Trump’s Boldest Move Yet — America First or Endless War?

The Gerry Callahan Show

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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- The Ayatollah is eliminated in Operation Epic Fury, and Gerry calls it long-overdue accountability for decades of American bloodshed. - Support erupts from Tehran to Los Angeles, while U.S. Democrats blast the strike as illegal and reckless. - Gerry warns against another Iraq-style disaster, urging caution even as he backs decisive action. - Media outlets are torched for soft obituaries and partisan outrage over Congress not being briefed. - An Austin terror attack and sanctuary city policies reignite the border debate as sleeper-cell fears grow. Today’s podcast is sponsored by : BOLL & BRANCH COMFORT SHEETS - Discover linen softness beyond your wildest dreams with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off your first set of sheets plus free shipping at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://BollAndBranch.com/GERRY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with promo code GERRY QUINCE CLOTHING - Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to http://Quince.com/GERRY for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://Newsmax.com/Listen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: • Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • TRUTH Social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • GETTR: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gettr.com/user/newsmax⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://t.me/newsmax⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Parler: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://app.parler.com/newsmax⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Jerry Callahan show.
0:10.0	You know, the battle rages in the skies over Iran, and as Iran retaliates, fires, missiles at all, its neighbors, and I mean all. And as people debate this on
0:26.4	cable news and online, on social media, as they give press conferences and deal with
0:33.3	hostile media, I guess I don't normally do this. It's against every instinct I have,
0:42.2	but you know what the answer is? You know what the proper reaction to what we witnessed over
0:47.0	the weekend, what we're witnessing now in real time in the Middle East, the proper reaction,
0:52.2	the only honest reaction I can give is we don't know.
0:57.2	We will see.
0:58.7	We don't know.
0:59.8	It's going great so far.
1:01.6	Yes, we achieved our number one objective immediately.
1:05.6	Took out the Ayatollah, took out 49 other top regime officials.
1:11.7	They are cheering in the streets of Tehran and in the streets of New York and L.A.
1:17.9	and all over Western Europe, it is, it is a good thing right now.
1:25.4	It is a great thing right now.
1:27.2	The world's number one sponsor of terror has been decapitated, a regime that has killed thousands of Americans. That's a good thing. There is no other way to look at it. This was an evil man. Not according to
1:48.4	Washington Post. We'll get to them. But this was an evil monster who killed his own people just
1:55.3	days ago. His own people who took to the streets to protest were gunned down.
2:01.1	And if you're online, you saw some of the old bits, some of the stories of the 18, 19, 22,
2:08.6	25-year-old, brave Iranians who took to the streets just a protest.
2:15.7	Their economy is terrible.
2:17.1	They're, you know, the women are getting imprisoned beaten for showing a little hair,
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