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Hi everyone, welcome to Our Nation. I'm Brian Kilmead. Hope you're having a great weekend. It's going to end strong. Tonight on the show, Elise Stefanik is here.
How does she feel about the war with Iran? What about the political pressure behind it and the economic pressure? Are the Republicans willing to stand by the president through it all? Mike Rowe. You know what?
A lot of people are being laid off, but not blue-collar workers. Why it's going to be the golden age for blue-collar workers? Mike Rowe has been saying this for a long time. And Dean Kane, like many others, thought the media was straightening out after being unbalanced for so long? Not so much, I'll explain.
But first, the most impactful monologue in America.
So let's get going. Energy first victory. The war with Iran may come down to two things. Pain at the pump versus military victory because while missiles are flying overseas, Americans are feeling it at home, no doubt about it. Over the past two weeks, Iran-linked attacks have hit targets across the region.
We watched them hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, even Turkey, critical energy routes. And now the question isn't just military, it's economic. How much pain, economic pain that is, can the world take? The price of gas up nearly $1 from just a month ago. Drivers have spent an extra $4.5 billion on gas since February 28th.
The disruption of the flow of oil across the world has led to spiking gas, the highest seen over two years. You know, this is a really untenable situation. We went through the inflation crisis, we went through tariffs, now we're dealing with this. But temporary sometimes doesn't feel temporary.
Some analysts now warning that oil could hit two hundred dollars a barrel. Longer that they could go far fetched. We thought that was far fetched. Maybe it's not. A scenario that would hit every American household.
Gas prices, energy prices will be lower than they were on February 28th. This is temporary. And it's going to drop like a rock once this is over. At the same time, the mission itself is escalating. And it's succeeding.
The US and Israel have already taken out a significant portion of Iran's leadership. Look at these evil guys, dead, dead, dead. And for those still standing, they know they'll be next. According to reports, leadership is afraid to move, right? Real tough guys.
They're sitting there alone wondering if a drone is going to hit them tomorrow. The goal appears clear. Finish the job, Mr. President. The decades of malign terror activity will be over.
The renegade nuke program that was uncontrolled and denied will be done before the economic pressure forces you to pause. Our objectives. Unchanged. On target. and on plan.
Destroy missiles. Launchers and Iran's defense industrial base so they cannot rebuild. destroy their Navy. And Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Yeah, look at that.
Here's the reality. The regime has cost the world decades of instability, thousands of lives, a lot of American lives, and billions and trillions of dollars.
So the question now is: Iran's only hope, blow up the oil and gas of the Arab neighbors and jack up prices in an effort to have them pressure the President to pull back. before the regime is finished. I hope he doesn't. We are doing really well. We're not going to let them have nuclear weapons because if they had them, they'd use them, and we're not going to let that happen.
Well, 85 percent of the Republicans still support the president. They don't want him to end this mission until it is over. Joining us now for her opinion and her thoughts from the inside. Congresswoman Elise DeFonic, great to see you, Congresswoman. Great to be with you, Brian.
So the battle that we outlined, energy versus total victory, where do you stand? I stand that President Trump is going to achieve both. Not only is he going to achieve total victory when it comes to protecting our national security, but he is working every single day with the Republican Congress to lower energy prices. And let's take a step back, Brian. Under the previous president, President Joe Biden, they had taken down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which President Trump has correctly.
Why did they do that? Why did they do that? To lower the prices, because he didn't want to drill. But the fact of the matter is, it created an increase of energy prices for every American because of their climate change garbage. What you have under House Republican leadership with President Trump is an all-of-the-above energy approach, as well as making sure that every single day we are energy independent.
But I think it's important Secretary Besant made these announcements regarding the SPR as well as making sure. All options are on the table to lower energy prices for Americans. And he's doing everything possible because he knows this thing's got to run in another couple of weeks. It's important when it's all said and done, and you tell me if you think I'm wrong, that the Hormuz Strait is no longer held as over our heads. That's the Western world over our heads.
