Episode 903: Bret Baier on “To Rescue the American Spirit”
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.7 • 6.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Newt talks with Brett Baier, chief political anchor for Fox News Channel, about his new book "To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower." Baier, known for his passion for presidential biographies, discusses the historical significance of Theodore Roosevelt, highlighting his role in expanding America's global influence and his larger-than-life persona. Their conversation touches on Roosevelt's achievements, such as brokering peace in the Russo-Japanese War and his leadership style exemplified by the Rough Riders. Baier draws parallels between Roosevelt and modern figures like Donald Trump, noting their shared charisma and unconventional approaches. The discussion also covers Roosevelt's progressive policies, his impact on American culture, and his adventurous spirit, including his perilous Amazon expedition. Baier's book tour and his approach to balancing his career in news with writing are also discussed.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:08.7 | On this episode of Neutral, many of us watch him on Fox News. |
| 0:13.5 | So I'm thrilled he would take time out of his amazingly busy day and talk with me about his new book, |
| 0:19.2 | to rescue the American spirit, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Birth of a Superpower. |
| 0:24.9 | I'm, of course, talking about Brett Baer. He's the author of six New York Times bestsellers, |
| 0:30.2 | including two others in this current series, to rescue the Republic and to rescue the Constitution. |
| 0:36.7 | I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, |
| 0:39.1 | who has been amazingly busy covering everything that's going on, Brett Bear. |
| 0:43.4 | He is the chief political anchor for Fox News Channel |
| 0:46.2 | and the anchor and executive editor of a special report with Brett Bear. |
| 0:50.0 | He's also host a Fox News Audio, the Brett Bear podcast. |
| 1:05.1 | Brett, welcome and thank you for joining me again on Newts World. |
| 1:09.6 | Mr. Speaker, it's always great to be back with you. Thank you. |
| 1:12.5 | And before we dive into the book, obviously, with everything going on, I just have to ask you |
| 1:16.3 | with all of your best experience, what's your reflection on the last couple days? |
| 1:21.3 | I just think it's a major moment. We'll see how it pans out in the long term, but call it |
| 1:27.2 | historic seems like we're |
| 1:28.7 | sliding it a bit. The fact that President Trump and his administration could get all sides |
| 1:34.9 | to get to this point, to get those images of 20 living hostages and the reuniting with the families, |
| 1:43.6 | you know, I think it changed the world for that |
| 1:46.2 | short part. I do believe that it could be a paradigm shift in the region. There seems to be just by |
| 1:53.2 | talking to people in the region that I've talked to for many years, buy him. There's buy him to try to |
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