The Great America Show - June 22, 2026


Mid-Day Update： June 22, 2026


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5 minutes

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1,050

Sentence count

80

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00:00:00.000 Hello everybody, I'm John Fossett with this Great America Show midday update for Monday, June 22nd.
00:00:05.520 Happy Monday, folks. I hope you all had a great weekend. Your weeks are off to a terrific start.
00:00:10.500 So, J.D. Vance is on his way back to America from Switzerland,
00:00:14.360 where he said he had a pretty successful meeting with the folks from Iran
00:00:19.180 and a clear understanding about how things are going to go.
00:00:23.520 He spoke to the reporters before getting on that plane to come back home.
00:00:26.340 Here's what he had to say.
00:00:27.320 I feel great about the progress that we made over the last couple of days.
00:00:31.640 We're looking forward to going back home.
00:00:33.200 It's been a very long day.
00:00:34.140 I know the reporters had a long day as well, so I appreciate you guys.
00:00:37.240 But look, the fundamental thing we got is, number one, we set up the mechanism to ensure
00:00:41.880 not only the Straits of Hormuz are open, but will stay open.
00:00:45.020 We saw, we think, about 15 million barrels of oil come out.
00:00:48.020 That's one of the reasons why oil is so low right now.
00:00:50.180 Obviously, that means lower gas prices, and gas prices are going to keep coming down.
00:00:54.540 Number two, we actually set up the right mechanism to ensure the regional ceasefire
00:00:58.620 to manage the inevitable conflicts that will come up.
00:01:01.360 We feel great about that. 0.99
00:01:02.500 We're working with our allies from the Israelis to the Gulf Arabs to make sure that sticks.
00:01:06.320 And we feel very, very good about where that is.
00:01:08.160 We have the Iranians allowing weapons inspectors, nuclear inspectors into their country
00:01:12.440 for the first time in a long time.
00:01:14.600 We're obviously going to bolster that inspection regime to make sure they can never have a nuclear weapon.
00:01:20.320 And finally, we continue to make progress on these technical negotiations.
00:01:24.740 We left a lot of our team, the Iranians left a lot of their team at the resort there to keep on working at it.
00:01:30.040 So all in all, a very productive 36 hours.
00:01:33.100 We're going to have to keep working it.
00:01:34.360 The last point that I'll make is, as I told you all this morning,
00:01:38.060 this is laying a foundation for what could be a truly transformed Middle East.
00:01:43.120 But we haven't built a house yet.
00:01:44.200 We're going to have to keep on building, and that's what we'll do.
00:01:45.960 J.D. was also asked about if he believed they were acting in good faith, if they were negotiating in good faith.
00:01:51.900 Here's what he had to say.
00:01:53.000 These negotiations that you believe that people are not always acting in good faith,
00:01:57.220 have things changed over the past 36 hours during your meeting with Iran and the other mediaries?
00:02:02.440 No, all I mean is, look, whether good faith or bad faith, you can't trust anybody's words.
00:02:07.560 You have to trust what they actually do.
00:02:09.040 Letting in the inspectors is a big deal, but again, we're going to see what they actually let the inspectors do once they're in the country.
00:02:14.540 That's going to continually be a part of our negotiation.
00:02:16.940 So my point is not that I trust or distrust anybody.
00:02:20.600 My point is that I trust actions.
00:02:22.780 And what the president has asked us to do is verify what they're doing, focus less on what they're saying.
00:02:28.600 So if J.D. seemed optimistic, I guess we should all seem optimistic.
00:02:31.940 He's not one to be hyperbolic about anything.
00:02:34.220 So Godspeed for Vice President J.D. Vance in this country.
00:02:38.440 Now, the American people certainly want this thing wrapped up.
00:02:41.220 A brand new poll out today from YouGov shows that 78% of Americans want this war with Iran wrapped up right now.
00:02:51.140 Over the weekend, some suspects were arrested in Washington, D.C.
00:02:54.800 Near that reflection pool, President Trump this afternoon said a 10-year sentence in prison for the destruction of the newly renovated reflecting pool
00:03:02.400 and the grass of the National Mall will be fully enforced, threatening the left-wing vandals for defacing the national monuments in D.C.
00:03:10.180 absolutely disgusting. This all comes after Obama's failed project in 2012, which had a massive cost
00:03:17.480 of about $34 million, more than twice of what Trump paid to repaint the thing. Obama, of course,
00:03:22.880 botched the repairs that took nearly two years to complete. Well, Trump's already finished after
00:03:26.760 starting in April. You've got the left-wing loons out there absolutely going berserk. Believe it or
00:03:32.580 not, there's actually people out there protesting in support of algae. Yes, algae. This is what
00:03:38.440 we're dealing with here folks and some sad news to report here at home alan greenspan the
00:03:43.220 influential economist who chaired the federal reserve from 1987 to 2006 died this afternoon
00:03:49.440 at the age of 100 he lived a hell of a life and our thoughts and prayers are with his family
00:03:55.480 some big news this morning happening from uh what do they say across the pond over in the uk
00:04:00.480 the uk prime minister from scandal to crisis and back starmer became highly unpopular even
00:04:08.180 among his Labour Party peers.
00:04:10.680 Keir Starmer announcing this morning
00:04:12.500 his resignation from the job
00:04:14.720 at the Labour Party as their leader
00:04:16.740 and as British Prime Minister.
00:04:19.020 Take a listen.
00:04:20.200 A question my party is asking now
00:04:22.560 is whether I am best placed
00:04:25.620 to lead us into the next general election.
00:04:30.600 I have heard the answer
00:04:32.560 of my parliamentary party
00:04:34.680 to that question.
00:04:36.460 and I accept that answer with good grace. Every decision I've taken has been about putting the
00:04:46.040 country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to
00:04:55.140 His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision. I will ask the National Executive
00:05:01.760 Committee of the Labor Party to set out a timetable with nominations opening on the 9th of July and
00:05:08.820 completed by the summer recess. To Mr. Starmer, we say good riddance, mate. Folks, please be sure
00:05:15.360 to join us tonight and each and every night for The Great America Show. Rumble YouTube, Twitter,
00:05:19.800 wherever you guys join us, 6 p.m. Eastern time. We'll see you tonight for The Great America Show.
00:05:23.000 I'm John Fossett with this Great America Show midday update. Happy Monday once again, folks,
00:05:26.920 and we'll see you in a bit.