warning you're about to enter the arena and join the battle to save america with your host john parnell

good evening america welcome to battleground live this is the show where we kick ass and we take names and we lock horns with the radical left. We never quit. We never surrender from sea to shining sea and everybody in between welcome Patriots on this very, very savage Wednesday. And of course, you know what that means. It means we've got Savage,

Rich Barris on deck here in a little bit. He's the director of Big Data Poll, the number one

most accurate pollster in the 2024 cycle and the host of a great show on Rumble called

Inside the Numbers. So Rich Berris is on deck.

You know, got lots to talk about, folks.

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Folks, you know that I've known Pete Hegseth for a very long time. When he was nominated for Secretary of Defense, I was excited for him because,

like I said, he is legitimately a friend of mine. I knew Pete Hegseth long before he was Fox News contributor, Pete

Hegseth. I knew him long before he was, you know, Fox and Friends weekend host Pete Hegseth.

I know his wife. I've met his family. I know his parents for God's sake. We're sake. Like, like, that's what I mean by no.

He's just a friend of mine.

And when he got the nod for Secretary of Defense,

I was very excited for him because I thought,

boy, this is what this guy, my friend, has always wanted.

You know, I've known for a long time in his heart of hearts.

This is what Pete has always wanted to do.

He has a heart for serving.

He loves this country without question.

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