The extraordinary breach of protocol after top Pentagon officials, members of Congress, and even the White House were all unaware of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization this week.

Even Secretary Austin's deputy is number two, Kathleen Hicks, was not informed in advance of his medical procedure,

and was on vacation in Puerto Rico, literally in the water,

when she was taken back to a secure location. Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please.

Just to catch a strays over here.

You're in for a hell of a show.

Keep the faith.

Hold the line and own the lives.

It's time for our main evening.

Welcome back to the Ruthless Friday. Maybe

Welcome back to the Ruthless Friday program, a big week in front of us. We are exactly six days as you're listening to this from the Iowa Caucasus.

It's been a long time coming.

Everybody's had their eye on this for about four

years and we're in the home stretch fellas. Yeah, right around the corner, honestly. Like, it feels like it's

been a lifetime of these primaries going on and we haven't had like a single vote cast yet so you know

finally at least we're gonna have something like that happen you know yeah it's like it's like we

watch the longest horse race and now they're finally in the final stretch.

They're heading the last bend after three years.

I mean with like not as much drama as anticipated.

No.

At least in this first one.

Here at the Ruthless Variety Program,

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