Royal Epstein Scandal & Red-State Revival

Summary

The Rob Carson Show

Episode: Royal Epstein Scandal & Red-State Revival
Date: February 19, 2026
Host: Rob Carson
Guests: Hilary Fordwich, Piers Morgan, Michael Charbonne, Felicia Cook
Main Theme:
A fast-paced, humorous, and candid discussion of politics and global current events, with a special focus on the explosive scandal involving the British Royal Family and Jeffrey Epstein, the potential political fallout in the UK, and a parallel look at America’s own “rebirth” in the face of corruption scandals and transformation in the political landscape.

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Episode Overview

Theme in Brief:
Rob Carson leads a spirited episode centered on the “Royal Epstein Scandal”—the arrest of Prince Andrew and its vast implications for the British monarchy and government. The conversation pivots between the UK’s royal troubles and the ongoing American cultural and political revival, featuring notable commentary on Black History Month, the shifting political winds in the U.S. and abroad, and optimism for grassroots change.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Royal Epstein Scandal: An Existential Crisis for the Monarchy

[01:50–08:23 | Rob Carson, Piers Morgan, Hilary Fordwich]

• Prince Andrew Arrested:
  Piers Morgan highlights the arrest as a "gigantic scandal," and details the Queen's past involvement in paying a hefty settlement to Virginia Giuffre. The arrest has forced an unprecedented police investigation into the Royal Family and their associates.

  “It's increasingly likely, I would say, that other senior members of the royal family are going to have to also be interviewed by the police.”—Piers Morgan [02:08, 12:55]

• Public Outrage & Monarchy’s Response:
  Hilary Fordwich draws historical parallel to public shock after Princess Diana’s death, noting the monarchy’s slow but necessary reaction. King Charles III’s late statement backing the investigation was especially notable for coldly referring to Andrew only by full name, not as a brother.

  “This is an existential threat to the monarchy because there is such public outrage at his behavior.”—Hilary Fordwich [04:44]

• Complicating Factors:
  Beyond sexual abuse allegations, Fordwich notes “trade secrets” violations being investigated—the authorities are “getting him on something else” but the Epstein files may tie everything together. The files are potentially massive in scope.

  “What has been revealed so far is less than the tip of the iceberg... the height of two Eiffel Towers still to come out.”—Hilary Fordwich [07:38]

• Potential for Abdication:
  Consequence discussions include the possible abdication of King Charles due to involvement in the cover-up, declining health, and low popularity—with Prince William’s “squeaky clean” reputation positioning him as the likely successor.

  “It may come to the abdication of King Charles because of what he knew, what he did to help cover up... Also, his declining health.”—Hilary Fordwich [09:02]

• Royal Family Should Survive:
  Fordwich argues that abolition of the monarchy is unlikely, as public support still favors the constitutional monarchy over a republic.

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2. The Fall-Out: Political Crisis in the UK

[06:34–08:01, 12:55–15:42 | Hilary Fordwich, Piers Morgan, Rob Carson]

• Political Dominoes:
  Keir Starmer (Prime Minister) faces a possible downfall due to scandal proximity and questionable appointments, especially Lord Mandelson, who had close ties with Epstein.

  “Keir Starmer... is going to be gone as a Prime Minister, which would be the best thing that happened to Great Britain in a very long time.”—Rob Carson [13:12]

• Wider Government Implications:
  Fordwich and Morgan both note that the Epstein files could implicate other politicians and high-level officials on both sides of the Atlantic.

  “We're going to see many, many, many heads roll... not just the US but the whole of the Western world being shaken.”—Hilary Fordwich [11:00]

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3. Parallels in America: Corruption, Rebirth, and Red-State Revival

[10:13–11:00, 15:42–18:56 | Rob Carson, Hilary Fordwich, Felicia Cook]

• Baptism by Fire:
  Rob draws comparison between the UK’s crisis and America’s own struggles, especially with border issues, internal corruption, and the Epstein affair. Both countries are deemed to be “going through a rebirth.”

  "We are going through what is potentially a rebirth of both nations and I think for the better."—Rob Carson [10:13]

• Demographics and the Deep State:
  Fordwich introduces concerns about demographic changes and the infiltration of "the deep state" at high levels as existential threats both to Western civilization and political stability.

• Hope for Justice:
  Both express optimism that lasting change will come from this upheaval.

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4. Voices of Change: Black America on Trump and Inner-City Renaissance

[16:55–20:24, 31:35–33:16 | Rob Carson, Felicia Cook, Alice Marie Johnson]

• Testimony from Felicia Cook:
  A moving segment features Felicia Cook, whose grandson was killed in D.C., publicly thanking Trump for his attention to victims of urban crime, denouncing claims of racism, and calling for support of policies that address violence.

  “I love him. I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff... Get off the man's back. Let him do his job. He doing the right thing. Back up off of him. And grandma said it.”—Felicia Cook [18:30, 31:35]

• Alice Marie Johnson:
  Praises Trump’s willingness to offer second chances to the formerly incarcerated, underscoring authentic outreach efforts.

  “President Donald Trump brought me from the prison pit to the White House. Only in America could there be a story like my story.”—Alice Marie Johnson [19:26]

• Small Business Owner Testimony:
  Another woman thanks Trump for pro-small business policies, transforming inner cities.

