Join us as we dissect the controversial Operation Midnight Hammer, an effort to incapacitate Iran’s nuclear capabilities. In this episode, we hear various perspectives on the military action, from political insiders to national security experts. Explore the debates surrounding this bold move and the implications it holds for international relations, global security, and the future of nuclear arms control.
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Operation Midnight Hammer. The United States bombs Iran’s nuclear sites. Promises made, promises kept. This is a special edition of the Mike Gallagher Show. Here’s Mike.
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It was described as President Trump’s finest hour. Do you know who called it that? A former Clinton and Biden administration official. Yes, even Democrats are hailing President Trump’s fulfilled promise to prevent Iran from getting their hands and finishing the development of nuclear weapons in order to take out Israel and possibly Iran. the United States. Welcome in to this special edition. Monday, June 23rd, over the weekend, we were, of course, all riveted by the news that the United States military pulled off an extraordinary, extraordinary feat. It was called Operation Midnight Hammer. And B-2s left the airfield in the middle of the country. Missouri flew all those hours over to Iran, undetected, completely catching them unprepared for what followed. And what followed, of course, were these military operations that rendered their nuclear program, well, incapacitated. How much damage? We’re going to find out. Pay close attention to those who are opposed to stopping Iran’s ability to develop their nuclear abilities. Because that’s what this comes down to. I am genuinely confused and intrigued and sort of in awe of the skepticism and the negativity that almost every Democrat and some Republicans have expressed over stopping Iran from their nuclear ambitions. What is the argument in defense of opposing Operation Midnight Hammer? Do you want Iran to have nukes or not? It’s that simple. It really is. I mean, you can get into all the bluster of Thomas Massey and the back and forth and MAGA and regime change. But ultimately, it all comes down to a pretty simple question. Do you want Iran to have nukes or not? That’s all it is. Trump didn’t bomb. We didn’t bomb Iran. civilian targets. We didn’t take out hospitals or food markets or shopping centers. We didn’t kill civilians. We struck the three nuclear facilities that Iran has been using to advance their nefarious agenda. I’m not trying to be naive here. I’m not trying to be Pollyanna. I mean it as an American to other Americans. Real simple. What’s your argument against stopping Iran’s nuclear ambitions? Because if you’re against the strikes, if you’re opposed to Operation Midnight Hammer, you must be okay with Iran developing nukes. And you can say it. Look, just say it. You don’t mind. You know, some of the bad guys have nukes. We have nukes. You’re okay with Iran having nukes. Just say it. Because I suspect that’s how you feel. Maybe that’s what Congressman Tom Massey feels. It’s okay if Iran has nukes. But for some reason… When Trump promised a million times to stop Iran from being able to develop nuclear weapons, they didn’t say a word. They just nodded their head in agreement. Then when he does it, they want to push back. And they’re pushing back. Hakeem Jeffries, oh, he should have been consulted. This is impeachment. Tim Kaine, this is terrible. Congress should have been. They want Congress consulted with all the bombs that fell in the Biden or Obama administrations. But when Trump does it, Congress needs to, you know, invoke the Congressional War Powers Act. It’s not this is that’s it’s nonsense. Absolute nonsense. It’s just political posturing. But let’s just, with all the stuff we’re going to break down today, and I am so glad to do this with you and welcome in. We’re in the Relief Factor studios. Our number is 800-655-MIKE. We’re streaming the show on X. We hope you follow us there. Follow me at GallagherShow, MikeOnline.com, our clearinghouse for all things Team Gallagher. And, of course, we welcome you on the Salem News Channel and the Salem Radio Network on hundreds of stations across the country. This is a caller-driven show. If you’re new to what we do… I like you as our talking heads. I don’t really like authors and guests, and I like Americans. That’s what this show is about, Americans talking with Americans and trying to figure it all out together. I want you to help me figure out if indeed the objection to Operation Midnight Hammer leaves you to say you are perfectly fine with Iran doing possessing and implementing a nuclear program. Are you okay with that? You know what Iran is, right? You know what they’ve promised and threatened to do. You know how they feel about us. You know how they feel about Israel. If you’re against what Trump did, you must be, I think, okay with Iran having their nuclear ambitions. Now, am I oversimplifying this? Let’s figure it out together. 