Podcast Summary: VINCE — “Trump Is Finding The Missing Children”

Host: Vince Coglianese
Publisher: Cumulus Podcast Network
Episode: 129
Date: September 19, 2025

Overview

This episode centers on recent developments in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration—specifically, the recovery of thousands of missing migrant children who, according to Vince and his guests, were lost under previous leadership and are now being rescued from sex trafficking and slavery. The show also delves into heated political debates around the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, left-wing protests against ICE, attacks on law enforcement, and a critique of both left-wing rhetoric and identity politics within the Democratic Party.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Updates on Missing Migrant Children (04:52–19:09)

Main Theme:
Vince opens with the headline that, according to Tom Homan (“the border czar”), former President Trump ordered a mission to find over 300,000 missing children reportedly imported into the United States, many now victims of trafficking or forced labor.

• Rescue Efforts:

  • “Tom Holman this week reports that they’ve located just about 25,000 of these children.” (08:27)
  • Many children recovered were victims of sex trafficking, forced labor, or slavery.
  • Some found with parents who were hiding out of fear of deportation.

• Quoting Tom Homan:

  “When President Trump called me to come back from retirement, he told me they wanted me to do three things: secure the border, run the largest deportation ops... and third, find over 300,000 missing children.” (Tom Homan, 09:15)

• Vince’s Response:

  • Expresses gratitude to Homan and team.
  • Frames the recovery as a moral mission and a main Trump administration priority.
  • “God bless the Trump administration for continuing this mission.” (13:45)

• Scale of the Problem:

  • While 25,000 have been recovered, Vince stresses, “That’s a small fraction... hundreds of thousands... completely lost.” (14:21)

2. Progress on Deportations & Law Enforcement Risks (19:10–29:12)

New Enforcement Metrics:

• Over 417,000 illegal aliens arrested by DHS since the start of the administration, 70% classified as “criminal illegal aliens” (i.e., violent or repeat offenders).
• Cites a 1,000% increase in assaults on ICE officers.

Notable Statement:

“These are dirt bags that ICE is arresting and removing from American communities.” (Tricia McLaughlin, DHS Assistant Secretary, quoted by Vince, 24:13)

Vince’s Perspective:

• Strongly thanks law enforcement for their work and decries politicians/activists who demonize immigration enforcement.
• Contrasts right and left on law and order:

  “Conservatives value beauty... order... law enforcement. The left...they value crime...disorder...chaos.” (31:19)

3. Law Enforcement Tragedy in Pennsylvania (29:13–33:18)

Story:

• Three police officers in York, PA, were killed while responding to a domestic violence situation.
• Vince honors their sacrifice and calls for respect and prayers for law enforcement.

  “These are just good men doing good work, trying to protect a scared woman...” (31:51)

4. Protests & Obstruction of ICE Operations (33:19–43:20)

New York City:

• Eleven Democratic officials arrested for obstructing ICE at a detention facility (“sitting around Indian style...singing stupid songs like children”).
• Vince mocks their protest methods and ICE’s polite warnings before enforcing the law.

Chicago:

• Footage (cited from reporter Ali Bradley) of ICE removing left-wing protestors, including a protester brandishing an umbrella (labeled an “antifa thing” by Vince).
• Protesters attempt to block ICE vehicles and create “rapid response teams” to warn illegal immigrants of law enforcement raids.

Vince’s Take:

• Sees these acts as left-wing obstructionism that endangers officers and destabilizes civil order.

  “It’s like demonic Paul Revere... law enforcement is coming, justice is coming.” (41:56)

5. The Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Saga (43:21–1:03:30)

Background:

• Jimmy Kimmel suspended from his show following remarks about the killing of Charlie Kirk and heated responses from conservative circles.

Inside Disney’s Decision:

• Contrary to claims about FCC overreach (“it wasn’t Brendan Carr”), Vince reports Disney exec Dana Walden and Bob Iger took the show off-air after Kimmel promised to “take aim at the MAGA base” in response to criticism.

• Affiliates nationwide dropped Kimmel’s show, leading Disney to act “for the first time in a long time... made the right decision.” (56:24)

• Memorable Quote:

  “If you say insane things on television and it hurts your business interests and then your company suspends or fires you... that’s consequence culture.” (1:03:01)

Liberal Backlash:

• Clips of Eric Swalwell, Tim Walz, and others claiming democracy is under threat and equating the suspension to “North Korea style stuff.”
• Vince counters, pointing out widespread left-wing censorship and framing the Kimmel suspension as a business decision, not a free speech issue.

