Virginia’s Future on the Line: John Reid Talks with Carson

Summary

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The Rob Carson Show – “Virginia’s Future on the Line: John Reid Talks with Carson”

Date: September 4, 2025
Host: Rob Carson
Guest: John Reed (Virginia Lt. Governor candidate)
Theme: The urgent political crossroads facing Virginia, contrasting conservative governance with progressive agendas, and the state’s pivotal role in shaping America's future.

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Episode Overview

This episode puts the spotlight on the upcoming Virginia elections, featuring in-depth discussion with John Reed, GOP candidate for Lt. Governor. Rob Carson uses his trademark humor and populist commentary to underscore the stakes, particularly the risk of Virginia reverting to progressive policies under Democratic contenders like Abigail Spamberger. The conversation also explores current national issues—crime, border security, social movements—through the lens of Virginia’s unique history and its future path. Carson and Reed discuss conservative strategies for maintaining success in the Commonwealth, candidly addressing hot-button issues like sanctuary cities, transgender policies in schools, and economic growth.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Stage: Virginia at a Crossroads

• Carson’s Framing (01:05–02:40):
  • Satirical introduction of Abigail Spamberger (“Spam Burger: Nothing like a good spam burger, right?”), highlighting her support for sanctuary state policies.
  • Promotion of conservative candidates: “Winsome Sears needs to be governor and John Reed needs to be the lt. gov.”
  • Sets up the episode's main tension: “We'll talk to him at the bottom of the hour about a number of different things.”

2. Drug Crisis, Law Enforcement, and Political Sides

• Seizure of Drug Precursors (02:40–05:00):

  • Carson juxtaposes historic drug seizures under aggressive federal action (referencing Judge Jeanine’s report on meth precursors).
  • Blames Democrats for inaction, lauds Trump for direct intervention, including classifying cartels as terrorist organizations.

• Potent Quote:

  • Carson, on Democrat inertia (04:56):

    “They have killed more Americans than every terrorist organization in the world combined… Hundreds of thousands. Let me say it again here. Pay attention.”

• Satirical Song Parody (07:20):

  • Mocking Senator Chris Van Hollen and his alleged sympathies for criminals and gangs, highlighting partisan divides on law enforcement.

3. Judicial, Legislative & “Sanctuary State” Battles

• Legal Fights and Deportations (09:37):
  • Alan Dershowitz predicts Trump-era authority will prevail in deporting gang members, despite court challenges.
  • Carson’s commentary (10:05):

    "The Democrat Party wants to keep alien gang members in the country. Just remember that. They are so on the wrong side of history because they're on the wrong side of common sense insanity."

4. U.S. and U.K. Conservative Kinship

• GBN Reception Recap (12:37–20:05):
  • Carson shares his experience at a Great Britain News (GBN) event, expressing deep kinship between the U.S. and U.K. reformist movements.
  • Emphasizes parallels in censorship and “open borders” and highlights meeting high-profile conservatives, including Nigel Farage and Jim Jordan.
  • Memorable quote from Farage (18:04):

    “When I declared myself to be a candidate for the Prime Minister, I knew what the press was going to say. They were going to say that he's a drinker and they're going to say that he's a smoker and they're going to say that he's a womanizer. And to that I have to say, oh yes, I am actually.”

  • Emotional gratitude to listeners:

    “And all I could think about was you guys... it hit me how blessed I am because it's been a long road for all of us and a lot of bumps. And we got here, we got here and I’m doing a show in Washington, D.C. from my very own studio…” (20:00)

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The Interview: John Reed on Virginia’s Political Future

[21:19–37:05]

1. Major Contrasts in the Governor’s Race

• Reed’s Framing (21:21):

  “Winsome is closing the gap hard because now voters are finally seeing the real Abigail Spamberger…one of her top priorities is to turn Virginia into a sanctuary state…She does not want state and local law enforcement cooperating with ICE.”

• Carson’s Spin (21:53):

  • Sardonically labels Spamberger “Spam Burger…a lot like Spam, a lot of filler and no meat. There’s nothing really there.”

• Respect Despite Disagreement (22:19):

  • Reed notes he’s always cordial with Democrats but says recent campaign tactics have shredded mutual respect:

    “I respect all three of you. I disagree with you, but I hope you don’t win…that is out the window with the way these folks are behaving.”

• Astroturfing and Political Activism (23:01):

  • Reed observes that “astroturf” protests at Republican events are manufactured and do not reflect the real will of Virginians.
  • Powerful, personal positioning as the “first gay candidate to run statewide in either party in Virginia” and his opposition to radical gender ideology in schools:

    “I’ll be damned if you’re going to tell me that this trans ideology is good for anybody. It’s abusive...and you’re disrupting the normal lives of every other student in these school systems by catering to delusional, delusional people who need help.” (23:20)

• Carson:

  “This LGBTQIA nonsense, it infantilizes people...They are living a childish fantasy...And honestly, I have no patience for it at all.” (24:11)

2. The Legacy of CRT and “Awokening” in Virginia Education (25:10–26:18)

• Agreement that the surge in gender and race politics (“CRT nonsense”) began in Virginia and is in its “death throes.”
• Carson underscores the need to prevent a backslide into progressive chaos, recapping the state’s painful past with DEI, boys in girls’ locker rooms, and educational discrimination.

