The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated
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Former Secretary of State Pompeo and Senator Tom Cotton on Defending America
June 25, 2024 16:24 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBHugh hosted former Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) to assess President Biden’s perilous policies around the world. Hugh also spoke with Bret Baier, David Drucker, and Byron York about the debate, and Bethany Mandel about a moving recovery and reburial of a World War 2 warrior in the American Cemetery which she attended. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
National Security and the Debate
June 24, 2024 17:04 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBWith the first presidential debate looming, Israel urgently needs weapons that Biden Administration is slow walking and Ukraine has forced the Russian Black Sea fleet back into its ports. Captain Jerry Hendrix (USN, Ret.) and Danielle Pletka of AEI join Hugh to discuss a “Mahanist” naval strategy for the U.S., and the key points to watch for in the debate as U.S. support for Israel and Ukraine should take center stage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It’s Hot in the U.S.
June 21, 2024 18:09 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBIt is much hotter on Israel’s northern border as well as in Gaza, and the presidential election is now glowing and won’t stop until November. Hugh runs through the news and talks about it with Ben Domenech, Clifford May, and Sarah Bedford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Return of Peace Through Strength
June 20, 2024 17:31 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBA parade of national security experts joined Hugh today beginning with Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien discussing his new Foreign Affairs essay “The Return of Peace Through Strength”, followed by the ranking Republican (and future chair) of Senate Armed Services Committee Roger Wicker, former Senator Jim Talent, Ambassador Michael Oren (from Israel) and the Reagan Institute’s Rachel Hoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum on the Threat From China and From Terrorists Inside the U.S.
June 19, 2024 16:03 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBNorth Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joined Hugh this morning to discuss the war drums from China, the threat of terrorism from the 10 million plus who have crossed our southern border illegally in the past four years, and Joe Biden’s wavering support for Israel. Plus, Senator John Barrasso, Ohio’s next senator Bernie Moreno, Congressman Michael Waltz, Byron York, Mary Katharine Ham, and Olivia Beavers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biden Prepares To Make Up Laws Again, This Time on Immigration
June 18, 2024 16:54 - 1 hour - 47 MBHugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Senators Dan Sullivan, Tom Cotton, and Rick Scott as well as Vic Matus, David Drucker, Adm. James Stavridis, Bret Baier, and Eric Metaxas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Can the President Make It?
June 17, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBThe exit of President Biden from the LA fundraiser is the talk of the land as concerns over his infirmity skyrocket. Plus, Hugh and Trey Gowdy talk Donald Trump’s options for running mate, and interviews with Bethany Mandel, Charles C.W. Cooke, Salena Zito, and VA-7 candidate for Congress (and Green Beret) Derrick Anderson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biden Wanders Through The G7 Summit
June 14, 2024 17:24 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBHugh covers the news and talks with Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Has WW III Already Begun?
June 13, 2024 18:41 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBHugh sets the stage with his opening and then talks with Australia’s former PM and currently Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd, former Senator Jim Talent, future senator Dave McCormick, Wall Street Journal Reporter and author of a great new bio of Xi Jin Ping —Party of One— talk about the threat to Taiwan from China, Hugh’s new Fox News column on that threat and deterring it, and with former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren and National Review’s Noah ...
Jack Carr and “Red Sky Mourning”
June 12, 2024 17:03 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBJack Carr, the best-selling former SEAL behind the hit “Terminal List” joins Hugh to discuss his new thriller “Red Sky Mourning” which will do more to educate America on the threat from China than all the columns in all the media and all the think tank reports of the last decade. Plus, Representative Mike Waltz on Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and ISIS crossing the southern border, Mary Katharine Ham of Getting Hammered, and Olivia Beavers on the House GOP’s planned meeting with former (and future...
Haviv Rettig Gur on Israel’s War and Sinwar’s Messages As Reported in the Wall Street Journal
June 11, 2024 18:35 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBTimes of Israel Senior Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joined Hugh this morning to discuss Saturday’s rescue, Netanyahu’s political position after the departure of Gantz, and the extraordinary story in today’s Wall Street Journal on Sinwar’s messages since 10/7, plus Senator Tom Cotton on the war in Gaza and the CCP’s intentions from now until the election and Yale Law School Professor Jed Rubenfeld on the grounds for appeal former President Trump can pursue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
The #1 Reason Trump Should Win on Appeal
June 10, 2024 16:59 - 1 hour - 29 MBHugh reads his latest Washington Post column and talks with Vic Matus, Salena Zito, Bethany Mandel, and Hope Seck. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel on the Brink of a War in Lebanon?
