

You can see in the polls that despite the fact that the, that the voters are unhappy with the economy and the Republicans, they obviously think that they, that the party, the Democratic Party has drifted too far to the left and that's why it's coming out lower than the Republicans in virtually every poll.

[Rob Carson]

And what sane adult wants to be a part of this joyful, radical, peaceful

[Tony Kenneth]

resistance with the Portland Frog Brigade?

[Rob Carson]

I'm the co founder of the Portland frog Brigade. Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man.

[Tony Kenneth]

Writer of sexy books.

[Rob Carson]

Stacy Abrams. Trump was on the Jeffrey Abstee plane.

[Tony Kenneth]

It really should be called the sexy

[Rob Carson]

state of the unethical. He is a fascist. Tragically, we're now in a country of by and for now, keep going down this road, man. Just do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it. You will get your rear end kicked up between your shoulders. Van Jones, he's a, he's a communist. Van Jones was a communist, may still be a communist for all I know. And even he says, like for instance, John Fetterman is the odd man out. John Fetterman is the odd man out of the Democrat Party. I mean some of his views are nuts, socially nuts. But at least he knows, I don't know, maybe we should support our military in a time of military conflict when they're destroying the Greatest sponsor of terror in the history of mankind in Iran, all of that stuff. Here is Van Jones talking about the Democrat Party and John Fetterman.

[Tony Kenneth]

Look, I think he is a moderate Democrat and that should not be illegal in this party. My God, you have to agree on 100% of. 100% of the Berkeley, California agenda to be a Democrat. It doesn't make any sense. Like, it just shows you how nutty things have gotten that somebody who wants

[Marco Rubio]

to stick up for Israel and doesn't

[Tony Kenneth]

want an open border somehow now has to be a Republican. That's completely insane.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. Yeah, it is insane. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. This is Democrats in Minnesota. You can't to me.

[Fred Flights]

You can't. Get the out of here.

[Rob Carson]

Get the out. Nobody wants you here, right? Get out. Walk the out. You stupid. If you didn't have a gun. Well, there you go. Democrats, that's your party right now. Oh, man. There's. There's no. There's no saving that party. There's no saving that party. And I love it. I told you, I said that the Democrat party would have to completely reform itself or disappear into the dustbin of history. And they are disappearing in the dustbin of history. I said that 80% of us believe the country is headed the wrong direction. 80% of us could come together and save her. 80% I believe of. Well, maybe not that many, but a good share of Democrats, rank and file Democrat voters who have families, who have live in cul de sac neighbors who have neighborhoods who haven't told their friends who are MAGA Republicans that they want nothing to do with them. They are looking at their party going, seriously, what the hell? And I would recommend that you get on the right side of good in God and tell your party to reform itself and gut its national leadership like we did ours. We still have hangers on like John Thune and whatnot, but I would encourage you to do so. Coming up, Fred Flights, America First Policy Institute to talk about all the goodness coming out of the Iran and epic fury. Don't go anywhere. Hey guys. It's Carson for ghostbed. I am sleeping better than I've ever slept in my entire life. I used to think a mattress was just furniture, but I got a ghostbed. 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. Your body should be healing while you sleep, not fighting for comfort. I noticed immediately my first night on a ghost bed. I slept for 10 hours. If you're waking up stiff, tossing and turning, sleeping hot, even reaching for a pain reliever before bed, hoping tonight will be different. That's not aging. That's your mattress talking. Here's another thing I love about Ghostbed. You get 101 nights to try it at home. If you don't like the difference, you send it back risk free. Ghostbed is currently having their Memorial Day sale plus an extra 10% off. For my audience. Go to ghostbed.comcarson and use promo code carson ghostbed.comcarson promo code carson for the sleep of a lifetime. Hey, hey guys, it's Rob Carson for Relief Factor. There's a reason why at my age I could still crush it at the gym, carry an armchair by myself, or do any home improvement project without pain during or after. And that's Relief Factor. When it comes to supplements, the two things that matter most. It works and you trust it. Relief Factor was created by a combat wounded Vietnam veteran. He decided to become a doctor simply to help people to heal them. If pain is holding you back, find out why so many people, including me, make Relief Factor a part of their daily routine. Try the three week quick start today. Go to relieffactor.com that's relieffactor.com or call 800 for relief. That's 800 for relief. For relief factor.

