The Great America Show - March 25, 2026


Mid-Day Report： March 25, 2026


Episode Stats

Length

5 minutes

Words per Minute

190.30144

Word Count

968

Sentence Count

67

Hate Speech Sentences

2


Summary

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Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Hello everybody, I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Wednesday, March 25th.
00:00:04.980 The Pentagon is preparing to deploy about 3,000 troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East,
00:00:10.160 according to multiple reports.
00:00:11.700 Politico is reporting that the deployment would add thousands of Marines already heading to the region.
00:00:16.460 Two defense officials confirmed the planned troop deployment.
00:00:19.520 Pentagon officials said no decision has been made yet to send troops into Iran.
00:00:23.380 That reporting is attributed to the Wall Street Journal.
00:00:26.480 The U.S. currently has about 50,000 troops in the area.
00:00:29.020 The troop increase follows ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran.
00:00:33.820 The U.S. Central Command said strikes have destroyed thousands of military targets since February 28th,
00:00:39.220 when President Trump took action and announced the beginning of Operation Epic Fury.
00:00:44.100 The New York Times previously reported that the Pentagon was considering deploying the 82nd Airborne to the area
00:00:48.700 as Iran continued drone and missile attacks in the region this afternoon.
00:00:53.640 Trump said he delayed additional strikes due to conversations with Tehran,
00:00:56.780 which are geared towards a peace deal which he says are going well i guess we're just gonna have
00:01:01.800 to wait and see the democrat induced airport nightmare is finally hitting members of congress
00:01:07.060 as it should have done since day one it's gonna be hitting homes for these members delta airlines
00:01:11.940 which is headquartered in atlanta is suspending a specialty service desk for federal lawmakers
00:01:16.340 until the tsa is fully funded i think it's great on delta's part that they're holding these low
00:01:21.840 life's accountable for not paying our TSA agents for coming up on a month now, it's absolutely
00:01:29.420 despicable. Delta put out the statement said due to the impact on resources from longstanding
00:01:34.180 government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend special services to members of Congress
00:01:38.840 flying on Delta. Next to safety, Delta's number one priority is taking care of our people and
00:01:43.900 customers, which has become increasingly difficult in this current environment. American air travels
00:01:49.080 have been under increased strain since congressional Democrats refused to fund the Department of
00:01:52.920 Homeland Security, which of course includes the TSA. TSA agents missed their first full
00:01:57.740 paycheck on March 13th. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is signaling he may not be done with
00:02:02.680 presidential politics, and he's making it clear he believes the 2024 race would have looked very
00:02:07.520 different without Donald Trump. That is, of course, because he got absolutely trounced by him and
00:02:12.320 couldn't beat him. In a recent interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, DeSantis declined to rule out
00:02:17.480 a 2028 bid. He says, we'll see. DeSantis, who is term limited and will leave office in January of
00:02:23.180 2027, will exit the governor's mansion roughly a year before the next Republican primary season
00:02:28.080 begins. His 2024 campaign ended early after a second place finish in Iowa caucuses where Trump
00:02:34.040 beat him by around 30 points. Yet DeSantis argued that the outcome was largely dictated by Trump's
00:02:39.180 presence in the race. Well, I think that's probably fair to say. President Trump is also
00:02:43.820 mulling giving DeSantis a job in the administration come 2027 when he's term limited out.
00:02:50.360 I guess we just wait and see, as always.
00:02:52.800 President Trump giving an update on the ongoing Operation Epic Fury, talking about his discussions
00:02:58.020 with Iran.
00:02:59.320 We may have a concession.
00:03:00.500 Iran is reportedly ready to give up their nuclear weapons program.
00:03:03.740 Take a listen to President Trump on if he trusts the Iranians to stay by their word
00:03:08.860 this time around.
00:03:10.160 What makes you trust them?
00:03:11.860 I don't trust anybody.
00:03:12.840 I don't trust you.
00:03:13.820 I mean, that's only because I know you.
00:03:16.800 But if I didn't know you, I'd probably have more trust.
00:03:20.840 But I don't trust anyone.
00:03:22.840 Why bother talking to them?
00:03:23.920 Why do you say that?
00:03:25.460 Why do you say what makes you trust?
00:03:27.000 Do you think I trust them?
00:03:28.100 I don't trust them.
00:03:28.800 Then why bother talking to them?
00:03:30.920 Because they're going to make a deal.
00:03:32.700 They're going to make a deal.
00:03:33.740 They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually.
00:03:36.360 They gave us a present, and the present arrived today.
00:03:40.640 and it was a very big present
00:03:43.240 worth a tremendous amount of money
00:03:45.140 and I'm not going to tell you
00:03:47.340 what that present is
00:03:48.460 but it was a very significant
00:03:50.360 prize
00:03:54.180 and they gave it to us
00:03:56.060 and they said they were going to give it
00:03:57.220 so that meant one thing to me
00:03:58.860 we're dealing with the right people
00:04:00.060 no it wasn't nuclear related
00:04:02.960 it was oil and gas related
00:04:04.660 and it was a very nice thing they did
00:04:06.920 but what it showed me is that we're dealing with the right people
00:04:09.660 Because, you know, you don't know, because the leadership was killed, all gone.
00:04:14.780 Khomeini, all gone, as the expression goes, the past Supreme Leader.
00:04:19.880 And then the new Supreme Leader was racked up, at a minimum racked up pretty good, and everyone else was gone.
00:04:28.480 And then many of the people in the third tier are gone.
00:04:32.160 But we're dealing with a group of people that I think turned out.
00:04:35.660 And the present, the gift they made to us was very significant.
00:04:40.200 And they said they were going to do it, and it happened.
00:04:43.160 And they're the only ones that could have done it.
00:04:45.020 And there you have it, folks.
00:04:46.180 Please be sure to join us tonight and each and every night, 6 p.m. Eastern Time for The Great America Show.
00:04:50.080 We'll see you there, 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
00:04:52.660 Great guest tonight, Professor Nicholas Giordano.
00:04:55.360 We're going to take all this up and much, much more in the world of politics.
00:05:00.200 So please be sure to join us for that tonight, 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
00:05:02.900 I'm John Fawcett with this Midday Update.
00:05:04.340 Have a great day, everybody.