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5. American Political Satire, Revival & the “Death of the Democrat Party”

[13:52–22:40 | Rob Carson]

• Satirical Tone:
  Carson deploys parody and mockery against progressive talking points (ID requirements, accusations of racism, Democratic “death throes”), keeping the tone energetic and irreverent.

  “The Democrat Party is dying so in such an ugly fashion. They are just lashing out, name calling, they’re hissing like demons.” [20:24]

• Racial Accusations Fatigue:
  Recurring theme that charges of racism are no longer resonating and are becoming, in Carson’s words, “like crying wolf.”

  “I said years ago... that sooner or later that this racist cry is going to be like crying wolf. And it is.”—Rob Carson [31:52]

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6. Special Guest: Michael Charbonne on Canadian Reaction & Hockey

[22:40–30:38 | Rob Carson & Michael Charbonne]

• Canadian Perspective on Royal Scandal:
  Michael Charbonne describes shock and disappointment in Canada, noting continued respect for monarchy but acknowledging the blow to its prestige.

• Women’s Olympic Hockey:
  Light-hearted exchange about US-Canada Olympic women's hockey rivalry, cost and cultural implications for youth, and the value of female athletic role models.

  “Canada is the underdog, but Team USA is the hunted.”—Cheryl Pounder (via Charbonne) [24:20]

• Gordie Howe International Bridge & Alberta Separation:
  Michael briefly updates on major US-Canada trade infrastructure and talks about Alberta’s possible separation movement, likening Alberta to “Texas of Canada.”

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7. Celebration of Black History Month and Presidential Leadership

[32:51–33:16 | Rob Carson, Newsmax Announcer]

• Trump’s Message:
  Audio from Trump’s Black History Month celebration, lauding progress and optimism in the black community, contrasting with prior decades’ policies.

  "So happy Black History Month, Happy Black History Year, and Happy Black History Century."—Donald Trump [33:06]

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8. Closing Optimism: Joy, Patriotism, and Fighting for the Future

[37:20–41:12 | Rob Carson, Hilary Fordwich, Karine Jean-Pierre, Sarah Huckabee Sanders]

• Overcoming Negativity:
  The episode closes on a call to “overwhelm the left with joy and patriotism,” directly referencing Laura Ingraham’s similar message.

• 2028 Election Outlook:
  Discussion about the future of the Democratic Party. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is bullish on Republican chances, especially if Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee.

  "If Kamala Harris is the best person that the Democrats can run again, I think 28 is looking really good for Republicans."—Sarah Huckabee Sanders [40:44]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Piers Morgan:

  “It's increasingly likely, I would say, that other senior members of the royal family are going to have to also be interviewed by the police.”—[02:08, 12:55]

• Hilary Fordwich:

  “It may come to the abdication of King Charles because of what he knew... Also his declining health.”—[09:02]

• Rob Carson:

  "We are going through what is potentially a rebirth of both nations and I think for the better."—[10:13]

• Felicia Cook (on Trump):

  “I love him. I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff... Get off the man's back. Let him do his job. He doing the right thing. Back up off of him.”—[18:30, 31:35]

• Alice Marie Johnson:

  “President Donald Trump brought me from the prison pit to the White House.”—[19:26]

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Timestamps for Landmark Segments

• [01:50] – Start of main content, opening with Piers Morgan
• [03:25] – Hilary Fordwich discusses King Charles’s statement
• [06:34] – Predictions about government collapse in the UK
• [09:02] – Possibility of Prince William becoming king
• [16:55] – Felicia Cook shares her story at Black History Month event
• [24:20] – Women's Olympic hockey rivalry, US vs. Canada
• [29:35] – Alberta separation movement discussed
• [31:35] – Felicia Cook’s remarks on racism and support for Trump (replayed)
• [32:51] – Trump addresses Black History Month at the White House
• [37:20] – Closing optimism, strategy of “joy and patriotism”
• [40:44] – Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Kamala Harris and 2028

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Episode Tone

• High energy, satirical and irreverent (Rob Carson’s signature)
• Blunt, sometimes biting, but earnest expressions of hope for social and political renewal
• Mix of hard news, personal testimony, and humorous cultural observations

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This episode provides a vivid, skeptical, and often passionate take on top-line news, all seen through both a British and American patriotic lens—with memorable guest insights and calls for civic optimism.

Transcript

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[Piers Morgan]

Yeah, it's just astounding. I mean, this is somebody who was Prince Andrew, who was the Queen's favored son. That was reported constantly. And there are going to be very difficult questions. You remember, the Queen stepped in and paid over $12 million, it is reported, to Virginia Giuffre to settle that case she fought against when he was then Prince Andrew. This is the King and Prince William and others, of course, they've all been around Buckingham palace, for example, where there are now increasing pieces of evidence emerging of flight, where women, young women have been flown in and brought to the palace who knew what, where and when. You know, it's not. It's increasingly likely, I would say, that other senior members of the royal family are going to have to also be interviewed by the police.

[Rob Carson]

I got to tell you, this became very real for everybody. A lot of Americans weren't really paying attention until Pris Andrew was arrested. This is gigantic. Joining us on the Newsmax hotline is Hilary Fordwich, keynote speaker, contributor to Newsmax, GBN Sky News. Hillary, welcome. Welcome to the show. Thanks for taking the time today. I know you're bloody busy.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Yes, absolutely. Always make time for you. Glad to be with you, but a ghastly topic, I gotta tell you.