[Marco Rubio]

It could be one that leads them to reconstruction, to prosperity and to stability and to not posing a threat to the world. The alternative is growing isolation, economic collapse, and ultimately total defeat. I know what the right choice is for Iran. I hope that the people over there making decisions will make the right1.

[Dustin Grove]

Nearly three quarters of Americans say Iran is losing. Even 60% of Democrats agree. When you have the Democrats agreeing with Trump, that's when you know it's over.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. And isn't it amazing how quiet Adam Schiff is this week and Chris Murphy and all of the Democrats who said this was a disaster. Since day one, I posted a video on social media and I said shame on them and I wish it would make a difference. But they don't have any shame. For 60 some days, starting on day one, they've done nothing but demean and discourage and attack the mission, not support our military in harm's way, knowing that Democrats and Republicans serve in the military or maybe have kids serving the military or maybe have spouses serving in the military. But they said nothing good. Nothing good, nothing good. And they literally were rooting for Iran to win, to reconstitute so Donald Trump wouldn't get credit for it. They looked past the possibility of Iranian women, by the million, finally being able to show their hair without being beaten to death. If you Democrat Party, I swear, you people, the people in charge of the Democrat Party, are on the wrong side of God and on the wrong side of good. It is just remarkable. Just, just, just remarkable. Did you see Marco Rubio? He was in charge of the presser yesterday at the press pool. You know how they call it, the press pool because it's in this little indoor area. Used to be a swimming pool in there. Used to be an indoor swimming pool. And I guess they paved it over or something filled with concrete and they parked the press in there. It's not a very big room. I mean, it's like, wow, uncomfortably

[Fred Flights]

very

[Rob Carson]

warm in the summertime. I've been over there. It's pretty interesting. It's not very. It's. It's not impressive. It's not impressive. But anyway, that said, Marco Rubio took over yesterday and. Dang it, I tell you what, man, that guy, I swear, you know, he's. He is just. He is just doing such a damn good job as the Secretary of State. He is such a wordsmith. He is. He handled the press so beautifully. And he has this bedside manner that is just so disarming, even if you disagree with him. And here he is yesterday talking about the Iranian leadership. I added a little music, by the way.

[Marco Rubio]

The times come for Iran to make a sensible choice, and it's not easy for them to do that, obviously, because they have a fracture in their own leadership system. And apart from that, I mean, the top people in that government are, to say the least. You know, they're insane in the brain,

[Rob Carson]

That is. Margaret. He, by the way, is a big fan of the LA sound. Like mid-90s into the early aughts hip hop, which I actually enjoy as well. It's. I do. Even in the. Even in the year. The 80s, late 80s, with. With all sorts of groups. But anyway, that. That said, Public Enemy, I like Public Enemy. They're. They're good. Misguided in their politics a little bit, but revolutionary with regard to sampling and whatnot. I won't get into that. Believe it or not, I'm a white guy from Iowa and I can appreciate some hip hop. Not so much lately. Here's a little montage of Pete Hegseth. Am I told. Wait a minute, Brian. Are we. Are we told that Fred Flights is on the air? Is that what you're clicking me about? Let's go to Fred Flights, ladies and gentlemen, America's first Policy Institute. Fred Flights, welcome to the show. Long time no talk. How are you?

[Fred Flights]

Hey, good to be here, man.

[Rob Carson]

What a day. What a day. Marco Rubio yesterday owned that presser talking about Iran, talking about, you know, how the Iranian leaders are insane in the brain. It looks like we're seeing in the distance here. Donald Trump said this could be over in three weeks. What are you hearing? What are you thinking?