Somehow that's got to be internationalized when this conflict's finished. The president has gotten multiple NATO countries to commit to protecting the Strait of Hormuz. I mean, President Trump is an incredibly effective diplomat when it comes to rallying coalitions. And we're seeing that take place in Operation Epic Fury, whether it's our Middle Eastern allies or whether it's European allies understanding the importance of protecting energy security and energy independence. But I strongly support President Trump when it comes to protecting our national security.
I sit on the House Armed Services Committee. I sit on the House Intelligence Committee. Iran is an evil regime, the largest state sponsor of terror. It has blood of Americans on its hands. And I certainly support a president who is going to protect the American people.
And end wars. This is about ending these endless wars, endless terrorism that Iran has conducted, not only in the Middle East, but targeting Americans. In a way, it's not so much imminent. The word doesn't really work. It's persistent and consistent.
It's been since 1979. Exactly. Decades and decades. Whether it's American troops who were killed by the Iranian regime, whether it was Americans on October 7th, or it's the assassination attempts that the Iranian regime has conducted against not only high-ranking officials targeting former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, but even part of the nexus targeting President Trump. This regime is evil, and President Trump made the right decision.
You know, we saw the terror attacks about four in two weeks, and people are saying, What's about the danger at home? I was shocked to see the fact that Iran's leadership has children not only going to college here, but professors here, whether Union College over in Albany, by the capital of the country. Look at some of these people here as we look at. These guys are hooked some to the Ayatollah, some to Larajani. How does this happen?
This should never happen. And you're right, Brian. Union College is 20 minutes from where I was born. It's right in upstate New York. The fact that you have professors teaching American students who are tied into the Iranian terrorist regime, that should never happen.
It ties very much into the crisis in higher education that I'm working with the Trump administration that I've led on in Congress to rooting out the foreign dollars, rooting out the moral and academic rot. But they need to be deported immediately. Can you imagine them paying $70,000 for a tuition and the Ayatollah's kid is teaching you? Between 4,000 to 5,000 other family members of that evil regime, some of which are dead, reside in America and go to school here. You just led to it.
If we do straighten out The Ivy League colleges, our lead institutions, you deserve so much of the credit when you, and you write about it in your upcoming book, I was able to take a quick glimpse, where you were able to research and take down these presidents of these universities, and many of which have written the checks and tried to straighten out their act, but not Harvard.
Well, Harvard, where you went to school. Where I went to school, and I came out a Republican. I say that's the achievement, Brian. It's not graduating from Harvard. It's maintaining my conservative values while at Harvard.
There was really important news the past few days of the Trump administration suing Harvard for their failure to protect civil rights of students. That's the correct decision. That's a result of all of the congressional oversight we conducted on the Education Committee. And I was proud to lead that effort when it came to asking those university presidents, now former presidents in the case of Harvard. And I go into that in my upcoming book, Poisoned Ivies.
It comes out April 14th. It's a deep dive into the moral and academic rot at our most elite higher education institutions. And look, people are smart. Parents are no longer sending their kids to these schools. They are looking.
Elsewhere to make sure they're sending their kids to schools that represent American values and not this anti-Americanism.
So, Congresswoman from New York, you thought about running for governor for a while, but our governor was speaking out the other day and has indicated that she wants the rich people to come back. Hey, do me a favor, if you're wealthy and you have somebody who moved to Pombreache, ask them to come back. You know why? She wants money to finance her social programs. And so far, I think the New York state is buried in debt and lost some of their tax base.
Do you think anybody would respond to that? Are rich people coming back to New York? They're not coming back to New York, Brian. They're going to continue to leave. And the irony of Governor Kathy Hochul's statement, the worst governor in America, is that just a few years ago, she told people to leave New York if they didn't like our policies.
Well, they did because people don't like the high taxes. They don't like the anti-energy policies, the anti-law enforcement policies that happen under single-party Democrats, socialist rule in New York.
So unfortunately, we're going to continue to see that brain drain. What I've done in Congress is I helped negotiate the raising of the state and local tax deduction to provide the largest tax cut in history to New Yorkers. That's very important because we are a high-tax state. But until we have economic policies that are pro-growth, population's going to continue to leave. Yeah, they just have to come back, but there's no incentive.
The high-income tax in this country, California is number one. Hawaii is number two. New York is the third highest tax state. And this mayor wants the governor to raise it. And if she wins reelection, you know she will.
