Your News Talk America with Jake Smith

Daily Show Notes · Monday, June 8, 2026

9:06 · Show Open

Jake opens on President Trump walking off his Meet the Press interview with NBC's Kristen Welker, and the larger question of why the White House keeps booking sit downs with hostile media.

• Trump storms off Meet the Press after a fiery exchange with NBC's Kristen Welker over the 2020 election. (NY Post)
• A visibly agitated President Trump stormed off his interview with NBC News' Meet the Press after a testy exchange with a reporter who grilled him over his claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
• Trump lashed out at moderator Kristen Welker after she insisted he failed to provide a shred of evidence for his disputed accusations that the 2020 election was rigged against him or that the elections in California are subject to malfeasance.
• Why does the White House Communications Department keep scheduling interviews with media for the communist insurgency?
• Special Report: Yahoo News, Fake News or Fake Re-Balance? (MRC · Luis Cornelio, 5/18/26)

Sources

• New York Post · Trump on the 2020 election
• New York Post · Trump on his belief the 2020 election was rigged

Panelist · Luis Cornelio, Associate Editor, MRC Free Speech America · Bio

9:20 · War Returns to Israel

War returns to Israel as Tehran launches a ballistic missile assault and the IDF confirms strikes inside central Iran.

• Tehran launches a ballistic missile assault on Israel; the IDF confirms strikes in central Iran.
• Iran fired multiple missile barrages at Israel, forcing civilians into shelters while threatening retaliation against U.S. and Israeli targets, as President Trump warned Tehran to get back to the table and make a deal. (Fox News)
• News circulating that IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, the same official who had threatened to turn the Dead Sea into a graveyard for Jews. (X · Saif alderei)
• Rumors this morning that Israel carried out an attack on a safehouse in Tehran and that Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was killed, creating an atmosphere of panic in Iran.
• Iran fired 11 ballistic missiles at Israel today, each capable of leveling a neighborhood. Israel is now targeting Iranian surface to surface missile launch sites and infrastructure unrelated to the energy sector. The people of Lebanon have rejected Iran's proxy Hizballah; if Hizballah fires at Israel, its command centers in the Dahiya will be hit hard. (Ambassador Michael Leiter)
• Houthis came out of their caves: Yemen's Iran backed Houthis vow to block Israeli ships from the Red Sea, declaring a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation.
• Can the Houthis close the Red Sea and disrupt shipping, and if so, what will Saudi Arabia do?

Panelist · EJ Kimball, Director of Policy, U.S. Israel Education Association · usieducation.org

9:35 · Monologue

Host monologue with Jake Smith: Take only as directed.

9:45 · Jobs Report, Hunter Biden, AI

Jake and Christian Datoc on why the White House is not touting a strong jobs report, the return of Hunter Biden, and the administration's interest in AI companies.

• Why isn't the Administration using the latest jobs report to its advantage?
• New payrolls jumped by 172,000 in May, more than double the expectations of economic analysts. The unemployment rate stayed constant at 4.3%, while April's job numbers were also revised up by roughly 100,000.
• The return of Hunter Biden: Hunter Biden takes the internet by storm. (Washington Examiner · Christian Datoc)
• Christian, what was your response to the hit job on President Trump by Kristen Welker?
• Trump to meet with AI companies as the White House explores a public stake in the industry. (Washington Examiner · Christian Datoc)

Sources

• Washington Examiner · Hunter Biden takes the internet by storm

Panelist · Christian Datoc, White House reporter, Washington Examiner

10:08 · Open Phones: The Israel Story

Open phones with DIAL producers and callers on the developing Israel story.

