The Save America Movement Podcast

When the national press corps gathers to applaud jokes about circumventing the United States Constitution, the independent press stops acting as a check on executive power and becomes complicit in its normalization.

Today at 12pm ET, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell return for DEAD AIR to rip into the widespread media failures on display at the Waldorf Astoria over the weekend. They examine the troubling spectacle of journalists laughing and clapping alongside Donald Trump as he openly joked about pursuing an illegal third term in office. Steve and Dean dissect what this cozy relationship reveals about corporate media access culture and the complete breakdown of press accountability.  

Then, former Senior Border Patrol Agent turned immigration advocate Jenn Budd joins the broadcast for an insider's look into the Department of Homeland Security. Drawing on her years of field experience and whistleblowing work, Jenn breaks down ICE's systemic hiring practices. She explains why deploying aggressive, minimally trained officers with questionable backgrounds onto American streets is not an accidental administrative failure, but a deliberate feature of federal enforcement design.  

Finally, the panel addresses growing internal fractures and leadership concerns surfacing within the Democratic National Committee, unpacking what these political shifts mean for the midterms and the broader fight for democratic institutions.

On today’s broadcast:

The Waldorf Astoria Fallout: Analyzing press reaction to Trump's third-term rhetoric and the capitulation of traditional media oversight.

Inside Federal Immigration Agencies: Whistleblower Jenn Budd on weaponized hiring standards, lack of vetting, and field accountability.

Structural Abuse as a Feature: Why aggressive field tactics and minimal oversight are embedded into modern deportation operations.  

DNC Internal Friction: Unpacking party strategy, leadership challenges, and the path forward for constitutional defenders.

Join us live for an unfiltered breakdown of press integrity, federal accountability, and political strategy.

Four American service members lost their lives in Iran-linked attacks, only to have their sacrifices met with institutional erasure and federal opacity.

Today at 11am ET, Steve Schmidt, SAM National Security Chair Ken Harbaugh, and intelligence analyst Malcolm Nance assemble for an urgent national security briefing. Together, they honor the memory and service of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, and Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad—four military personnel whose names were quietly removed from the Pentagon's official online casualty reporting list following recent fatal strikes in Jordan and Iraq.

While military families mourn and congressional leaders demand transparency from the Department of Defense regarding accuracy in combat reporting, executive leadership is weighing plans for a massive, unprecedented strike campaign against Iranian targets. Our panel breaks down the military, intelligence, and constitutional fallout of expanding an undeclared war while concealing the human cost from the American public.

On today’s urgent broadcast:

Honoring the Fallen: Remembering 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, and Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, and examining their service.

The Casualty Transparency Crisis: Analyzing the Pentagon's removal of fallen service members from official casualty tracking and the growing backlash from lawmakers demanding accountability.

Plans for "Massive" Escalation: Dissecting reporting that executive leadership is preparing a sweeping new offensive against Iranian infrastructure and the strategic risks to regional forces.

Regional Security & Troop Safety: Malcolm Nance and Ken Harbaugh assess air defense vulnerabilities, regional deployment postures, and the lack of an exit strategy in the Middle East.

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Join us live for an unfiltered, real-time national security assessment.

From the prolonged public disappearance of senior Senate leadership to systemic deregulation threatening the food supply, institutional oversight in Washington is rapidly breaking down.

Today at 12pm ET, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell return for DEAD AIR to confront "The Mitch Sitch." Kentucky's senior senator and longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell has now surpassed 40 days without making a public appearance following his hospitalization, fueling intense speculation on Capitol Hill. Steve and Dean break down why a total lack of transparency regarding the health and capacity of key lawmakers is an unacceptable precedent for a functioning constitutional republic.

Then, SAM Science Chair Dr. Angela Rasmussen joins the broadcast to tackle a expanding public health crisis. Federal health officials at the CDC and FDA are currently investigating a massive multistate Cyclospora parasite outbreak tied to contaminated iceberg lettuce that has expanded across 9 states, driving thousands of reported illnesses and dozens of hospitalizations. Dr. Rasmussen, Steve, and Dean connect the dots between executive-branch rollbacks of agricultural safety inspections, corporate supply-chain cost-cutting, and how systemic corruption directly leads to everyday health hazards for millions of consumers.

On today’s broadcast:

The Mitch Sitch: Why 40 days of silence from Senator Mitch McConnell poses a major institutional accountability issue for Congress and his Kentucky constituents.

The Cyclospora Outbreak: Dr. Angela Rasmussen breaks down the science behind the parasite, the expanding produce recalls, and how to protect your family.

Deregulation and Corruption: Examining how gutting federal oversight agencies creates direct public safety vulnerabilities.

Institutional Decay: Why holding leadership accountable is essential for preserving basic democratic and societal standards.

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From high-stakes confirmation collapses in Washington to devastating revelations of domestic violence surrounding federal tactical agents, the institutional standard for public service has hit absolute rock bottom.

Today at 12pm ET, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell return for DEAD AIR, joined by veteran political columnist and independent journalist Tara Palmeri of The Red Letter. Together, the panel delivers an unvarnished breakdown of a week defined by institutional rot, Senate showdowns, and the continuous fight for accountability.  