She will, but we're really number one. If you add on all the other taxes, we are the highest tax state in the nation. And New York City is the highest tax region in the entire country. Nothing to be proud of, but it's just the facts. Congresswoman Elise Stefani, great to see you.
Great to see you. And I look forward to reading the rest of your book. Got through the first 100 pages right before our interview comes out in April. Thank you. Thank you.
Cuba right now is in very bad shape. They're talking to Marco. We'll be doing something with Cuba very soon. Trump ramping up the pressure on communist Cuba.
So, what will it take to turn this regime over and maybe bring democracy to the Caribbean? The regime can't feed their own people. They can't deliver energy to its citizens. They can't protect them and just simply can't provide a basic standard of living. Right now, the country looks like it has no future.
It's about to fail. What is happening behind the scenes? Let's bring in somebody that does this every single day. Cuba reporter for the Miami Herald, Nora Gomez-Torres. Nora, great to see you.
How bad are things in Cuba? Thank you for having me, Brian. This is a country that has been going through its worst economic crisis. in decades. Um you know, in the past uh Five to six years, the economy has declined.
There's no agricultural production. The infrastructure has crumbled. And at this point is when President Trump Cut all supplies from Venezuela and Mexico, forcing pretty much the Cuban government to the negotiating table. But the situation is pretty bad. You know, you can see the streets covered in garbage, people, you know.
Rummaging through the garbage for food. It's pretty bad and The population has been banging pots and pans every night, protesting the loan blackouts. Obviously, Marco Rubio's family's from Cuba. It ran us a lot to him personally. The Miami community is full of Cubans.
They're unbelievably successful here in America. Uh he's been dealing with their current authorities. You said he had a chance to meet in St. Kitts with Raul Castro's grandson. Is he somebody the administration's looking and maybe betting on, looking to lead a new Cuba?
Well, we did manage to confirm that a top Rubius advisor met. With Raul Castro's grandson. We don't know if there was a face-to-face meeting with the secretary or not, but either way, they are talking to Raul Castro's grandson. He is his closest aide. He is his bodyguard and Like a young Castro that could be like more amenable to capitalism, pretty much.
He's known for liking a luxury lifestyle.
So the administration is kind of looking for a Del C, Rodriguez type of figure that could point out the country, the economy, exactly, and work with the United States. Um but my sources tell me that they don't think He is going to be that person.
Well, I was talking to somebody in one of the exile communities who said that just the name Castro will be a turnoff. We'll see. But now the current president, Miguel Diaz-Canal, came out and said something kind of belligerent. In the face of the worst case scenario, Cuba is accompanied by a certainty. Any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.
And that resistance, I guess he feels, is the military. The military, you say, controls 40% of their economy. They own the gas stations. They own the buildings.
So can we deal with anyone in the military there? Are they armed up?
Well, the thing is, yeah, Cuba's military controls most of the island's economy and most of the important assets. And of course, they have a vast repressive apparatus that they have used against the population. They have, and they have all the weapons.
So it's really hard in that context. For, for example, for the population to mount any kind of organized opposition, even though they are protesting. Um but um I don't you know, they have they have said that they're gonna be giving weapons in case of an aggression, that they're gonna be giving weapons to the entire population, and that the entire population is gonna be defending the revolution. But it's You know, Cuba's military, like, um, you know, their weapons is Soviet they are from the Soviet era, and I don't think that's um, that's actually impossible, right? I don't I know we don't want an armed conflict there, we're closely watching what's happening.
Right. Nora Gomez-Torres are doing great work for the Miami Herald. Thanks so much for joining us today. And I think one day you're going to be on talking about the end of communism in Cuba, and that'll be a great day. Thanks so much, Nora.
Meanwhile, major companies are shelling out big bucks and are no longer waiting for skilled trade workers to come to them. What they're doing with Mike Rowe, as he weighs in next, is still to come. There may be an actual reason many do not approve of Donald Trump's war in Iran. Dean Kane tells us why a little later. And be sure to catch me on tour.
