Bonus: Hulk Holgan's Legacy - July 25th, The Sean Hannity Show

Summary

Verdict with Ted Cruz – Episode: Bonus: Hulk Hogan's Legacy | July 25th, The Sean Hannity Show Release Date: July 26, 2025

Hosted by Senator Ted Cruz and co-host Ben Ferguson, this bonus episode delves into political discourse, media criticism, and personal anecdotes, providing listeners with a comprehensive analysis of current events and their implications.

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1. The Resurgence of America Under Trump’s Leadership

Timestamp: [01:34] - [02:05]

Chris Hahn opens the discussion by lauding President Trump and Senate Leader John Thune for revitalizing America. He highlights key achievements such as:

• Tax Cuts: "Tax cuts, no tax on tips or overtime" ([01:34]).
• Medicaid Protection: "And they protected Medicaid for Americans, not illegals" ([01:45]).
• Conservative Agenda: "Securing the border, finishing the wall, bringing manufacturing jobs back home" ([01:49]).

Notable Quote:

"Making America great again." – Chris Hahn ([01:58])

2. Critique of Liberal Media and Late-Night Shows

Timestamp: [03:00] - [09:44]

The conversation shifts to a critical analysis of liberal media personalities and the declining ratings of late-night shows. Sean Hannity criticizes Stephen Colbert’s show, attributing his potential cancellation to poor ratings and financial losses rather than political motivations.

Notable Quotes:

"In keeping with spreading false lies and peddling conspiracy theories, the left seems fixated on this notion..." – Sean Hannity ([03:00])

"He got fired because his show sucks. He's not funny." – Sean Hannity ([03:34])

"Stephen Colbert is not funny." – Sean Hannity ([08:29])

Hahn provides a counterpoint, suggesting that changing viewing habits and the shift to streaming services contribute to the decline in traditional TV ratings.

Notable Quote:

"I think late night viewing is very, very different than primetime viewing at this point." – Chris Hahn ([09:08])

3. Discussing Political Figures and Policies

Timestamp: [12:14] - [16:07]

The focus turns to Democratic leaders and their stance on progressive policies. Sean Hannity questions why figures like Chuck Schumer, Kathy Hochul, and Hakeem Jeffries are hesitant to confront progressive elements within their party, specifically targeting Zoran Mamdani.

Notable Quotes:

"Why are they so afraid of their own radicals in their party?" – Sean Hannity ([12:14])

"Chuck has condemned Global." – Chris Hahn ([15:09])

The discussion intensifies around the implications of policies that may disproportionately affect certain demographics, with Hannity labeling some initiatives as potentially racist.

Notable Quote:

"Is his policy as stated racist?" – Sean Hannity ([15:25])

4. Personal Anecdotes and Family Stories

Timestamp: [22:37] - [28:15]

Transitioning to a more personal tone, Sean Hannity shares heartfelt stories about fatherhood, bonding with his son, and the importance of fatherly roles in children's lives.

Notable Quotes:

"I convinced my son that I'm the strongest daddy in the world..." – Chris Hahn ([27:31])

"Fatherhood has to come back." – Chris Hahn ([27:37])

Hannity echoes these sentiments, emphasizing the enduring bond between parent and child and reflecting on his own experiences raising his children.

Notable Quote:

"I love that part of it." – Sean Hannity ([28:05])

5. Accountability and Intelligence Agencies

Timestamp: [31:11] - [34:39]

The discussion shifts to the need for accountability within government institutions. Sean Hannity stresses the importance of restoring integrity to the FBI and intelligence community, drawing parallels to historical abuses of power.

Notable Quotes:

"They corrupted the intelligence on purpose." – Sean Hannity ([34:10])

"If we don't hold these people accountable for abusing power in these spectacular ways, then we're just going to continue to have more of it." – Sean Hannity ([31:23])

Hahn adds to the conversation by criticizing the Democratic Party’s approach to accountability, citing past scandals and ongoing investigations.

6. Listener Engagement and Personal Interactions

Timestamp: [36:44] - [37:14]

The episode features interactions with listeners from various regions, highlighting personal connections and shared experiences. Sean Hannity addresses concerns and expresses gratitude for listener support.

