Trump Signals Hardline on Venezuela And Russia - October 17th, Hour 1
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
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🗓️ 18 October 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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On today's show, Sean Hannity spotlights President Trump's direct warnings to Venezuela's Maduro regarding drug cartels flooding the U.S. with deadly substances, underscoring the Trump doctrine: firm consequences and limited, targeted force rather than forever wars. Hannity frames Trump's message as "America First," applauding his tough stance and leveling criticism at Western Europe's weakness and U.S. isolationists. In an eventful week of diplomacy, Hannity details Trump's recent conversations with Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky, highlighting Trump's focus on pressuring Russia economically and leveraging NATO support for Ukraine. Guest Curtis Sliwa joins to discuss the chaotic New York City mayoral debate, adding to a packed episode that underscores why assertive U.S. leadership matters on the world stage.
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| 0:12.3 | Sean, if you want to join us, |
| 0:15.6 | President Trump, |
| 0:17.3 | you're sending a very loud, unambiguous, |
| 0:20.6 | very clear message to Maduro and Venezuela. |
| 0:24.7 | You don't want to F around with the United States. And yes, he said it. |
| 0:29.4 | We have to bleep it out. We'll play it for you. |
| 0:31.2 | Why should this country allow the country of Venezuela and their drug cartels and their syndicates |
| 0:43.8 | to be pouring in and filling this country with drugs that are poisoning and murdering our children? |
| 0:53.0 | Now you can argue, well, you know, nobody's forcing people to do |
| 0:56.6 | drugs. Okay, fair point, understood, but you know what? The availability of it shouldn't exist. |
| 1:03.9 | And these people have been making a fortune off it. And that's why these boats that have been |
| 1:09.9 | transporting these drugs have been blown out of the |
| 1:12.4 | water time and time again they did have one survivor in the last attack I don't know how that |
| 1:17.5 | person survived but it is a clear it is an unambiguous message this is they have been |
| 1:25.2 | poisoning and I view that as an act of war against our country personally. |
| 1:30.0 | If you are flooding our country with drugs to kill our people, that to me is an act of war. |
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