1-800-655-MIKE. One number does it all. You can text us on the MyPillow text line. I want to put your voice front and center, and I want to get your reaction to all things Operation Midnight Hammer on the Monday after. Let’s do some Monday morning quarterbacking, and let’s find out what you think about my question. And I’m not trying to play politics here. I’m really not. We’re all in this together. If Iran retaliates and we have to be all concerned about sleeper cells and we’ve got to pray for our troops in the Middle East, they might retaliate. They probably will to some degree. A simple question. Not hard. If you’re against the military action of Saturday night, You must be in favor and you support Iran possessing nukes. And that, to me, is hard to understand. So straighten me out. 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Off and running to your calls in just a moment. Ph.D. weight loss has changed my life. And I’ve got a little secret for you. You know Big Pharma and semaglutide and the shots in the belly. You’ve seen the story recently about the study that shows that a lot of people that are getting this… You don’t want to do this. You want a program to lose weight that’s centered around science and nutrition, a proven roadmap that has helped over 8,000 clients lose weight and keep it off. 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Operation Midnight Hammer. The United States bombs Iran’s nuclear sites. Promises made, promises kept. This is a special edition of the Mike Gallagher Show. Here’s Mike.
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I think it’s time to ignore naysayers and just sit back and revel in the greatness of American military might. I know as a talk show host there’s a tendency or an inclination to sort of gravitate to the people who want, I guess, the attention, the clicks, the buzz over pushing back. Why did we do this? Oh, we’re at war with Iran. Trump needs to be impeached. He’s lost his marbles. And that’s the attention they seek. And I’m not sure it’s very productive to spend much more time on them. I think we ought to look at the greatness of Operation Midnight Hammer. I think we ought to acknowledge the bravery, the cunning, the shrewd, and calculating and brilliant way we decimated Iran’s nuclear capabilities. It is a great, great day to be an American. It is a great time to celebrate America’s greatness. It is such a great, great time. We need to be careful. We are facing many challenges together. But I am so sick of anti-American sentiment in this country. And I’m at a point right now where I just want to ignore it. I am so tired of listening to people gripe and bellyache and second-guess anything that’s virtuous and righteous. It is a righteous mission to prevent Iran from from getting the tools to obliterate the nation of Israel. It is a righteous responsibility to stop evil. It is righteous to support a president who has said over and over and over again, if elected president, I will prevent Iran from to fulfill their promise to take out their enemy with nukes, And when he does it, we’ve got people who are perfectly content to harp and chirp and chip away. And I’ve had it. Let’s listen to the president. I can play the whole speech. And I can’t often say that about President Trump’s speech. This is probably the first time ever that I can say, you know what? We can take a couple of moments and play President Trump’s address to the nation. uncharacteristically on time at 10 p.m. Eastern Saturday night, and uncharacteristically brief.
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Here he is. A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime, Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier. For 40 years, Iran has been saying, death to America, death to Israel. They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs. That was their specialty. We lost over a thousand people and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate. In particular, so many were killed by their general, Qasem Soleimani. I decided a long time ago that I would not let this happen. It will not continue. I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team like perhaps no team has ever worked before. And we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel. I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they’ve done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight. and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades. Hopefully, we will no longer need their services in this capacity. I hope that’s so. I also want to congratulate the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Raisenkane, spectacular general, and all of the brilliant military minds involved in this attack. With all of that being said, this cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days. Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. There’s no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight, not even close. There has never been a military that could do what took place just a little while ago. Tomorrow, General Kaine, Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, will have a press conference at 8 a.m. at the Pentagon. And I want to just thank everybody and In particular, God, I want to just say we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel. And God bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you.