Notable Quote:

"I am giving everybody except crazy left wing lunatics that hate me, permission... to come and say hi." – Sean Hannity ([22:44])

7. Closing Remarks and Upcoming Segments

Timestamp: [37:14] - [38:46]

Sean Hannity wraps up the episode by promoting upcoming segments and events, including the "Back Together Weekend" presented by YouTube TV, encouraging listeners to stay engaged with future content.

Notable Quote:

"HANNITY Tonight, 9 Eastern on the FOX News Channel, the definitive hour on one of the biggest scandals..." – Sean Hannity ([36:44])

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Conclusion

This bonus episode of "Verdict with Ted Cruz" featuring The Sean Hannity Show offers a robust examination of the current political landscape, media dynamics, and personal reflections. Through incisive discussions and candid interactions, listeners gain insights into the strategies and viewpoints shaping contemporary conservatism.

Key Takeaways:

• The administration’s policies under Trump have significantly impacted America’s economic and social landscape.
• There is growing criticism of liberal media’s influence and the sustainability of traditional late-night shows.
• Accountability within political institutions remains a pressing concern, particularly regarding intelligence agencies.
• Personal narratives underscore the importance of family and fatherhood in shaping societal values.

For listeners seeking an in-depth analysis of political affairs intertwined with personal anecdotes, this episode provides a comprehensive and engaging narrative.

Transcript

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[Sean Hannity]

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[Chris Hahn]

America is back. Thanks to President Trump and Leader John Thune's working family. Tax cuts, no tax on tips or overtime.

[Sean Hannity]

Real relief for every American up early and home late.

[Chris Hahn]

And they protected Medicaid for Americans, not illegals.

[Sean Hannity]

Senate Republicans got President Trump's conservative agenda done. Securing the border, finishing the wall, bringing manufacturing jobs back home.

[Chris Hahn]

Making America great again.

[Sean Hannity]

Thank Leader John F. Bethune and Senate Republicans for delivering President Trump's agenda.

[Chris Hahn]

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[Sean Hannity]

A can't miss NFL reunion.

[Chris Hahn]

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[Sean Hannity]

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[Chris Hahn]

Hold on.

[Sean Hannity]

Plus they're paying his legal fees. 16 was 2030. That means by bending the knee, they lost like $40 million this year. Huh? They better watch out. They better watch out. They might get cancelled for purely financial reasons.

[Chris Hahn]

Period.

[Sean Hannity]

The present owners are denying that additional $20 million, which I hope is true, because could you imagine how angry people would be? Last year paramount laid off 2,000 employees, then cut another several hundred just last month. Firing that many people and then handing over 36mil to a guy who's putting your neighbors in alligator camps, all because of a lawsuit that your own lawyers said was completely without merit. If that's true, it would make CBS look morally bankrupt.

[Chris Hahn]

Also bankrupt.

[Sean Hannity]

Anyway, Joining us now, I have no idea why I like this guy. I really don't. You know, on paper, I shouldn't even like him at all. Firsthand of the ever growing Chris Hahn show, now with a whopping 15 affiliates nationwide. He's the host of the aggressive progressive podcast. You're still on radio stations, right? How many stations now?

[Chris Hahn]

I mean, I think you're right. I'm 15 or 20, something like that. Mostly in the Northeast.

[Sean Hannity]

But he's better known as a former aide to one of the angriest people in Washington who, if he got primaried by aoc, would get clobbered. And that is Senate Minority Leader Chuckie Schumer. You know he'd get clobbered. Right. You do understand that? We'll get to that in a minute. So. So think hard about your answer.

[Chris Hahn]

We do. All right, take on that. I believe so.

[Sean Hannity]

You know, so you've been a guest over the years many times on this program and you know that how TV and radio works. You have your own radio program and if you have a show and you're being paid money to do that show every day and your show is losing money for your partners, for your network or syndicator, whatever it happens to be, and your ratings are going progressively down because you're not funny and you're supposed to be a comedy show and people don't watch your show anymore and you've lost a massive amount of audience. What happens in that scenario?

[Chris Hahn]

First of all, you would take a hit. I don't know that.

[Sean Hannity]

You know, slow down, slow down. What happens in television if your ratings sink so drastically and dramatically like Colbert's have.

[Chris Hahn]

I've never seen a number one show get canceled. And it's the number one show.

[Sean Hannity]

Ding, ding, ding. No, no, it's not the number one show. Greg Gutfeld smokes him.

