Trump Weighs Massive Iran Strike, Oil Tops $100, Dick Morris on The Real Charlie Kirk | Your News Talk America
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Daily Show Notes · Friday, July 24, 2026
9:00 · Show Open: Iran War Splits the MAGA Base as Oil Tops $100
Jake opens with the widening war. U.S. Central Command says it has completed its 13th night of strikes against Iranian military targets and maritime infrastructure, with explosions heard across multiple parts of Iran after another American wave. The economic shock is landing at home, and the politics are shifting fast.
- Oil surged above $100 a barrel Thursday for the first time since May as the escalating conflict rattled global markets.
- A new POLITICO poll finds the share of MAGA voters who think the war is worth the economic cost has fallen to roughly a third, down from 50 percent in May.
- Half of President Trump's base thought the Iran war was worth its costs in May. Now just over a third do.
DIAL caller debate: Is the Iran war still worth the economic cost? Producers and callers take the floor. Your questions and votes steer where Jake goes next.
Sources: Fox News · Iran · Fox News · Middle East
9:20 · Worst Media Quote of the Week: Who Is the Winning MSM Maggot?
The weekly poll returns with three nominees for the worst media moment. Jake and Nick Kangadis of MRC Video break down the tape.
- CNN's Abby Phillip questions whether noncitizens on New Jersey voter rolls is really "fraud," prompting Scott Jennings to ask whether they were unaware they were not citizens. CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip, July 21.
- Podcaster Jennifer Welch attacks JD Vance's "homicidal hypocrisy" over immigration enforcement on The I've Had It podcast, July 21.
- Former CNN anchor Don Lemon calls MAGA "the closest thing to the modern version of the Nazi Party" on the Can't Be Censored podcast, July 15.
Guest: Nick Kangadis, Senior Content Creator, MRC Video.
9:45 · John Leake on Mind Viruses: America's Irrational Obsessions
Nonfiction author John Leake joins Jake. Leake studied history and philosophy with Sir Roger Scruton and wrote his master's thesis on Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. Since 2021 he has worked closely with Dr. Peter McCullough and was the primary author of their New York Times bestseller Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality, as well as The Courage to Face COVID-19.
His latest book is Mind Viruses: America's Irrational Obsessions.
Book: Mind Viruses on Amazon
10:00 · Trump Says He Is Close to a "Massive Attack" on Iran
Paul Davis of the Institute of World Politics joins Jake to game out what a larger strike would look like. Trump told Axios he is "considering a massive attack, bigger than ever before," and is "close to making a decision."
- Trump's polling shows the war is unpopular even with his own base, and Iran is aware of it.
- The Houthis have emerged from their caves to attack Saudi oil shipments in the Red Sea. What kind of escalation is this?
- Kuwait is under increasing attack. How do the Gulf states respond?
Guest: Paul Davis, Vice President, Institute of World Politics.
10:20 · Oil Tops $100 as the Supply Crisis Deepens
Ryan Yonk of the American Institute for Economic Research joins Jake on the energy squeeze. With little sign of de-escalation, analysts say the market will take the path of least resistance and prices will keep climbing until pressure builds on the administration to return to the negotiating table.
- U.S. gasoline prices are again above $4 per gallon, which could hasten a return to talks ahead of the November midterms.
- Middle East oil production is still 7 to 8 million barrels a day below prewar levels, with global onshore inventories near record seasonal lows and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve close to dangerously low.
- U.S. refinery utilization hit 96.2% as of July 17, up from 94.7% a year earlier, with American fuel exports at record highs amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Do Americans gauge the whole economy on gas and diesel prices alone?
Sources: OilPrice · Oil Tops $100 · OilPrice · Refinery Utilization · AAA Gas Prices · EIA Weekly Highlights
10:30 · Are American Families Really in Crisis Over Gas Prices?
Kent Strang, Managing Director of Americans for Prosperity, joins Jake to push back on the crisis narrative as gas prices climb and the President's poll numbers slide on Iran.
