The Most Insane Deep-State Revolt You’ve Never Heard Of | Guests: Peter Schweizer & Darren Beattie | 8/26/25

President Trump recently made multiple moves, including signing an executive order aimed at eliminating cashless bail in Washington, D.C. Trump also floated the idea of changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Glenn gives a history lesson on the agency and explains why he supports the name change. Is Trump the most anti-war president we’ve had in decades? Glenn reads through the requirements of the JFK Presidential Fitness Test, from the beginner to the expert. Can any high school student today accomplish even one of the requirements? Glenn discusses Trump’s executive order that aims to criminalize burning the American flag. U.S. Institute of Peace acting President Darren Beattie joins to discuss what the Institute of Peace is and how the DOGE exposed that the agency was funding a member of the Taliban. Host of “The Drill Down” Peter Schweizer joins to discuss why Trump’s decision to allow 600,000 Chinese students to come to America is dangerous. Detransitioner Claire Abernathy joins to discuss what she experienced when she was 14 years old and thought she was the opposite gender — and the permanent damage she now has because of what the doctors recommended. Glenn gives some perspective on the heartbreaking story of a girl who fled the dangers of Ukraine, only to be tragically murdered in North Carolina. 

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