The Great America Show - August 03, 2026


Mid-Day Update: August 3, 2026


Episode Stats


Length

5 minutes

Words per minute

177.56

Word count

955

Sentence count

44


Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Hello everybody, I'm John Fossett with this Great America Show midday update for Monday, August 3rd.
00:00:05.060 Happy Monday, folks. I hope you all had a great weekend. Your weeks are off to a great start.
00:00:10.060 So President Trump's been having a little bit of problems, both here at home, domestically, and abroad.
00:00:15.920 I guess we'll start with the one abroad. President Trump on Air Force One yesterday on his way back to Washington, D.C.
00:00:22.240 after spending the weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he won his club's championship in golf,
00:00:28.780 the senior flight and the super senior flight congratulations to him on that uh president
00:00:33.480 trump was asked about iran and what's going on with iran because he had planned he said
00:00:37.480 the biggest attacks um on a country since world war ii president trump
00:00:44.780 says he pulled back on those attacks uh take a listen we were all set to go
00:00:50.160 at this time right now and uh it would have been a massive attack we're all set to go
00:00:58.380 But when the allies ask to call it off, you've got to sort of say, well, let's see.
00:01:05.720 And the reason they ask is I think there's a deal.
00:01:08.460 There's a deal on four modes, and then there will be a deal on the nuclear,
00:01:12.960 or you might call it the denuclearization of Iran.
00:01:15.860 I call it the denuclearization of Iran.
00:01:18.760 So we're holding it.
00:01:20.940 We'll just say we can do it any time we want.
00:01:24.280 But we were asked by the three primary groups.
00:01:30.000 We were also asked by Iran, very strongly, actually.
00:01:33.660 They said, we'd like to make a deal now.
00:01:35.520 You know, I don't know what they say because a lot of times they'll say that to me
00:01:38.840 and then they'll go out and say, we don't know what he's talking about.
00:01:41.000 Obviously, they don't want to be attacked.
00:01:43.080 And they knew the extent of the attack because they saw it forming.
00:01:47.520 So that was last night on his way back where he said he was going to plan those attacks.
00:01:52.680 Today, President Trump slammed the Iranian leadership for giving their usual blather at what President Trump says, claiming they are not negotiating with the United States after President Trump, as you heard him say, agreeing to call off their continued attacks.
00:02:07.040 President Trump, not happy with them.
00:02:09.700 He says, our goal is to determine as soon as possible in consultation with Oman a route that will be likely temporarily but enable safe maritime navigation through the strait.
00:02:19.220 He added, they've had nothing but constructive discussions over the past eight days regarding reaching an agreement on a new route.
00:02:27.780 Now, Iran denied the assertion, according to CBS.
00:02:31.380 Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday that their negotiations are with Oman
00:02:35.440 and are focused on reaching and understanding a route that will ensure safe passage through the state of Hormuz,
00:02:41.300 not on peace with the United States.
00:02:45.320 President Trump releasing a statement saying the Iranian leadership is unbelievably duplicitous.
00:02:50.100 They asked for a meeting.
00:02:50.840 Some would say they begged to talk, scheduled to immediate future, and said that openly and proudly that they're not having any discussions, nothing is being talked about, and that they're not dealing with America, but only Oman.
00:03:05.580 They will then go on and give their usual blather in saying the Strait of Hormuz will be opened powerfully by them
00:03:11.120 when already completely controlled by the United States Navy in a blockade, as some would say, the United States Wall of Steel.
00:03:18.240 So, more duplicity from Iran.
00:03:21.600 Now, President Trump back here at home having another issue with his soon-to-be Attorney General, Todd Blanche.
00:03:28.460 President Trump had this to say on Air Force One last night. Take a listen.
00:03:32.320 Look, we have a man named Todd Blanche.
00:03:34.060 he's outstanding in every way most of you know who he is you're not going to find a better person
00:03:39.260 and everybody and it's because i backed one his opponent and his opponent won in a landslide
00:03:46.120 this is the only reason it's happening but i will say there are a lot of people that like
00:03:51.240 people were hurt so badly 22 suicides and they were destroyed their families were destroyed
00:03:58.780 there's never been an attack on any group of people in this country in my opinion maybe one
00:04:04.560 there's one group that was attacked violent these people were attacked and this would be a
00:04:11.720 reimbursement for the pain that there's a lot of people like it uh if they don't if they don't
00:04:17.060 approve that i have to put it back on the table a lot of people like it a lot of big supporters
00:04:22.500 Now, of course, the holdouts, John Cornyn and Tom Tillis, two rhino losers who have been playing games with President Trump over the nomination of Todd Blanche.
00:04:34.080 Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley this afternoon announced a vote to announce Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general will be held on Tuesday morning on Sunday night.
00:04:43.000 As you heard President Trump say, Todd Blanche rescinded the $1.8 billion weaponization fund, to which Cornyn and Tillis were crying about.
00:04:52.480 Last week, the vote to push Blanche forward was postponed because of Tillis and Rhinos.
00:05:00.840 Cornyn, it seems a deal has since been worked out, so we can expect tomorrow afternoon to have that vote to advance Todd Blanche's nomination.
00:05:10.720 folks please be sure to join us tonight and each and every night for the great america show rumble
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00:05:18.460 foster with this great america show midday update happy monday folks we'll see you later for the
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