The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated

Bill Clinton’s famed 1992 “war room” had the sign and the slogan: “It’s the economy stupid.” It is still true but if I could put one sub-sign under it, that sign would read “It’s the submarines stupid” to remind everyone on the campaign staff to remind the candidate every day to talk about the Silent Service and how much we depend upon it and how and why Donald Trump has to throw everything he can at fixing it. Captain Jerry Hendrix (USN, Ret.) is also Dr. Jerry Hendrix, historian. Today we discussed at length his long article from American Affairs: “Sunk at the Pier: Crisis in the American Submarine Industrial Base."

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Robert DeNiro’s meltdown Tuesday outside the NY courthouse where former President Trump is on trial warmed the hearts of the small percentage of Americans who share his TDS affliction. Hugh discusses DeNiro and TDS with Mary Katharine Ham, Salena Zito, and Bethany Mandel before turning to Israel in Gaza and the Biden Pier with Congressman Michael Waltz and Joshua Kraushaar plus a chat with MT Governor Greg Gianforte.

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Senator Tom Cotton, Bret Baier and Byron York all discuss the last week of the show trial of former President Trump with Hugh, plus a long interview with Dmitri Alperovitch about his new book “World On The Brink”.

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Hugh recaps the week and talks with Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford.

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Hugh’s new Fox News column reviews former President Trump’s need for a national security team. He discusses the wisdom of doing this with former Senator Jim Talent and Josh Kraushaar, before talking with Commentary’s Abe Greenwald about his essay “The Woke Jihad” which went viral these past few days, plus Senator Rick Scott who declared his candidacy to replace Mitch McConnell at year’s end.

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Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Rep. Michael Waltz from Florida, Olivia Beavers of Politico, and Mary Katharine Ham, co-host of Getting Hammered.

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The Biden Administration is doing its best to stop Israel from winning in Gaza and specifically in Rafah. Hugh talks about the war with Haviv Rettig Gur of the Times of Israel, with Senators Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz about the Manhattan show trial of Donald Trump, and with David Drucker and Byron York about Trump Veep candidates and his trial. Pennsylvania’s next senator Dave McCormick joins Hugh as well. 

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O’Brien joined Hugh from Tel Aviv this AM to explain the U.S.-Israeli relationship, Jim Geraghty and John Campbell run down the Veepstakes, plus U.S. Senate candidates Bernie Moreno who is running in Ohio, and Tim Sheehy who is running in MT. 

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Hugh plays the Harrison Butker commencement speech and lets you hear what he actually said. Plus Ben Domenech and Terry Pluto.

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Former President Donald Trump joined Hugh this AM to talk all things 2024, plus Congressman Michael Waltz, Congressman Ken Calvert, Olivia Beavers, Mary Katharine Ham, and Daniel Polisar, the father of 3 IDF soldiers presently deployed in Gaza. 

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Wow, those polls. Is the bottom falling out on Joe Biden? Hugh discusses with Senator Tom Cotton, Bret Baier, Byron York, and David Drucker. Plus: Trump’s Veepstakes down to the wire. 

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Duke University professor and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joined Hugh for an hour-plus conversation about Frank’s new and thought-provoking book “The Age of Grievance.” Much agreement between them and much disagreement but all done in a civil and sustained fashion. 

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On Wednesday of last week, President Biden imposed an arms embargo on Israel and has been buried by an avalanche of criticisms in the wake of his CNN announcement. Hugh reviews the key developments of the weekend and talks with Dan Senor of the “Call Me Back” podcast who hosted PM Netanyahu yesterday, plus Bethany Mandel, Jim Geraghty, Salena Zito, and former Congressman John Campbell. And a bonus discussion of umpires, good and bad. (The latter includes Hugh’s producer and co-host of the podcast “Look Through The Chaos” w/ Campbell)

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Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Ben Domenech, Sarah Bedford, and Sonny Bunch.

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Hugh explains the president’s astonishing turn against Israel and discusses with former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Michael Oren, Senator John Cornyn, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies’ Cliff May and Jonathan Schanzer, former Senator Jim Talent, and Josh Kraushaar, editor-in-chief of Jewish Insider.

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Hugh, very reluctantly, discusses the NYC trial of former President Trump with Andrew C. McCarthy, former AUSA in the SDNY and the very best analyst of these proceedings anywhere. Hugh also talks with Mary Katharine Ham about how the trial is “playing” with suburban moms.

