Massie's Mess, Trump Victorious & Dr. Oz's War on Fraud

The Michael Knowles Show

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🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Trump yet another step closer to dominance over the Republican Party, ousting libertarian Congressman Tom Massie. Batya Ungar-Sargon explains "Pinecone-gate" and what led to the Trump critic's disastrous end. Plus, Ben Domenech weighs in on the war between conservatives and podcast charlatans. And Dr. Mehmet Oz reveals the administration's plan to tackle fraud in the wake of Daily Wire's exclusive investigation into Medicaid fraud in Ohio. Friendly Fire Ep. 15 Batya Ungar-Sargon is a journalist and host of “Batya!” at NewsNation Saturday at 7PM & Sunday at 11AM EST Follow NewsNation here: https://youtube.com/@newsnation Follow Batya on X here: https://twitter.com/bungarsargon - - - Today's Sponsors: Helix Sleep - Visit https://helixsleep.com/FRIENDLYFIRE for 27% OFF sitewide. Policygenius - Head to https://policygenius.com/FIRE to compare life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. PureTalk - Make the switch in as little as 10 minutes and start saving today! Visit https://PureTalk.com/SHAPIRO 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. - - - DailyWire+ Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. Go to https://DailyWire.com/Shop 📕 Andrew Klavan’s novel "After That, The Dark" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/AfterThatTheDark 📘 Ben Shapiro’s book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers 📗 Michael Knowles’ book "Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/Speechless - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.4	Why aren't we?
1:09.2	Why aren't we?
1:29.1	We're waiting for Knowles. I mean, Noles is like,, I don't know, you're smoking a cigar? I don't know, waiting for, why are you asking, Clayven? If you had not brought Noles to a dinner party 15 years ago, none of this would have been a problem. It is my fault. It's just such a good invitation to be online. So everything, everything winds up being my fault. It's funny. You know,
1:30.8	whatever happens, it all comes back to me.
1:32.7	Yeah, well, that's true.
1:39.2	Fine, let's just do that. I don't care. It's an improvement. I think, yeah, no, I think it
1:41.4	raises the level of the conversation.
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