[Rob Carson]

This is the biggest thing, and, you know, I don't want to compare the two, but since Princess Di's passing, this is the biggest story to come out of Great Britain in decades. This is unbelievable and there are so many possibilities, so many implications. Go ahead.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Well, yes, you're absolutely right. And actually, since you raised Princess Diana, I will say one thing that reminded me of that era was when King Charles iii, finally, always better late than never, finally issued a statement saying that he's wholeheartedly standing behind the police and their investigation and that he wouldn't let anything come in. And what was very interesting about his statement is one, he did not mention Andrew as a family member or my brother. He basically called him by his name, Andrew Windsor Mountbatten. And by the way, I think it's an insult for the Windsor Mountbatten name. But very interestingly, remember when the Queen had to come down from Balmoral because the very core of the monarchy was shaken because of the public outrage at her not coming and speaking and addressing Princess Diana's death? And this is like that. Always better late than never. And I would say this has Prince William's fingerprints all over it. He and Catherine, Princess Catherine came out in support of it. But I think it's all. All come down to he has had zero tolerance for this since day one.

[Rob Carson]

Hey, Hillary, Hillary, Hillary, Hillary. We have some issues with your phone. You. It's kind of coming in and out.

[Hilary Fordwich]

It's people calling, trying to call me, different networks, but I'm just putting it on. Do not disturb. My mistake. I'm on do not disturb now.

[Rob Carson]

It just sounds a little muffled. It sounds a little muffled at times. But continue where. Where you left off.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Yes, sorry about that. I apologize to our audience. Yes, so this is likely the Queen who finally. It's always better late than never with the Royal family. Really good that King Charles came out with a statement. But this is an existential threat to the monarchy because there is such public outrage at his behavior. You know what it reminds me of a little bit, though? Rob is like Al Capone where, remember there were dead bodies everywhere from the Mafia and they finally got him on tax Evasion. Well, there's been obviously debauchery involved in this. We know that he brought women to Buckingham palace because they were brought in under the code name of Mrs. Windsor. But I think Piers Morgan is totally right that there's going to be a lot of people. It comes down to who knew what, when, but doing, given my analogy there, remember, this is misuse in public office. And so what they're getting him on right now and investigating is his trade secret and sharing trade secrets. So they're getting him on something else. But these Epstein files are going to bring it all together because that's where the documentation is, as well as people at the palace and Royal Protection Officers across the entire establishment knowing more.

[Rob Carson]

Wow. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. So not only do you have trade secrets, all of this that he should not have been sharing, that he did. Also quantified, codified in the Epstein Bibles is that he did engage in sexual activity with a minor Virginia as you free that that's on top of he. He is up bleep Creek just like the Potomac the last few weeks. I mean, this is, this is gigantic. But this also is gonna. It sounds like bring down the Starmer regime altogether. What are your. When is that gonna happen? Piers Morgan said this could happen within three months.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Well, two things here. One, I often think Piers Morgan's judgment is really. He's right on the mark there. I won't say, and I don't know what time frame, but I will say this. Keir Starmer, appoint Sir Keir Starmer. I hate using the word sir for him or lord for Lord Mandelson, but he appointed Lord Mandelson when he'd already had to resign twice. These photographs have come out with him standing. This is for our audience. The ambassador from the UK to the US he appointed him as ambassador to the US after Mandelson had already had to resign twice for two other issues he was involved in. So one of my dear friends is a former FBI very specialist, and he has said to me, he said, hillary, anybody who's deviant with any kind of debauchery in one arena of their life, trust me, it shows up in other areas of their life. And this is in both instances. This is going to bring down, yes, Keir Starmer. Do I know when? No. Anyone who says they know exactly when, I don't think that they know. But Nigel Farage is waiting in the wings. Dharma politically has had to make a lot of U turns on his policies, including canceling recent elections, which he's had to institute many U turns. So there's the U turn, there's the scandals, there's the appointing this minister. And importantly, my second point was these Epstein files for our entire audience. Remember, what has been revealed so far is less than the tip of the iceberg. They say that what is still going to come out, if you laid a piece of paper on top of each other, it would be the height of two Eiffel Towers still to come out.

[Piers Morgan]

Wow.

[Rob Carson]

So the Royal Family has been in Great Britain since its founding, essentially. Do you think that this could cause the Royal Family to no longer hold any charge in Great Britain? Do you suppose this would? I don't know how that could possibly happen, you know.

