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Day Break | Trump’s Message to the World—and the Fight at Home
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00:00 - Monologue
19:11 – Jonathan Butcher, Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Butcher discusses Heritage’s 2026 Education Freedom Report Card, which placed Florida first overall for the fifth consecutive year. He explains the report’s criteria—including school choice, teacher freedom, academic transparency, return on education spending, and civics education—and what Heritage believes other states can learn from Florida’s approach.
27:57 – Dr. Peter A. McCullough, Chief Scientific Officer at The Wellness Company. Dr. McCullough discusses renewed debate over COVID-19 vaccine safety following an opinion piece calling for additional investigation and scrutiny. He also addresses mRNA technology for influenza vaccines, questions about clinical testing in older adults, traditional flu vaccination, and approaches to staying healthy during flu season. Visit TWC.health/GRUBER and use promo code GRUBER to save 10%.
38:05 - Monologue Featuring Ivey Gruber
47:06 – Angela Stanton King, conservative and pro-life advocate and founder of Auntie Angie’s House, which supports pregnant women in crisis. Stanton King discusses the controversy surrounding a holdout juror and the public reaction that followed. She also discusses Black voters, shifting political attitudes, and the issues she believes are influencing Black Americans heading into the elections.
57:20 – Nasser Sharif, founder and President of the California Society for Democracy in Iran. Sharif discusses demonstrations in New York coinciding with an appearance by Iran’s president and provides his perspective on the current political situation inside Iran. He also examines the war, opposition to the Iranian government, and competing visions for the country’s future.
1:06:20 – Adam Brandon, Senior Advisor to the Independent Center, co-founder of the Independent Leadership Council, and author of The Exhausted Majority: Building a Home for the Politically Homeless. Brandon discusses independent voters and their potential importance in closely contested 2026 midterm races. He examines political dissatisfaction, voters who feel disconnected from both major parties, and the issues motivating independents this election cycle.
1:16:15 - Monologue
1:25:08 – Ron Rademacher, travel writer, author, speaker, storyteller, and host of Around Michigan. Rademacher highlights events, festivals, attractions, and unique destinations happening across Michigan, helping listeners find their next adventure around the state.
1:35:16 – Dr. Ernst Roets, Executive Director of Lex Libertas. Roets discusses a planned display of 3,000 named white crosses in Washington, D.C., intended by organizers to represent victims of farm murders in South Africa. He also discusses South Africa’s political landscape, crime, land policy, and the international debate surrounding conditions facing the country’s farming communities.
1:44:11 – Ivey Gruber, President of the Michigan Talk Network and co-host of Day Break. Gruber joins Steve to discuss the scale of fraud affecting government programs and recent federal enforcement efforts targeting fraudulent claims and payments. The Government Accountability Office has estimated that federal programs lose roughly $233 billion to $521 billion annually to fraud, while recent Justice Department operations have targeted healthcare, pandemic-relief, and other schemes involving billions of dollars in alleged losses.
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