June 07, 2024 18:05 - 36 minutes - 17 MBAmbassador Michael Oren joins Hugh to discuss the situation in Israel. Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford talk Veepstakes and The Daily Chatter’s Philip Balboni takes the program to…Armenia? Yes, and for a very good reason (which you can review at length in today’s Daily Chatter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice
June 06, 2024 16:34 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBHugh spends an hour with Elizabeth Dias of The New York Times, co-author, along with her colleague Lisa Lerer, of the new book ‘The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
D-Day Eve and Ronald Reagan’s Speech 40 years ago
June 05, 2024 16:46 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBDavid Trulio, president and CEO of the Reagan Foundation, joined Hugh to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day Eve and President Reagan’s speech on the bluffs of Normandy four decades ago. Plus, Mary Katharine Ham on folk music dad and a conversation with Kari Lake about the AZ Senate race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
50 Reasons for the Outrage That Has Pumped $300 Million Into Trump Campaign in Four Days
June 04, 2024 19:02 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBAfter speaking with Pete Hegseth about his new book “The War on Warriors” and Senator Tom Cotton and Byron York, Hugh reviews the reasons behind the outrage fueling the spending spree on the Trump campaign. Where did all this outrage come from? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
$70 Million in Small Dollar Donations in 72 Hours
June 03, 2024 16:48 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBAn extraordinary outpouring of campaign contributions to former President Trump’s campaign in the days since his convictions leads today’s pod as Hugh runs through reactions to the verdict and talks with first-time donors who called his show, along with Vic Matus, Salena Zito, Bethany Mandel, and Jim Geraghty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Travesty
May 31, 2024 15:28 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBHugh spoke with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson this AM and played a selection of the outraged responses from serious people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's the Submarines, Stupid!
May 30, 2024 16:16 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBBill 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 ...
Trump Derangement Syndrome Spreads
May 29, 2024 17:06 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBRobert 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trump's Trial –and Taiwan's
May 28, 2024 17:13 - 1 hour - 38 MBSenator 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”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recapping the Trump Trial and Israel's Entering Rafah
May 24, 2024 18:08 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBHugh recaps the week and talks with Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will Donald Trump Name His National Security Team Soon?
May 23, 2024 14:37 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBHugh’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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Trump Trial Winds Down
May 22, 2024 17:52 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBHugh 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel in Rafah and Team Biden Attacking the IDF Again, Plus Trump on Trial
May 21, 2024 16:26 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBThe 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Trump NSA O’Brien from Israel and Jim Geraghty on Trump’s Veepstakes (which includes O’Brien)
May 20, 2024 16:28 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBO’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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What Did The Kicker Say?
May 17, 2024 17:24 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBHugh plays the Harrison Butker commencement speech and lets you hear what he actually said. Plus Ben Domenech and Terry Pluto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Donald Trump On 2024
May 15, 2024 15:10 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBFormer 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joe Biden’s Awful, No Good, Very Bad Polls
May 14, 2024 16:56 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBWow, 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Frank Bruni On His New Book “The Age of Grievance"
May 13, 2024 18:21 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBDuke 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biden's Arms Embargo On Israel Blows Up His Campaign
May 13, 2024 18:12 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBOn 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 po...
Biden Proves Robert Gates Right, Again
May 10, 2024 16:26 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBHugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Ben Domenech, Sarah Bedford, and Sonny Bunch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biden Betrays Israel
May 09, 2024 16:05 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBHugh 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Stormy Daniels Fiasco and The Exile of Due Process from the Merchan Courtroom
May 08, 2024 15:50 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBHugh, 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joe Biden Turns On Israel
May 07, 2024 15:55 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBAs 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel Begins Last Battle In Gaza, plus VeepStakes!
May 06, 2024 16:17 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBHugh 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biden Swings And Misses
May 03, 2024 20:38 - 55 minutes - 25.7 MBThe 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hamas says "No! But maybe if you give us more.." What will Israel's War Cabinet do?
May 02, 2024 16:03 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBAmbassador 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel’s Dilemma: Yossi Klein Halevi on the Grim Reality of Israel’s Neighbors on Its Borders
May 01, 2024 16:05 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBYossi 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Campuses Go Over the Edge, and Britain’s Conservatives Are About To
April 30, 2024 15:27 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBHugh 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Is Israel Getting Played? What Would Trump NatSec Team 2.0 Look Like?
April 29, 2024 16:22 - 1 hour - 30 MBStory 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Supreme Court and Presidential Immunity
April 26, 2024 15:44 - 43 minutes - 19.7 MBThe 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Containing Anti-Semitism on Campuses, aka Ending Ignorance About Israel
April 25, 2024 15:21 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBHugh 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chaos at Columbia
April 24, 2024 16:02 - 1 hour - 30 MBSpeaker 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
President Biden’s “Very Fine People on Both Sides” Moment
April 23, 2024 16:03 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBHugh 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What Was in the House’s $95.3 Billion Supplemental That Passed Saturday and Is Now in the Senate?
April 22, 2024 16:19 - 1 hour - 29 MBRear 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Israel Strikes Back
April 19, 2024 14:33 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBHugh 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the Eve of Passover, What Does Israel Do?
April 18, 2024 16:03 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBFormer 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How Best for Israel To Strike Back?
April 17, 2024 15:11 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBHugh 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.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What Next? What Will Israel Do? What Should the U.S. Do?
April 16, 2024 16:13 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBHugh 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”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.