[Hilary Fordwich]

No, no. As always been said, they've lasted over a thousand years before William the Conqueror. But importantly, it is an existential threat. Who knows what where. And the Royal Family, but not Prince William, he has remained squeaky keen throughout of all of this and is of the highest moral standards. A very dear friend of mine who used to work for Princess Diana for eight years. In England it's called Ecuador. In America it would be Chief of Staff. He once said, shared with me, he said, Prince William is all the best of both parents. Prince Harry is the worst of both parents. So Prince William has great morals, ethics and values. Now, this is what the issue is to your point and your question, Rob. It may come to the abdication of King Charles because of what he knew, what he did to help cover up in terms of the 2 million that he contributed to that money that went to Virginia Giuffre and other issues. I'm not saying that's going to happen, but I'm saying that is on the table. Also his declining health, also his age. And the Royal Family is not stupid, his lack of popularity in the polls, whereas Prince William has remained at the top of the polls and he has the support of the British public. So if anything was to happen, I don't see it as the end of the monarchy, particularly because there's a very small percentage of members of the British public and the Commonwealth that actually want a republic. They're called, ironically, Republicans. They want to do away with the Royal Family. But I'll never forget at King Charles's coronation, there was this box where they had lots of the politicians. And I'll never forget one of the English commentators said, when we look at that motley crew of politicians, we remind ourselves that we'd rather have a constitutional monarchy than a republic. So, you know, who are you going to have? Head of state? Look what we've had to go through it doesn't matter which which president you support that it's polarizing on either side. So no, I don't think it's the abolition of the monarchy, but I do think it could result in abdication.

[Rob Carson]

Well, this, I mean, my God, that is unbelievable. But I'll tell you, we are going through the same throes, I think the United States and Great Britain to some degree with a baptism by fire that had to happen to keep the Republic going. We have uncovered ungodly rot in our we know that there were Epstein involve these here but we also know there is massive, massive fraud. We have the same things happen with our borders and our sovereignty and all of this. And it looks like we are going through what is potentially a rebirth of both nations and I think for the better. I don't think that the United States could survive another 250 years had we not and we aren't going through this baptism by fire. What are your thoughts on that?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Yes, and I think we have to look at math here. If you look at members of the Muslim faith, this is just a fact. This is no commentary. This is nothing subjective. This is a fact. They breed eight to one. No society, no civilization has ever survived when the birth rate is lower than 2 to 1, which it currently is in the Western Europe and in the US So that is an existential threat to the United States. Which is why, as you know, I'm always very wary where people want to talk about God and have God in our society and think which God are we talking about that is a threat. And also in quotes, the deep state. I don't want to get into conspiracy theories, but I do think from this Epstein scandal what it's going to do at the highest levels, by the way, on both sides of the aisles across the spectrum, we're going to see many, many, many heads roll. And I think we're looking at not just the US but the whole of the Western world being shaken. And it's amazing what who is going to be brought down by this. I believe you're going to see governments and monarchies brought down by this.

[Rob Carson]

Hillary, I got to tell you, it is almost too much to take in, but I'm so glad that you were able to join us today. I know you're very busy. I appreciate your expertise more than you'll ever know. Hillary Fordwich on Twitter. Where else can people find your great work?

[Hilary Fordwich]

Well, they can put me as a keynote speaker. Hilary Fordwich, you can always find me and my company, Stroma but Hilary Forwitch, just Google me and you'll find my company comes up. Love to speak, love to share my knowledge on this and business development and growth. I used to head global business development for kpmg and I can help people grow their company. So I love it.

[Rob Carson]

I love it. We appreciate you so much. God bless Great Britain. And I know that we're all going to come out the better on the other side. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

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[Piers Morgan]

You know, it's increasingly likely, I would say, that other senior members of the Royal family are going to have to also be interviewed by the police. So this might just be the tipping point of a gigantic scandal which represents, I would argue, an existential threat to the monarchy itself. It is that serious.

[Rob Carson]

That is Piers Morgan talking about Prince Andrew being arrested, a Royal family member arrested. This is a big deal. I know. Listen, I don't usually give a rat's behind about the Royal family. You know, I'm probably a typical guy. But this is really, really, really big. And what we're witnessing is an exposition of evil that has overtaken the world to some degree. I mean, really, you know, I told you, I told you that, that the last election, the 2024, was the opposite reaction to the reaction of evil that had overtaken the world. And right now, as I've told you, the Democrat Party is in its death throes, dying like movie vampires trying to drag us into the pits of hell with it. This is happening all over the place and it looks like it's happening in Great Brit. Piers Morgan talking about Keir Starmer, who apparently is going to be gone as a Prime Minister, which would be the best thing that happened to Great Britain in a very long time.

[Piers Morgan]

Yeah, I think he's a political dead man walking. I mean, and it's all centered around what happened with Lord Mandelson. And the short version of that scandal is that Mandelson, who had twice previously lost government jobs, was brought back by Keir Starmer last year to become the UK Ambassador to the United States. And it was revealed last week in the Prime Minister's Question, the weekly public debate you see in the Hearty Commons between the Prime Minister and the opposition leader. Keir Starmer admitted that before he made that appointment, he had been told that Mandelson had maintained an ongoing friendship and relationship with Epstein.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, yeah. And then there's this. Remember Virginia Giuffre young woman who was repeatedly raped while in the captivity of Jeffrey Epstein, who ultimately killed herself.

[Piers Morgan]

Well, not only was that picture of him with Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell genuine, because Ghislaine Maxwell confirms that in leaked emails, but we also know that from Epstein, from a leaked email a few days ago, that he had sex with Virginia Dufres, because Epstein reveals that in some correspondence. So all the statements that Andrew made in that interview have now been proven to be lies. And I think that he's found the same lies to his mother. But King Charles has seen that these were lies, realizes that Andrew was lying, realized the severity of this scandal, and the potential danger to the monarchy itself. You know, Ainsley and I, we've done a lot of stuff together in the uk. A big world event.