- Is the second Trump term about building long term economic strength rather than quick fixes?
- How are American families actually doing, and how have the tax cuts helped them?
- Reports say companies issued tariff refunds pocketed the money instead of passing it back to consumers. Your thoughts?
- Will the latest round of tariffs on Canada hurt American families?
Guest: Kent Strang, Americans for Prosperity. Read Kent's DC Journal piece: The Working Families Tax Cut Is Making the Economy Better for All · AmericansForProsperity.org
10:50 · How Can Trump Save the SAVE America Act?
Captain Morgan Murphy, USN (ret), a national security expert and former Trump White House official and Pentagon spokesperson, joins Jake as the President presses the Senate on election reform.
- The White House says Trump's patience with Senate Majority Leader John Thune is wearing thin as Republicans struggle to unite behind the bill.
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump wants as much of the SAVE America Act passed as possible before the August recess.
- Trump singled out Thune in a July 22 speech in Marietta, Georgia, urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster and pass the bill, which would require proof of citizenship and voter ID and prohibit universal mail in voting.
Sources: USA Today · Thune patience · USA Today · SAVE America Act · USA Today · Marietta speech · USA Today · What's in the SAVE Act
11:00 · New Tariffs Hit 60 Trading Partners as Temporary Duties Expire
Economist Jason Sorens of the American Institute for Economic Research joins Jake as a new tariff regime takes effect Friday.
- The administration imposes tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners as a temporary global tariff expires.
- Canada, Mexico, India and the United Kingdom are among those facing a 10% tariff.
- On Monday Trump also announced a 50% tariff on certain Canadian imports, citing what officials called trade "discrimination" against American businesses.
- A New York Post opinion piece argues major U.S. companies are pocketing tariff refunds and stiffing consumers.
Sources: Fox Business · New tariffs on 60 partners · Fox Business · 50% Canada tariff · NY Post · Tariff refunds · Fox Business · Tariffs · Fox Business · United Kingdom
11:20 · Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel on Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation
What if the Bible's account of creation could be supported by measurable scientific data? Research scientist Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel joins Jake to reconcile science and faith through a simple mathematical formula he says arrives at the same answers the book of Genesis gave millennia ago.
- He says the formula cracks the universe's origin at the crossroads of science and faith and can demonstrate God's existence.
- It calculates that the Earth was formed in 2.82 days, the moon in 3.32 days and the sun in 3.69 days.
- His goal is to equip children and parents, scientist or not, with an easy to understand story of the universe's origin.
- Would this reading of the data create confusion for Christians and Jews given their belief in God's eternal plan and providence?
Book: Boldest Scientific Formula of God and Creation on Amazon
11:30 · Dick Morris on The Real Charlie Kirk
Number one New York Times bestselling author and NEWSMAX contributor Dick Morris joins Jake on his new book The Real Charlie Kirk, which puts Kirk's life and times into political and religious context, from Turning Point USA to the White House.
- Morris traces Kirk's path from young conservative activist to the leader who helped galvanize the youth vote to twice elect Donald Trump.
- Kirk's murder raises questions about what happens next for the conservative youth movement and its Christian, pro Trump direction.
- Morris frames the moment as a literal turning point for a polarized nation and asks whether the country will choose to heal and protect free speech without enabling violence.
11:45 · Alvin Lui on Randi Weingarten and What Is Being Taught to Kids
Alvin Lui, President of Courage Is A Habit, joins Jake to close the show.
- Randi Weingarten launched into a wild political rant at the UFT teachers union convention this week. Is she reflective of public school education in America?
- Alvin found and posted on X disturbing material being taught to children in an Indiana classroom. What did he find?
Guest: Alvin Lui, President, Courage Is A Habit. See his post: @CourageHabit on X
11:50 · Salute the Troops
Jake closes the week honoring the men and women serving in uniform at home and abroad.
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