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You don’t often hear President Trump have a little catch in his voice. And I don’t know about you, but I detected some emotion when he thanked God for for blessing our troops and our country. I detected a sense of relief that not one hair on one member of our military, these brave men and women who flew, what, 30-plus hours from the middle of the country, our country, over to Iran after a decoy They sent planes out west to the west. They were detectable. They sent our B-2s out east. They were undetectable, and it was a brilliant mission. And incidentally, people from all walks of life are, I mean, all ideological perspectives are praising President Trump. From people saying it was his finest hour, to former Biden officials saying Kamala would have never had the guts, the fortitude to have done this. I am tired of dealing with people who are rooting for America to fail. I want to embrace America’s victories. And this was a major victory. for the United States of America. Is everything perfect? Of course not. Are the mullahs going to play ball? Probably not. Is Iran going to retaliate? Quite possibly. And we have to be prepared for what comes next. But stopping Iran’s nuclear ambitions is a righteous, just, correct thing to do. And it’s time we stand up and cheer for the United States of America. Welcome in. We’re the Relief Factor Studios, 800-655-MIKE, 800-655-6453. Glad you’re here. Got a lot to cover. I want to put your voice front and center, as we always do. We hope to talk to our friend and colleague, former colleague, now in the White House, Sebastian Gorka, to get his pitch-perfect assessment of Operation Midnight Hammer and the role that he plays in the Trump White House. We just got a lot to do. 800-655-MIKE. I hope you join us. Portions of our show brought to you by MyPillow and Big Deal. Two sales in one. First, they’re having a closeout sale on the percale bedsheets. Any size, any color, $25. You can get Queens, Kings, Split Kings, California Kings, any size, any color, $25. It’s a crazy sale from MyPillow.com. Look for the Mike Gallagher Special Square. The second sale, Mike Lindell has introduced a brand new energy drink called Rev7. It’s a premium energy drink that’s good for you. It tastes great, gives you energy all day. I sampled it yesterday for the first time. It is delicious. No sugar, no caffeine. Rev7 is so special because it’s powered with a premium nootropic that helps fuel your mind. MyPillow is so confident you’re going to love Rev7 that for a limited time you can try their introductory three-pack absolutely free. Now, these offers aren’t going to last long. So go to MyPillow.com. Use the promo code MikeG. MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. Or call 800-928-6034. 800-928-6034. Sing along with me. For the best night’s sleep in the whole wide world, visit MyPillow.com. Promo code MikeG. We’re flying blind a little bit here. Maybe we’re a little bit like the pilots because we think we have audio and video. This is a guy who means a lot to me. In fact, he and I got to co-host a trip to Alaska. a year or so ago. Sadly, he’s going to be too busy this time around. Larry Elder is taking his place on the second annual Patriots-Alaska cruise. But maybe I can take Katie. Maybe I can take Julia. Maybe I can take the family. Sebastian Gorka serves as deputy assistant to President Trump, senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council. I don’t know, Seb, if you could hear before you joined us, but your friend and, of course, colleague Pete Hegseth is saying, look, when President Trump speaks… The world ought to listen. He fulfilled that Saturday night, didn’t he?
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I’m really shocked by those who pretend that they were MAGA voters and for all those with Trump derangement syndrome who are surprised that we pulled this off. I was in the White House Situation Room on Saturday evening. And everybody who was surprised by it has been asleep, has been a Rip Van Winkle for the last decade. God bless Caroline Leavitt, who just last week from the podium here at the White House said, you do know that even before he ran in 2011, President Trump, as a private citizen, said Iran should never acquire nuclear weapons. And then… If you go back to that momentous occasion, Mike, I know it’s seared on your cerebellum in that beautiful golden tower in Manhattan when he came down the escalators and he gave that speech where he declared, I’m running for the presidency. Part of that speech. was exactly this. He said, we will never permit Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. Why? Because it’s a fascistic, theocratic regime that calls for the destruction of America every single Friday. So now he’s the commander-in-chief. It’s just another promise kept. And can I just go to that little clip you played of my friend Pete and the amazing Chairman Kaine? There is… Tom Clancy doesn’t come close to this. I’m sorry that the TV shows, the movies, the Jason board doesn’t touch this. The idea that we had this package of stealth bombers fly halfway across the world. Nobody knew they were coming from here. as opposed to Diego Garcia. And the fact that they did this mission without one shot, Mike, being fired, without one Iranian interceptor, one fighter plane getting off the launch pad. Why? Because we are the greatest military force the world has ever seen. And as Pete said, you better listen to the commander in chief, the president, Donald J. Trump.