3. Campaign Challenges: Outsized Democratic Spending

• Reed’s Challenge (26:18–27:30):

  “Gazella Hashmi, the radical Islamist…she’s not doing any campaigning. They’re just going to save their $3 million and try to blast me out of the water...I quit my job at the radio station...I need to get in the game and do what I’m good at: convince people with data and facts and reason and logic to back us here.”

4. Law & Order – Comparing Policy Outcomes in D.C.

• Carson’s Washington Observations (27:30):

  “I moved here five weeks ago...I go downtown last night. Washington, D.C. was the way I remember it...There were no homeless tents in the parks. And yet people...are trying to keep the feds, Donald Trump, from coming in and doing the same thing elsewhere.”

• Reed:

  “Republicans believe you should be safe and hopefully prosperous, even if you live in a bad neighborhood...We hate Trump and we hate the Republicans so much that we will put our own people in jeopardy.” (28:39)

5. Economic Growth & Labor Policy (32:58–34:37)

• Reed slams attacks on job cuts as misleading (“Look, I feel bad for anybody who’s lost a job...but...one of the great things about Northern Virginia is that it has a robust economic ecosystem and you can find another job.”)
• Warns Democrats intend to end right-to-work status, threatening Virginia’s business climate and “sending jobs to Tennessee, North and South Carolina.”

6. Reed’s Vision as Lt. Governor (35:10–36:36)

• Economic ambassador for the state, leveraging business experience and international connections.
• Pledges to be a “bulldog” for conservative values and a strong public defender of the administration:

  “No one’s going to bully me...I’m going to stand up for what I believe in...We better get people who are willing to stand up and tell the truth.”

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Rob Carson on U.S.–U.K. kinship:

  “We perfected it, and we built the greatest engine of individual and economic liberty in the history of mankind. And they [the Brits] acknowledged that last night, and they said, we need your help now.” (15:42)

• John Reed, on campaign adversity:

  “I am standing in the middle of the street with a BB gun and they’ve got a bazooka at me. I’ve got to be able to fight back.” (29:54)

• Reed, on dealing with smear campaigns:

  “What are they going to do, call me a homophobe for telling the truth? Heck, no. It’s time to stop this insanity.” (25:10)

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Key Timestamps

• 00:00–02:40: Satirical monologue, episode setup, criticism of Democratic policies
• 02:40–05:00: Drug crisis, law enforcement action
• 09:37–10:05: Dershowitz discussion, legal outlook on gang deportations
• 12:37–20:05: Carson’s GBN event story, conservative kinship U.S.–U.K., meeting prominent figures
• 21:19: John Reed interview begins
• 23:20–25:10: Reed on trans ideology and activism in Virginia schools
• 26:18–27:30: Reed on campaign financing, “buying” elections
• 27:30–29:36: Carson & Reed on law and order, urban safety
• 32:58–34:37: Reed on jobs, economic policy, right-to-work status
• 35:10–36:36: Reed’s vision as Lt. Governor and “bulldog” approach
• 37:01: Interview conclusion

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Closing Tone

Carson wraps with personal reflection on his path to Virginia, the turbulent political climate, and his conviction that a “great awakening” is underway. He exhorts listeners to stay vigilant, involved, and proud of the progress made in Virginia, affirming the conservative momentum driving the country's future.

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For Listeners Needing the Essentials:

• Virginia's election is described as a fight for the soul of the state (and by extension, the country), centering on crime, education, and governance.
• Abigail Spamberger is cast as emblematic of failed, woke Democratic policies; John Reed and Winsome Sears represent the conservative alternative.
• Reed brings a unique voice as a gay conservative challenging radical gender politics in schools and vows to be an aggressive, unflinching advocate if elected.
• The interview blends policy arguments with sharp humor, personal anecdotes, and rallying calls to action for conservative listeners.

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For campaign info:
John Reed for Virginia – johnreedforvirginia.com
Follow John on X/Twitter: @JohnReed4VA

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Contact and Feedback:
Rob Carson – Newsmax Radio, social media links at newsmax.com

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Prepared for listeners who want to cut through the noise and understand the stakes in Virginia’s 2025 elections—without missing the wit and fervor of the Rob Carson Show.

Transcript

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[John Reed]

Hold it now.

[Rob Carson]

You are about to hear the most interesting, informative, thought provoking and funny show in America on air and on the World Wide Web. This is the Rob Carson Show. This is the Rob Carson Show. It's already Thursday and we have a little schedule shift. John Reed, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the state of Virginia, joins us at the bottom of the hour. If you want to go to Twitter and check out John Reed, number four va, do that, because this Abigail Spam Burger. Nothing like a good spam burger, right? I mean, just take some spam and you fry it up and you put some onion on it or something. Anyway, she's a lefty and she wants to make Virginia a sanctuary state, among other things. And she needs to be defeated, win some stairs. Needs to be the governor and John Reed needs to be the ltd. There you go. So we'll talk to him at the bottom of the hour about a number of different things. A number of different things. And I want to get into what I experienced last night in Washington, D.C. and all the people I met because it was pretty cool. We'll do that in a minute. You. As United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro announced the most significant federal seizure of drug precursor chemicals by federal law enforcement authorities in U.S. history. Wow, look at that. Well, look what happens when you actually do something rather than like Joe Biden. What he did was needed Help in the bathroom, occasional made a poopy and went to bed at four o' clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier. They seized 363,000 pounds of benzyl alcohol, which could be used to create benzyl chloride and that could be used to make amphetamine type narcotics. In addition to a vast quantity of benzyl alcohol seized during the operation, 334,000 pounds of N methyl formulide, whatever the hell that is, was busted as well. So used to create £420,000 of meth. That's what I'm trying to assume by the Sinaloa cartel and judge here, Judge Dean, talking about what they did. And again, Joe Biden and the Democrat Party could have done something about it, but they chose not to. Hi everyone, I'm Judge Jeanine and I.