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As Israel begins its Rafah operation, the United States cuts off the shipment of precision munitions (inexplicable if Israel is to continue to keep civilian casualties to a historical low for warfare.) Hugh reviews these developments and discussed them with Senator Tom Cotton, Bret Baier, Admiral James Stavridis (USN, Ret.) Byron York and David Drucker. Hugh also comments on his new Fox News column.

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Hugh reviews the weekend news including Israel’s opening of its offensive into Rafah, and the Sunday show’s glimpse of the VeepStakes underway, plus Ben Domenech, Jim Geraghty, Bethany Mandel, and Phil Balboni.

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The president spent less than 5 minutes on his statement on campus violence and very little of that 5 minutes on the wave of anti-Semitic speech on campuses and in the streets. Hugh reviews the remarks, discusses them with Ben Domenech, and updates how Donald Trump is surging and Biden diving in the race for the White House. Plus: Friday at the movies with Sonny Bunch.

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Ambassador Michael Oren, the Times of Israel's Haviv Rettig Gur, former Senator Jim Talent, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and Josh Kraushaar all join Hugh to discuss at length the turning point approaching Israel's government: Forward into Rafah or retreat and, in essence, defeat.

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Yossi Klein Halevi is one of Israel’s leading public intellectuals. He joined me for a long conversation on the situation in Israel today after almost seven months of war. After that long interview, Congressman Michael Waltz joined Hugh to review yesterday’s testimony on the Hill of SecDef Austin and his visit to Columbia.

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Hugh talks with Senator Tom Cotton about upheavals on America’s campuses and with the Washington Post’s Dan Balz about the imminent collapse of the U.K.’s Tories who, we both agree, are going to suffer an election defeat every bit as stunning as the GOP’s in 1964 and Canada’s Progressive Conservatives in 1993. Plus, David Drucker and Byron York on the campus unrest.

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Story after story about the hostage negotiations between Israel and the terrorists in Hamas, but Ambassador Michael Oren cleared it up for us this morning. Plus, Trey Gowdy quizzing me on the buzz around the former (and future) President Trump’s new national security team, Admiral Stavridis, Jim Geragty, Salena Zito, and former Congressman John Campbell. 

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The Supreme Court held a 2 hour and 40 minute argument Thursday in the case of Trump v. U.S. and the questions from the bench made clear this will be a very complicated decision in a very important case of first impression. Hugh reviews the arguments and reactions. Plus, Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford on the ongoing war in Gaza and the ongoing circus in the Manhattan courtroom and on campuses across the country. 

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Hugh reviews the visit of Speaker Johnson and other House Republicans to Columbia yesterday, as well as the real problem on campus, which is ignorance of history —especially the history of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the founding of the state of Israel— and of the end of colonialism generally. 

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Speaker Mike Johnson joined Hugh to discuss his trip today to speak to Jewish Students at Columbia, plus discussions on national security and the prosecution of Donald Trump with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Congressman Michael Waltz (who has been passed the baton from the now retired Mike Gallagher), Jeff Crank and Dave McCormick. Plus, Mary Katharine Ham and Olivia Beavers. 

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Hugh covers the latest on college protests and President Biden's comments when asked about them. On today's show: David Drucker, Byron York, Senator Tom Cotton, Adm. James Stavridis (USN, Ret.), former Rep. Mike Rogers, and Bret Baier.

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Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery (USN Ret.) joined Hugh to review the specifics of the National Security Supplemental that passed the House Saturday, plus conversations about the bill with Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska and former Congressman John Campbell.

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Hugh talks with Senator Joni Ernst and Ben Domenech about Israel’s strike into Iran last night and what, if anything, Western media can say about the response thus far. Plus, John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting returned from Israel this week and briefs Hugh on his trip.

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Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Dr. Michael Oren joined Hugh to review the options in front of PM Netanyahu and the War Cabinet, the return of Naftali Bennett, and more. Plus, Senator Marsha Blackburn and Congressman Mike Garcia on the aid bills the House will vote on Saturday, and the state of the 2024 presidential race with Noah Rothman, former Senator Jim Talent, and Josh Kraushaar.

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Hugh talks about the retaliation Israel is preparing against Iran with Admiral Mark Montgomery (USN, Ret.), with retiring Congressman Mike Gallagher about the ongoing effort to get TikTok out of the control of the CCP, Mary Katharine Ham of “Getting Hammered” pod fame, and Jesse Waters about his new book “Get It Together.”