[Fred Flights]

Well, I think we saw over the last 24 hours an Iranian regime that really does want a deal and a president who's trying to keep his word to make this a short term conflict and not a quagmire. And I mean, there's some outlines of a possible deal we're hearing. I don't know how much of it is accurate. Obviously, Iran would have to stop threatening the Strait of Hormuz. There's rumors that we may give them sanctions relief and release funds that are being held in banks abroad. I guess that's something we may have to do to get things rolling. There's also word that we would agree, Iran would agree to a moratorium on enrichment, but it May last only five to 15 years. I'm not happy about that idea. I don't know that that's true or that President Trump will accept it. No, there are some talks underway.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I am hoping that the regime is so fractured that the Iranian people will rise. We can't leave a seed. We can't leave a seed to grow. Fred Flights. We cannot do that. We just cannot simply allow them to, to get through this, rebuild their, their dictatorship and, and not allow for the freedom of the Iranian people. Brother.

[Fred Flights]

Yeah, I mean, another factor here is that I don't know if there's any point in even trying to negotiate because we don't know who we're talking to. We know the regime is divided. We know this regime lies and doesn't keep its word. It cheated on the nuclear deal struck with Obama. It will cheat on whatever the Trump administration negotiates with it. I mean, what I recommend to the President is no negotiating. Let's have an ultimatum. You stop threatening the war, stop threatening shipping of the Strait of Hormuz. We'll call off major military operations. But if you try to enrich uranium, if you try to dig out that enriched uranium or do other belligerent thinks, the war is back and we will destroy your energy sector.

[Rob Carson]

I was leaning into and there were several people who were saying that. Even Jack Keane was saying that we're probably going to have to do a kinetic strike, go back in and, and wipe out the energy grid and bridges and whatnot. I'm actually surprised, you know, that Donald Trump. No, I shouldn't say that. He's been very deliberate. He's been more deliberate than I could have ever imagined with the withdrawal Maduro in Venezuela and the time that we took to, before we attacked Iran and all of this stuff. So I think it's pretty remarkable and pretty good of him to not have done that by now. And he's been very kind to the Iranian people, knowing that they're going to have to pick up the pieces and the only way they're going to be able to do that is to have power and resources.

[Fred Flights]

I think the Iranian people will rise up eventually. The economy is devastated. These leaders are being held, held in power by the barrel of a gun. I mean, how, how are the security forces being paid? I don't think this is a sustainable situation.

[Rob Carson]

I don't either. I, I was watching the Persian guard the Strait of Hormuz the last few days. What we've done there is nothing short of remarkable. They're sending out a couple of these little mosquito boats with small arms fire to their death at the, at the end of a gun. They're being sent out there. But otherwise it looks like the Strait of Hormuz is no longer, is no longer a threat from Iran. Do you agree with that?

[Fred Flights]

I do. In fact, that's something that Rubio and Hegseth made clear yesterday. People were panicking the day before that Iran has responded with force against their efforts to secure the strait. They did attack to some extent, but it was very minor and we had it under control. But I think the President suspended our operation to secure the strait temporarily in the remote, given the remote possibility Iran will agree to some kind of reasonable diplomatic settlement. Trump always prefers diplomacy, but I also think he's worried that there's nobody reliable to negotiate with in Iran.

[Rob Carson]

Well, no, there isn't. There just isn't. Let's just be honest. There is no friggin way that anybody left from that regime, that murderous regime, anybody associated with murdering 40,000 people for standing up against the government, they cannot be allowed to remain in power. Fred Flights. I've got much more I want to get to you on the other side of the break. Can you hold?

[Fred Flights]

I can, yes. Thank you.

[Rob Carson]

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[Marco Rubio]

The operation is over. Epic Fury Is the president notified Congress we're done with that stage of it. Okay. We're now onto this project of freedom

[Rob Carson]

as a direct gift from the United States to the world. We have established a powerful red, white

[News Narrator]

and blue dome over the strait. American destroyers are on station, supported by hundreds of fighter jets, helicopters, drones and surveillance aircraft, providing 247 overwatch for peaceful commercial vessels. Except Iran's, of course.