[Rob Carson]

It looks like King Charles could be out. William would take over. I mean, it is. It is gigantic. It is just wow. I mean, honestly, just wow. I'm gonna move on to other stuff because we got a million, million, million things to get to today, including. Did you hear about this? I don't know if you knew this, but yesterday there was a big. There was a big meeting. It was a Black History Month celebration. And the. The Oval Office and the White House were populated by black people because it was, you know, it is Black History Month. And I was kind of amazed, actually. There was a line outside the White House. All of these people. I mean, hundreds and hundreds of people as a celebratory, joyous occasion. And I wonder how in the hell they got in without an id. I mean, honestly, the Democrat Party says black people can't get an id. I guess. What did they do? They wa. Is that the deal? What happened? Or is the Democrat Party just freaking racist out of their minds? I've got a terrific, terrific woman who was introduced yesterday at the White House. And her grandson was killed in Washington, D.C. a few years ago. And she got up to speak yesterday. And I'm just gonna let this roll. For everybody who called Donald Trump a racist, you are nothing but racist.

[Felicia Cook]

One thing I like about him, he keeps it real. Just like Grandma. I appreciate that because I can trust him. Cause he tells exactly how he feel and what he thinks. Thank God for this president. I am filled my cup runneth over.

[Rob Carson]

Come on.

[Felicia Cook]

Because he allowed his. His constituents, his people to come to my house to interview me, to talk about the murder of my grandson. It seemed like nobody cared. I'm an advocate for murder. I marched, I rallied, I pulled out other families in the District of Columbia that had murders and did not have answers. We marched to re rallied and nobody heard me. Democrats get mad at me until this Republican send his constituents, his people out there to interview me in my home. Have you ever heard of a thing? Then they invited me twice before Congress to testify for the beautiful bill. That's going to change crime in the district.

[Rob Carson]

It is.

[Felicia Cook]

If you kill somebody.

[Rob Carson]

It has.

[Felicia Cook]

Okay. You take a life, you do life. Just that simple.

[Rob Carson]

Come on.

[Felicia Cook]

If you do a harsh crime, you do harsh time. Just that simple. And then we need National Guard in which we did years ago.

[Rob Carson]

He brought it on. Yes, he did.

[Felicia Cook]

I love him. I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff. And don't be looking at me on the news hating on me because I'm standing up for somebody that deserves to be standing up for. Get off the man's back. Let him do his job. He doing the right thing. Back up off of him. And grandma said it.

[Rob Carson]

You realize what big moment this is? I have waited my entire broadcast career of 36 years to hear something like that because I've watched two generations of black kids. Hopelessness, absolute hopelessness. Everything. Crime, poor schools, promises from Democrats and it never is fulfilled. And it's finally turning around. Here's a glorious woman named Alice Marie Johnson who was in jail and Donald Trump gave her a second chance.

[Felicia Cook]

President Donald Trump brought me from the prison pit to the White House. Only in America could there be a story like my story. And President Trump is the only president who would have had the courage, the courage to bring someone like me, someone who received a second chance. But who knows more than someone who has sent among the captives, than someone who has been in captivity themselves.

[Rob Carson]

Absolutely unbelievable. Here's a woman of color and a small business owner.

[Felicia Cook]

As a small business owner, I understand how critical support is. I understand that you have to have

[Hilary Fordwich]

the right people that make the right

[Felicia Cook]

policies for us as small business owners. So no tax on tips has been a stream of blessing for me and my business. President Trump has been an amazing blessing for me.

[Rob Carson]

Thank you. There you go. It is remarkable. And the Democrat Party is dying so in such an ugly fashion. They are just lashing out their name calling. They're hissing like demons. That's the way they are. Yesterday on Capitol Hill, they're talking about a trans day or, you know, and they. And they're doubling down on mutilating children for life. In the meantime, you had this glorious meeting and a rebirth of America's inner cities where kids will finally Be able to ride their bikes and go out and hang out and not be murdered. My God. Democrat party, you are in for such a whoopin in the midterms. Take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. Hey guys, it's Carson for Shopify. You know, for years I had a swag line of T shirts with catchy phrases and whatnot and it's just been lying there. Well, I've decided to go with Shopify and actually make money with my own business. Shopify gives you everything you need to sell online and in person. Millions of entrepreneurs have already made this leap from household names to first time business owners just getting started. Choose from hundreds of beautiful templates you can customize to match your brand. Instead of just having a lousy website that nobody notices like I have been doing for years. Set up fast with Shopify's built in AI tools that write product descriptions and headlines. Create email and social campaigns that reach customers wherever they scroll. In 2026, stop waiting and start selling with Shopify. Sign up for your $1 per month trial and start selling today at shopify.com newsmax. Go to shopify.com newsmax make building a successful business your 2026 New Year's resolution. Oh, beauty. Way to go. Yes, the, the only person that we introduced with that song is Michael Charbonne, the host of the Sharbone Report live from Canada. Hello, Michael Sharbone. How are you on this glorious Thursday?

[Michael Charbonne]

Very good. Rob Carson, great show. Nice piece with the topic of the royals over there. Lots of things happening in the news today, Rob.

