The Great America Show - March 20, 2026


Mid-Day Update： March 20, 2026

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Length

5 minutes

Words per minute

186.69

Word count

976

Sentence count

46

People

Hosts:
John Fawcett
Also mentioned:
Donald Trump John Brennan Peter Strzok James Comey Mike Johnson Seemingly Jason Rides Canoes YouTube Twitter John Ratcliffe Pete Hegseth Lisa Page Trump-Russia Axios

Harmful content

Toxicity

2

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Hate speech

1

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Trump lashes out at NATO, former FBI Director James Comey is subpoenaed in the Russiagate investigation, and the Deep State Swamp creatures are back at it again. Plus, a possible $200B increase in U.S. defense spending and more!

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00:00:00.000 Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Friday, March 20th.
00:00:04.480 Happy Friday, folks. I hope you all had a great week and you're ready for the weekend.
00:00:08.220 President Trump this morning lashing out on NATO once again.
00:00:12.300 Typical Trump style. He did not hold back.
00:00:15.380 President Trump labeling NATO a paper tiger and a bunch of cowards.
00:00:19.160 And he's particularly upset that NATO countries would not help clear the Strait of Hormuz.
00:00:23.880 President Trump posting the following message on Truth Social this morning.
00:00:27.280 Without the USA, NATO is a paper tiger
00:00:30.100 They didn't want to join the fight to stop the nuclear-powered Iran 0.99
00:00:33.140 Now that that fight is militarily won and very little danger from them
00:00:37.100 They complain about the high oil prices that they are forced to pay
00:00:40.580 They don't want to help open the Strait of Hormuz
00:00:43.140 A simple military maneuver
00:00:45.280 And the reason why oil prices are so high
00:00:48.240 So easy for them to do with so little risk
00:00:51.060 Cowards, and we will remember 0.96
00:00:53.600 President Donald J. Trump 0.60
00:00:55.820 Now, earlier this week, President Trump expressed great displeasure with other countries for turning down his request to send militaries to the Strait of Hormuz to protect oil tankers as Israel and U.S. wage war against Iran, saying that the U.S. once again will remember their refusal.
00:01:11.440 And it's what it is, folks.
00:01:12.900 They look for us when they need help.
00:01:14.800 And when the shoe is on the other foot, couldn't care less.
00:01:17.260 Now, speaking of the war, Republican lawmakers are expressing deep concern about a radical escalation in funding the ongoing Iran conflict following the reports of a Pentagon asking for an additional $200 billion.
00:01:29.620 Now, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that $200 billion he thinks could move.
00:01:34.820 Obviously, it takes a lot of money to kill the bad guys, he says.
00:01:37.360 So we're going to go back to Congress and our folks here to ensure that we're properly funded for what's been done and what we may have to do in the future to ensure our ammunition is refilled and not just refilled, but above and beyond.
00:01:49.740 The news of the Pentagon's request was first reported by the Washington Post, citing a senior administration official as the source.
00:01:56.220 The staggering figure will likely startle several members of Congress where the GOP holds a very thin margin, along with virtually every Democrat, as there's been little to no bipartisanship since President Trump assumed office last January.
00:02:10.620 Such a large amount could open the White House to deep scrutiny
00:02:13.620 Given the fact that President Trump has told the public
00:02:16.540 That the U.S. involvement in Iran is going to be short
00:02:18.740 And it's coming to an end
00:02:20.440 Despite these hurdles, House Speaker Mike Johnson
00:02:22.480 Seemingly open to an extra defense spending
00:02:25.020 Saying Congress has to adequately fund defense
00:02:28.340 So I guess folks, we're going to have to wait and see
00:02:30.700 How this all pans out
00:02:32.360 And if they do get the money
00:02:33.480 It may pose a little bit of a problem for the Republicans
00:02:37.160 In the midterm election
00:02:38.120 because the American people don't want to see any more wars
00:02:41.200 and they want this thing wrapped up very quickly.
00:02:43.480 Turning now to some deep state swamp creatures, gators,
00:02:47.500 whatever the heck you want to call them.
00:02:49.300 Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed
00:02:52.600 in the DOJ's Russiagate investigation.
00:02:55.740 In July, it was reported that former FBI Director James Comey and John Brennan
00:02:59.020 were under FBI investigation over their involvement in Russiagate.
00:03:02.780 CIA Director John Radcliffe referred Brennan and Comey for prosecution last summer.
00:03:06.780 U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, Jason Rides Canoes, is in charge of this investigation.
00:03:13.720 According to Axios, Comey was issued a grand jury subpoena last week.
00:03:18.240 It seems Comey's issues aren't all going to go away as he'd like them to see.
00:03:23.720 Now, the Trump administration's grand conspiracy theory posts that the Democrat officials bent the rules
00:03:29.500 and broke the law and lied under oath to investigate and persecute and prosecute and otherwise undermine,
00:03:34.880 Because that's exactly what they did, at least for a few years, the law to both investigate and do whatever they had to do to keep Trump from winning his election in 2016 all the way through causing massive disturbances to 2023.
00:03:54.280 Now, the Comey Sabina that was issued last week relates to his alleged role in drafting a 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, an ICA, concerning Russia's election interference that favored President Trump, is what they say.
00:04:07.720 In November, a federal grand jury subpoenaed John Brennan, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, and former FBI counterintelligence Peter Strzok.
00:04:14.920 Strzok was fired from the FBI in 2018 for violating the Bureau's policy after he launched the crossfire hurricane Trump-Russia probe in July of 2016.
00:04:25.600 Folks, the deep state runs deep, and it's time to get these people cleared the heck out of there.
00:04:32.140 Because if we don't, they're going to continue to run on this rampage and undermine any presidential candidate, Republican at least, that comes forward to run in any sort of future elections.
00:04:43.680 so the only way to handle this I think for once and for all is to start putting people in jail
00:04:49.600 because the American people aren't going to tolerate it much longer we can't we voted for
00:04:54.580 President Trump to drain the swamp and now it's time to drain the swamp and get rid of these
00:04:59.020 creatures once and for all folks please be sure to join us tonight and each and every night 6 p.m
00:05:03.260 eastern time for the Great America Show rumble YouTube Twitter wherever you guys join us we'll
00:05:06.980 see you there tonight 6 p.m eastern I'm John Fossett with this midday update happy Friday folks and if
00:05:11.320 we don't see you have a great weekend and we'll see you on Monday