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Citizen McCain with Meghan McCain

Inside The Iran Debate, DC Hypocrisy, And The Bro Podcast Backlash

Citizen McCain with Meghan McCain

Citizen Cain Productions

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

3.8824 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Meghan is officially back, and the conversation gets intense quickly. One story dominated the weekend, the revelation that a relative of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani had been living in Los Angeles while allegedly supporting anti American activity. It raises serious questions about immigration, national security, and how someone like this is allowed to live freely in the U.S. The episode also dives into the backlash surrounding comedian Theo Von after controversial comments on Joe Rogan’s podcast about war and military service. Meghan and Miranda react to the outrage and break down what it says about the growing influence of podcast culture in politics. Ben Ferguson joins the show to weigh in on: The escalating conflict with Iran and what could come next Frustration with U.S. allies and questions about NATO support Why some major podcast voices appear to be shifting on Trump How media, money, and audience pressure are shaping political takes There’s also a candid look at Meghan’s return to the show, juggling life at home and a political landscape that feels more chaotic than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Megan McCain has entered the things. Thank you for joining us. I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend. I had a wonderful Easter weekend. My stern-in-law brought over baby chicks for my daughters to play with yesterday, which was basically the greatest thing that's ever happened to them in their entire life.

0:55.9

But because I have three children, five and under and a three-month-old, it is just,

1:01.1

I never sit down all weekend.

1:02.6

I stand up the entire time, literally my back hurts.

1:04.6

I just stand up and stand up and stand up.

1:07.1

I also want to thank all of you for commenting, sharing sharing first week back last week went really well, we think. I'm still getting back in the swing of things in all ways. And, uh, comments on hair, makeup and wardrobe. I'm doing this myself. So just give me a break. I'm trying, but it's not, yeah, it's, it's hard. Um, we have a few things to get into today.

1:27.6

We have our old friend Ben Ferguson on.

1:29.4

I'm so excited to talk to him.

1:30.8

But one of the news items that broke over the weekend that really I was just so angry and upset about is I'm sure you guys have maybe seen it at this point.

1:40.6

We have photos.

1:42.1

The niece of Iranian general, Kasiman Soleimani, the horrific terrorist

1:47.2

dictator, turns out his daughter, or excuse me, niece was living in Los Angeles with her daughter

1:54.5

and posting like an influencer, her name was Hamaday Soleimani Afshar. She was living in Los Angeles.

2:01.9

Authorities say that both she and her daughter had green cards revoked over alleged ties the Iranian government.

2:07.4

Officials alleged that Afshar praised attacks on U.S. troops and supported Iran's leadership and the IRGC.

2:14.6

Reports also describe prior personal allegations about her behavior separate from the federal

2:20.1

case. Marco Rubio tweeted over the weekend, quote, until recently Hamiday Soleiman Afshar and her

2:28.5

daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States. Afshar is the niece of

2:33.0

deceased Iranian major general Kassamun

2:35.0

Soleimani. She's also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks

2:39.8

on Americans and referred to our country as the Great Satan. This week I terminated both

2:45.1

Afshar and her daughter's legal status and they are now in ICE custody pending removal from

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