[Chris Hahn]

Greg Gutfeld's on.

[Sean Hannity]

He smoked.

[Chris Hahn]

He is not on at 11:30.

[Sean Hannity]

Okay. So the numbers that he has compared to Letterman and Leno when he inherited the show, he's lost two thirds of the audience that that Letterman formally had on that show. He's losing $40 to $50 million a year for the network. And guess what? The worst thing you can say about a comic, and I can admit, I'll tell you who's funny. I think Jon Stewart can be very, very funny. Bitingly so. The same thing with Bill Maher can be funny. He's very smart. I disagree with a lot of what he says. Both of them have gone after me and I have actually laughed at what they've said because they're funny. Stephen Colbert is not funny.

[Chris Hahn]

Well, look, I'm glad that you could take a joke. I wish we all could take jokes. I could take a joke. I mean, I. Come on here, you joke on me. But look, I mean, everyone in broadcast media has lost market share because people don't watch TV the way they used to. They can stream.

[Sean Hannity]

Is Donald Trump responsible for his firing or is it low ratings and loss of revenue responsible?

[Chris Hahn]

I think that it's a combination of the two. I think they.

[Sean Hannity]

If his ratings were high or higher than. Or as high as it was when David Letterman had the show and he was making $50 million a year profit for the network, would he have been fired?

[Chris Hahn]

Of course not. But nobody is doing David Letterman.

[Sean Hannity]

Okay? I hate. Well, I hate to tell you, we're doing better than we were doing years ago on the Fox News Channel. We did. It's like every year we just keep growing thanks to this great audience that we have. So. But, you know, have we had down years? Yeah, but nothing that resembles the precipitous decline in audience attrition numbers that he has. Why can't you just acknowledge a simple truth?

[Chris Hahn]

I think late night viewing is very, very different than primetime viewing at this point. People are watching Colbert on YouTube the next.

[Sean Hannity]

But why did. Why are people tuned out late night comedy? Why are they tuning out in droves?

[Chris Hahn]

Well, people don't. People's viewing habits have changed. You don't stay up till wrong.

[Sean Hannity]

They're not funny. If Johnny Carson were alive or Johnny Carson took over that show, that show would do much better. You agree with that? Or a Jay Leno.

[Chris Hahn]

I am a comic myself. You know this. And I happen to think that.

[Sean Hannity]

Steve, wait a minute. You're a con now? That's a joke, right?

[Chris Hahn]

Oh, I'm an improv comic. Why do you think I did so well on your show all these years? Because. Because I.

[Sean Hannity]

Well, you got to go watch my gig that I did with Jimmy Phela punchlines and patri. That's on foxnation.com and tell me how you think I did.

[Chris Hahn]

I will take a look and I will let you know.

[Sean Hannity]

We sold out Ruth Eckerd hall in Clearwater, Florida and we had a rip roaring fun, fun night.

[Chris Hahn]

What was the average age of the audience member? Like 75 or.

[Sean Hannity]

No, we had young people, middle aged people, older people. We had everybody. Just like the demographics of this show. It's all across the spectrum.

[Chris Hahn]

My grandmother retired to Clearwater. It's a beautiful beach. I love it.

[Sean Hannity]

Well, she should have come to my show. I would have given her a free seat. And you're a liberal. You love free stuff.

[Chris Hahn]

She died four years ago. But my mother.

[Sean Hannity]

All right, now. Now you're making me feel like crap. My mother moved to Clearwater. Oh, but she died. I mean, tell me after the fact, make me sound like a jerk. I'm so. I am genuinely sorry. I lost my mother a long time ago, too. It sucks. All right, next question.

[Chris Hahn]

Sean, that was my grandmother. That. My mother's still very much alive. Lives in kids.

[Sean Hannity]

Oh, your grandmother moved there. Okay, I misunderstood. I'm sorry you lost your grandma. Listen, it's going to be 30 years next March. When I lost my father, my mother, not long thereafter. It sucks to lose people you love. All right, let's concede that point. Let's move on. Chuckie Schumer, Kathy Hochul, Hakeem Jeffries, I argue, are deathly afraid of Zoran Mamdani. Marxist Mamdani, as we refer to him on this show. They are afraid to speak out against global Intifada. They're afraid to speak out about him wanting government run grocery stores and that billionaires shouldn't exist and that he wants to raise taxes, especially in whiter neighborhoods. Why won't they speak out about those fundamental things? Cuz I know the answer and I know you know the answer, but you're not going to tell me the truth because you're a Chucky Schumer acolyte and disciple.

