Friendly Fire: State of the Union Address Live

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Everyone else is gearing up for three hours of dramatic sighing and fake outrage. We’re throwing a party. Tonight is President Trump’s first official State of the Union of his second term, and we’re covering it the way it deserves to be covered: sharp, smart, and actually fun. Cabot Phillips kicks things off with our exclusive pre show, then when the speech ends Ben Shapiro, Andrew Klavan, and surprise guests light it up with a special Friendly Fire to break down what was said, what matters, and what happens next. It all starts at 7:45 PM Eastern at DailyWire.com and on the Daily Wire app on Roku, Samsung, Apple TV and more. Ep. 09 - - - Today's Sponsors: Wild Alaskan Company - Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/FRIENDLYFIRE KALSHI - Visit https://kalshi.com/friendlyfire to see live prediction markets and sign up today to trade on the outcomes that matter most to you. - - - Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://dailywire.com/subscribe 🍿 The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin is now streaming exclusively on DailyWire+ Watch now: https://dwplus.watch/ThePendragon Subscribe here: https://pendragonseries.com - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	We are now part of the endless friendly fire broadcast live coverage of the State of the Union.
0:34.8	That's right.
0:35.2	By the time, this is over, Andrew Claven will be dead.
0:37.6	And Matt Walsh, his beard will be gray and he will have no hair. So, you know, a lot's going to
0:42.6	happen in the next few years because that's how long we are slated to be together. Basically,
0:47.9	we are now doing the extended director's cut of all three versions of all three movies of Lord
0:52.5	of the Rings because that's what tonight is going
0:55.0	to be.
1:03.0	So we have with me, of course, Matt Walsh, who is suffering and Andrew Klayven, who is likely to
1:08.5	suffer with me even more.
1:09.4	Somehow Matt begged out of part of the show, which I got to say, that's smooth, move. Yeah, I know. I'm also confused as to how Matt is able to pull rank, and I'm stuck here all night with you, Clayton, as we go wall to wall on this coverage. It's a full-scale disaster. Folks, this is why you should subscribe for this kind of sparkling commentary.
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