[Rob Carson]

CENTCOM has established an enhanced security area on the southern side of the strait that is now protected by US Land, naval and air assets to help defeat further Iranian aggression against commercial shipping. More than 100 fighters, attack aircraft, and other manned and unmanned aircraft synchronized by the 82nd Airborne Division are in the air 24 hours a day, providing defensive overwatch for the enhanced security area. I got to tell you, I've never seen such a military campaign flawlessly. I mean, I won't say completely flawlessly, but nearly flawlessly executed as we did with Operation Epic Fury, Operation Economic Fury. With us on the phone is America First Policy Institute's Fred Flights. What a masterful campaign from start to finish, starting with the air campaign, then the sea campaign, then the blockade. And I mean, remarkable, right?

[Fred Flights]

Well, let's take the opportunity to shamelessly praise our friend and boss, Chris Ruddy, Newsmax CEO and President. He has a fantastic column on Newsmax.com on the nine ways this is a conclusive win for the United States. We destroyed the military, we destroyed the Navy. We've weakened Russian and Chinese influence. We've made ourselves more prepared for future conflicts, and we've prepared what he describes as a new Arab Israeli alliance against Iran. It's a fabulous piece, I might add. I'm writing another article that quotes this piece that will appear in American Greatness on Friday. But this is a huge win. And we had to tell the American people this because the mainstream media is lying every day to discredit what President Trump achieved here.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. And did you notice now last night I did a social media video to shame the Democrat Party, although they have no shame, Fred. So I don't even know why the hell I even bought. But day one, Chris Murphy, day one, when we vaporized the Ayatollah, he said it was a disaster. They have been caterwauling, they have been screeching, they have done nothing to support our troops. I've never seen anything like this in my bloody life. Last night, unveiled Harvard, I believe. Marist poll, 76% of Americans believe we've beaten Iran's butt. And where is Adam Schiff today? Where is Murphy today? Where are these people today? They want to get on the right side of history, but as far as I'm concerned, we're going to the victory parade and they can stay the hell at home.

[Fred Flights]

I think that's right. And look, Trump had a difficult message for the American people. There's going to be some short term financial pain. You are going to pay more at the gas pump for a short time. But the payoff here is that Iran won't have a nuclear weapon, which is a grave threat to global security. And it's a threat to us because Iran is making ICBMs that one day we will be able to hit our country.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. And look at the other pieces of the puzzle. The, the, the 3D chess game that's been playing. You know, we've brought China to its knees to some degree. They're no longer screwing around with Taiwan. You've got Cuba on the verge of collapse. And it looks like Rubio is working strategically to completely change that island that's been a thorn in our side for 70 years. It's pretty remarkable.

[Fred Flights]

No, I think, I think that's exactly right. There are historic changes taking place here that will be around for a long time.

[Rob Carson]

And where's Hamas? Where's Hamas? At Hezbollah, too. Look at, look at that. Look at that. But look at that. Are we hearing any major attacks around the, around the world? We have pulled the teeth out of the tiger.

[Fred Flights]

We're seeing negotiations between the Lebanese government and the Israeli government. Something hasn't taken place for decades and we're actually stiffening the spine of the Lebanese government to crack down on Ezbola, which has been substantially weakened by Israel and made the mistake of attacking Israel again during this war.

[Rob Carson]

These are remarkable times. I predicted, Fred, that freedom and faith were going to spread around the world. And I believe that we are the reaction to the action of evil that had taken over the world. You know, I believe that faith and science can exist on the same spectrum. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. We're the reaction of good. And I think it's happening. I think we've got. I think we've got the devil on his heels and we just need to give him a shove.