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You know, you’re one of the strongest straight shooters I’ve ever met. I want to get your wisdom, your common sense reaction to those who are second-guessing Saturday night’s military success. Whether it’s, you know, the Democrats and Hakeem Jeffries or all the Democrats are lining up. This was awful. This is an impeachable offense and all this other stuff. Does that mean, Seb… that they actually support Iran’s nuclear ambitions? I posted that question on social media over the weekend. I thought, well, look, this is kind of a binary choice here. If you don’t like stopping Iran from being able to advance their nuclear aspirations, does that mean you want Iran to have nuclear aspirations? Is that oversimplifying things, or is that how you see it?
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No, it’s very simple. I mean, what is Iran? Go back to the photographs of our 50-plus hostages taken in the embassy in 1979. Go back to the Beirut bombing where hundreds of U.S. Marines were killed by an organization that was funded and controlled by the regime, the proxy masters in Tehran. Go back to just the nature of the regime. I mean, really, the party that says they’re for the small guy, for ethnic minorities, for LGBTQ, LMNOP, this is a regime that throws people off rooftops if they’re homosexuals. This is the regime that beats women and sometimes shoots them to death if they take their headscarves off their heads. So… It’s worse than what you said, Mike. If you’re against Operation Midnight Hammer, the most exquisitely sublime, perfect military operation of the modern age, then not only are you on the side of Iran, you’re also in favor of them acquiring nuclear weapons. It truly is that simple, my friend.
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You know, it’s your job to study the bad guys, and you’ve done it for many, many years. In your role as Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, you, I guess, have to sort of inhabit the brains, the mindset of what the evildoers want to do to us. There’s, of course, a big concern about retaliation. From your perspective, Seb, what does that look like for the American people? There’s clearly a presence of sleeper cells, one would imagine, on American soil. There’s an expectation that they might try to strike our military bases in the Middle East. From your perspective, what do you think they do in terms of retaliation?
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So, Mike, I can’t go into the specifics of what we’ve done in theater, but let me just assure you that our forces are protected. Secondly, I can’t go into what I receive every morning, which is my intelligence briefing. But I’ll say this. And, Mike, you’ve heard me say this for the last six and a half years when I had my Salem show and my Newsmax show. You have to understand you. A private citizen listening to this show are on the front line of the war with global jihadism. It’s not just those brave B-2 pilots. It’s not just our tier one operators in theater. It is you. Why? Because this is what the enemy is. It’s a global jihadi movement, whether it’s Sunnis like al-Qaeda and ISIS or whether it’s Shia-backed militias. like those supported by Iran. So always have your head on a swivel, watch your six, take responsibility for your safety. But at the same time, let me reassure you of this. You know I served in the first Trump administration. We’re back here now. It’s… Let me put it this way. It’s a little bit different, OK? We have the A-team, not just the alphas, but the A-team. The fact that friends of mine are driving every element of the president’s team, whether it’s Kash Patel at the FBI, his deputy, Dan Bongino, a friend of mine, whether it’s Pam Bondi, whether it’s Governor Noem, whether it’s the guy straight out of central casting, Tom Homan, whether it’s Pete Hexeth, these are the people who are there for one reason and one reason alone, to make sure you, your listeners, their families are safe. So rest assured, America first means you will be safe and you will prosper, and our enemies will be in trouble.