[John Reed]

Am in Houston, Texas, and I am surrounded by 1300 barrels of precursors that are being used to make methamphetamines. These precursors.

[Rob Carson]

Can you imagine how many lives they just saved right there? Isn't that crazy? When Donald Trump went in and federalized the police force in Washington, D.C. do you know how many dozens of carjackings that he's, he stopped? You know how many lives he saved? Do you know how many assaults he prevented? Do you know how many armed robberies that he prevented? A lot of them. Most of them, actually. Most of them. And all Joe Biden had to do was something, but the Democrat Party chose to do nothing. Same way with the southern border. Same way with the southern border. Tom Homan says, you know, a lot of Democrats are siding with it because the Democrats are kind of like those crazy women who fall in love with death row inmates. That's what Chris Van Holland is. I think he's kind of sweet on these narco traffickers and these, you know, these drug kingpins and whatnot. You know, he had a soft spot for Abedego Garcia and he went and visited, had a margarita, had some endless chips at a TGI Fighters or something down there. Anyway, maybe it was a chi cheese, but he did that. And, and he, he. The Democrats are now complaining that Donald Trump nuked a, one of those longboats that had tons and tons of, of NAR on it. Methamphetamine and what? By being being driven by 11 members of trend Aragua, which is a violent gang, they've been known to cut the beating hearts out of victims, torture them to death, hang them from bridges. They're evil, evil people. But the Democrats love them for some reason. And Tom Homan says, guess what? All the Being and whining about that doesn't mean anything to him.

[John Reed]

President Trump designated these groups terrorist organizations. And why?

[Rob Carson]

Because they have killed more Americans than every terrorist organization in the world combined. Yeah. End of story. That's it. They've killed more people than any terrorist organization in mankind. Hundreds of thousands. Let me say it again here. Pay attention. Several hundred thousand young people in our country died of fentanyl poisoning. If I would say somebody lined up 200,000 people between the ages of 16 and 45 and murdered into pits, don't you suppose you'd get a little upset about that? Well, that's what the Democrat party allowed to happen. I know more people have been impacted by a death from fentanyl than a death from COVID They need to be held accountable for what they've done. And they are just making themselves look like complete morons. Here is Chris Van Hollen, Senator, siding with his boyfriends in the Sinaloa cartel in Trin Naragua.

[John Reed]

People should understand that the Trump administration, when they submitted their budget this year, they cut funding for the Drug Enforcement Agency.

[Rob Carson]

Wow. They're doing a pretty good job of busting the drug carriers and stuff.

[John Reed]

With the lower budget, they cut funding for the organized crime drug enforcement task forces.

[Rob Carson]

But. But they're doing a better job in arresting more people than you guys because all the money was going to your NGOs and your buddies.

[John Reed]

That's a half billion dollars. Those are not things you cut if you're serious about preventing drugs from coming into the United States.

[Rob Carson]

Well, I'm thinking blowing up that boat was made it pretty serious.

[John Reed]

What this was was an extrajudicial killing, pure and simple. It was illegal, as you said.

[Rob Carson]

Now they're terrorists.

[John Reed]

You see, we only have the Trump administration's word to take for who was on that boat. Yeah, but even if they were right, we're not in a war with Venezuela.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, we are.

[John Reed]

We're not in a conflict with Venezuela.

[Rob Carson]

And as you also know, they emptied out prisons into our country. They sent tens of thousands of gang members into our country. The. The drug carrying king from that. From that country caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, you idiot.

[John Reed]

Our own intelligence agencies earlier concluded that there's no kind of collusion between the Venezuelan government regime Maduro and the reason.

[Rob Carson]

Why you like them is because US aid and people like you and George Soros wanted to keep the. The bastard in power. And you did. You stole an election and you love yourself some communists. I mean, honestly. Wow. Just wow. Again. Once again, the Democrat Party lining up on the wrong side of history. I need to hear this classic. This is Jim Gossett singing about Chris Van Hollen. He loves his drug traffickers and his gang members. On the Rob Carson show. He is Chris Van Hollen from the old line state line of crap. Democrats are desperate looking for a cheap date. There's a guy named Garcia. He's a Maryland dad, a wife beaten gang banger. Chris says he isn't that bad. So he looks for the cameras, gets on every TV and he did. Then he flies to the prison Garcia. He wants to see if you like Trende aragua or maybe Ms. 13. If your love of gang members means that you'll intervene. Dun dun dun. If you like siding with the bad guys and they always do hate the American way. They're the party you've looked for. They despise us A yeah, they do. Chris Von Holland and terrorists are your friends. There you go. Another classic from Jim Gossett. Alan Dershowitz was on Newsmax last night. Harvard professor emeritus and a friend of this show actually said on Newsmax that the Supreme Court will ultimately side with the Trump administration's efforts to deport foreign gang members. A divided 5th Circuit ruled Tuesday that President Trump's use of the 1798 Aliens Enemy act against Venezuela's trendy Aragua gang exceeded the law's intended scope. Now you see Donald Trump, he labeled them terrorists so we can go after him. Here is the the good professor last night on Greta Von Susteren's show.

