Bonus: Sean Hannity with Senator Kennedy Unfiltered - October 3rd, Hour 2
Verdict with Ted Cruz
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4.6 • 43.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On this bonus episode of The Sean Hannity Show:
The looming government shutdown and Democratic demands take center stage as Sean Hannity tackles what he calls the "Schumer shutdown." Louisiana's Sen. John Kennedy joins Sean to expose Democrats shifting positions on health care and immigration, using his signature wit and launching his new book, "How to Test Negative for Stupid." Kennedy pulls no punches in describing the power struggle between establishment leaders like Chuck Schumer and radical progressives like AOC, highlighting how party dynamics are shaping this showdown. Sean frames Kennedy as the funniest guy in the Senate, showcasing his candid approach and deep insights into Capitol Hill dysfunction. This conversation matters as it lays bare the political calculations behind the shutdown, what's at stake for everyday Americans, and why honest leadership is more crucial than ever.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | What I told people, I was making a podcast about Benghazi. |
| 0:08.5 | Nine times out of ten, they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked, why? |
| 0:15.1 | Benghazi, the truth became a web of lies. |
| 0:18.5 | From prologue projects and Pushkin Industries, this is Fiasco, Benghazi. |
| 0:23.9 | What difference at this point does it make? |
| 0:27.4 | Listen to Fiasco, Benghazi, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:34.6 | All right, thanks, Scott, Shannon. Hour 2, Sean Hannity's show. |
| 0:37.6 | Here's our toll-free telephone number. |
| 0:39.2 | If you want to be a part of the program, is 800, 9-4-1. |
| 0:41.9 | Sean, if you want to join us. |
| 0:44.2 | Obviously, the government shutdown is now front and center. |
| 0:49.3 | The big lie has been exposed, and that is the Democrats. |
| 0:53.5 | Oh, no, we don't want to fund health care for |
| 0:56.4 | illegal immigrants. They've all been lying. They know they've been lying. We've gone over it |
| 1:01.4 | exhaustively on the program. The fact that the leaders in name only, Chuckie Schumer in the |
| 1:08.5 | House and Hakeem Jeffries, I'm sorry, Chuckie Schumer in the Senate, |
| 1:11.8 | Hakeem Jeffries in the House, are so beholden to the radical left of their party. |
| 1:17.9 | They are afraid, scared to death to ever take them on and do the right thing or stand by |
| 1:23.1 | their very publicly stated positions in the case of Schumer that's gone on for decades. |
| 1:29.3 | So the Schumer shutdown continues. |
| 1:31.9 | I can't think of any person. |
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