[Chris Hahn]

Well, you know, there are government run grocery stores in red states where there are food deserts and there are food deserts in New York City. And everybody's been talking about having to fix it. And he says, look, I'll subsidize a grocery store in areas where there are food deserts, okay? I mean, I think that happens. It happens in Florida.

[Sean Hannity]

Okay, you're missing my overall point. And you're diverting on a purpose, which is what you do. And I'm trying to get you to answer the question. You and I know that in real life, deep in his heart, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Kathy Hochul, all of these New York politicians want nothing to do with Mamdani, but they're scared to death to take him on. They're scared to death to call out the squad. You know, squad members, in my view, virulently anti Semitic. Why? Why are they so afraid of their own radicals in their party?

[Chris Hahn]

Well, look, first of all, Mondani hasn't won anything yet. He won a primary. There is still an election to be had. It's right now a four way race. And in a four way race, anything can happen.

[Sean Hannity]

So right now would be the time to speak out if you had moral clarity and courage, wouldn't it?

[Chris Hahn]

Oh, actually, if you're a big time politician and you speak out right now, you give more oxygen and more legitimacy to candidates you might want to be.

[Sean Hannity]

So if Chuck Schumer says, I can't vote for somebody that won't condemn the global intifada and that wants to tax people based on their race, that's a bad thing for Chuck Schumer to do? Is it? Okay. Are you okay with his unwillingness to condemn Global Antifada? Are you okay with his willingness to tax white neighborhoods more than other neighborhoods?

[Chris Hahn]

Chuck has condemned Global.

[Sean Hannity]

I asked you if you're okay with it.

[Chris Hahn]

Am I okay with what? Him? Not.

[Sean Hannity]

You. See, all you do is run out the clock. Pay close attention, keep up. You're a talk show host.

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Sean Hannity]

Why? Okay. Will you. Will you speak out against Mamdani yourself? And will you speak out against his refusal to condemn global Intifada? And will you speak out against his plan to tax whiter neighborhoods more money?

[Chris Hahn]

I believe if he does not condemn Global antifada, he should not be mayor of New York City.

[Sean Hannity]

Are you okay with his position to tax people based on their race?

[Chris Hahn]

Well, he didn't say he was going to tax people based on his. On their race. He said no.

[Sean Hannity]

He said he's going to tax the whiter neighborhoods more.

[Chris Hahn]

The richer, whiter neighborhoods. And the property tax issue. He was.

[Sean Hannity]

Well, that's. Is. Is that. Or is that not taxing people? A factor of which based on race.

[Chris Hahn]

That was a very dumb thing to say.

[Sean Hannity]

But would you. Is. What would you call it? There's a word for it, isn't there?

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah, it is a dumb.

[Sean Hannity]

What is. What is the word that I'm thinking of?

[Chris Hahn]

You're suggesting that it was a racist quote.

[Sean Hannity]

Well, let me ask you. If a candidate ran and they said they're going to. They want to tax African American neighbor neighborhoods more or Hispanic neighborhoods more or Asian American neighborhoods more, would that be racist in your view?

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah. Just as if somebody said, I bet that air traffic.

[Sean Hannity]

So you're saying Mamdani's policies are racist?

[Chris Hahn]

I am saying that selecting things based on race can be racist. Like saying that an air traffic controller.

[Sean Hannity]

I'm not asking if you think it can be. Is his policy as stated racist?

[Chris Hahn]

No, it's not. He's talking about neighborhoods. It's, you know it is.

[Sean Hannity]

Okay, so if you say you're gonna tax richer African American neighborhoods more, would that be racist?

[Chris Hahn]

Again, if you're talking about the value of the property and not the people who lived there, I thought, look, I think it's a dumb thing to say. Is it borderline? Is it racist? I don't know. I don't think so.

[Sean Hannity]

You really don't think so?

[Chris Hahn]

No, I don't think. When he said he was going to touch richer, whiter neighborhoods that I didn't.

[Sean Hannity]

Would you advise Chuck Schumer to have courage of his convictions and speak out against this guy? Would you advise Kathy Hochul to speak out against this guy? Would you advise Hakeem Jeffries to speak out against this guy?