[John Reed]

In the end, the Trump administration will win the right to deport Venezuelan gang members either under some inherent authority, under a different statute or under a different interpretation of this statute. So this is not a foregone conclusion that this result will last. I predict it will not. I think the president will be recognized as having right to prevent alien gang members from remaining in the country.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, the Democrat Party wants to keep alien gang members in the country. Just remember that they are so on the wrong side of history because they're on the wrong side of common sense insanity. There you go. So I did mention that I went downtown last night. I want to cover that in in the next segment of the show and tell you who I met and and then talk a little bit about why Nigel Farage was in town. It was about freedom of speech. So I want to get to that. But I want to share this. This is RFK Jr. Before Congress talking about they're trying to grill and make it sound like he's a bad guy for firing all these people from the CDC, which again presided over the growth of autism from 1 in 10,000 kids to 1 in 12 boys in California. And 70% of us having some sort of chronic disease and obesity so bad that people can't drive around grocery stores, they can't walk anymore because they're so fat they have to shop in electric carts. And here is RFK junior Down. Senator John. John White or Ron Wyden made him look like an idiot about anything you've done or plans to change it.

[John Reed]

And my last comment is, I hope.

[Rob Carson]

What is your last comment there, Senator?

[John Reed]

That you will tell the American people how many preventable child deaths are an acceptable sacrifice for enacting.

[Rob Carson]

Boy, you better put up with windscreen on that microphone because it's going to be wet agenda that I think is fundamentally cruel and defies common sense.

[John Reed]

Do I got a reply?

[Rob Carson]

Here we go.

[John Reed]

Senator, you've sat in that chair for how long, 20, 25 years, while the.

[Rob Carson]

Chronic disease in our children went up to 76%.

[John Reed]

And you said nothing. You never asked the question why it's happening.

[Rob Carson]

Why is this happening today?

[John Reed]

For the first time in 20 years, we learned that infant mortality has increased in our country. It's not because I came in here. It's because of what happened during the Biden administration that we're going to end.

[Rob Carson]

I'm going to let Senator Wyden respond. Yeah, all over the place. But yeah, pretty much got his butt kicked. Just like anything. Mostly the government does, it turns to crap. And it certainly went downhill with the CDC and the HHS who were supposed to be taking care of us, but they were just enriching themselves and enriching their friends in big pharmacists. That's it. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[John Reed]

Donald Trump's election.

[Rob Carson]

No, no, one, one, one.

[John Reed]

It's the gift that keeps on giving.

[Rob Carson]