6. Democratic Identity Politics & Kamala Harris Book Revelations (1:03:31–1:13:25)

Kamala Harris’s VP Selection:

• Harris’s forthcoming book excerpt reveals she passed over Josh Shapiro (“because he was Jewish”) and Pete Buttigieg (“too gay”), opting for Tim Walz out of perceived demographic necessity.

• Vince ridicules these decisions and Harris's explanation.

• Memorable Segment:

  “You don’t like Kamala because you’re unlikable, that’s what’s actually going on.” (1:12:30)

• Pete Buttigieg responds diplomatically:

  “I just believe in giving Americans more credit than that... the way you earn trust is what you do for their lives, not on categories.” (1:11:11)

7. Congressional Chaos & Rhetoric (1:13:26–1:19:00)

Byron Donalds vs. Rashida Tlaib:

• Tlaib calls conservatives “fascist,” Donalds retorts with:

  “Do I look like a member of the Third Reich to you?” (1:17:45)

• Vince sees these exchanges as symptomatic of left-wing emotionalism and lack of real arguments.

8. Crime, Language, and Left-Wing Myths (1:19:01–1:25:15)

Jasmine Crockett on “Criminals”:

• Rep. Crockett: “Just because someone has committed a crime, it doesn’t make them a criminal... it’s more about mindset.”

• Vince and the chat mock this view as absurd and refute the left-wing myth that American criminals are driven by desperation and hunger.

• Cultural Critique:

  “The American people are deeply generous... The idea people need to rob to feed their kids is a myth.” (1:23:35)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Trump’s Child Recovery Mission:

• “President Trump is committed, I’m committed, that we’re not going to stop looking for these children until we find every single one of them or run down the leads. Unfortunately, 27... have since died. So we’re not giving up.”
  — Tom Homan, Border Czar (09:33)

On Disney’s Kimmel Decision:

• “So Disney, for the first time in a long time, made the right decision. Now, they didn’t go the distance... but they yanked this dude from the air.”
  — Vince (56:24)

On Protesters at ICE Facilities:

• “They sang their stupid campfire songs and then they got arrested. So that’s how that works. Fuck around, find out.”
  — Vince (37:59)

On Law Enforcement Tragedy:

• “These are just good men doing good work, trying to protect a scared woman from a home invader, some psycho ex-boyfriend... God bless those men.”
  — Vince (31:51)

On Identity Politics:

• “Are you really telling me Pete Buttigieg was too gay to be your running mate, so you went with Tim Walz? You've got to be kidding me.”
  — Vince (1:12:00)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Child Recovery & Tom Homan Interview Recap: 04:52–14:30
• Deportation/Arrest Statistics & ICE Risks: 19:10–27:32
• Fallen Police Officers in Pennsylvania: 29:13–33:18
• ICE Protester Clashes (NY & Chicago): 33:19–43:20
• Jimmy Kimmel Suspension & Media Fallout: 43:21–1:03:30
• Kamala Harris’s VP Selection Story: 1:03:31–1:13:25
• Byron Donalds vs. Rashida Tlaib: 1:13:26–1:19:00
• Jasmine Crockett on Criminality & Retail Theft: 1:19:01–1:25:15

Summary & Tone

Vince’s tone is highly opinionated, combative, and laced with sarcasm and humor. He frames the Trump administration’s enforcement and recovery efforts as both moral and effective, denigrates left-wing politicians and activists as childish and willfully destructive, and lampoons media figures and liberal causes. The language is direct and at times vulgar, matching the conversational and “unvarnished” style Vince is known for.

For listeners seeking the episode’s core:

• Updates and claims regarding recovery of missing migrant children under the Trump admin.
• Celebration of increased ICE enforcement and criticism of left-wing resistance.
• Detailed breakdown (and ridicule) of media/leftist reaction to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.
• Colorful, irreverent commentary on Democratic identity politics, Congressional conflicts, and crime rhetoric.

Best for listeners who want: A strongly conservative, combative take on major news stories — with plenty of memorable one-liners and pointed political analysis.