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So, America is facing a blue-collar crisis. There's a massive shortage of skilled trade workers. Heard that before. But here's how bad it is. If we don't fill these estimated $1.4 million jobs by 2030, It could cost the economy $325 billion in GDP each year.
So what are we doing about it? I'll give you one company that's doing something. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is investing $100 million to address the urgent labor needs our country needs and that they will need. They're planning to train 50,000 workers over the next five years to become the next generations of plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, and more. And they're not the only big company investing in trade school style training.
Joining us now is a man they keep calling for advice to expand on this. Mike Rowe, CEO of the Mike Rowe Works Foundation.
So Mike, great to see you. And every time I hear about this story, you're always attached to it.
Now these CEOs are coming to you. Why? No, I mean Honestly, Brian, it's the most surreal thing. To say something pretty consistently for 17 years and then suddenly find yourself at the grown-up table in violent agreement. With A lot of CEOs who are Who have gotten the memo, that's the answer, right?
It's like the headlines really and truly caught up to the C-suite. Not just the companies that you would normally associate a big skilled trade push around, like Caterpillar or Ford. Those guys have had a front-row seat to this for a long time. To your point, Now it's It's Wells Fargo who's been supporting our foundation incredibly. It's BlackRock Nvidia.
This is a big deal. I met Larry Fink about a year ago in Aspen, and I saw him first speak about this. That's the CEO of BlackRock. And, you know, we met. and exchanged pleasantries and He stood in front of this crowd and told them straight up that in his portfolio of companies now granted, he's running, what, $14 trillion worth of investment.
But In his portfolio, they need 400,000 electricians. in the next couple of years.
So it's his clients Who are coming to them. And this is happening all over the country. And so. People are paying attention for the first time in a truly meaningful way. And look, hats off to these guys.
$100 million is a sizable investment. And what they're doing with it, Brian. They're not just throwing it out there to see what sticks. They're giving it to organizations. like mine.
And and other Uh Other foundations and other initiatives that have been around for a while that are actually moving the needle. And look, I don't have a crystal ball, but I'm pretty sure if we're going to close the skills gap and get in front of this thing, that's the kind of investment we need to see. And kudos to them. For making the charge. And some of the other companies, Amazon doing it, Bank of America, Ford, IBM, and Walmart, they're sponsoring and investing in trade schools.
Trade schools where a white-collar company looking for blue-collar workers and the skilled trades they're looking at. We mentioned plumbers, pipe fitters, steam fitters, carpenters, electricians, welders, brazing workers, and we mentioned pipe fitters before.
So these are the numbers that are out there, and these are the skills they need. And, Mike, the other thing is they're paying well now. Ryan, this is a 10. Trillion dollar infrastructure build out over the next 10 years or so, according to BlackRock. And they're typically right when it comes to numbers.
This is a massive investment in energy, in connectivity, in data centers. I mean, people don't immediately think about electricians and plumbers when it comes to data centers, but they're at the very top of the list. These guys are making bank. I mean, I met three in Plano not long ago, electricians under 30, making around 250 grand a year, no debt. And here's the craziest part: they'd all been poached.
Three times over the prior 18 months. Yeah, getting recruited like Division I athletes. It's like rock stars. I mean, it's amazing to watch it.
So, look, your experience may vary, zip code to zip code, state to state, but the memo has gone out. The country gets it. We need to reinvigorate the trades. We absolutely must close the skills gap. And look, it's happening.
There's a silver lining to a lot of this, but it's going to take a lot of work. All right, a couple of things. There is, at the same time this is happening, we got the advent of AI and the impact on real big companies. Meta joining Amazon, other companies planning to slash its workforce, already announced it because of AI. They don't need it.
It's so hard to get that first job now because a lot of this stuff can be done by AI.
So that's, you have one, there's a need for those workers. At the same time, there's less of a need for the traditional workers coming out of school that normally would get those high-paying jobs. And after you're investing maybe $70,000 a year in your college education, some people are just flabbergasted at what's happening.
Some people, right, and it's really, look, you've done a great job with this historically about not painting with too broad a brush. It's really tempting when you're in the media, and it's really tempting when you're in politics to try and find a one-sized fits-all approach. When we're talking about closing the skills gap, yeah, you might want to direct a message to a few hundred thousand people who have suddenly been displaced as a result of AI. That's a retraining message. You know, for them, you really have to set the table in a different way and say, look, you know, somebody moved your cheese.