It's the Rob Carson Show. It is the Rob Carson Show. And at the bottom of the hour, John Reed running for Lieutenant governor of the state of Virginia, got to keep this Abigail Spamberger out of office because she is going to try to turn Virginia back to the the bleep show that it was with a previous Democrat governor. All the CRT and the DEI in schools, all the boys and girls, sports boys and girls, locker rooms and of course, making it into a sanctuary state. Not gonna happen. Not gonna happen. So last night I, I was invited to a little soiree. It was for gbn, which is Great Britain News. They started about four years ago. Is when they started, and it's basically kind of like Newsmax trajectory. They were up against BBC. BBC owns everything. All of the outlets in Great Britain are left of center, very left of center. And GBN went in and started off very small. Now they're the number one news entity in Great Britain. And Great Britain was the same way that the United States was going into the election of 2024. The same sort of bullcrap, open borders, people streaming in from all over the country, unvetted, illegals being, putting up in hotel rooms, giving all sorts of government largesse. Same damn thing. It was a plan. It was a plan around the world. We beat it back, we beat it back. We recognized it, we ended it. And Great Britain is also the growth, going through the shows of enormous censorship of every conservative opinion, essentially. So you can go out and you can be a radical Islamist and you can, you know, do whatever or say whatever you want, you know, driving the Jews into. See, it's, you know, it's fine. But if you say anything about them or if you say anything about transgendered individuals, you can go to jail. You can go to jail. But it was a. It was a great event. It became very clear. And it reminded me of the kinship we have with the Brits as we came from Great Britain. We took the best parts of their governance and they. We perfected it, and we built the greatest engine of individual and economic liberty in the history of mankind. And they've been a faithful friend of ours. We saved them during World War II and World War I. They acknowledged that last night, and they said, we need your help now. I met Nigel Farage. He's going to be the next Prime Minister of Great Britain. And I hit it off with him, and I couldn't believe it. And I'm sharing this with you because, guys, just five weeks ago, I was living in Kansas City doing a TV show and a radio show in a spare bedroom. Five years before that, I was selling cars. And we did this. We did this. We brought Donald Trump to. Into this. Into this capital city, and we told him, waylay, the mother bleepers who've made it so bloody corrupt and abused us for so many years. And that's why I'm here. So I, by the way, I went to Men's Wearhouse and I bought a suit yesterday. I have suits. Don't act like I'm done now. But I hadn't had a fitted suit in a while because I used to be heavier when I was drinking. It was like 289 with a 46 inch waist or 40 whatever. I went in and got fitted, I got a suit, got helped out beautifully. Had some great guys there at Men's Warehouse. One of them is a conservative who works on Capitol Hill sometimes. He used to, you know, whatever. And we had a great conversation. He's worked with Wesley Hunt. And so I got a suit, I go to this, this event. The, the streets of downtown were bustling. I felt safe. People were out. There was music playing, there were food trucks open. This was at 7:00' clock at night, which it had really fallen and, and it was just. There was no fear last night when I went there. So I go in, first person I run into is Jim Jordan. Jim Jordan is right there. So, whoa, whoa, whoa, Jim Jordan. And he stopped and he looked at me. He's a little guy, he's only like 5,9ish, you know, he's a wrestler, right. And I talked to him, I said, I'm a big fan, blah, blah, blah. It was kind of neat. He was, you know, he was in the act, he was in a hurry. So he walked out, said I, then I walked in and I, and I got to meet Nigel Farage. And I was just talking to him and I said, I believe what's happening Great Britain is what happened in the United States And I believe November 5th is what's going to happen for you as the Prime Minister of Great Britain because it's happening across Europe, in Poland with the new President and in Turkey with the new president and they're conservative and all of this. And we had a great conversation and he did a speech last night. I got to like this guy because he said, he just, he reminded me a classic, classic Churchill esque kind of Brit because he got up there and he said, you know, when I declared myself to be a candidate for the Prime Minister, I knew what the press was going to say. They were going to say that he's a drinker and they're going to say that he's a smoker and they're going to say that he's a womanizer. And to that I have to say, oh yes, I am actually. He said that, he said that it was so cool. So I watched him speak. I'm walking around and all of a sudden I see an entourage coming in and there's Caroline Levitt. Now I haven't talked to Caroline in a little while. We used to have her on the show when she was running for office all the time. And I walk up to her and she looked at, she didn't connect who I was because I look a little bit odd, different off camera than I do on camera, you know, whatever. And she kind of looked at me. I said, caroline. And she looked at me and then it clicked and her eyes opened up. She goes, rob Carson. And gave me a hug. Caroline Levitt gave me a hug. It was so cool. And I said, caroline, I mean, I knew you were going to be great whatever you did, but I never expected you. Well, no, I didn't say that. I said, but you've become the greatest press secretary for a president ever. And she thanked me for the compliment and it was, it was delightful. I talked to her for a minute or two. Here's some other people. I met Jack Posobiek, huge fan of Jack Posobiek. He's a little serious. He's pretty serious. You know, don't crack jokes with Jack. He, you know, whatever. So Gorka, Seb Gorka was there. Let's see, Jim said that. Jim Jordan, Stephen Moore, the economist. I met Byron York. I met Byron York. Nigel Farage was up there and he talked about Jamie Raskin and he made fun of Jamie Raskin because Jamie Raskin was such a D word yesterday in the hearings. We'll play audio for it very shortly. And I turned to Byron York, who's I'd been talking to previously, and I said, hey, I call him Jamie Rashole, you know, like that. And he laughed. He laughed. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it was kind of cool. Let me see. Jason Miller met. Jason Miller was one of the big players in the Trump administration, the first Trump administration worked with his campaign. Jason Miller is an outstanding individual. Really, really enjoyed visiting with him. And I also met some people from gbn. And GBN again, reminded me of the scrappiness, the determination and the conservatism and the meteoric rise of Newsmax. And it was just cool as hell. It was, it was. And, and all I could think about, all I could think about was you guys. I, I took pictures, I posted it on social media. I looked out the window and I, and I looked down. There's, there's the, the, the dome of the Jefferson Memorial, and there's the, there's the, the Washington Monument. And I thought about you guys and it hit me, it hit me how blessed I am because it's been a long road for all of us and a lot of bumps. And we got here, we got here and I'm doing a Show in Washington, D.C. from my very own studio a mile from Reagan National Airport. And, and I just want you to know I felt you there. I felt you were there. And we are here. And we're gonna take this city by storm and we're gonna have a great time doing it. And America is getting greater and greater every single day. John Reed joins us next. Don't go anywhere. Hi, it's Tony Marino, host of the super popular Newsmax Daily podcast. A rundown of the day's top headlines and top highl of Newsmax shows and interviews you may have missed. Plus some sports, stock markets, and even some yucks all packed into about 20 minutes. Search for the Newsmax Daily with me, Tony Marino on your favorite podcast platform and check out our entire lineup of great podcasts, including Greg Kelly, Rob Carson, and Jerry [e-mail] Listen.

[John Reed]

Let'S just be clear. Winsome is closing the gap hard because now voters are are finally seeing the real Abigail Spamberger. And the contrast between these two candidates couldn't be more clear. Let's just begin. This week, Abigail Spamberger confirmed what we all know she would do, which is one of her top priorities, is to turn Virginia into a sanctuary state. He said it this week. She tried to walk it back. She can't walk it back. She came out very clearly that she does not want state and local law enforcement collaborating, cooperating with ice.

