Your News Talk America with Jake Smith – 1/28/2026
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9:06
Show Open:
- CNN's Kasie Hunt suggests people should be pointing guns at the Trump administration because it has become "tyrannical" citing "what we saw on the streets" of Minneapolis: "I want to bring back a tweet from Charlie Kirk in 2018. He says this, 'The Second Amendment is not for hunting. It's not for self-protection. It is there to ensure that free people can defend themselves if, God forbid, government became tyrannical and turned against its citizens.' And I think a lot of people are pointing to this because, I mean, what what we saw in the streets." (Nicholas Fondacaro/X/MRC)
- On Monday Night’s 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle, the MS NOW host downplayed the presence of illegal immigrants in Minnesota and claimed the Trump administration was only undertaking operations in the state because of its blue voting record.
- Ruhle, also, did not mention Minneapolis’s sanctuary city policies that prevent ICE and other federal authorities from detaining and starting the deportation process of illegal immigrants who had committed crimes in the US.
- Ignoring how ICE and other DHS authorities surged into Minnesota in response to the ongoing fraud crisis in the state, Ruhle ended her opening monologue by wondering why the State of Minnesota was seeing all the operations, while using some statistics to downplay six figures as a small number!
- Ruhle did not mention the criminal backgrounds of those captured living freely on the streets of the Twin Cities, nor did she mention that the Marxist-Communist organizations behind the insurrection were protecting illegal crimninals.
Panelist:
Nicholas Fondacaro, Associate Editor: Newsbusters (MRC)
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9:20
Segment Topic:
- A CBS reporter claimed Tuesday that independent journalist Nick Shirley’s expose on alleged fraud at Somali-run day care centers was to blame for the violent clashes between federal law enforcement officers and left-wing rioters.
- CBS News national correspondent Lilia Luciano claimed that Shirley’s videos prompted the federal crackdown on the fraud that triggered confrontations between left-wing mobs opposed to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations and the federal officers.
- The [Minneapolis] controversy exploded on December 26th when a conservative influencer released a now-viral YouTube video claiming to expose the public fraud.’ Claiming? (Curtis Houck/MRC)
- ABC's Trevor Ault predicts more Minneapolis protesters will start bringing guns to their confrontations with CBP and ICE and possible use against the agents, claiming fear of their safety. (Curtis Houck/Newsbusters/MRC)
- Whoopi claims the resident of Minneapolis have not engaged in any violence or escalation against ICE: "I want to commend the people of Minneapolis. I want to thank them. I want to thank them for not escalating this and, you know, any number of things could have happened but the people of Minneapolis made sure that it didn't...They have kept the lid on." (Nicholas Fondacaro/Newsbusters)
Panelist:
Nicholas Fondacaro, Associate Editor: Newsbusters (MRC)
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9:35
Monologue:
Rebroadcast from 6/13/24
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10:08
Segment Topic:
- Is the United States falling into another foreign war trap in Iran?
- The Deep State, the executive arm of Global American Military Empire, has been gaslighting the people into one phony war after another... Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine... for far too long.
- Had enough?
- Now New York Times bestselling author Charles Goyette delivers a take-no-prisoners account of personalities and political deceit, false flags and fake news, coups and Cold Wars, and inconceivable blunders. The CIA’s arming Jihadists in Syria to fight fundamentalist militias armed by the Pentagon may be good for war profiteers and those sowing global chaos, but it has been a brutal drain on the well-being of the American people.
- THE EMPIRE OF LIES: Fragments from the Memory Hole goes beyond policy, revealing the dark role a strange psychological malady, COMBAT ENVY, plays in the lies warmongering public figures tell of their personal derring-do. It exposes the Lapdog Press that replaced the Watchdog Press, even as the world was taken for a second time to the brink of nuclear Armageddon.
- One by one Goyette refutes the Empire’s talking points, for example that the Empire is needed to keep the sea lanes open, and he describes “Imperial Overstretch,” the syndrome of collapsing Empires reacting militarily to their decline, becoming trapped in cycles of bankruptcy.
- This account of deadly folly, moral failure, war profiteering, and ruthless manipulation of the public is a fearless warning that systemic dishonesty is the inescapable nature of Empires. As Mark Twain said,
- “America cannot have an Empire abroad and a Republic at home.” (Mark Twain)
Panelist:
Charles Goyette, author of Empire of Lies: Fragments from the Memory Hole, is a New York Times Bestselling Author and award-winning talk show host.
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10:20
Segment Topic:
- Minnesota Politicians Linked to the Riots: The DFL and Defend 612!
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- Multiple Minnesota elected officialshave promoted or supported organizations facilitating ongoing riots and interference with federal immigration enforcement.
- Elliott Payne, president of the Minneapolis City Council (DFL), publicly promoted Defend 612 on X, encouraging residents to join “community patrols” monitoring ICE activity. In January 2026, he credited the group with stopping an ICE operation at 23rd Street and Central Avenue.
- Dan Engelhart, a Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board commissioner (District 1), has repeatedly promoted Defend 612 across Instagram (@engy5150), Threads, and Bluesky. Elected in November 2025 and sworn in January 2026, Engelhart posted videos urging residents to “register at defend612.com” for neighborhood watches and rapid-response actions. He also led a unanimous 9–0 Park Board resolution in January 2026 opposing ICE staging at Minneapolis parks and submitted a declaration in a December 2025 ACLU lawsuit against ICE activities.
- Most politicians associated with anti-ICE organizations are connected to the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). Formed in 1944 through a merger of the Democratic Party and the progressive Farmer-Labor Party, the DFL is Minnesota’s state affiliate of the national Democratic Party. As of 2026, the DFL controls the governorship, both chambers of the state legislature, and many urban offices.
