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Fauci Pleads the Fifth...111 TIMES | Senate Fireworks | Contempt Vote Looms | 7/30/26 Jul 30, 2026

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Aaron McIntire breaks down Dr. Anthony Fauci's combative Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, where he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights 111 times rather than answer questions from Senator Rand Paul's panel. He plays fiery exchanges from Senators Bernie Moreno and Josh Hawley, including the moment Fauci's attorney was escorted out of the room for repeatedly disrupting proceedings. Aaron notes Rand Paul's announcement that the Senate committee will vote next week on holding Fauci in contempt of Congress, despite the preemptive pardon he received from former President Biden. He also shares this week's poll results, where a majority of listeners say the hearing hasn't changed their expectations that Fauci will ultimately face no real consequences.

Biden's Ghostwriter Tapes Drop | SAVE Act Dead Again | The Fauci-Candace Owens Link | 7/29/26 Jul 29, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers newly released audio recordings of Joe Biden from his 2017 memoir sessions, which appear to support Special Counsel Robert Hur's findings on Biden's handling of classified material after leaving office. He covers Senate Majority Leader John Thune telling Sean Hannity the SAVE America Act remains stalled without enough Republican votes to touch the filibuster. Aaron also covers President Trump's fresh comments on the ongoing Fauci diary revelations, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claim that Fauci suffered an undisclosed vaccine related health event in 2021. He touches on Vice President JD Vance's eulogy for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a viral rescue by a teenage California lifeguard earning a White House invitation, and a new whistleblower scandal involving California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra's tenure at HHS. Aaron closes with his own theory connecting COVID-era institutional distrust to the rise of Candace Owens's conspiracy-driven following.

More Fauci Diary Bombshells | Time to Stop Talking Iran? | 7/28/26 Jul 28, 2026

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Aaron McIntire digs deeper into Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary, including entries where Fauci claims credit for convincing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and California Governor Gavin Newsom's chief of staff Ann O'Leary to shut down schools, bars, and restaurants in 2020, despite later denying he pushed for closures. He notes Senator Mitch McConnell's latest proof of life photo after a two week public silence. Aaron questions whether it's time to stop covering Trump's repeated claims of an Iran military victory after finding an April clip nearly identical to Monday's comments. He reacts to New York City's new city-run grocery store price caps under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Aaron also revisits a corrected Catholic clergy survey from researcher Ryan Burge, showing 27% of priests, not the earlier reported 47%, agree all religions are equally true, and plays former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's uncomfortable response when pressed about his past defense of Fauci.

Fauci's Diary Exposed | Where's Mitch McConnell? | 7/27/26 Jul 27, 2026

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Aaron McIntire digs into newly released pages from Dr. Anthony Fauci's personal diary, revealing early private concerns among top virologists about a possible lab origin for COVID-19 that Fauci later downplayed in public. He notes Senator Mitch McConnell's continued silence about his hospitalization, two weeks after his office first confirmed it. Aaron covers Massachusetts lawmakers advancing a bill removing nearly all remaining abortion restrictions, and the guilty verdict against Minnesota's Shiloh Hendrix in her racial slur case. He also reports on the deadly Islamist terror attack at Berlin's Pride festival, and President Trump's roast of the media at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner. Aaron closes out the show debuting his own invention, the Soup-o-meter.

Women's Sports War Escalates | Caitlin Clark's Till Firestorm | AOTMA | 7/24/26 Jul 24, 2026

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Aaron McIntire dives into the wonderful world of women's athletics, starting with WNBA star Sophie Cunningham standing firm on protecting female sports from male competitors despite backlash, and Megan Rapinoe's sharp rebuttal on The View. He covers the firestorm around USA Today columnist Nancy Armour's column linking Caitlin Clark's on-court flopping to the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till. Aaron also touches on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's update on Iran's overtures for a deal, a Washington congressional candidate's admission she downplays LGBTQ support to avoid alienating Muslim voters, and Mike Lindell's controversial immigration proposal in the Minnesota governor's race. He closes out the week with a full Ask Or Tell Me Anything, covering AI in education, agentic AI risks, and listener questions on faith and current events.