[Rob Carson]

There you go. That is the governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, talking about Abigail. I call her Spam Burger because she's a lot like Spam, a lot of filler and no meat. There's nothing really there. It's not very good for you either. So I call her Spam Burger. Joining me on the Newsmax hotline is John Reed. He is a candidate for lieutenant governor in the great state of Virginia, who, where I am now a resident. And guess what, Guess what, John. Property values haven't gone down yet. It's fantastic.

[John Reed]

Yeah, no kidding. No kidding. Sandberger is a really interesting character. I always make a point because I'm a Virginia gentleman to go up and say hello and shake her hand. I spoke in Buena Vista, Virginia, and all six candidates for statewide office were on the stage. And I made a point of saying, you know, I respect all three of you. To the Democrats, I disagree with you, but I hope you don't win respect you. I mean, that is out the window with the way these folks are behaving. I mean, the mob scene with some of those, the Democrat activists is really kind of shocking to me. As brutal and as racist and ugly as they've been to win some Sears, they should really be ashamed Are they coming out?

[Rob Carson]

Are they doing a lot of the astroturf garbage that they're doing in Republican town halls when you go out and do these events? Because it is all fake. You can. You can tell it a mile away. Nobody seriously supports the nonsense that the Democrat Party has perpetrated on the country and wants to continue perpetrating on the country. Well, yes.

[John Reed]

I mean, I was in Prince William county, and I held a press conference with Winsome before the school board meeting, and there were about 50 people who were pro trans. And, you know, they always think they can, you know, out shout you or be obnoxious. And I told them, look, guys, I'm a conservative Republican. I'm also the first gay candidate to run statewide in either party in Virginia. And I'll be damned if you're going to tell me that this trans ideology is good for anybody. It's abusive to the people who are struggling with their sexual identity. I mean, the mutilation, the chemical castration, nobody thinks that that is okay. You've got to be crazy to think that's okay. And you're disrupting the normal lives of every other student in these school systems by catering to delusional, delusional people who need help.

[Rob Carson]

And boy, you know what really ticks me off is that this. This LGBTQIA nonsense, it infantilizes people who are, you know, non straight people. It infantilizes them. They. They are living a childish fantasy that they can become this. They can become that. They can become a unicorn. They can be. And honestly, I have no patience for it at all. I have known plenty of gay people. I. I officiated a lesbian wedding, for God's sake. When I lived in. In Washington, D.C. i flew to Hawaii for two of my best friends. They're a wedding. They were a gay couple. And so honestly. But they were conservative. They believe in traditional values. But this nonsense. And there's nothing organic about it, John. There's nothing organic about this. All it came about from whole cloth during the great Awokening. 2013, 2012, 2013, it spread into Virginia schools. It spread all over the country. And finally, people are refuting it. And I think it's in its death throes, to be quite honest.

[John Reed]

I do, too. But we've got to stand up and be very clear where we. Where we will draw the line. And, you know, I think that's one reason I'm going to be really effective over the next two months campaigning and hopefully very effective as the next Lieutenant Governor, is I'm not scared to stand up and say it. What are they going to do, call me a homophobe for telling the truth? Heck, no. You know, it's time to stop this insanity. We can let people live as they want to live.

[Rob Carson]

Yes.

[John Reed]

The rest of society doesn't have to be put in turmoil to try to accommodate other people's delusions. No.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, yeah. The, you know, Virginia was ground zero for all of the CRT nonsense. They used to have the number one high school in, in America here, and we found out that they were, you know, discriminating against Asian students, among others. It is also ground zero for boys and girls locker rooms. It really started here. And, and it sounds like Spamberger kind of wants to turn back the clock on all of that and go back to all of the nonsense that really dominated the state of Virginia and a good share of the country during, particularly during the tenure of Joe Biden as president.

[John Reed]

Yeah. Spamberger is going to try to buy the governor's office. Gazella Hashmi, the radical Islamist who is running against me for lieutenant governor. She's trying to buy the lieutenant governor's race. She's not doing any campaigning. They're just going to save their $3 million and try to blast me out of the water in the next couple of weeks. Same thing with Jay Jones running against Jason Meares for attorney general. They're trying to buy these spots. But I think Virginians remember the chaos of the Ralph Northam years. He was the Democrat governor with the blackface situation. And as long as the conservative voters don't sit back and say, well, Trump's got it, you know, Trump's going to take care of everything in Washington. Nope. We're going to have to, to fight in the courts and in the legislatures in 50 different states in order to empower responsible leadership going forward. And that's why I quit my job at the radio station. It's like I can't just sit back and be a commentator on this. I need to get in the game and do what I'm good at, which is convince people with data and facts and reason and logic to back us here. And I think it's working.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah. The Democrat Party is on the wrong side of reason and sanity. I mean, without a doubt, they said that Joe Biden couldn't do anything about the border. Donald Trump came in and fixed it in weeks. They. They. Donald Trump has come in and reduced violent crime. I don't know if You've been into D.C. lately. I moved here five weeks ago. I went to downtown D.C. a week and a half later, it was very quiet on Saturday afternoon. Nobody down there. I talked to some people because Donald Trump had just federalized law enforcement. Then I go downtown last night. Washington, D.C. was the way I remember it when I left 10 years ago. The streets were bustling and full of people. There were food carts still serving food at 7:30, 8, 8:30 at night. There were musicians on the quarters. There were people talking. There were people in the parks. There were no homeless tents in the parks. And yet people like the J.D. pritzker and Brandon Johnson are trying to keep the feds Donald Trump from coming in and doing the same thing elsewhere. This is what Democrats have been doing since before 1963, standing in the way of Republic. Republican governor using the National Guard to bring better lives to people of color, particularly in urban areas.