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Hugh is joined by Senator Tom Cotton, Congressman Ryan Zinke, and Admiral Ryan Zinke, all veterans of very hot conflicts, to explain what they think should happen next in Israel’s response and by Cliff May, President of the Foundation of Democracies on the same subject of “What Next”.

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Hugh hosted Ambassador Michael Oren, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, and former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien to answer that question, along with Salena Zito, Bethany Mandel, former Rep. John Campbell, and David Bahnsen for reactions from the American public. 

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Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting fame joined me for a half hour this morning from a Jerusalem on edge, plus updates on American politics from Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford.

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Hugh talks with Senator Sullivan, Governor Glenn Youngkin and Ambassador Michael Oren about the threat to Israel from Iran and how the Jewish State is restoring deterrence.

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After opening show by playing perhaps the dumbest thing of consequence that President Biden has ever said —really— Hugh enjoys a day of guests from Hillsdale that collectively display the remarkable nature of the college.

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Back from 72 hours in Ohio (and two long stretches on America’s worst interstate: the PA Turnpike) — Hugh reviews with Bethany Mandel and others the betrayal of Israel by President Biden and Secretary Blinken.

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Former President Trump joined Hugh for a half-hour conversation that began with Israel and ended with yachts. 

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Former Australian Prime Minister and current Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd joined Hugh to talk about AUKUS and our Virginia Class submarine fleet expanding via an Australian shipyard. Plus, Senators Cotton and Johnson on Trump 2024.

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Hugh was joined this AM by Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova. Also on today's podcast: David Drucker, Byron York, Adm. James Stavridis, and Bret Baier.

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Hugh kicks off Q2 of a presidential election year by asking callers and guests: Has anyone not made up his or her mind about the Biden-Trump rematch?

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Hugh was joined this AM by the new Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Whatley. Hugh discusses Israel’s war in Gaza and the one looming in Lebanon with Ambassador Michael Oren, Noah Rothman, and Josh Kraushaar. Plus, a wonderful Easter poem from Tarzana Joe. 

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Hard on Joe Biden betraying Israel at the UN, NBC betrays Ronna McDaniel who more than anyone else is responsible for the debate the co-hosted and the attempt to rehabilitate a news division tainted by NBC. Plus, Jonathan Haidt on his new best-seller “The Anxious Generation.”

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The U.S. threw Israel under the U.N. Bus yesterday and not surprisingly Hamas then rejected the U.S. hostage deal which the U.S. had jammed down Israel’s throat. Another stellar display of incompetence by Team Biden. Plus: MSNBC melts down as a conservative, Ronna McDaniel, gets hired.

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Dan Senor, host of the “Call Me Pod,” Bethany Mandel and Salena Zito are my guests as we talk about Israel, the war in Gaza (and maybe soon in Lebanon) and the VP who “studied the maps."

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Hugh plays portions of Ambassador Ron Dermer’s interview with Dan Senor and reviews all that is happening in Gaza. Plus, Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford on the real opening of Campaign 2024 between Biden and Trump, and Sonny Bunch on Dune.

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Ed Morrissey fills in for Hugh and talks with Dr. Michael Oren, Noah Rothman, Jim Talent, Cam Edwards, and Josh Kraushaar.

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Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Mike Gallagher, and Tom Cotton.

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Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with David Drucker, Byron York, Adm. James Stavridis, Bret Baier, and Rob Portman.

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Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Senator J.D. Vance, former Congressman John Campbell, Salena Zito, and Bethany Mandel.

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Dan Senor, host of the "Call Me Back" podcast joins Hugh to discuss Team Biden and Senator Schumer turning on Israel and the cost to Democrats of Jewish American descent and friends of Israel vote in the fall.

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On Saturday President Biden drew a red line around Hamas’ last refuge —in the Gazan city of Rafah— but Wednesday the president’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan blamed the media for creating the “red line.” Former Secretary Gates was right: Joe Biden has never gotten a major national security issue correct. When Gates first said that it was a decade ago. Biden is still striking out, again and again, and the incoherence is deeply troubling.

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Former Assistant United States Attorney Andrew C. McCarthy joined Hugh for a deep dive into the political show trial of former President Donald Trump that gets underway in Manhattan on March 25 (barring some unforeseen interlocutory appeal based on the pending case about the extent of presidential immunity for conduct while president which is going to beard before the United States Supreme Court in late April.) Bragg’s case is a show trial of a particularly repugnant sort, the first ever in American history of the leading opposition party candidate, and Andy McCarthy is the go-to analyst for this case.

