Mid-Day Update： March 9, 2026
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Summary
A 7th U.S. soldier has been killed in a drone strike in Saudi Arabia. President Trump says he will not sign any bills into law until the SAFE Act is passed by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the mid-term elections. NATO forces have intercepted Iranian missiles entering Turkish airspace for the second time in a week, as the military conflict between the US and Iran progresses into an even more brutal conflict.
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Hello, everybody. I'm John Fossett with this Great America Show midday update for Monday, March 9th.
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Happy Monday, folks. I hope you all had a great weekend.
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President Trump over the weekend issuing a massive major threat to anybody in the House, to anybody in the Senate.
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President Trump says he will not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard America Vota Eligibility Act is passed,
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also known as the SAVE Act, by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change the voting requirements
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ahead of the midterm elections to secure the elections for the American people.
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President Trump writing on Truth Social, quote,
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I, as president, will not sign other bills until this is passed, and not the watered-down version, go for the gold,
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must-show voter ID and proof of citizenship, no availing ballots, except for military, illness, and disability.
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President Trump in a Truth Social post over the weekend,
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President Trump putting the pressure on RINO Senate Majority Leader John Thune,
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telling him, get rid of the filibuster and pass the bill,
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which already passed the House back in February, multiple times, actually.
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The filibuster would force Democrats to speak continuously on the Senate floor to delay the vote on the bill,
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but if they cede the floor, the Republicans can circumvent the need for the 60-vote majority
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It's time for RINO John Thune to get his head out of the sand and get to work.
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Well, folks, if you're getting ready to travel or if you have been traveling,
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airports across the country are in disarray thanks to the Marxist Dems and their shutdown of the DHS.
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In mid-February, Congress failed to pass funding legislation,
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resulting in a partial shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Funding of the DHS expired on February 13th, affecting agencies like TSA,
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a federal emergency management agency, also known as FEMA,
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Democrats in Congress have refused to support funding bills without reforms,
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which rein in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection,
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citing concerns over aggressive deportation tactics,
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and incidents like the killing of two Americans by federal agents in Minneapolis.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson ripping the Marxist Dems for prioritizing politics over national security,
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especially amid the heightened threat from the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict,
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As we're told, sleeper cells are all throughout America.
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It seems the Democrats don't really care about that because they just want to hurt President Trump,
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but in turn, they're going to hurt the American people,
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which, like I said, it seems they don't really care.
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For the second time in a week, NATO forces have intercepted Iranian missiles entering Turkish airspace.
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As the military conflict between U.S.-Israel and Iran progresses into an even more brutal conflict,
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the Islamic regime of the Mullahs continues to strike everywhere around it, friend or foe.
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As much as the civilian leadership apologizes for the attacks on neighboring countries,
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Now even NATO member Turkey has started to get targeted.
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They're going after their own people, another Muslim nation.
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And these idiots, I don't think it's going to end too well for them.
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Speaking of that, Donald Trump didn't mince words about the chaotic regime in Tehran,
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issuing a blistering warning to Iran's, quote, new supreme leader,
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following the historic joint U.S. operation that's been taking place,
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Iran's leadership conference and crisis began after Ali was, we'll say, taken out by that airstrike.
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At least 40 other senior Iranian regime leaders were also killed in those strikes.
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Within days, Iran's clerical establishment moved to consolidate powers,
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announcing that his son, Motaba Khamenei, who's 56 years old,
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would take over the country's most powerful position.
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President Trump says anybody who's taking over that country must be approved by him
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and the United States to assure that the right things are going to happen in Iran
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and it's not going to continue to be a terrorist-breeding nation,
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sending terrorists all over the world to do harm on just about everybody.
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And the seventh soldier killed in Operation Epic Fury has been identified.
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it was announced yesterday that a seventh had passed away.
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The fallen hero identified as 26-year-old Sergeant Benjamin Pennington
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died from wounds following an attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia on March 1st.
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that these people are resting peacefully for their families who have to deal with it.
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