[John Reed]

That's right. Republicans believe that you should be safe and hopefully prosperous, even if you live in a bad neighborhood, even if you live in a poor neighborhood. It shouldn't be based on whether you live in Georgetown or Northwest D.C. for you to be able to walk down your own street and be safe. And it is really telling that these Democrat leaders in Washington, some of them in Virginia, just across the Potomac river, in Arlington and Alexandria and elsewhere and across the country, are saying, we don't want to stand up to make sure our people are safe. We hate Trump and we hate the Republicans so much that we will put our own people in jeopardy. This is not going after innocent people. This isn't impeding innocent people. Kind of like BLM and Antifa did for an entire year in 2020. They did impede innocent people. This is about protecting innocent people. And they better get it right, because I think the average person wants that safety that President Trump is offering.

[Rob Carson]

Now we're talking to John Reed. He's running for lieutenant Governor of the state of Virginia. And I want to continue. Can you stick around for the next break? Would you mind, sir?

[John Reed]

Oh, sure, yeah.

[Rob Carson]

Go to Twitter. John Reed, 4 number 4 VA. Where else could people go to help you out, sir? Because I know they're going to try and outspend you. And we need to do what we can, too. But go ahead.

[John Reed]

Ahead. Yeah. John Reed for virginia.com R E ID is my last name. John Reed for virginia.com and listen, the Democrats have pumped in $3 million to my opponent. You know how much money I've got today? I checked the account today, $307,000. I mean, I am standing in the middle of the street with a BB gun and they've got A bazooka at me. I've got to be able to fight back.

[Rob Carson]

Well, we're going to continue the conversation on the other side. I want to talk about what Spambergers, what she is campaigning on. And it is a completely different message than the heartland where I've been living for 10 years. It really is. I want to get to that. Coming up next. Let's take a break right now and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[John Reed]

Send them home. They're not supposed to be here anyway. And what Abigail Spamberger wants to do is create a sanctuary state where violent criminals can stay here. And you know why we know she believes this. He voted no against the Lake and Riley act when she was in Congress. I'm going to say that again. She voted no against the Lake and Riley Act. He voted yes to support the D.C. district Council's lessening of penalties for violent crimes.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah, you know what? I think we've had enough of that. Haven't we learned enough about that? Haven't we seen what those politics do to our country? And I gotta tell you, I love me some Virginia. When I moved to Washington, D.C. in 2004, I made the mistake of moving to Montgomery county. And for 12 years that I lived here, I would drive across the Potomac and it just, it was Oz. You look at Montgomery county, the stunted growth of Montgomery county, where Lake Forest Mall is still empty 10 years later, and you would drive across the bridge and you see the Citibank building that looks like, it looks like Oz, for God's sake. And the neighborhoods are awesome and all that. So the last thing that Virginia needs is to turn back the clock on this nonsense, the progress we've made. Joining me on the Newsmax hotline, candidate for lieutenant Governor of the great state of Virginia, John Reed. I've always felt that way about Virginia, John. It's just, it's a, just a, it's a jewel. Virginia is a. Is a beautiful state. I know this state. I used to go down to Smith Mountain Lake in the summer. Brother, one of the most beautiful places in the world. Just glorious. And we cannot turn this state over.

[John Reed]

To somebody like her politically.

[Rob Carson]

What now what?

[John Reed]

The contrast with Maryland is pretty remarkable.

[Rob Carson]

It is in Montgomery County. I went up to see my old house and, you know, there's a weed shop in the strip mall and there's a pawn shop and all of that. And the grass is overgrown in the medians. And, you know, they got the Maryland General Asylum and it's all Democrat and they vote pro trans. Every possible insane liberal wish list exists in Maryland. That's why so many people are leaving Maryland. The only thing keeping them here are the government jobs or the big money of Washington, D.C. i want to mention this to you because that's what I've heard from Spamberger's ads. It's all about, well, Donald Trump is firing people who work for the government.

[John Reed]

Yeah, well, that's one of their main points, is that Doge has harmed people in Northern Virginia. Look, I feel bad for anybody who's lost a job. You know, my partner was dozed. We're in the process of trying to find him another job. I'm not laughing at anybody who's lost their job. But, you know, one of the great things about Northern Virginia is that it has a robust economic ecosystem and you can find another job. The rest of Virginia. Can I just be blunt? The rest of Virginia for the last 30 years, you lose your job in southwest Virginia, you're probably not going to find one in three.

[Rob Carson]

Well, dude, you're in radio, for God's sake. You understand this more than anybody.