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Hugh reviews tomorrow’s vote in the House on a bill to ban or force the sale of TikTok and discusses it with Senator Tom Cotton and David Drucker. Plus, candidate for Congress in VA’s 7th Derrick Anderson, Senate candidate from Ohio Frank LaRose, and co-authors Admiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman on their new novel “2054.”

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President Biden used the State of the Union to flail Israel and doubled down on Saturday in an interview with Jonathan Capehart. Ambassador Oren responded to Hugh at length today and in direct fashion, stripped of the diplomatic niceties. Biden's growing infirmity should not be allowed to undercut Israel.

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Haviv Rettig Gur, senior analyst for the Times of Israel, joined Hugh for the first hour of today’s show to provide an Israeli’s response to President Biden’s State of the Union speech, plus a summary reaction from Ben Domenech, editor-at-large of The Spectator and Fox News Contributor.

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Col. Kurt Schlichter, senior columnist for Townhall.com, and author of "The Attack" fills in for Hugh today and talks with Noah Rothman, senior writer for National Review, Rep. Mike Garcia of CA's 27th district, and Mike Davis, founder of The Article III Project.

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Hugh reviews the final results of a Super Tuesday landslide for Donald Trump and the first certain look at The Rematch (or the Rose Basement Campaign). Plus, Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, Mary Katharine Ham, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP Mike Gallagher, and Dr. Michael Oren. 

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Hugh previews Super Tuesday and then spends most of the program on a critical chalice ahead for Israel: When to take the war to Hamas’ last stronghold: Rafah. Hugh is joined by the Times of Israel's Haviv Rettig Gur, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senator Tom Cotton, and Bret Baier.

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President Biden and former President Trump will romp tomorrow but there’s some hope for Ambassador Haley coming off her first win in the D.C. primary yesterday. Hugh covers the news and talks with Salena Zito, Bethany Mandel, and former Congressman John Campbell as he opens up what is likely to be the last significant day in voting news until November. 

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Ben Domenech joined Hugh to discuss the best GOP legislative leader of Hugh’s lifetime and the decision of SCOTUS to take the presidential immunity case, plus Sarah Bedford, Phil Balboni, Sonny Bunch on Dune, and Tarzana Joe on a “Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit” March 1 show.

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Hugh’s new FoxNews.com column stresses how House Republicans can move the Supplemental and contrast their seriousness on immigration issues to the Democrats’ incoherence on the issue, plus a salute to Senator Mitch McConnell, a look at the Supreme Court’s decision to take up former President Trump’s appeal of the D.C. Circuit’s ruling on presidential immunity, and a chat with Chairman Gallagher about his trip to Taiwan.

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The Michigan primary was essentially the last hurdle for both likely nominees, with Trump facing an open primary against Nikki Haley and President Biden facing Rashida Tlaib’s effort to rally support for Hamas by urging Democrats to vote “uncommitted.” Trump and Biden both romped with R turnout significantly higher than D. Mary Katharine Ham joined Hugh to discuss, plus Olivia Beavers on the federal government shutdown cliff approaching.

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Hugh’s new Fox News column is the backdrop to today’s show. Joe Biden announced a ceasefire that is not happening and today’s program makes clear why. Plus Senator Tom Cotton, Bret Baier, David Drucker, Byron York, and Admiral Stavridis (USN, Ret.).

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Donald Trump wins big in South Carolina and that’s three-in-a-row for the former president. Hugh talks about that plus today’s argument at SCOTUS over Big Tech and the States. Also on the show today: Jim Geraghty, Salena Zito, Bethany Mandel, and Joe Pickett’s creator C.J. Box is back talking about “Three-Inch Teeth” his brand new best-seller.

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Duane Patterson, producer of "The Hugh Hewitt Show" and TownHall.com VIP columnist, fills in for Hugh today and speaks with Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford.

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Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Noah Rothman, Steve Krakauer, Jim Talent, and Josh Kraushaar.

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Hugh sat down for an extended chat with Alex Ward, national security reporter for Politico about his new book, "The Internationalists".

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Hugh reviews the trial balloon floated by Team Biden to impose a cease fire on Israel via a U.S. sponsored “cease fire” resolution at the Security Council. He also discusses it with Senator Tom Cotton, Byron York and David Drucker as well as an interview with Fran Maier about his terrific new book on the state of Catholicism in America: “True Confessions.”