[Chris Hahn]

I think they've got to view the landscape of this election and see where it's going, because I don't, I don't think his victory is assured in New York. I think Cuomo could win. I think Sleewa can win. I do not believe Adams can win, but I do believe that there's a path for Cuomo and Sliwa to get elected here.

[Sean Hannity]

Quick break, right back, More with Chris Han on the other side of the break. 800-941-shown as a number. Also, your calls coming up this Friday as we continue.

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[Sean Hannity]

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[Chris Hahn]

You know, he was my radio partner for many years and I was the regular Kubi. Fill in on Curtis and Kubi in New York.

[Sean Hannity]

So, I mean, great.

[Chris Hahn]

It'd be funny. Think about.

[Sean Hannity]

He's hard to fill in for. He's pretty hardcore. I always liked him.

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah, I mean, Curtis is an easy guy to do radio with. He's funny as hell, smart as hell. I would feel bad for New York City people who work at Gracie Mansion because you're gonna be bringing his hundred cats with him if he moves in there.

[Sean Hannity]

Yeah, he does. Definitely. I got to get on him about this crazy cat thing. It's not good. That's the only thing I disagree with him on anyway. I do appreciate Chris Hahn. Chris, you know deep down in your heart what the right thing is. I give you credit for loyalty, but I can't give you credit for, you know, how you defend it.

[Chris Hahn]

Hey, man, we all got to do what we got to do. It's going to be an interesting election. I do think that. I don't think his victory is guaranteed. And I do think he's got find out Jewish. He has a problem with Jewish voters in New York City and he better fix it or he can't win.

[Sean Hannity]

All right, let's get to our busy phones. Jack is in Long Island, New York. What's up, Jack? How are you? Glad you called, sir.

[Chris Hahn]

Hi, Sean. Thanks for taking my call.

[Sean Hannity]

Thank you for calling. What's going on? What part of Long island are you from?

[Chris Hahn]

Blue Point.

[Sean Hannity]

Oh, Blue Point. You know, I lived in Bay Point, maybe Bayport rather, for a while in my life.

[Chris Hahn]

I saw you in a local restaurant once, but I didn't want to disturb you. But I saw you, by the way.

[Sean Hannity]

Let me, let me, let me just get this out of the way because I find this out from people now. People are very, very gracious. Understand? I don't have this microphone without your support. Understand? I don't have that camera at night on the Fox News Channel without your support. And people I know are a little hesitant sometimes if they want to come over, get a picture, say hello, whatever. I am giving everybody except crazy left wing lunatics that hate me, permission at any point, wherever I am, come and say hi, shake hands, take a picture, do whatever you want. I'm grateful for your support. So let me just clear the air on all of that so nobody feels bad saying hello. I'm very grateful.

[Chris Hahn]

Thank you so much, Sean.

[Sean Hannity]

So what's on your mind in Long Island? You know, I grew up in Franklin Square, Long Island.

[Chris Hahn]

Sean, I've always admired and respected the deference that you show Trump with regard to your friendship. You never abuse your friendship with Trump, and I think that's wonderful. But I'm asking you to use your influence this time to ask President Trump to do the eulogy for Hulk Hogan. I would love to see President Trump do the eulogy. Invite Linda McMahon and Dana White. I would only point to the convention. Could you have asked for a more compelling or impassioned speech that Holt gave to help Trump get over the finish line? Well, Hulk just crossed the finish line and we need Trump to help Hulk's family heal from what they've gone through. And I would love to see the President do that. I also have a personal circumstance with my son, he was five years old, where watching Hulk pick a 300 pound guy up and slam him down on the canvas. And my son, he's sitting on my lap and he looks up at me and he goes, hey, dad, do you think you could beat Hulk Hogan? And I look back and forth at the TV and my son and I look at him and I say, yeah, I think I could beat him. And my son looks up at me, five years old, and he goes, I think you could beat him too, dad.