The game has changed, the rules have changed, you need to reskill and retool. That's different. This other conversation about how to prepare this generation for the jobs that are currently open, that involves more of a rebranding. You've got to attack the stigmas and the stereotypes and the myths and the misconceptions. Look, we've been paying guidance counselors.
We've been bonusing them for decades based on how many kids they can get into a four-year school. That's got to change, man. It's all got to change. Our whole approach to education is a part of unraveling this, too. And the Micro Foundation, Micro Works Foundation, you have the 2026 Work Ethics Scholarship.
Real quick, Mike, where do we find out more? There's $10 million that we've set aside with the help of companies like Wells Fargo and BlackRock. $10 million. It all goes to kids who want to learn a skill that's in demand. Microworks.org.
These are trade school scholarships, two-year degrees, welders, steam fitters, pipe fitters, all the stuff you mentioned. Microworks.org, the money's there. Come get some. He doesn't even own a tie. He doesn't need one, but yet he's had all this success.
Thanks so much, Micro. It's always fantastic. I appreciate it. It's a blue collar, bro. I know.
It's so appropriate. Thanks so much, Micro. Meanwhile, next, only on One Nation, major media bias exposed. Dean Kane is here and he's a little bit flabbergasted. And by the way, check out my YouTube channel at the Brian Kilmey Show.
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This is a Fox News Alert. I'm Ashley Stromeyer Live in New York. Rhetoric between the United States and Iran intensifying as Tehran rejects the ultimatum set by President Trump. He's threatening to obliterate Iran's power plants if the country doesn't fully reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz by tomorrow evening. Iran is refusing Trump's demand and is instead vowing to close the waterway indefinitely if the U.S.
attacks its electrical grid. And officials claim they will keep it shut down until any damaged or destroyed power plants are rebuilt. Tehran is also promising to strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbors in retaliation. About 20% of the world's oil flows through the vital waterway, which Tehran has effectively closed since the beginning of the war. The move is sending fuel prices surging, and Israel warns U.S.
and IDF strikes will significantly increase this week. I'm Ashley Stromeyer in Back to One Nation with Brian Kilmead. Ah! We got this conflict in Iran and a fight here at home of how it's being portrayed, how we're fighting, who's winning, who's losing. New numbers might explain the disconnect.
It shows just 41% of U.S. adults approve of the war, 59% disapprove, but the split could not be sharper in one area. Republicans, 77% say thumbs up. Democrats, 82% say thumbs down. Why the disconnect, despite the success on the ground and the tremendous military display?
Well, here's a clue: a new report shows that Apple News, which consolidates all news organizations, gave just 2% of its top coverage to right-leaning outlets. Believe that? 2%. Meaning, the narrative Americans are seeing is overwhelmingly one-sided. How are they supposed to get a fair and balanced view?
Why is Apple tilting its coverage against the war? I thought we fixed this when Elon Musk bought X, remember that? And Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg got to the White House, and Jeff Bezos supported the Trump campaign. I thought we'd get some balance. Joining us right now is a guy that probably wasn't expecting it.
The balance, I was a little bit more optimistic. He is Dean Kane. Dean, welcome. Congratulations on your new podcast called The Homeland. First off, are you surprised that Apple's not playing fair and balanced?
No, Brian, and that's the whole reason I'm doing the podcast. It's all about this. You get one, so they're the gatekeepers. You know, Apple's the gatekeepers. They're a huge, huge conglomerate that shows, you know, that app is pre-installed on your phone.
There's so many people who just see that and they see complete one-sided coverage, and it's wrong. I'm not surprised at all because I'm in this business. I'm around Hollywood so much. I see what they're doing. It doesn't surprise me at all.
It's pernicious gatekeeping. They're trying to say, they're not just sharing the news, they're influencing what people read and trying to influence their opinions. It's my opinion. Yeah, I know. Here's an example.
Apple was alerted to this. They did a study on the media research group. And when they got alerted to it, it went from 0% to 2%.