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First, we look at the escalating crisis surrounding the fatal ICE shooting of 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine. New, stunning developments have emerged as the ex-wife of the armed ICE agent involved has come forward, exposing a documented history of domestic violence and behavioral instability. We confront the staggering lack of vetting inside the Department of Homeland Security that allows violent individuals to carry federal badges and firearms into American communities. Meanwhile, we examine Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's newly announced defensive policy directives regarding the continuation of gender-affirming medical care for active-duty military personnel, analyzing the massive political and cultural crosswinds facing the military establishment.

Then, Tara Palmeri joins the broadcast to detail the sheer humiliation of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Blanche faced a wall of intense skepticism from lawmakers and human rights advocates over his attempts to engineer a massive "Super Pardon" and multi-billion dollar settlement package to shield the executive family from permanent liability.

Finally, we break down a masterclass in legislative oversight from the Senate Intelligence Committee. Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff executed a relentless, viral cross-examination of Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton. We dissect Clayton's repeated, agonizing refusal to answer a basic matter of fact—who won the 2020 presidential election—and how Ossoff exposed the nominee's total capitulation to executive delusions as a disqualifying failure of competence.  

On today’s broadcast:
The Agent Under Scrutiny: Analyzing the background disclosures of the federal officer involved in the Biddeford shooting and the structural failures of ICE field oversight.

The Blanche Humiliation: Tara Palmeri breaks down the behind-the-scenes fallout from the Senate Judiciary hearing and the growing bipartisan resistance to the immunity settlement.

Ossoff vs. Clayton: A deep dive into the viral DNI hearing, the role of Tulsi Gabbard in regional election probes, and the collapse of nominee credibility under direct questioning.  

Pentagon Directives: Understanding the tactical and legal implications of the Defense Department's latest healthcare policy shift amid congressional gridlock.

This is an unfiltered look at a political class testing the absolute limits of public tolerance. Tune in live for the full briefing.

July 20, 2026
When the rest of the world starts cringing at the constant demand for attention, they are finally getting a taste of what the American public deals with every single day.

Today at 12pm ET, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell return for DEAD AIR to break down a chaotic weekend of global sports intrusions, major federal arrests, and expanding law enforcement scandals.

First, we address the global reaction to the administration's attempt to hijack the spotlight of international sports, examining how personal branding exercises continue to alienate international audiences and derail major global events.

Then, we turn to stunning new developments in federal law enforcement and international extradition:

• The Miami Arrest of the Tate Brothers: Breaking down the weekend arrests of Andrew and Tristan Tate by federal marshals in Florida. The panel dissects the 38 new British criminal charges—including counts of rape, human trafficking, and offenses involving indecent images of a child—and the pending extradition proceedings to bring the brothers back to the United Kingdom.

Read the New Yorker article by Heidi Blake here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/15/andrew-tates-empire-of-abuse

• The Biddeford ICE Shooting Exposure: Unpacking fresh, disturbing disclosures regarding the federal agent involved in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine. We examine his background, documented history of domestic instability, and the systemic failure of Department of Homeland Security vetting procedures that allowed him to carry a weapon into American neighborhoods.

On today’s broadcast:

• Global Media Fatigue: Why international audiences are actively rejecting the administration's attempts to center itself in global cultural and sporting events.
• Extradition and Oversight: The legal realities facing the Tate brothers as British authorities push for immediate extradition following years of legal maneuvering.
• The ICE Vetting Crisis: How the failure to screen tactical officers is directly contributing to preventable tragedies and eroding public safety.
• The Culture Wars Collapse: Analyzing the political fallout as self-styled influencers and political enablers face real-world legal accountability.

Steve and Dean are holding nothing back today. Tune in live for the full breakdown.

A fragile regional ceasefire has completely dissolved into open conflict, resulting in the first direct American combat fatalities from Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

Today at 11am ET, Steve Schmidt, National Security Chair Ken Harbaugh, and intelligence analyst Malcolm Nance return for a critical war update. Together, they break down the devastating tactical and strategic implications of Friday's massive Iranian missile and drone assault on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which left two U.S. service members dead, four wounded, and a third missing.  

While U.S. Central Command launches an eighth consecutive night of retaliatory airstrikes targeting Revolutionary Guard logistics networks, command hubs, and weapons storage facilities across the region, the broader geopolitical map is fracturing. Rocket sirens and airspace closures have extended across Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia as Iran targets installations hosting American forces. 

Our panel examines what this rapid escalation means for the safety of thousands of forward-deployed troops, the failure of recent diplomatic tracks, and the lack of a coherent long-term regional strategy from the executive branch.  Meanwhile, as the Middle East slides further into a major theater of war, the panel confronts the baffling priorities coming out of the Pentagon. This week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made headlines by bypassing urgent joint-force readiness crises to announce a new, mandatory annual testosterone screening program for service members aged 30 and older. We dissect the staggering contrast between elite troops facing ballistic missile barrages in the field and a Defense Department focused on policing biological health markers and advancing culture-war talking points.  

On today’s urgent broadcast:
The Jordan Strike Assessment: Malcolm Nance analyzes the scale of the IRGC ballistic missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and the current search-and-recovery efforts for the missing service member.

The Broken Ceasefire: Ken Harbaugh details how the June framework agreement completely unraveled, leading to the current cycle of escalating airstrikes.

The High-T Pentagon: A critical look at Pete Hegseth’s mandatory hormone testing directives and how the civilian leadership of the military is losing focus during an active combat crisis.  

Guarding the Gulf: What the introduction of fresh F-16 and F-35 deployments means for the protection of international shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.

This is a comprehensive, raw intelligence briefing on a rapidly growing global conflict. Tune in live.