[Sean Hannity]

My son, that's pretty good. You know what he made? I love when life is fun. We don't talk about this enough. You know, there's so much. We always talk about the bad things, we always talk about the stressful things. You know, what about the Moments in life when you're bonding with your 5 year old son over his love of Hulk Hogan and talking about dad, do you think he can take him? How cool is that? You know, I think back, my son is now 26 years old, but I'll never forget the hours and hours and hours we would spend playing PlayStation. And a lot of people thought it was a bad idea, but I always said, no, it's a great idea because you really had to think to get to the end of Scooby Doo, Night of a Hundred Frights. And for those of you that ever played it, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You got to get Scooby Snacks and then you go. That has 13 different layers. It was my four year old son that figured out how to beat the game. And even after he showed me how to beat the game, I still couldn't beat the game, which infuriated me, but in a good way because I was kind of proud of the fact that he figured it out himself. It's moments like that, you know, people that, that do entertain us, make us laugh, that have a good time. I'm grateful to all of them and they use their talent. In his case, he sacrificed his body to do it. I'm sure it took a toll on, on his health. I have no doubt. I never talked to him about it. But every former professional athlete that I know, especially, you know, if you play any of our gladiator sports, I mean, they're the hockey players, football players, I mean, they're, they get beaten up pretty bad and usually they end up with lifelong injuries and those joints don't work like they did when they were kids. And they get knee replacements and hip replacements and shoulder replacements and, and they're out there to entertain all of us. And we love great champions and we love our fighters on the field and on the ring, in the rink and every other sport. So I kind of have a rule that I don't ask President Trump for any favors. I have to do my job, so I ask for interviews.

[Chris Hahn]

Well, we are so lucky to have Trump because we were about to go off the cliff and Trump has rescued us from that. And it's amazing how badly they've abused him for 10 years now. He is not only the most powerful man on earth, he's also the toughest. Look what he's gone through. And back to the moment with my son. We are our children's protector. And I convinced my son that I'm the strongest daddy in the world, just like you did when Your children were babies. And that's our job as their fathers. We have to have fatherhood come back. Fatherhood has to come back. The women are doing great jobs, but we need fatherhood to come back.

[Sean Hannity]

And that need fathers and mothers. We just do. I mean, and I couldn't agree with you more. You know, I actually thought that, you know, once my kids graduated college, that most of my job was done. I couldn't have been more wrong. I find that at this stage in their life, and I'm very proud of both of them, my, both my kids. And they're great kids, and I'm not going to get into what they do, but they're very successful at what they do, and I can, I'm grateful they didn't choose the public arena, I really am, because I wouldn't want them to go through half of what I've gone through. Never mind. You know, it's a level dimension. I can't even comprehend what Donald Trump's been through. And. But I'm glad that there are people that go through it. But, yeah, I mean, the good news is you go through this period, you know, it's, it's great when kids are toddlers. It's great when they're really young. It's incredible stages. Then you hit this age, I don't know, 13, 14, 15, 16, whatever it is. And then your kids, like, the last person they want to hang out with is you. And then they go off to college and then they come home and then, guess what the dream is, what's happened. In my case, they become your best friend. And I love that part of it. But they'll also, but you're also a parent. You'll give them advice and counsel whether they want it or not. And they'll roll their eyes when I tell them what it was like when I grew up. But there's, you know, all of it's really special. I'll put it that way. Well, anyway, my friend, I'm going to move on. I could talk to you all day. You're the best. Have a great day. 800-941. Sean, if you want to be a part of the program, Austin, he's in Missouri. Why did my. I had one aunt that referred to Missouri as Missouri. Missouri, Missouri. To me, it's Missouri. It's always been Missouri.

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah, we call it Missouri, but you can call it Missouri.

[Sean Hannity]

You call it misery when you got two good senators from there.

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. No, I know him personally, but it's hot out here. It's miserable. No but actually, thanks for taking my call. I grew up watching you and Alan Combs back in the day when I was eight years old. You know, I don't know any other eight year old watching Ellen Combs and Hannity. But no, you know, I'm getting that.

[Sean Hannity]

More and more in my life, and I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or like, man, I'm. I gotta look in the mirror a little more deeply. I'm getting old.

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah, I know. You're good. I appreciate your service.

[Sean Hannity]

You know what, the thing is that I love doing what I do and I don't even think about doing anything else. Linda keeps saying, well, there's all this online chatter. Is Hannity gonna run for president? I don't even know where this came from. Didn't come from me.

[Chris Hahn]

I'll be your first vote.

[Sean Hannity]

Oh, my goodness. Don't, don't. Didn't know you're encouraging her. Stop. Don't encourage her.