- We have heard that these insurgent groups have been provided access to MN DMV computers to track ICE vehicle plates.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/minnesota-politicians-linked-riots-dfl-defend-612/
- Update on Burma Civil War: SITUATION VOLITILE!
- The military continues to use air strikes, including against schools and hospitals. Resistance forces are fighting back, and the junta is in a precarious position despite alleged foreign assistance.
- Humanitarian Crisis: Over 3.5 million people have been displaced, and the economy is in distress, with rising poverty and an increase in illicit trade.
- Disputed election (critics call it a sham election)
- International Legal Action: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing cases regarding the junta's actions against the Rohingya, which have been described as a "targeted destruction".
- International Response: The US has blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burmese citizens, providing continued refuge for those in the country.
- What do you know about the purge of senior military officials in China?
Panelist:
Dr. Antonio Graceffo, PhD, China MBA, is an economist and national security analyst with a focus on China and Russia. He is a graduate of American Military University. He is a reporter for: The Gateway Pundit.
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10:33
Segment Topic:
- Senate GOP critics say Noem ‘needs to go’ amid fallout from Minneapolis shootings
- Murkowski, Tillis demand Noem resign or be fired, breaking from Senate GOP and Trump.
- Noem has been hugely successful in her duties with respect to closing the border and mass deportations.
- Mayorkas was threatened with impeachment for lying and overseeing an open southern border.
- President Trump has sent Tom Homan to takeover ICE operations in Twin Cities.
- We are finding out more about Alex Pretti:
- Alex Pretti, the armed anti-ICE agitator who was fatally shot by a DHS agent over the weekend, was known to federal law enforcement.
- According to CNN, Pretti broke a rib after getting tackled by agents as he attempted to impede an immigration operation just one week before his death.
- 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti of South Minneapolis appeared to resist arrest and attack federal law enforcement agents before he was fatally shot over the weekend.
- But this wasn’t his first brush with federal immigration officers.
- Just one week before his death, Pretti impeded an ICE operation and got tackled by federal agents.
- Should President Trump have triggered the Insurrection Act?
- What about congressional action to prevent the establishment of sanctuary cities (super-sanctuaries)
- Larry Krasner (Soros owned and operated) Philly DA threatens ICE officers with some sort of NAZI hunt and what else after President Trump leaves office?
- Isn’t this all about the midterms in November?
Panelist:
Dr. Nan Hayworth, MD; former New York Congresswoman, Independent Women’s Forum Board of Directors; ConservAmerica Board of Directors Chairman and frequent contributor to Newsmax.
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11:05
Segment Topic:
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- Trump launches midterm push in Iowa, warns losses would derail agenda: 'We gotta win'
- President Donald Trumpkicked off an aggressive midterm push Tuesday night in Iowa, warning supporters that losing control of Congress would jeopardize his tax cuts, border policies and broader second-term agenda as he urged Republicans to turn out and "win the midterms."
- "If we lose the midterms, you’ll lose so many of the things that we’re talking about, so many of the assets that we’re talking about, so many of the tax cuts that we’re talking about, and it would lead to very bad things," Trump said during remarks that framed the 2026 midterm elections as a test of his presidency. (Fox News)
- Did the president move the needle on how most Americans view the U.S. economy last night in Iowa?
- Trump John Deere Announcement:
- John Deere is doing $70 million in factory in North Carolina.
- It’s brand new, the best in the world, and I think it’s going to pay off very, very big. And if it doesn’t, I have nothing to do with it, but if it does, I’m going to take, I’m going to take full credit.
- But what it is an excavator factory, as I understand it, and it’s going to be the only excavator factory. In other words, excavators– we all know, I love those excavators– believe it or not, I know a lot about them. We don’t make them here. This is going to be the only excavator entirely made in the United States of America.
- How much of an impact are these committed investments in new U.S. based plants on our economy (short-term and long-term)?
- Are you concerned that another government shutdown next week will slow the economy?
- At this point, can we expect GDP to exceed 5% in 2026?
- What is the outlook for interest rates in 2026 and the ten-year Treasury (mortgage rates)?
UPS announced yesterday that it is cutting 30,000 jobs as its agreement with Amazon comes to an end. Are cutbacks like these caused by other business factors as well, such as AI and improved automation-technology?
Panelist:
David Hebert, PhD: Economist: American Institute for Economic Research
Dave Hebert, Ph.D, is a senior research fellow at AIER. He was formerly a professor at Aquinas College, Troy University, and Ferris State University. He has also been a fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget and has worked for the U.S. Joint Economic Committee.
Dr. Hebert’s research has been published in academic journals such as Public Choice, Constitutional Political Economy, and The Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice and popular outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, RealClearPolicy, RealClearMarkets, The Hill, and The Daily Caller.
He also serves as an Associate Director of The Entangled Political Economy Research Network.
https://aier.org/people/david-hebert/
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11:33
Segment Topic:
- House democrats opening an investigation into Kristi Noem! (Washington Post)
- Democrats did nothing about Mayorkas and his culpability of open borders and lying that it was Congress’s job to fix immigration.
- Democrats and RINO Republicans are going to impeach Noem because she was doing her job? (Tillis and Murkowski) demand her resignation.
- Bill, what do you think of Larry Krasner’s comments on hunting ICE agents down like NAZI’s after WWII?
Panelist:
Bill Jasper, President of the John Birch Society
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11:50 Salute the Troops
Robert John Mereider (Vietnam)
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