[Rob Carson]

This obviously impacts Canada a good deal because you have influenced by the, the British monarchy and the British government. What, what is the buzz up there today seeing the shock of, of a royal being arrested. For God's sake.

[Michael Charbonne]

Disappointment. It gives fodder to those who hate the monarchy and disappointed and an upsetness for anything. The royals were always held in great esteem. It was something of a tradition in Canada. We respect the royals, many do. But this is an unfortunate circumstance that reveals that money and power sometimes think that they can circumvent the law. And I think we're going to see the law coming into effect here. So it's very disappointing. It's not what you want to hear.

[Rob Carson]

It's very disappointing that the royal family could be as corrupt as the government.

[Michael Charbonne]

Look at what they're in. I mean the UK now with immigration, with their people all in unrest, this is the last thing that they need to add fodder to this.

[Rob Carson]

So yeah, and also There's a possibility. It sounds like Keir Starmer's dead man walking. Which would be great for Great Britain if he falls and Nigel Farage takes over. Must see TV tonight. Dude. I'm normally not a big women's hockey fan, but dang, this should be a lot of Fun to watch. US Olympic team vs Canada for the gold. Thus far, by the way, the US team has defeated its opponents in the, in the Olympics 31 to 1. So there's that. What do you think?

[Michael Charbonne]

So my friend who is the two time gold medalist, she's an Olympic winner. She's a play by play of the pwhl, the professional women's Hockey league. And she's a commentator for the Olympic hockey and her name's Cheryl Pounder. She was on the Canadian team. She said, and I think she said it best. Canada is the underdog, but Team USA is the hunted. That's really the way it is. Both of the games to qualify, both Canada and US went to overtime. And if you think way back in 1989, Rob, it was in Nagano Games that was the first time women's hockey was there. And the gold medal was US versus Canada. And it was Cammy Granada who won it. So US wanted the first one.

[Rob Carson]

And the amazing thing is there were no biological males on either team. It's going to be remarkable.

[Michael Charbonne]

You know, I knew you were going to come and say something like that. I think there are people who believe in the rights of those who believe that they are a different gender. But when it comes to playing sports, men cannot play in women's sports. I don't really see too many women transitioning to men who are playing rugby and others. So I think it's pretty obvious that there's always been that, that thorn in one side. And yes, these women are professional women. They're. They're lawyers, doctors, mothers, they're everything. So it's absolutely thrilling to see this and it's wonderful for our youth as well to be able to look up female wise to a sport like hockey and soccer, which is another one which has come aboard that we can get our children out to compete and do some physical activity instead of sitting down their computers all the time.

[Rob Carson]

And don't always, and don't forget also how ungodly expensive it is to have a hobby hockey kid. There is that too.

[Michael Charbonne]

Well, living in Canada, we're very much aware that if you belong to a rep team it can cost you between 5 and $7,000 just for what you need for and that's Canadian So that's probably worth about two grand American. So, you know, it comes down to a lot of money and a lot of time. But I'll tell you, my daughter was involved in dance and it was much better to see her going to dance competitions than hanging out at malls and getting into trouble.

[Rob Carson]

Exactly, Exactly.

[Michael Charbonne]

Definitely a wonderful place.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it looks like the US Men's team won last night in overtime. And I wonder if there could be a U.S. men versus Canada for the gold. That could be pretty wild and I don't know, it would be. It would be pretty interesting to see both, both of these matchups for gold.

[Michael Charbonne]

Yeah. The women's game is taking place at 1 o' clock this afternoon and the men still have semifinals to go. US Is playing Slovakia and Canada is playing Finland. The winners of those two games will go on to the gold medal round. Canada just squeaked by with their game last, so I will tell you that it's going to be a fight. But the American Olympic men's hockey team is looking very strong and I gotta love their captain because he's a former Maple Leaf, so I'll just believe that it's that.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. What about this Gordie Howe International Bridge? I haven't really spoken much about this. What's the, what's the rigamarole regarding this?

[Michael Charbonne]

So they were building another bridge. It's called the Gordie Howe International Bridge. And to take the pressure off the Ambassador Bridge. I mean, if you think, Rob, there's like a billion dollars worth of trade that cross.

[Rob Carson]

Hold on. Help. Hold on. Remind everybody where it is.

[Michael Charbonne]

Yes, this is. This is from Detroit to Windsor, Ontario. And basically it goes over what's the river. It's in Detroit, Michigan, over the critical pressure. But the whole point is, is the trade between Windsor and Canada and sorry, I should say Windsor, Canada and Detroit is like a billion dollars a day. So they built this thing called the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Canada paid like 65 billion, $6.4 billion towards the project. And the guy who owns the Ambassador Bridge, who will probably see a little less traffic, got the year of President Trump and I think gave him some false facts which President Trump ill advised reporters saying that there was. The reality was there was Canadian steel, Canadian workers, American steel and American workers. And it's really going to benefit both of us. And I had one other thing which was really interesting about US Stocks. The Canadian pension plan. This is a huge thing. They've got $780 billion invested for Canadian pension plan. Ready for this, Rob? 47% of it is US investment. That means when the stocks go up in America, Canadians are making money.

[Rob Carson]

Love it.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Can you believe that, dude?

