USA's Epic Gold Win - And Is Iran Trump’s Next Target? | The Big Ben Show

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Is the U.S. heading toward a kinetic conflict with Iran? Host Ben Domenech is joined by Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson and Fred Fleitz of the America First Policy Institute to break down the massive military buildup in the Middle East and the shifting "America First" doctrine in Trump’s second term. In this episode: Ben dives into the "Midnight Hammer" style air power currently assembling in the region and why negotiators are frustrated with Tehran's refusal to budge. Plus, a deep dive into the chaos in Mexico following the death of cartel leader El Mencho and what it means for border security. Finally, Ben celebrates Team USA’s "gutsy" Olympic Gold medal win over Canada which was a historic 46 years in the making Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, boys and girls, we are back with another edition of The Big Ben Show.
0:10.5	I'm your host, Ben Dominic.
0:11.7	You can follow me on X at B. Dominic.
0:13.7	Follow the show on X and Instagram at Big Ben Show Fox.
0:17.2	And it is my honor to welcome you to the greatest country for hockey in the world,
0:23.3	the United States of America.
0:25.2	Back the first gold medal for the United States in 46 years and you delivered it.
0:29.9	Can you just describe the emotions of this moment right now?
0:32.6	This is all about our country right now.
0:35.3	I love the USA.
0:36.9	I love my teammates. It's unbelievable.
0:40.0	The USA Hockey Brotherhood is so strong. And we had so much support from next players. I'm so
0:46.5	proud to be American today. This was such an incredible game to grind out. I mean, you're
0:52.5	bleeding right through it, just looking
0:54.1	at you right now. Can you just talk about how difficult this gold medal was to win?
0:58.8	Unbelievable game by Halibuck. He was our best player tonight by a mile. Unbelievable game.
1:04.3	Unreal game by our team. That's just a ballsy, gutsy win. That's American hockey right
1:09.5	there. That's a great Canadian team,
1:11.6	but we're USA. We're so proud to be Americans. Tonight was all for the country.
1:16.3	It was truly a great team performance from Team USA. You say team, but of course, sometimes
1:22.6	there's a goalie who just stands on his head, and that's what the Canadians for their sins
1:26.9	ran into in a
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