So, Tim Cook brags about his access to the White House. I'm sure President Trump's going to let him hear about it. Facebook's not much better. And of course, Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post has gone somewhat more balanced, but it's still way to the left. Another thing I want to bring you back to is as the election comes up, remember to fund the police.
You're pro-police. You're an honorary member of ICE. Remember to fund the police, how bad we thought it was while Democrats rallied around it. Among the people that know it was wrong, former New York City Mayor. Uh Bill de Blasio, listen.
In retrospect. The whole concept of defund the police made no sense. It made sense to say How can we do better? I don't like what Biden did with the border. Why didn't you say it then?
Because honestly, I didn't think it was as bad as it was. We as Democrats. rightfully deserve that critique. Dean, what do you think about this? I mean, what did he just say?
Basically, everything I did while I was in office was wrong. He could have just said that, that border policy was a mistake, to fund the police was a mistake, making New York City a sanctuary city and getting rid of the ICE office and Rikers. I love that he's sitting down with Sean Hannity. I love that they're having a conversation across the aisle. But I mean, he's basically just admitting what any thinking individual would have actually come to that conclusion, that he was dead wrong on it.
Defund the police, what could go wrong? I mean, it's insane. I'm glad he's finally admitting it. Realize Fetterman's the only guy saying it now. And you only had Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema saying it then.
And you, as an honorary member of ICE, they're trying to do it now with really to fund ICE. They're trying to get away with that again. They haven't learned anything. He might have learned something, but they didn't.
Well, he's out of office now, so he can say the truth. He can speak the truth. He's not trying to get back in there. It's insane to me. Defunding ICE is the same as defunding the police.
Totally bonkers. Doesn't make any sense. They are a law enforcement agency there to enforce the laws that Congress put on the books. Period, end of story. And when people put out the word Gestapo and, you know, a paramilitary, blah, blah, blah, that's all baloney and it's meant to undercut law enforcement.
And it's disgusting. I want to get to the third topic, but lastly, you did go through the ICE training. They say it wasn't long enough. From what you saw, was it long enough? I'm still not finished, Brian.
I'm still honorary because I haven't finished. Yes, it's long enough. And I already had, you know, almost 10 years of law enforcement experience as a deputy sheriff. They get all sorts of former police officers, all sorts of former military, so people who have tremendous experience and training already. But yes, it's comprehensive, it's very good training.
It's just that it's hard to train having people screaming in your face two feet away, spitting on your mask, or shoving you, or doing those things.
So you're gonna get some people who react differently. Absolutely. The training is great. Yeah, and by the way, you're talking about what happened in Minneapolis. Lastly, this is the hardest-hitting one so far.
Seniors in assisted living are petitioning for an opportunity to drink. Listen. My friends and I love Happy Hour, just like many of you do, I am sure. Over a shared drink, we get to reminisce about parts of our life, military service, raising a family, The loss of a friend, and celebrating the golden phase of our lives, too. I agree with Anita LeBron.
Should we say, let her drink? Fifteen. Let her drink 100%, Brian. Here's the other thing, though.
So, for me, absolutely no question. If you're a senior, you've done your job. Their rules shouldn't apply to you like that. But I want to put a bunch of cameras in there. To create a reality show, because that would be something.
The stories you'd hear and the stuff that would go on, but they've earned it. I mean, how you can tell them they can't drink as seniors is insane to me. God bless Anita. Go get them. Tip one back for me.
And I'll tell you what, I'm really pumped up about the Dean Kane podcast, Homeland. It's way overdue. Thanks so much, Dean. Best of luck. And I'll be logging on.
Meanwhile, Dean Kane, thanks. Never looked better, by the way. Straight ahead, it's a wrestling revolution. Real American Freestyles Taking the Sports World by Storm. The creators and the key commentator, join us and tell us what happened with the Brawl on the Mat.
By the way, that's me. Mad luck would be. Hulk Hogan really believed in the sport of wrestling. There's my partner, Chad, right here. He's like, if we do this right, brother, it will be the next big thing.
