Your News Talk America with Jake Smith – 1/9/2026

By DataTech Digital | January 9, 2026
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9:06

Show Open:

  • What is the media saying about the ICE officer shooting in Minneapolis?
    • ABC Analyst Smears ICE Agent in Minneapolis, Suggests He Didn’t Know What He Was Doing
    • Baseless Smearing of ICE Agents by Media Analysts: ABC analyst Elizabeth Neumann recklessly accused an ICE officer of being undertrained and clueless in a deadly Minneapolis shooting, speculating that rapid hiring under the administration led to incompetent agents—despite admitting no knowledge of the officer's background or facts.
    • Ignoring Facts in Favor of Anti-ICE Narratives: Media outlets like ABC downplayed the woman's use of her vehicle as a deadly weapon, labeling her "unarmed" and echoing far-left Mayor Jacob Frey's profane demands for ICE to leave Minneapolis, while fellow analyst Robert Boyce fact-checked these claims and urged waiting for evidence.
    • Provocative Speculation Fuels Division: Neumann doubled down by blaming the incident on the administration's "provocative" anti-migrant playbook, claiming it endangers both officers and the public through hasty expansions—exemplifying premature judgments that undermine law enforcement without substantiation.
    • NBC Only Newscast to Report Vehicular Obstruction in Minneapolis ICE Shooting
    • NBC Stands Alone in Honest Reporting: While ABC and CBS buried or ignored key facts in the Minneapolis ICE shooting, NBC Nightly News was the only legacy evening newscast to clearly report that the woman was actively obstructing federal agents by blocking traffic with her vehicle—providing crucial context that justifies the officer's use of force.
    • Rare Media Praise for Defying the Anti-ICE Narrative: In a refreshing break from the usual bias-by-omission, NBC's Tom Llamas and Tom Winter delivered nuanced, fact-based coverage, highlighting the vehicle's role in blocking law enforcement and the potential imminent threat, rather than defaulting to the media's typical impulse to paint ICE in the worst possible light.
    • Context Matters—NBC Proves It: By noting the police chief's statement about the vehicle blocking agents, the activated lights identifying law enforcement, and the split-second decision facing an officer in front of a moving car, NBC gave viewers the full picture and a "dose of context and nuance" that exposes how other networks deliberately omit exculpatory details to fuel outrage against immigration enforcement. (Newsbusters/Curtis Houck)

 

Panelist:

Bill D’Agostino, Senior Research Analyst, Media Research Center

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9:20

Segment Topic:

Panelist:

Bill D’Agostino, Senior Research Analyst, Media Research Center

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9:35

Monologue:

“Backstabbers”

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10:08

Segment Topic:

  • Venezuela did not collapse quietly—it fused itself to the criminal underworld until the line between government and cartel disappeared entirely. What Nicolás Maduro presided over was not a failed state, but a weaponized one: a narco-regime that moved cocaine through diplomatic channels, laundered blood money through political power, and exported chaos northward through Mexico and into the United States.
  • Now, with Maduro removed, the illusion has shattered. What’s left is a dangerous vacuum, a cartel ecosystem scrambling for control, and a hemispheric reckoning Washington can no longer avoid. Joshua Philipp, investigative reporter at the Epoch Times, argues this moment exposes an uncomfortable truth: Venezuela was never an isolated disaster—it was a model. A blueprint for how criminal syndicates capture governments, hollow out institutions, and turn entire nations into trafficking corridors. And if the United States misreads this moment, the rot doesn’t stop in Caracas. It spreads.
  • Philipp connects this directly to Mexico, warning that the same cartel-government fusion now defines large parts of the Mexican state. He highlights President Donald Trump’s unprecedented warning that Mexican cartels—now designated terrorist organizations—could be next, and explains why Trump believes Mexico’s leadership is unable or unwilling to confront them. According to Philipp, the stakes are no longer abstract: cartel operations are killing hundreds of thousands of Americans through fentanyl trafficking while corrupting governments across the hemisphere.
  • What makes Philipp’s take particularly compelling is his explanation of why Venezuela matters strategically right now. He argues the U.S. intervention signals a revival of the Monroe Doctrine, aimed at dismantling cartel states, rolling back Chinese influence in Latin America, and reasserting U.S. control over hemispheric security. Maduro’s alleged cooperation with Mexican cartels, Colombian drug labs, and protected shipping corridors shows how deeply regional governments have been compromised.
  • Philipp also raises the explosive implication that Maduro is now cooperating with U.S. authorities—“singing like a songbird”—handing over documents that could expose bribery networks, political protection rackets, and cartel-linked officials well beyond Venezuela’s borders.
  • This is not just about drugs. Philipp frames the moment as a turning point in how the United States confronts criminal regimes, with Mexico, Colombia, and even Cuba potentially facing escalating pressure.
  • For audiences trying to understand what comes next—and why Venezuela is only the opening act—Joshua Philipp delivers a stark, evidence-based warning: the era of cartel governments is colliding head-on with American power.
  • Iran and its proxies were in VZ and were a threat to the U.S. Homeland. It appears the regime in Iran is falling.  What are your thoughts in Iran today?
  • Will the regime (in a final move), launch an attack in Israel?
  • If that occurs, will the U.S. need to get involved at that point?
  • Who returns to lead Iran? NCRI or Shah’s son?
  • Joshua, Minnesota is a mess. Who cleans the messs up in aisle 6?
  • Truth Under Fire: “The Framing of Charlie Kirk”