[Fred Flights]

I think. I think that's exactly right. We have to stand with the president and the president as people have to make the best possible case for this. Hegseth and Rubio really did do this yesterday. We need to have more press conferences with Rubio. He was fabulous.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, my gosh. Wasn't he just a mate? Can this guy not, you know, next he's gonna do it, like, make a cinnamon rolls or something? I mean, he can do everything.

[Fred Flights]

I mean. I mean, obviously he has a lot of experience as a speaker and a politician, but the deep, substantive knowledge he has of foreign affairs, the ability to explain the complicated and to. To basically disregard all the misstatements and distortions of this policy. It was. It was.

[Rob Carson]

It was just his bedside management. His bedside management. That's it. That's the key. Deep knowledge of these things and this bedside manner that is so disarming, so educational. You don't want to fight with this guy. You want to listen with this guy. I think it was marvelous to see. I don't want to see Caroline Levitt replaced anytime soon. She's spectacular.

[Fred Flights]

But I do want to. Nothing. I'm not going to speak ill of her. And I'm so impressed with her.

[Rob Carson]

No, you know, she's great.

[Fred Flights]

I think. She's only 27 years old.

[Rob Carson]

I know. I swear. Yeah, I think. But, you know, keep her where she is. Watch her grow. She's on maternity leave right now. And turn up the volume on Rubio, baby. That's all I gotta say. I appreciate you joining me. Thanks for the heads up on Chris Reddy's piece. I'm gonna check that out.

[Fred Flights]

Will do. Good to be here.

[Rob Carson]

All right. God bless. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. This is not an ev. And it never will be. There you go. You needed the volume to hear the. The ev. Thanks to Fred Flights he was awesome, by the way. You know, I've been kind of thinking about, you know, I'm selling the house in Kansas City. We. We're. We're. We sold it and we just need to close. And I'm walking away with a little bit of, you know, something for a down payment on a possible little, I don't know, maybe a little place to park an Airstream. And, you know, that'd be kind of cool to live in a. In a hood where you could have a golf cart and tool around, you know, and it's not about being, you know, of a certain age. There are a lot of younger people who have neighborhoods like that. It's pretty cool. So that would be my ev. If I had any. We haven't heard any Jim. Gossip today, by gosh. What the heck is wrong with me, man? What the heck is wrong with me? Did you know that the. The. The Iranian currency has declined majorly? It's called a dinar. No dinar for you 1. It looks like the 1.81 million rial. It's a real. Not a dinar. Dinar is another country. It's a rial. Things about to get rial for the Iranian people. 1.81 million rials for every American dollar. And Jim Gossett did this about the rial and the decline of the Iranian currency. Thanks to Donald Trump, suddenly our currencies were pennies on millions. Lowest value on this earth. Iran's losing billions. Break a 20. That economic fury has made us broke. I need a truck to carry the Riyadh response to naval blockades. You know, forget it. Has been a joke. How do I put a million riya worth a penny in a soda machine? Value is far less. I just want to.

[Fred Flights]

Diet Coke.

[Rob Carson]

It is time to blame the Mullers for this big mess. 1.5 million. What the hell? The USA's dismantled our economy and they have made worthless our current. Imagine if you. You're standing at a. At a Coke machine in, in Tehran and you got 1.81 million rales in a dollar. And the soda cost 250. So you're going to need about 5 million rals. Could you imagine feeding 5 million rals for that Diet Coke and then it spits one out because this. You gotta. You gotta make it so it's. God darn it. It's. It's folded. Okay. All right. 4,999,000 Riyals to go for my diet code. Yeah, that's the, that's the end of the currency. That's the end of the regime. And I will go ahead and say freedom for the Iranian people. Free Iran. Free Iran. Nothing can be left of what was the mullahs and all that, and the Middle East. We will see a millennial peace that we could only have have dreamed about in our lifetimes, in the lifetimes of hundreds of generations. Let's take a break and come back. Last hour of the Rob Carson Shows right ahead. Don't go anywhere. Warning the following ZipRecruiter radio spot you are about to hear is going to be filled with F words.

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[Dustin Grove]

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