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The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Meet a Fan of Trump’s Tariffs: Captain Tyler Merritt

The Michele Tafoya Podcast

Salem Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary, Society & Culture

2.4590 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Captain (RET) Tyler Merritt is the CEO of veteran-owned NineLine Apparel.  What we didn’t know was his stance on stem cell research and therapies; his views on tariffs; and his unwavering commitment to reviving American patriotism.  This won’t be the last we hear from this great American.

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Michele Tafoya is a four-time Emmy award-winning sportscaster turned political and cultural commentator. Record-setting, four-time Sports Emmy Award winner Michele Tafoya worked her final NBC Sunday Night Football game at Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, her fifth Super Bowl. She retired from sportscasting the following day. In total, she covered 327 games — the most national primetime TV games (regular + postseason) for an NFL sideline reporter.

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0:00.0

We try to reintegrate atricism in the true sense of the world. And we said that is to do things for your

0:07.4

company within without expecting anything in return. Be the right thing. It gives the right thing and no one's

0:12.7

looking. That's what we try to keep your children. That's what we try to live by. That's why the

0:17.2

Nine Line Foundation, we do help severely wounded veterans by building wheelchair-exemptful homes.

0:23.1

And we also have built dozens of tidings for homeless weapons and work with other charities.

0:30.3

I have no paid employees. Everything is volunteer. That way, any dollar that comes in shows

0:36.0

directly to our business.

0:40.5

Welcome to a brand new episode of the Michelle Tafoy podcast. We have a really special guest.

0:46.4

His name is Tyler Merritt. He is the CEO of Nine Line Apparel, part of the Nine Line Foundation.

0:53.5

He's a retired captain, West Point graduate,

0:57.5

and a small business owner who is really helping veterans. And we got into some areas that I

1:04.7

didn't expect to get into. And you're going to love this guy and this conversation. Let me just read you something about him.

1:12.4

Who better to assist our wounded veterans and their families in dire need of help than an

1:16.1

American soldier?

1:17.4

That is Tyler Merritt.

1:18.8

And he's built a business on this.

1:20.9

And he has a foundation.

1:22.4

And this is the first of many conversations we'll be having with Tyler.

1:26.5

This is a voice you need to hear. This is the kind of many conversations we'll be having with Tyler. This is a voice you need to hear.

1:28.2

This is the kind of voice that people empower, and I'm not talking about the government.

1:34.8

I'm talking about people in business like pharma and clothing and, you know, that kind of industry.

1:42.5

Don't want you to hear from.

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