Panelist:

Joshua Philipp, Senior Investigative Reporter with The Epoch Times and host of Crossroads

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10:33

Segment Topic: 

Panelist:

Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman: The Election Transparency Initiative former VA AG

Commander Gregory Stenstrom, Co-Founder of Patriot.Online, Pennsylvania Election Integrity Investigator.  Co-author: The Parallel Election.

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11:06

Segment Topic:

  • Two wounded in Portland shooting involving federal agents after DHS says vehicle 'weaponized' against them
    • Border Patrol agents stopped a vehicle that DHS says was being driven by a Tren de Aragua gang member.
    • A Tren de Aragua gang-banger calls 911!
  • It appears that the use of motor vehicles to impede ICE operations is coordinated by someone or some organization.
    • Are ordinary drivers being given training to use their vehicles as ICE shields?
  • What in the world has happened to Minnesota?
    • Do you think Tampon-Tim will survive to finish his term as governor?
    • The audio of Keith Ellison and his Somali friends is quite damning. After he assures them, that he will protect them, they donate money (the next day) to his reelection campaign?
      • Where is PAM Bondi?
    • Do Republicans get it?
    • While the country focuses on $9B of Minnesota Medicaid fraud, these Republicans voted to keep 58,000 dead people receiving Obamacare subsidies and to expand Obamacare by $80B over the next three years. (Mike Palicz/X)
    • Iran in turmoil – does this feel different than the other uprisings?
      • Amid growing protests in Iran over economic struggles, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi expressed gratitude towards US President Donald Trump for his strong stance against violence directed at demonstrators. Trump had issued a stark warning to the Iranian government, saying that if the authorities continue to target peaceful protesters with deadly force, the US would step in to offer support.
      • For the first time since 1979 – there are chants: “LONG LIVE THE SHAH.”
      • Pahlavi has roughly a 35% approval rating inside Iran, but experts question with these approval numbers, why hasn’t he been able to organize an overthrow of the current regime?
      • And, the US appears to be building up for action in Iran. This is similar to the buildup before the capture of Maduro in Venezuela.
      • Could the regime launch an attack against Israel to draw attention to their domestic problems?

Panelist:

Rob Carson, Host: The Rob Carson Show and Host of “What in the world” on Newsmax

Joe Hoft: joehoft.com

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11:33

Segment Topic:

  • While the country focuses on $9B of Minnesota Medicaid fraud, these Republicans voted to keep 58,000 dead people receiving Obamacare subsidies and to expand Obamacare by $80B over the next three years. (Mike Palicz/X)
  • Mayor Mamdani & Governor Hochul to Launch Free Child Care for Two-Year-olds in NYC — Governor Announces Investments to Deliver Universal Child Care for New York Children Under Five! (NYC.gov)
    • Interesting announcement on the heels of the Somali scandal in MN.

Panelist:

Mike Palicz, Tax Policy Director: Americans for Tax Reform

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11:50 Salute the Troops

US Army Spc. Michael T. Osario (Iraq)

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