Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

Trump still believes it'd be better for Canada to join US

13:44- Gets less friendly...Trump: we don't want cars, steel from Canada

35:39- JB and other sanctuary governors to testify

56:56- U.S. representative from Illinois’s 15th congressional district, Mary Miller, says it's a great day as President Trump continues to fulfill his campaign promises

Follow Mary’s work for IL district 15 @Miller_Congress

1:07:13- Ivy League potty mouths

1:29:08- President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy,  Co-Founder, Muslim Reform Movement & Former US NAVY Lieutenant-Commander - Zuhdi Jasser, sees opportunity for the US to send a message across the world by siding with India against militant Islamic regimes

1:45:21- Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment: Big, Beautiful Bill Should Rein in Regulation

Phil is a must follow on X @kerpen

2:03:47- Senior writer for the Washington Examiner, David Harsanyi, makes the case for defunding NPR and PBS

Check out David’s newest book The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists

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PBS/NPR

9:07- First Durbin, now Calamity Jan

27:21- Trump on reopening Alcatraz

47:55- Your life for Fido's life

1:02:02- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

1:06:54- Adam Kissel, visiting fellow for higher education reform in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses higher ed and his new book Slacking: A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation

1:27:27- President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, on the proposed IL jobs tax

Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

1:44:50- John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets, explains why he's frustrated but not worried with Trump's recent tariff actions

Check out John’s most recent book The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution

2:02:15- Book Editor at The Federalist, Mark Hemingway, with The Biggest Media Scandal You’ve Never Heard Of

Follow Mark on X @Heminator

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George Ryan

12:12- Trump sit-down with MTP's Kristen Welker

34:24- "60 Minutes" flacks for lawfare lawyers

57:20- Tariffs

1:17:49- Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, weighs in on Mike Waltz' reassignment

1:33:27- Campus Beat

1:50:42- Alex Berenson, author of Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives, on the ongoing Covidian rewrite: "The press still isn't telling the truth about COVID" 

Get more from Alex at his substack  “Unreported Truths” – alexberenson.substack.com. 

2:05:53- Senate Democrats on Trump's first 100 days

2:07:10- James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law & Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard A Epstein, explains why Why Reciprocal Trade Negotiations Will Fail

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Big Balls speaks

11:26- NPR CEO Katherine Maher: seeking the truth is a distraction to getting things done

34:04- How ICE is actually doing i

51:27- WHY DP IS SINGLE

1:15:04- Barry Sturner, president and CEO of Townstone Financial, is grateful to be vindicated by the Trump administration

1:34:55- President of Caring Network, Kirt Wiggins, expresses Caring Network's mission to care for women facing unexpected pregnancies, to restore those who’ve already been hurt by abortion — and to mobilize God’s people for the work of life

A gift of $150 can help Caring Network reach 5 women who are considering abortion. To make that gift, just go to 560TheAnswer.com/caring

1:49:24- Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC, James Perry, with a positive economic outlook and the April jobs numbers 

For uncompromising independence and a healthy skepticism of market narrative perryinternationalcapitalpartners.com

2:03:11- OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!

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Trump's Terry Moran interview

14:57- Kudlow: negative GDP number is phony

33:44- Trump thanks Musk

48:50- Jerry Agar, Toronto Sun columnist and host of the Jerry Agar Show on NewsTalk 1010 CFRB, breaks down Canada's election results

Follow Jerry on X @jerryagar1010

1:05:54- Mark P. Mills, founder and executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, takes a deep dive into what caused the blackout in Spain/Portugal

Follow Mark on X @MarkPMills

1:26:34- Springfield OH area resident, Setys Kelly, shares where the migrant situation stands now after all the attention received before the election

1:43:33- Why Dan Proft is Single 

1:58:35- Writer for the WSJ editorial page, Daniel Henninger, with his take on Trump’s first 100 days 

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Pritzker is not an oligarch

10:36- Lia Thomas

32:27- Rand Paul on blocking Trump's tariffs

57:25- Civic illiteracy

1:17:48- Thomas Weitzel,  retired Chief of Police of Riverside, weighs in on Chicago’s Push to Eliminate Traffic Stops

Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel

1:32:08- Federal job corps

1:53:34- Fox News contributor and media/political columnist, Joe Concha, shares details from his new book The Greatest Comeback Ever: Inside Trump’s Big, Beautiful Campaign

2:09:59- Carol Roth,  entrepreneur and author of You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back, believes  Trump should meet with Main Street businessmen. They deserve it

Check out Carol’s free economic newsletter carolroth.com/NEWS

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0:00 - Axios' Alex Thompson, award recipient at WHCA dinner, spins the "errors" committed by press on Biden mental capacity

12:44 - Homan: if you impede, you will be prosecuted

30:24 - The Kiffness: Vote4Pets Tour

33:18 - SPORTS & POLITICS

50:04 - Gov Pritzker is trying to change Texas BLUE

01:08:51 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:11:05 - Scott McKay,  publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator, lauds Trump's first 100 days in office. Check out Scott’s novels King Of The Jungle & From Hellmarsh With Love

01:30:00 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: Not a single child tested proficient in math in 80 Illinois schools. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org

01:43:42 - Daniel B. Klein, professor of economics at George Mason University, explains why Trump should fight globalism, not globalisation. Check out Dan’s most recent book Misinformation Is a Word We Use to Shut You Up

02:02:27 - Rafael Mangual, senior fellow and head of research for the Manhattan Institute’s Policing and Public Safety Initiative: The Left Keeps Getting It Wrong on Crime. Get Raf’s most recent book Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Mass-Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong, and Who It Hurts Most.

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0:00 - Bondi on Judge Dugan in WI

11:00 - Pritzker in NH calls for mass protests

29:33 - Trump 47

54:37 - George Weigel, author of Witness to Hope: The Biography of John Paul II  and a distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, shares what he saw at Pope Francis' funeral and breaks down The High Stakes in Choosing the Next Pope

01:07:49 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies: If Zelinsky accepts the proposed cease fire, the Russians will violate it

01:28:09 - Why Dan Proft is Single

01:44:38 - President of the Crime Prevention Research Center & former senior advisor for research and statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, John Lott, points to what the media has completely ignored regarding a recently declassified document. John is also the author of  Gun Control Myths and More Guns, Less Crime

02:03:27 - Sports & Politics

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0:00 - Lincoln Park murder

14:35 - UCLA vs. USC sperm race

31:34 - Campus Beat: Harvard President Alan Garber

51:32 - WHY DP IS SINGLE

01:08:27 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: Is This Ukraine Peace Deal Worth a Transatlantic Schism? Keep up to date with Noah on X @NoahCRothman

01:31:16 - Jo Bartosch, journalist campaigning for the rights of women and girls, on the trans activism movement "One day, we might well laugh at the collective lunacy that gripped the early 21st century. But not yet" Follow Jo on X @jo_bartosch

01:44:36 - Lionel Shriver, best selling author - most recently of Mania: A Novel - explains why "Women are finding it difficult to find men they don’t hold in contempt."

02:03:49 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY

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0:00 - Durbin not running 

17:14 - Pritzker threatens El Salvador

34:52 - Michelle Obama on the unspoken pain and labeling of black women and the burdens they must carry

54:42 - The Age of Extinction

01:08:25 - American economist, author, professor, and co-director of the Program on the American Economy and Globalization at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Donald J Boudreaux: If you believe trade deals will restore manufacturing employment, you're going to be disappointed. Check out Donald’s daily blog at cafehyek.com

01:27:02 - President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline, John Hinderaker: Who Says Democrats Aren’t Pro-Crime? Get John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:43:09 - SCOTUS oral arguments on 1st A case...books in Maryland govt schools

01:54:27 - EdSec Linda McMahon on Trump EO to allow teachers to institute discipline in their classrooms

02:00:57 - Joseph Bottum, visiting chair in conservative thought and policy at University of Colorado's Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization: College Students Don’t Read. But Can They? For more from Prof Bottum poemsancientandmodern.substack.com

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