[Rob Carson]

Can you believe. I mean, look at the stock market. About 50,000 and it's not going to stop. And I mean, amazing things are happening in the economy right now. I'm glad. I'm glad this will benefit Canada because you've got to do something to get past your horrible, horrible premiere until Mr. Polio can assume the helm up there. One other thing. Alberta Prosperity Project working to hold a referendum on separating Alberta from Canada. Is this gaining traction? Is there a possibility?

[Michael Charbonne]

There's 5 million people who live in Alberta. They need 178,000 signatures to put the question on a ballot, to ask Albertans if they wish to separate. I'm going to tell you right now, the problem with the liberals is they ostracize the oil and gas people in the West. They put undue taxes and things on them. There is an undercurrent of upsetness and this can be dangerous. There is actually, interesting enough, there were some people from Alberta who met with officials of the United States. Not officially, but unofficially said Canada's Alberta is what Texas is to the United States.

[Rob Carson]

Wow. Unbelievable.

[Michael Charbonne]

There's a connection there.

[Rob Carson]

Unbelievable. Well, Michael Sharbon, I appreciate it. Hey, bro, It's a very busy news day. Where can people find the Charbonne Report and all your glorious work?

[Michael Charbonne]

Thank you very much for asking. I'm on Newsmax every Sunday on the John Glasgow Show. You can also find [e-mail] and the Charbone Report on YouTube.

[Rob Carson]

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[Felicia Cook]

I love him. I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff. And don't be looking at me on the news hating on me, because I'm standing up for somebody that deserves to be stand up for. Get off the man's back. Let him do his job. He's doing the right thing. Back up off of it.

[Rob Carson]

Wow. And grandma said it, Felicia Cook yesterday at the White House saying, enough with this racist crap, calling Donald Trump a racist. Because, you know, honestly, I said years ago, decades ago that sooner or later that this racist cry is going to be like crying wolf. And it is. Finally, I really think some major things are happening with the African American community. We waited a very long time since Lyndon Johnson, you know, put in the. The Great Society, which destroyed the black family. Destroyed it. And then Democrats have stood over the body piles of young black men, particularly in America's inner cities. And now you can, you heard this guy yesterday in Memphis, his boys can go out and ride on bikes in the neighborhood. They can hang out outside. Same way here in Anacostia and some other neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. they're safe again. We've waited our entire lives for this, our entire lives for this. Here is Donald Trump yesterday for Black History Month.

[Newsmax Announcer]

We now have a country that's bigger, better, greater than ever before. I want to thank all my secretaries and all of the people that came here. Our military leaders are here. We have a lot of people that are here. And I want to thank you all.

[Rob Carson]

But I don't know how they got in without an id.

[Newsmax Announcer]

This is a very special group of people. So happy Black History Month, Happy Black History Year and Happy Black History Century.

[Rob Carson]

And nobody there was demanding reparations. Isn't that amazing? Nobody was demanding reparations. They were optimistic and happy and joyous because it kind of finally got a president in the United States who's doing what he said he would do. Unbelievable. Then there's Caroline Levitt. Yesterday, she was asked by some Jack Weed think it was from cbs, basically saying, I don't think Donald Trump has ever been called a racist. I just wait. Yesterday, in his statement about Jesse Jackson, the President said, despite the fact that I'm falsely and consistently called a racist by the scoundrels and lunatics and the radical left Democrats all.

[Michael Charbonne]

It was always my pleasure to help

[Rob Carson]

Jesse along the way. Where, where or when does the President believe he's been falsely called racist? Now, that is CBS's Ed O', Keefe, who had the audacity to say something so ungodly stupid.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

You're kidding, right? I will pull you plethora of examples. I'm going to get my team in that room to start going through the Internet of radical Democrats throughout the years.

[Rob Carson]

Ed.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

Who have accused this president father falsely of being a racist. And I'm sure there's many people in this room and on network television across the country who have accused him of the same. In fact I know that because I've seen it with my own eye and

[Rob Carson]

because we've heard it for a freaking decade. Want some examples? I'll do the heavy lifting here, Caroline.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

He is a thin skinned racist bully. He has been racist.

[Michael Charbonne]

There has never been a president in American history who's been as so open

[Hilary Fordwich]

racist, racist in chief.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

The president oftentimes resorts to very bigoted

[Hilary Fordwich]

xenophobic Islamophobic racist rhetoric.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, it's a joke. Give me a frickin break. But here's the former press secretary of the White House who was a DEI hire who can't get over race. She did a terrible job as the, she was a joke as the press secretary. I mean honestly, the worst ever. Karine, do you have any regrets at all for anything that you said while you were speaking on behalf of this administration? Administration? I'm.

[Felicia Cook]

Look,

[Rob Carson]

it's a simple yes or no, yes or no question. No. No.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

Because you're asking for a yes or no question.

[Rob Carson]

How's it going to bring race into that?

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

Put some context into it too.

[Hilary Fordwich]

I woke up every day.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

I woke up every day very proud to be the White House press secretary. I woke up every day as a, as a black woman who is queer who had never, no one had ever seen someone like me at that podium standing behind that lectern. It was an honor and a privilege

[Hilary Fordwich]

privileged to have that job.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

And I did it to the best of my abilities and I wow.