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Amen. And, you know, you said something that’s the understatement of the century. Things are different this time around. I just opened up a media site that is no friend to conservatives. Headline, and this is not written by a friend of the Trump administration, you know, an anti-Trump journalist who writes, The Iranian nuclear strike was Donald Trump’s finest hour. He writes, One thing is clear. In his finest hour yet as commander-in-chief, Donald Trump greenlit a well-developed plan to carry out a righteous operation to make the world a safer place. We’re grateful for him, and we’re grateful for you. And I’m excited because I just got a text from your family. They’re all set. Their bags are packed. So I’m loading everybody up for the Alaska cruise. So we’ll send you a postcard. Well, I don’t think anybody sends postcards. We’ll send you a selfie from the Euro dam. How about that? And I’m kidding. They’re not really going, but I wish they would. Seb, we’re honored. I know how busy you are. Thanks for taking a couple minutes to join us on the Mike Gallagher Show. Keep fighting the good fight, my friend.
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That’s the plan. God bless you and all the listeners and viewers. Thank you, Mike. Keep crushing it.
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You bet. Dr. Sebastian Gorka joining us on the Mike Gallagher Show. That is true, right? I mean, this does come down to sort of a binary choice, does it not? Is this not a decision that comes down to whether you want Iran to have nukes or not? Isn’t it that easy? Am I oversimplifying? And I don’t want to discourage dissent. You could be a little apprehensive. You could be concerned. Is it the right step? Don’t you agree that if you knock, we didn’t kill any civilians in Iran. Trump didn’t start war with Iran. Our military obliterated, destroyed, decimated the three nuclear sites in order to prevent Iran from achieving their nuclear desires. You’re against that? Okay, so are you then okay with Iran possessing nukes? It’s a simple question. Let’s do a little bit of a lightning round of calls. Do you have a simple answer? 800-655-MIKE.
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Thank you.
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Mike Gallagher. Every day, Mike visits with Mark Davis. Morning host on 660 AM, The Answer in Dallas. Here’s today’s Eminem experience.
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I think it’s fair to say that the majority of Republicans and Trump supporters completely agree with his promise. And I’m genuinely curious about something, and I mean this. For anybody who’s objecting to Operation Midnight Hammer, What exactly is the argument in favor of furthering Iran’s nuclear ambitions? In other words, what do they think, regardless of what they think of Trump, what do they believe a state sponsor of terrorism would do with nukes? So if you’re opposed to stopping their ability to get their hands and create nukes, well, then what are you saying? You want them to have nuclear weapons?
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Here’s the answer you usually get, and that is that… And it’s sort of wishful, adolescent thinking. It’s naivete and short-sightedness and weakness. Diplomacy can do it. If only we tried harder to talk to the Iranian regime, to sort of convince them through the sheer force of our will, we could get them to stop. If Joe Biden just looks into the camera and says, don’t. Don’t. That’ll magically at some point happen.
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Well, the simple answer is Trump tried. He tried and tried and tried. He practically begged them to come to the negotiating table. Homanet went into hiding. They couldn’t even find him. They were trying to get to the negotiating table, and he’s buried in a bunker somewhere, hunkered down. And I guess they don’t have cell phone coverage down there in the bunker, wherever the Ayatollah was. Look, what fascinates me about the opposition is they didn’t say a word the thousand times that Trump has promised to do this for years. They didn’t even notice. Okay, well, good. You know, he said we can’t get our hands on Obama. And then he does it. And I do… I have to say that it was a little depressing for me to watch some of the Democrat response. Kind of shocking that you’re really ultimately sort of against you’re siding against the United States instead of a moment of. I mean, look what they pulled off Saturday night, Mark, was, you know, you want to talk about a Herculean Herculean task. The head fake, the deke, they sent bombers off to the west so they could be tracked. No, we’re not going to Guam. Where are we going? Where are they coming from? And not one shot fired upon any of our men. Not one or one woman, apparently. Don’t forget, the New York Times wants to remind you, there was a woman, apparently, a part of the mission. So that awful misogynist Pete Hegseth said, our boys. No, no, no, there was a girl. There was a girl, don’t forget. So that’s fine. And we honor the men and women of the U.S. military who pulled off this magnificent feat. And I appreciated seeing people like like the former staffer for Clinton and Biden. You know, this. A guy named Jamie Metzl, he served in the National Security Council staff during the Clinton administration and was a Senate staffer under Joe Biden. He admitted Kamala would have lacked the courage to do this. Do you think Kamala Harris would have been willing to bomb Iran, bomb these nuclear sites? Nope. Never, never. And incidentally, let’s be careful when we talk about bombing Iran. No, no. I don’t think anybody died. I’m not sure that there were any casualties. In fact, there’s reports that they kind of knew what was coming. They cleared out. These were the nuclear facilities. This wasn’t a civilian population.
