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The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Militarization, Mandates and the Department of War | The Schmidt Storm

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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Politics, Government, News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In the latest edition of "The Schmidt Storm", Steve answers your questions on the RFK Jr congressional hearings, Trump's Chicago threats and the new name for the Department of Defense. Subscribe for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES

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0:00.0

This is the Schmidt Storm. You've got questions. I've got answers. Let's get started.

0:05.2

First question is from Anna and it's about J.B. Pritzker and what he should do if Trump follows

0:12.0

through on his orders to deploy militarized ice and National Guard to Chicago, occupying the city

0:20.0

as he's done in Washington, D.C. First, thanks for the

0:23.7

question. The National Guard is going to Chicago and ICE is going to Chicago. The orders have

0:30.0

been issued and it's all underway. What we are witnessing is an obscenity. What we are witnessing

0:36.4

is a grotesque abuse of power. The militarization

0:41.3

of America's cities on the basis of lies by a political faction that seeks to terrorize the

0:50.3

country with the use of force aimed not at lessening crime, but at chilling dissent.

0:57.9

That's what this is about. And you know that is true because America's deadliest cities,

1:05.2

the most violent cities, they're not in the blue states, they're in the red states. And the one place you won't see any

1:13.8

American soldiers carrying weapons ready to fire at American civilians is in a red state. Any person

1:22.2

who tells you that using the army as a police force is appropriate in Washington or Chicago is a nitwit of the

1:31.6

highest conceivable variety. The entire history of the United States, the leaders of this

1:38.4

country have understood the military should not be used to police the population.

1:45.1

In fact, we fought a revolution over that very issue in part.

1:49.8

Next question is from Amanda, and it's about the RFK hearings in the U.S. Senate.

1:55.4

And her question is, what did I see yesterday?

1:58.6

What happened?

1:59.8

What is the outcome?

2:03.1

It's a great question. Because what happened isn't what occurred in the hearing. It's how the hearing was covered by the propagandists

2:08.8

in the evening. There's an old saying that's helpful in politics and in football, baseball, a lot of

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