[Rob Carson]

Which means your abilities completely suck and you have none. I mean wow. Just. Just wow. Also a big announcement yesterday. Ben Carson. I know it's going to be hard to believe. Not related. Not related. I've actually talked to him about this on air. I was for sure we were blood relatives but apparently DNA testing is disproven. That had a big announcement on. On Ben Carson the racist Donald Trump.

[Newsmax Announcer]

Ben's the Presidential Medal of Freedom. That's the biggest. That's the biggest. It's the highest award you can have outside of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

[Rob Carson]

Have you noticed the Democrats stopped using Uncle Tom every time a black person became a Republican or agreed with the press. Did you notice that? Did you notice that? It was that all the time. It was that all the time. They're not saying it anymore, but it's

[Newsmax Announcer]

better because, you know, a lot of people get the Congressional Medal of Honor. They're not around when you get them. They're not around. They got. Whereas we don't have to go that far. Generally speaking.

[Rob Carson]

This is just one.

[Newsmax Announcer]

But it's the highest award civilian. And then you have the matching is the Congressional Medal of Honor. Both tremendous. So, Ben, I'll be seeing you back here pretty soon, I think. And you're going to get the award. You'll probably fill up this room. I said, we'll do it in the Oval Office. He said, sir, it's not big enough. I said, so we're going to do it right here.

[Rob Carson]

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. You know, couple of things have happened this week that assert what I've said. We had Chris Cuomo say, and I've been saying 80% of us believe the country's head in the wrong direction. 80% of us will. Will came together to save her. Right now you got 80% of the Democrat Party, I think still at least kind of cares for America. And 20% are bat guano nuts. They're the people who are in government who want open borders, who want to keep the gravy train a fraud, and they want to enrich their friends forever and all of this. And they're down with all this transgender nonsense. They're nuts. That's 20%. 80, 20. Chris Cuomo agreed. I said that the last couple of years and now this. I said, how we gonna win? Overwhelm the left with joy and patriotism. I'll handle the mockery, ridicule and satire and let Donald Trump handle the butt kicking. Laura Ingram agreed with me on joy and patriotism. Let's keep deflating the Democrats tired attacks

[Hilary Fordwich]

and do it with joy, optimism and. Yeah, how about the pursuit of happiness?

[Rob Carson]

There you go. There you go. That's what we got to do. They are dying like movie vampires. We just need to drive a stake in their heart. There you go. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. The one thing that I will not forgive them for is they're trying to steal the joy from this country.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

The joy felt by Americans backing the Harris Walls ticket.

[Felicia Cook]

We are joyful warriors. Being joyful is part of the American identity.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

The joy factor campaign of that fell flat.

[Rob Carson]

You know why? Because the Democrat Party is not joyous. They're Awful people. They are screeching. They, they go. They're calling ICE now. The new. The new police, they want to defund ice. They called Donald Trump racist. They called the Republicans fascist. Ended up on. On shell casings of people murdered.

[Hilary Fordwich]

Kirk.

[Rob Carson]

The word fascist showed up. The Democrat Party is an ugly, ugly shell of. If was ever anything good, it is absolutely atrocious. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was talking about 2028 and 2026, and I've said about 2026. The Democrats have nothing to run on. They've lost the affordability thing because their economy is roaring. They've lost the southern border. They've been wrong about everything. And Donald Trump is kicking butt.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

They're not doing a great job in many cases running their own state. Those who were in the previous administration don't have a good story to tell. They tanked our economy. The president now is cleaning up a lot of the messes from the Biden Harris administration. Chaos around the world, an economy that left so many people hurting, unable to afford basic necessities. And now we finally have a president who's putting us on the right track, leading from the top. What is their message when they're going into these places? The only thing that they have to say is, we don't like Donald Trump. Well, that's not a message. That's not going to help propel them. They need to fix a lot of the problems they have.

[Rob Carson]

They have nothing to stand on. They're promising that they'll keep transgenderizing children. That's one of the things they'll keep on promising. And they're promising that they're going to, you know, defund ICE and make our border insecure again, among other things, and stop the deportation of illegal. Here's Sarah Huckabee Sanders on the possibility of Kamala Harris. She's leading in the polls right now for 2028. Her and then Gavin Newsom. I know.

[Karine Jean-Pierre]

I actually think that's great news. If Kamala Harris is the best person that the Democrats can run again, I think 28 is looking really good for Republicans. We're going to come off of an administration where our economy is strong. The president has ended eight wars and continues to bring stability around the world. He is doing things that actually matter, that actually impact the people living in this country.

[Rob Carson]

And by the way, it looks like he's done with Iran. It sounds like the, the, the, the pieces are being above the puzzle, are coming together. The Ayatollah. If the people of Persia are freed, it will be an unbelievably historic day. Also today on Newsmax, 4:00 Eastern, Donald Trump's doing a major speech on the economy. Okay. So make sure to go to Newsmax. Get the news, go to, you know, it's on YouTube, by the way. YouTube TV. Newsmax on YouTube TV. It's on satellite TV. All of that. Watch Newsmax today at 4. Major speech on Trump's economy by Donald Trump. Do not watch it anywhere else other than Newsmax. Our number two of the Rob Carson show is right ahead. It's only going to get better. Don't go anywhere. Well, the holidays have come and gone once again. But if you've forgotten to get that special someone in your life a gift, well, Mint Mobile is extending their holiday offer of half off unlimited wireless.

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