Pentagon's deploying 300 more troops to the Middle East as U.S.

bases in Iraq and Syria attack get this 27 times and the past two weeks 27 times in

two weeks and we know the Iranian proxies they've told us already the 2024 Republican presidential

primary field is taking shape the battle lines are becoming clearer and so is the field of

candidates is the odds on favorites if you look at the polling still Trump first by that

seems to be it but it's just way too early to tell a more angry now and a more committed

now than I ever was big challenge for these candidates is going to be how do they navigate

Donald Trump and how do I navigate Ron to San Francisco you and I have a rendezvous

with death well fellas it is terrific to be back here in the ruthless variety programs

good to see you fellas yeah we missed you I mean a good vacation I wish there was a

vacation you dick somebody's got pay the bills around here how we really missed you the

audience missed you people were writing in they were wondering where you were and they're

going to be glad to see you back very kind very kind my good friend John down at the

end of thanks to you smug but we've got a good show and as we do it all was on Thursday

so we have a lot of fun here yeah on the program you know two days we kind of get through

the hard stuff yeah there's days I feel like we lighten things up and there's got to be

something to laugh about the world doesn't seem very funny but we can do it yeah yeah we can get

it done we've got a great guest today you guys did an admirable job interviewing Senator Katie

Britt yeah who will be on the program yeah she's really really good I mean she brought it herself

like we didn't we didn't have to do anything like she is one of the most talented new senators

that that we've got and a real treat for folks today yeah I mean she and you know young

next generation it's it's it's not often you have a senator in the office and it's like we're

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