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Then you should listen to Hugh today because he did too so you’d have fresh content on this Monday. Hugh unpacks the falllout from Putin’s murder of Navalny and talks with Jim Geraghty and Morgan Ortagus about it. Plus a chat with John Campbell on whatever it is that the Fed is doing right now and with Bethany Mandel on whether home schoolers should get today off!

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Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford join Hugh for the week in review which centered on Israel’s indifference to the infirm president, the Fani Willis meltdown, Russia’s new weapons, and the urgent need to pass the national security supplemental. If Speaker Johnson has the votes, he can attach H.R. 2 to what the Senate sent over and send it back, or he can nod at the discharge petition and watch that sail through. Either way is fine by me, but if we can agree that Russia’s new threat in space adds clarity to their status vis-a-vis us, let’s get the aid to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine stat.

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On today’s show, Hugh talks with AEI’s Matt Continetti (who is also co-host of the “must listen” Commentary pod), Josh Kraushaar, former Senator Jim Talent, Noah Rothman, and Leland Vittert about Biden’s rapidly accelerating U-turn on supporting Israel, plus Hugh’s new column for Fox News on whether Senator Tom Cotton ought to be Donald Trump’s running mate.

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Ambassador Haley joined Hugh this AM to discuss campaign ‘24, Donald Trump’s slam on her husband, and the need for Joe Biden to resign. Then, Senator Tom Cotton on the just-passed Senate bill to aid Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, Charlie Spiering on his new book about Kamala Harris: “Amateur Hour,” followed by David Drucker and Byron York.

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Hugh talks with former federal prosecutor and Fox News Contributor Andrew C. McCarthy about the Hur Report —which as they both emphatically agree did NOT exonerate President Biden. Plus, conversations about whether the president should resign with John Campbell, Bethany Mandel, and David Bahnsen.

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Hugh reviews Special Counsel Hur’s conclusions on President Biden’s acuity and the president’s angry “President Sisi of Mexico” press conference and concludes as do most objective folks that he’s not fit to be president anymore and should resign. Also, selections from the United States Supreme Court playing buzkashi with the Colorado Supreme Court decision.

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Hugh makes the case in his new Fox News column that the GOP in the Senate and House should support aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. He’s joined by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), former Senator Jim Talent, Dr. Michael Oren, Noah Rothman, and Josh Kraushaar.

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Both Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Hugh this AM to discuss big votes they both have to take on the Supplemental (assuming it passes the Senate) and on Gallagher’s vote not to impeach Secretary Mayorkas.

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The text of the non-secure border bill was released Sunday and it was dead by Monday night. Hugh discusses why with Senator Tom Cotton, David Drucker, and Byron York.

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Hugh reviews the utter failure of the draft border bill in the Senate and talks with Senator Lankford about it as well as Salena Zito, Jim Geraghty, Bethany Mandel, John Hinderaker, and John Campbell. Plus a chat with Doug Lesmerises about the best college football pod available: Kings of the North.

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Hugh reviews his new Fox News column and why senators are hiding the bill from the public. He also talks with Arsen Ostrovsky, head of the Israel-based International Legal Forum, and Dr. Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States about UNRWA and why it must be shut down completely. 

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The Times of Israel’s Haviv Rettig Gur joins Hugh Hewitt (and eventually Mary Katharine Ham) for an update on the war in Gaza and the politics in Israel.

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Hugh welcomed back Ambassador Haley to the program today. Most of the conversation was on the necessary response to Iran’s killing of three U.S. soldiers and wounding of scores of others. Hugh also interviewed Senators Tom Cotton and Roger Wicker on the same topic, as well as Admiral Stavridis.

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Hugh talks with Florida Senator Rick Scott, National Review’s Jim Geraghty, Bethany Mandel, and Salena Zito on the wide open border and the Wall that is needed but which Senate Republicans are not demanding in the “negotiations.”

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Could Nikki Haley actually beat Donald Trump for the nomination? Unlikely but possible, and the rush to say “No” suggests people who don’t follow politics closely. Trump is an enormous favorite, but…stuff happens. And a two-person race focuses on new issues. Hugh discusses this and is joined by guests Noah Rothman, Jim Talent, Mary Kissell, and Josh Kraushaar on the same subject.

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Hugh plays the key parts of speeches by both former President Trump and Ambassador Haley, and interviews Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Deborah Fisher (R-NE). Plus, John Ondrasik of “Five for Fighting” on his new single “We are not OK"

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Hugh checks in with Bret Baier, David Drucker and Byron York, all on the ground in the Granite State, and talks the immigration reform negotiations in the Senate with Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton. Sounds like the Senate GOP is headed for another self-destructive flyer. 