[John Reed]

That's right. I feel like terrible. Have lost their jobs. But you're in a part of the state where there are other opportunities, thank goodness. And now our goal as statewide leaders, and I think Glenn Youngkin has done a really good job of this, is bringing in new business and new opportunities across the state, not just in Northern Virginia. I mean, the guy, he is, he is just hammering it, bringing in new jobs. And if the Democrats win, they will get rid of our right to win work state is where the northernmost right to work state on the, on the eastern seaboard. And believe me, I worked at the U.S. chamber of Commerce as director of communications. That's a big drawing card for business.

[Rob Carson]

Yeah.

[John Reed]

And if we become a forced union state like those Northeastern states, all of those jobs are going to Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. I mean, and the Democrats are promising they're going to pull right to work. That will kill us.

[Rob Carson]

Donald Trump is showing that you can get things done if you actually do things. I know that sounds kind of out there and it should be fairly obvious, but. But he did. Joe Biden did nothing on the border. Joe Biden did nothing about crime. Joe Biden did nothing about what I can go on and on about all the things he did nothing about. Donald Trump comes in and just does it, says it can be done and gets it done. Let me ask you this. Your lieutenant governor, you'd be working with Winsome Sears. How are you going to complement each Other. And what, what do you want to do as lieutenant governor to the governor and the state and the people of Virginia?

[John Reed]

Well, the jobs thing is big. You know, I'm, I'm a former business person. I was director of international development for a big government relations PR firm. I traveled around the world. I've been to 113 different countries, worked a lot of deals in that period of time with a lot of different types of groups. I think I can be a great ambassador for the commonwealth to bring business here. And every governor wants to have the success of having brought business and job and that is one of our number one priorities to take care of the, you know, the people who live across the state in some parts of the state where economic development has been very anemic and in places where traditionally it's been pretty good. So I think that's important. And then one of the other things I think I can do for Winsome Sears is be the bulldog out front. No one's going to bully me. I've proven that over and over again. You call me whatever name you want. I don't care. I've got thick skin. I'm going to stand up for what I believe in. I'm going to stand up for conservative principles and you can bring all the arrows you want. I'm going to push back on this stuff. And a lot of politicians are very scared and timid and I, one of the reasons I never wanted to be a politician, as I thought, I just don't want to bite my tongue. Well, now we're at a time in American history where everything is on the line. We better get people who are willing to stand up and tell the truth. Hopefully be compassionate and fair minded. They adjudicate things. But be tough, be strong and stand up for the people. And that's why I'm running.

[Rob Carson]

All right, John, we gotta run and we're gonna have you on. I want to have you on every week or two until the campaign. Whatever we need, your, your you need, we're here for you. John Reed 4v a John R E I D number4va.com also John Reed 4va on Twitter. Sir, it's been a glorious conversation with you today. I wish you all the best. Godspeed. God bless. Get that victory and let's keep the progress going for Virginia.

[John Reed]

We're working hard, my friend. I will do it. Thanks for having me.

[Rob Carson]

And if you get up here near Old Town, I'll come out to one of your bits. I'd love to, I'd love to meet You. I'd love to. I'd love to, you know, support you whatever way I can. Okay, let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson show. Led Zeppelin, baby.

[John Reed]

Come on.

[Rob Carson]

I gotta tell you, of all the states I've lived in, I'm very proud to live in Virginia now. It really. When I. When I decided and when God guided me here, and I do believe that happened. These things don't happen. The things that have happened in my life the last couple of years don't happen to anyone. To be miraculously cured and of alcoholism that was going to kill me overnight. Okay. Change my life. Have a guy named Chris Ruddy call me as I was selling cars, say, I want to give you a syndicated radio show. I'm going to make you a star. And then going from there and then. And then, you know, experiencing real joy, Real joy. And then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, oh, divorce. But. But I. I know there's a plan, and it's been painful as hell. I say a divorce is like. It's like finding out your parents have died every day for a year. It's unbelievable. It's ungodly. It's the worst kind of pain ever. It's the worst kind of pain ever. And while all of that was happening, this great awakening was happening. We were going through this unbelievable battle with the left during the last four years, making our lives hell, hell, hell. Taking away our freedom of expression, taking away our ability to say, hey, maybe 2020 was stolen, because it was. And the southern border is wide open, and they've opened up a Trojan horse of our enemies to come across the southern border. We're not stupid. It's killing people. We know Covid was bullcrap. We know that the vaccine was bullcrap. And they did everything they could to beat us. They did everything they could beat us. They threw everything at us. And then they threw it at Donald Trump. They threw it at him for nine years. Then in the final year, they tried to put him in jail. They tried to take his freedom. They tried to take his fortune. They.

[John Reed]

They.

[Rob Carson]

They tried to kill him twice, for God's sake. Then they blamed him for causing it. But by God, and I mean by God, we won. By God, I mean it from the bottom of my heart. By God, we're here. By God, I am here. You are with me. You are with me. And I'm proud to live in this state. I lived in Maryland for a dozen years. I wallowed in Maryland for a dozen years. And when God guided me in my life to make a decision. I said, I'm gonna move to Virginia. And I and conservatives in Old Town Alexandria speak in hush tones and whisper, and I'm done with that nonsense. Done with it. Done with it. We're gonna build on the successes that we fought for, and we are going to to never allow those abuses and usurpations to happen again. Ever. Hour number three of the Rob Carson show right ahead. Trust me, it's going to only get better. Don't go anywhere.