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In a remote village.
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In the middle of nowhere.
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You hit it with a big enough munition. There might have been a sheep herder next door who might have gotten a little bit of a burn. Might have left a mark. Did you see who… leapt to Twitter to say, our thoughts are with the victims of the bombing of Iran. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had that up for about five minutes before somebody went, whoa, and took it down.
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We are issuing this statement to formally apologize for the offensive and inappropriate social media post recently posted on our department’s social media platforms. Somebody’s getting fired. Because the original statement, I mean, I know people are listening to you thinking, well, Mark has had a minor stroke. There’s no way the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Surely they wouldn’t have done that. No.
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Do you have the original in front of you?
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Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran. While this tragic event occurred overseas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is closely monitoring the situation alongside our local, state, and federal partners. At the moment, there are no known threats to Los Angeles County. Somebody actually thought that would be a good idea, Mark. Yep. And then I got a funnier one for you. You see Minnesota? Tim Walz did the same. This is actually very funny. Well, what’s funny is somebody’s response to it. So Tim Walz does the same stupid posturing. Oh, because of Trump’s recklessness, Minnesota is on high alert. We are looking. We are monitoring the situation. So somebody posted, breaking news, Tehran cancels their Minneapolis invasion plans after hearing that Tim Walz is monitoring the situation. I mean, Mark, Hakeem Jeffries, they’re irrelevant now. Who’s paying attention to any of them? None of them said a word about Obama bombing all the places he bombed and everybody else. Biden bombed, and Trump does a military action like this. We’re not at war with Iran. We have entered, I guess it’s fair to say, in a powerful way, the war between Israel and Iran by continuing to support Israel. But we’re not going to have boots on the ground in Iran. Nope. But we better be ready. We better have our heads on a swivel. You saw what happened at the church in Michigan. You see, the person that, now, again, unrelated to this, apparently, this is some lone nut that had some grief or beef or whatever. But a guy, you know, tries to kill a lot of people at a Sunday worship service. One of the parishioners ran him over with his F-150 pickup truck, and then the other parishioner got out his legally concealed weapon, and neutralized him. Works for me. Americans aren’t playing anymore, Mark. And you know what? I am pretty confident that where you go to church, where I go to church, where most of our audience goes to church, somebody’s going to be prepared to defend that congregation. Because in Michigan, here we go again. A good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun. And we and everybody and Charlie Kirk said that over the weekend, be prepared, be armed, locked and loaded, be ready for anything that can happen.
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So what is your level of expectation? Because I really believe that most of this is driven by Trump hatred, the gloom and doom. Oh, America’s in severe danger now. What are the Chinese going to do that? Putin is going to be welcoming some key Iranian official. Of course, they’ve been longtime BFFs for a long, long time. I’m not going to sit here and say, I guarantee you nothing will happen. I wouldn’t do that. I’m not going to sit here and say, I have zero expectation of a retaliatory strike of any kind over there or over here. I wouldn’t say that. I can’t say that. But I think it’s being wildly overblown and wildly overestimated. And maybe, and this is what depresses me, maybe in a sick, twisted part of the left, desired. They would love for something bad to happen in America so that they could go, Ha! Trump did that to you.
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Well, perhaps. I mean, my gut tells me that they’re going to try to strike some of our military bases in the Middle East. I think the intelligence suggests that they’re going to try to retaliate. They’re going to do something. I don’t think they’re going to just roll over. I would hope that they could… Do some bluster and they could strut around and say death to America a few more times and then knock it off and realize that the world, the world is not going to let you have nukes. You’re not to a to a nation that is committed to the destruction of Israel and the United States. It’s just isn’t going to happen.
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