Trump's GOP Finds Its Message | Gill Grills the ABA | 7/23/26 Jul 23, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's campaign stop in Georgia, where he doubled down on branding the Democratic Party as communist and criticized Senate Republicans for stalling the SAVE America Act. He digs into a lopsided House vote in which 198 Democrats opposed a bill banning congressional stock trading, and a narrow NDAA vote where four House Republicans broke ranks on a transgender military service amendment. Aaron also covers the tragic St. Paul, Minnesota shooting in which Tsegaab Binessu allegedly killed three apartment leasing staff, Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, Dena Silcox, and Adam Wilwerding, in a rampage sparked by a parking contract dispute. He highlights Congressman Brandon Gill's pointed questioning of the American Bar Association's president about the organization's stance on implicit bias. Aaron closes out the week's poll results, where listeners overwhelmingly picked securing voter rolls as the administration's top midterm priority.

Hegseth Defends His Record | Are Deportations Working? | Hunting Antifa | 7/22/26 Jul 22, 2026

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Aaron McIntire breaks down Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's congressional testimony defending his record and America's more targeted approach to the Iran war, plus the Pentagon's identification of Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, killed in a drone incident at Erbil Air Base in Iraq. He covers a twice-deported illegal immigrant, Brandon Ortiz-Vite, now suing President Trump for $75 million and citizenship after being convicted of murdering Michigan's Ruby Garcia. Aaron digs into fresh ICE deportation numbers for the fiscal year, and reacts to New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill's admission that a software error registered thousands of noncitizens to vote in her state. He also covers Congressman Brandon Gill's viral grilling of a Smithsonian museum director over a document tying politeness to white supremacy. Aaron closes with journalist Andy Ngo's breakdown of how decentralized and difficult to track Antifa networks really are.

Iran Kills U.S. Troops | Olive Garden's ID Check | Disaffected Dems: Put Up or Shut Up | 7/20/26 Jul 20, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers the U.S. military's response after Iranian strikes on a base in Jordan left two American service members dead and one missing, plus new Iranian attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan over the weekend. He digs into a $60 billion wave of U.S. business deals with Iraq aimed at building alternative oil shipping routes around the Strait of Hormuz. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz continues defending his pardon of a convicted child rapist, and Aaron reacts to Tom Homan's compromise plan requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras within two months. He also covers a viral Olive Garden customer service exchange over its Never Ending Pasta Pass ID policy, and a widely mocked answer from Maine Senate candidate Ashley Webb about her qualifications for office. Aaron closes by highlighting Bill Maher and Senator John Fetterman's blunt criticism of their own party's drift toward figures like streamer Hasan Piker.

China STOLE Voter Data | Rubio Wages War on Left-Wing Terror | AOTMA | 7/17/26 Jul 17, 2026

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Aaron McIntire breaks down President Trump's primetime Oval Office address alleging that China illicitly obtained 220 million U.S. voter files starting in the 2020 election cycle, and his renewed push for the SAVE America Act. He covers Secretary of State Marco Rubio convening leaders from more than 60 countries, alongside fiery remarks from Stephen Miller and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to combat what the administration calls left-wing political terrorism. Aaron also reacts to a New York Post report, based on anonymous sources and denied as gossip by the senator himself, alleging Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego had past relationships with House staffers. He touches on new religious retention data and a viral video of a kid nailing an array of bird calls before opening up this week's Ask Or Tell Me Anything for Patreon supporters and listeners.

Trump Reverses ICE Pause | Vance Admits Epstein Comms Blunder | DST Debate Rages | 7/16/26 Jul 16, 2026

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Aaron McIntire covers President Trump reversing ICE's brief pause on vehicle stops just a day after it began, restoring one of the agency's main tools for deportations. He digs into Vice President JD Vance's appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, where Vance admits the administration mishandled the rollout of the Epstein files and pushes back on Attorney General Pam Bondi's earlier claims. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche takes a victory lap on fraud recoveries during his confirmation hearing, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms the nation's gold reserves at Fort Knox remain fully accounted for. Aaron also covers Helen Comperatore, widow of Butler rally victim Corey Comperatore, sharing her personal belief that the assassination attempt was an inside job, though no evidence has been publicly confirmed. He wraps up the week's Daylight Saving Time poll results and the uncertain fate of the Sunshine Protection Act in the Senate.

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