And Hulk Hogan was the Michael Jordan for wrestling. Hulk, this is not the flamboyant WWE style. This is real wrestling, right? Yes, it is. It's freestyle wrestling, and it's professional now because we get to pay the athletes.
And our goal is not to be competitive with the Dana White UFC or the WWE, but to be just as big or bigger because this is an underserved market. But these guys have swagger. Yep, and that swagger was on full display recently. What started as a high-level freestyle wrestling match between UFC contender Armin Turkeyan and rising star Georgiel Poulis quickly spiraled into a full-brown brawl. You're seeing some of it right behind me.
You got punches being thrown, teams rushing onto the bat, even a crowd getting involved.
Now, after all the controversy and the trash talking that you're seeing and the blame game is happening, the two are set to run it back in what's already being billed as one of the most anticipated combat matches. Matches in combat sports in recent memory. And it's all part of a brand new league trying to change the game. No cages, no scripts, just raw competition.
Well, now I want you to know about this: The Road to the Rematch is debuting, streaming now on Fox Nation. See it all right now on RAF 07, where these two face off again. And that'll be Saturday, March 28th, 8 o'clock exclusively on Fox Nation. But now you've got a build-up show, kind of a reality show. And joining us now to talk more about it is the host of The Road to the Rematch and one of the most outspoken voices in MMA too, as well as RAF, Chael Sunnan, as well as the CEO and co-founder of Real American Freestyle, Chad Bronstein.
Welcome, guys. Chad, this started off as an idea that you and Hulk launched. Sadly, he passed away, but he'd be so proud of the start you've had. Here you are in number seven. Describe how this sport has taken off.
Yeah, it's been an incredible run so far. Every show we've had since August 30th has been catching momentum. This last show was incredible, obviously, with us going viral and seeing what happened there. But I think that this was needed, right? It's the oldest sport in the world.
Never had a professional stage like this. And it's something that guys like me and Chow, who love wrestling, and I know, Brian, you love wrestling, they were feeding for this.
So it was just the right timing. And I feel like, you know, where we're at today, we're the fastest-growing sport or emerging league in the world.
So Jail, I'm watching the NCAAs, there's a lot of spirit there in the places where they are hotbeds for wrestling. When did you realize that RAF would work? I know you wanted it to work, but when did you realize it would work? I love the way you ordered that because I came home from the first event and I told my wife, I said, This is awesome. She said, Tell me why.
You've been watching wrestling your whole life. And I said, Honey, I can't say it, but when I'm there, I can feel it. Brian, I literally get depressed every night when the main event comes up because I know we're almost done. I don't want the night to wrap it. By the way, we want you there next week in Tampa, March 28th.
This is your official invite, brother. All right, thank you. That means I get 10% off the ticket prices. Therefore, I'm going to go. Chad, tell me about this card this weekend.
This card from start to finish is our best card to date. You got two co-main events with Suzukian versus Poulis and Kobe Covington versus Dylan Dennis. You would never expect to see that matchup. But then right before that, you got Parker Kekkaisen versus Kyle Dake. Kyle Dake's been with us since day one, two-time Olympic gold bronze medalist going up against Parker, who's on a rise right now.
And right before that, you got Taz Adinoff versus Kyle Snyder. It just keeps on getting, you know, the whole card's incredible. I'm actually in Cleveland right now at the NCAs, but I know Chow definitely is excited for this card because, you know, he'd wrestling like myself. Yeah, Chal, I'm sure. These are the Olympic medalists, Brian, literally, that are jerking the curtain.
When we talk about Snyder versus Taz, that's the 2021 Olympic champion versus the 25 Olympic champion. This is the best wrestling card that I've ever seen.
So, by the way, this is a fast-growing sport in the country. I don't think any other league ever started as fast as this. This is a worldwide competition. You got Russians coming in here. Everybody wants to wrestle here.
But now you have a 19-year-old champion in Iran hung because of his beliefs, because he was protesting on the street in a sham trial. That really hit the whole wrestling family, didn't it? Yeah, it's absolutely terrible that that happened. Wrestling is a sport that, no matter where you're from or what country you're a part of, everyone has respect for each other. And we mourn together.
And that was a horrible situation. And, you know, he was just protesting for freedom. And now he's been executed. It's terrible. Yeah, it just terribly.
