K.T. McFarland | Former Deputy National Security Advisor | 09-05-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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K.T. McFarland, Former Deputy National Security Advisor, calls in for her weekly Friday morning hit with Sid to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposed renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. She argues it refocuses the military on its core mission—defending the nation—rather than being distracted by issues like DEI and climate policy. McFarland warns about growing threats from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, emphasizing the danger of these powers aligning, while noting India as a key potential ally. She credits Trump with trying to balance support for Ukraine while preventing a deeper Russia-China alliance, though she admits success is uncertain. The conversation briefly shifts to politics, media bias against Trump, and concerns about pharmaceutical influence in Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.6	Let me get to my good friend here, KT. McFall and she must have a TV appearance or something coming out.
0:53.1	KT, good Friday morning. How are you?
0:56.0	Oh, I'm terrific. Thank you so much.
0:58.2	Of course. We love having you here. We really do. You become a huge Sid Fave. A huge
1:03.3	and forget about me. My audience loves you. Like this girl, Katie, she's smart.
1:07.0	So let's get to the Department of War. Somebody asked me this morning, they said, why is President Trump changing the name
1:13.5	from the Department of Defense?
1:15.1	Now, I saw Jack Kean on earlier.
1:17.0	I can't hear the audio because I'm on the air, but I watched the scrolling.
1:20.8	And he said, look, you know, he wants to be the guy to end all wars.
1:24.9	And he wants China and some of our adversaries to know that he's going
1:29.2	to do that. So when Jack Keene said that, it kind of made sense. What are your thoughts on President
1:34.9	Trump changing the Department of Defense to Department of War? I think it makes perfectly good
1:41.7	sense, especially because in the last several years, the Defense
1:44.9	Department and the Armed Forces have become, they've sort of gotten lost on the main mission.
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