Mid-Day Update: August 29, 2025
The Great America Show
Fawcett Strategies
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2025
⏱️ 5 minutes
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John Fawcett breaks down the biggest stories of the day, including President Trump's decision to revoke Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst's announcement not to seek re-election, the restructuring of USAID under Trump's administration, the ongoing issues surrounding the Federal Reserve, and the Trump administration's efforts to locate missing children at the border.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawson with this Great America Show Midday Update for Friday, August 29th. |
| 0:05.3 | President Trump striking another blow against his 2024 presidential rival, even as she considers |
| 0:11.7 | another desperate bid for presidency. President Trump has reportedly revoked Kamala Harris' |
| 0:17.1 | Secret Service protection earlier this afternoon, Harris previously received six months |
| 0:22.4 | of protection after leaving office in accordance with federal law. That period ended on July 21st. |
| 0:29.1 | Joe Biden, however, extended her protection by additional year for undisclosed reasons. |
| 0:35.2 | How unsurprising that the Biden administration and his handlers would make a |
| 0:39.0 | mockery of the law once again. Donald Trump says, no more, Kamala. If you want security, get your |
| 0:46.3 | own security and pay for it yourself. The taxpayer dollars are not being spent to protect you, Kamala. |
| 0:52.8 | Sorry, you're not president of the United States. |
| 0:56.2 | The great state of Iowa will have a chance to upgrade its congressional delegation next year, |
| 1:00.7 | though the White House understandably wanted to play it safe. |
| 1:03.6 | It's being reported that Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will not seek re-election for that seat. |
| 1:09.9 | In the Senate, Ernst has served in the Senate since 2015. |
| 1:13.0 | Source telling CBS that Ernst has told people close to her |
| 1:15.8 | that she intends to only serve two terms and will enter the private sector. |
| 1:20.3 | The news will come as a disappointment to the White House |
| 1:22.4 | as President Trump has urged Ernst to run again for the Senate. |
| 1:26.3 | The reason for this is the incumbency is a powerful asset, |
| 1:29.7 | and there's no stomach for nasty primary. |
| 1:32.7 | However, there is tremendous potential for true MAGA candidates to emerge. |
| 1:36.8 | This is necessary considering Ernst deviations from the America First Agenda. |
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