We pled. We pled for that young man. It got to Donald Trump. It got to Dana White that made public police. All that young man did, by the way, he was at a rally.
Like he was doing one of these numbers and he was doing a chant. That was it. That was it. And they hung him. That's the type of people we're fighting right now.
On a different note, the build up to the fight for the first time. Tell us about this new show that's going to air on the twenty seventh. It's the road to the match, correct? Yeah, let Chal talk about it because Chal's uh chow Yeah, he just he's a host. All right, let me take it from here.
So, guys, I just got back from California and I sat down and I interviewed both of these guys, Armin, who, by the way, not only is the star of this event, he happens to be the UFC's current number one ranked and number one contender, doing this rematch with Giorgio. And I asked both these guys, what's this about? Why is this so important? There were guys that came in and tried to bribe these guys almost $3 million to do the match in Brazil. And they said, no, we're going back to real American freestyle.
The general belief between these two is when this fight broke out, the match did not reach conclusion. They did not have the customary coming together, shaking of the hands, and the raising of the winner. According to these two, this is not a rematch. They are going to resolve match number one. I didn't know that.
I did not know this storyline until I got back from LA yesterday. I thought I'd bring that to you right now. What caused the fight, Chad? I mean, Giorgio and Armin were very aggressive. Armin actually said on the road there that, you know, he was planning to hit him.
But the clubs that were going to his head and the aggressiveness between the two of them, you know, it's a sport, it's a tense sport.
So it just, it spurred to that. I was, I don't know if you saw the stage, Izzy and I were the first on the stage trying to break this up coming out, but it was, it turned out to be a high, you know, a great, you know, I would say just a great promotion, but it was scary. Yeah.
So we weren't necessarily looking forward to that. And then What Chao said earlier, I spent a week having to negotiate with both Giorgio and Armin because they did get someone was trying to steal our rematch.
So it was a little dramatic for a couple days.
So Chow, you're an expert. You're a fighter yourself, Chal, and you know the game. You're a commentator, you do a UFC, you're a wrestler.
So I have wrestled before, not professionally, I've wrestled with a tie-in suit and tie-on in the studio. I just want to show you a little about what I bring to the table and see if there's a pairing for me. As you see right there, that's me in a vest on. I'm not in a unitard like you guys wear. Do you see anything problem with my style, my form?
Well, I believe you pulled yourself to your back. Secondly, I actually know that guy that you're wrestling. That's a pretty tough opponent that you picked right there. Yeah, I wouldn't say that you're a complete natural, but I do enjoy your work. I think that counts for something.
What about this, Chad? Take a look at this. This is Tyrus. He's got a few pounds on me. Tell me how I'm doing here.
I just I d I mean, I think you're uh put yourself into uncomfortable situation. But you like Chao said, you have a lot of heart. Right. You're fighting hard to get out of it.
So, yeah, if you could get me a match and if the money's right, I think I'll jump in.
So, you let me know. RAF H. I think you personally. I think you versus Gavin would be a great matchup. Right, Gavin Hatton.
He's the guy who puts it all together. All right, guys. Can I tell you a personal story? Can I tell you a personal story? I know you're about to kick us.
Can I tell you something? I was an aspiring politician in 2009. You had me on Fox and Friends in the Morning. First interview I ever did, I was way over my head and I said nothing. I froze.
17 years I have been trying to get back to you, my friend. Thank you for having us on. You're a great commentator, a great fighter, too. Chad, you made a good choice there with Chal. I look forward to your reality show on the 27th, and of course, the big show on the 28th.
Thanks so much, guys. Congratulations on your success. Thank you, Brian. All right, RAF, baby.
Now it's time for your sneak peek of the week. And I guess the first big story is going to be happening this week's center. Mark Wayne Moen on Monday. I think they're going to put it to a vote and make him the next DHS secretary. He got out of committee this week.
It was kind of tough, and it shouldn't have been. Other thing to look forward to this week: the White House will celebrate the American farmers and ranchers. They have a big stake in this election. They're going to come to the White House and tell the president how to make their lives better, and he'll be listening. March Madness continues.
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