[Chris Hahn]

Yeah, well, I'll be quick. I know you got other guests, but I. Regarding the Obama gate, I don't see any accountability happening with this. Nothing happened with Hillary, with Fauci. You know, it seems like once you step out of Congress and into the executive branches, you become untouchable. I mean, unless you're a Republican like Trump, you know, the Democratic Party, they seem like they're so powerful that they can get away with literally everything.

[Sean Hannity]

And I.

[Chris Hahn]

And I don't. I want to know, honestly, Sean, I want to know what your expectations are out of this. Because if we continue going down this path with no standards, no accountability, it's going to continue to happen.

[Sean Hannity]

I am telling you right now. And I do agree with Jonathan Turley that Brennan and maybe a couple of others, you know, Brennan now is officially lawyered up, as he should. But if we don't hold these people accountable for abusing power in these spectacular ways, then we're just going to continue to have more of it. You know what I really want and hope for with the intelligence community and with the FBI, I want. They used to be the world's premier law enforcement and intelligence agencies. I want to restore them to their former greatness. And I'm not saying that we haven't had moments, you know, go back to the church committee or go back to J. Edgar Hoover. You know, one of the reasons I've not talked about the MLK files that were released. Are you even aware they were released this week? Yeah, one of the reasons is I don't like how The FBI treated MLK Jr. I think they used many of the same tactics that they used against Donald Trump. Illegal wiretapping and spying on him and putting cameras in hotel rooms. And they did get information, and that information is pretty salacious. And I've known about this for some time, but I'm sorry. I feel like it was gotten in a nefarious way. Therefore, I don't think it's fair to him, his memory, the good work he did in his life. Nobody's perfect and his family, for them to go through that. And I support the family and what they're saying, which is, you know, they didn't want it released. It had to be released. If you have it, you release it. But I agree with them that, you know, considering the circumstances under which some of this material was gotten, I believe, personally, my view, violating his rights, this has to stop or it will continue. Anyway, my friend, God bless you. Get some air. Get in the air conditioner while the heat's blazing over there in Missouri today. Back to our phones. Let us go to Jack in South Carolina. What's up, Jack? How are you?

[Chris Hahn]

Hi. Hi, Sean. You know, I know we all want transparency. I say everybody's begging for it. I go back to Watergate here because that's how. That's how old I am. And I've watched Benghazi and Oliver north and you name it, and it's a bunch of grandstanding. It's a bunch of speeches. And the only thing they can do in a Congress is do a referral. And now we get Gabbard, God bless her, and she's. She's making all these press conferences about what she's doing as a referral. Why don't we just stop hyping us up, getting our expectations up, send this stuff to a grand jury, and let's hear about the indictments and be done with.

[Sean Hannity]

Well, remember, the one person that they actually brought all this to fruition for was all based on, you know, a bunch of lies and phony arguments, was Donald Trump. So it has come to fruition, number one. Number two, you're right, they often overpromise underdeliver. And you're right, people that have done wrong have gotten away with wrong things. And you're right, expectations sometimes are set too high. As of right now, we see that they corrupted the intelligence on purpose. Right now, it was referred to the Department of Justice. Right now, there's a strike force that has been formed. Right now, there's a grand conspiracy investigation within the FBI as it relates to the 10 years of Trump. So you're right on every front. And my hope is is that all the pieces are in place and that this time will be different. I'm not guaranteeing that. As a matter of fact, I'm worried as you are. But you know, we've got to try. I'll go to one of my favorite scenes in Braveheart, what we've been doing these three years, we got to try. You got to try. And we got to try our best. And we have a responsibility to our country and our children and the rule of law. And not trying is not an alternative. I got to run, my friend. I do appreciate your call. Every one of you, please. All right. That's going to wrap things up for today. HANNITY Tonight, 9 Eastern on the FOX News Channel, the definitive hour on one of the biggest scandals, certainly bigger than Watergate in our lifetime with the release of these declassified documents. We'll check in with Senator Tom Cotton, John Solomon, Greg Jarrett, Kimberly Strassel, Senator Marsha Blackburn, Trey Gowdy, Hugh Hewitt and thank me, God bless us, the great one, Mark Levin. All happening tonight, 9 Eastern. Set your DVR, Fox News. See you tonight. Back here on Monday. Have a great weekend.

[Chris Hahn]

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[Sean Hannity]

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[Chris Hahn]

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