• Tehran launches a ballistic missile assault on Israel; the IDF confirms strikes in central Iran.
• Iran fired multiple missile barrages at Israel, forcing civilians into shelters while threatening retaliation against U.S. and Israeli targets, as President Trump warned Tehran to get back to the table and make a deal. (Fox News)
• News circulating that IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran. (X · Saif alderei)
• Rumors that Israel carried out an attack on a safehouse in Tehran and that Mojtaba Khamenei was killed.
• Houthis came out of their caves: Yemen's Iran backed Houthis vow to block Israeli ships from the Red Sea, declaring a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation.
• Can the Houthis close the Red Sea and disrupt shipping, and if so, what will Saudi Arabia do?

Panelist · None (DIAL producers and callers)

10:33 · AI Data Centers

Jake and the Manhattan Institute's Judge Glock on why AI data centers have become so politicized.

• AI data centers: what is all the hoopla about?
• Why have AI data centers become so politicized?
• Is Loudoun County going to transition from a Federal Government workforce to private sector employment in AI?
• What do you think about the Trump Administration exploring investing in AI companies?
• How do you see the latest jobs report? New payrolls jumped by 172,000 in May, more than double expectations, with unemployment steady at 4.3% and April revised up by roughly 100,000.

Sources

• City Journal · Loudoun County, Virginia data centers

Panelist · Judge Glock, Director of Research and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, contributing editor at City Journal

11:06 · The SpaceX IPO

Kerry Lutz of Financial Survival Network argues the SpaceX IPO will not be just another technology offering but a financial event unlike any before it.

• The SpaceX IPO will change the world and investing as we know it.
• Wall Street is completely unprepared for what happens when SpaceX finally goes public. Most investors think it will simply be another large technology offering. They could not be more wrong. This will not be another IPO. It will be a financial singularity.
• For nearly two decades, ordinary investors have watched from the sidelines while private equity firms, venture capital funds, sovereign wealth funds, and billionaire insiders accumulated massive positions in the most revolutionary private company in history.
• The public got to buy the leftovers. SpaceX changes that equation overnight. When SpaceX becomes available to retail investors, it may become the most anticipated investment event since the creation of the public stock market itself.
• SpaceX is no longer just a rocket company. It is at once a launch company, a satellite communications company, a defense contractor, an artificial intelligence infrastructure provider, a global broadband provider, and potentially the transportation backbone for humanity's expansion beyond Earth.

Panelist · Kerry Lutz, Financial Survival Network, with over 62,000 subscribers · Substack

11:33 · The Spanberger Gun Grab in Virginia

Dr. John R. Lott Jr. on Virginia's sweeping new gun law, the legal challenges, and the sheriffs and prosecutors refusing to enforce it.

• Virginia enacted sweeping new gun control legislation on May 14, 2026, when Governor Abigail Spanberger signed Senate Bill 749 into law. The law bans the future manufacture, sale, purchase, import, and transfer of defined assault firearms (such as the AR-15) and magazines holding more than 15 rounds.
• So called assault rifles are flying off the shelves.
• Lawsuits: within hours of the signing, gun rights groups filed challenges in both state and federal courts (Santolla v. Katz in the Washington Circuit Court and McDonald v. Katz in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia) to halt the ban.
• Sheriffs and prosecutors: at least 14 Commonwealth's Attorneys and numerous local sheriffs have stated they will not enforce the ban, citing constitutional concerns.
• State Police clarification: the Virginia State Police said there will be no door to door gun confiscations.
• Background check injunction: a separate, previously enacted universal background check law remains under a statewide permanent injunction following a successful challenge by Gun Owners of America.
• Magazine limits: the law bans magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds.
• Grandfathering: firearms and magazines legally obtained prior to July 1, 2026 are exempt from forced surrender.
• Penalties: selling, transferring, or manufacturing restricted items is a misdemeanor, carrying up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine per violation.

Panelist · Dr. John R. Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, former senior advisor for research and statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice during 2020 to 2021

11:50 · Salute the Troops

U.S. Army Sergeant William Joseph Murphy (Vietnam)

Powered by your voice.

DIAL is the only listener platform of its kind in talk radio, where your questions and votes shape what Jake covers on air.

RealNewsTalk.com