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Ambassador Haley joined Hugh this morning to discuss the obvious: the campaign. They spent most of the time, however, on Iran’s apparent decision to seek a confrontation with the United States and the frailty of President Biden.

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Hugh talks about former President Trump’s appearance with Sean Hannity and Ambassador Haley’s CNN Townhall along with the realities of the polling. It is very difficult to see how any objective analyst doesn’t conclude Donald Trump is the prohibitive favorite to be the GOP nominee. Ben Domenech and Hugh discuss this reality as well as why the GOP must define 900 miles of Border Wall as a victory in the Supplemental negotiations and get that win or walk away. Plus, Sarah Bedford on the negotiations over the Wall and John Ondrasik’s new music video “OK."

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis talks to Hugh Hewitt about his campaign, the proposed Biden-Schumer “deal” on the table and whether House and Senate GOP should reject it, as well as Chevron deference and why it matters so much that this made-up doctrine be consigned to the dustbin of Constitutional history.

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Hugh explains that the Senate GOP is close to blowing the 2024 election by proposing a “supplemental” funding deal for Israel (good), Ukraine (good) and “immigration law reform without a Wall” (awful.) The alleged Senate package is policy and political suicide coined by Senate staffers who never have to win elections. The Wall is 80% issue. If Democratic negotiators won’t agree to authorize it and appropriate the funds for its construction this year, walk away and run the election on that issue. 

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Hugh reviews former President Trump’s sweeping victory in the Iowa Caucuses last night, with an emphasis on why Iowa’s vaunted “evangelicals” went for him —discussed in his FoxNews column here— and discusses the results with Senator Tom Cotton, Byron York, and David M. Drucker.

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Hugh previews tonight’s caucus and marks the 100th day of Israel’s war of survival with interviews with Bethany Mandel, Matt Continetti, and Jim Geraghty. Today also marks the return of former Congressman John Campbell who will be back commenting on the Fed and the economy from his perspective as a former member of the House Financial Services and Budget Committees. The pod will also bring you the arguments made by two of Israel’s advocates before the ICJ.

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The U.S. and U.K. hit 60 targets overnight and President Biden —who made the Saudis stop their war against Houthis two years ago— did not make a televised statement. No surprise there as President Bumble racks up another national security fiasco and immigration negotiations are set to produce a bill that will fail unless a fully funded and authorized 900 miles of border wall are in it, with construction to be completed in 2024.

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Dueling Events on CNN and Fox. Plus, from Israel: Haviv Rettig Gur and Michael Oren. From the U.S.: Senator Dan Sullivan, Noah Rothman, John Kraushaar.

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Speaker Mike Johnson Joins Hugh to discuss the budget deal, immigration reform and aid to Israel and Ukraine, and the need to focus on Election 2024. Also on today's podcast: Rep. Mike Gallagher, Mary Katharine Ham, and Matt Dixon.

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Hugh relays his new “Morning Glory” column from FoxNews.com and talks about the argument for former President Trump to roll out his VP and Cabinet selections early. Plus, immigration reform bill talk with Senators Tom Cotton and Joni Ernst as well as PA Senate candidate Dave McCormick. Byron York and David Drucker round out today's podcast by discussing how Iowa and New Hampshire are taking form.

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It is an astonishing thing: The president did not know that the SecDef was in intensive care. This is just another example of the haplessness of Team Biden from top to Biden. Hugh reviews the fiasco as well as the latest news from Israel and the United States.

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Hugh argues that Americans are losing focus on what is the opening phase of at least a major regional war begun on 10/7 by the depraved barbarians —losing their focus because it’s been diverted by the (very) important stories of the anti-Semitism at Harvard, Penn, etc and of course the presidential election. Today’s pod points to Commentary’s pod (which should be a daily listen) and to news sources that should be in everyone’s email each morning, “News Items” and “Daily Chatter” substacks. If you listen to this pod and Commentary and you spend 20 minutes reading News Items and Daily Chatter every M-F you will be better informed than 95% of Americans and 99% of “journalists” who love horse races and polls but not facts.

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Hugh and the former governor talked about recent NH polling and the path forward for his presidential campaign. Also on today's pod is Daniel Poneman, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy and former President and CEO of Centrus Energy Corp.

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