Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson

0:00 - Jon Voight's message to Newsom: you're a fool 12:44 - CA Sen. Alex Padilla gets taken out of DHS Sec press briefing and cuffed 31:36 - Stefanik pushes Hochul on illegals who've committed violent crimes, names names 54:01 - Jonathan Schanzer, executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins from Jerusalem, where he says Israel’s bombing campaign caught Iran off guard. With strikes continuing and possibly lasting weeks, Schanzer says the mission won’t stop until key objectives are met—and he’s curious how much Washington, and President Trump, may have known in advance. 01:11:47 - Ian Rowe, founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and visiting fellow at The Woodson Center, goes through his report on the importance of fatherhood - Good Fathers; Flourishing Kids. Ian is also the author of Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power 01:36:02 - Illinois Immigration Spending 01:55:00 - Illinois Republican Party Chair, Kathy Salvi, discusses the direction of the Illinois GOP 02:15:19 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Anti-ICE riots 12:54 - BLM Brandon: ICE raids are what US would look like if South won the Civil War 35:04 - Madigan 53:01 - No WH picnic for Rand Paul 01:11:49 - U.S. Congressman Brandon Gill, who represents Texas’ 26th District and serves on the House Oversight Committee, shares some of the questions he plans to ask Governor J.B. Pritzker and other sanctuary state leaders at today’s hearing. Keep updated with Rep Gill on X @realBrandonGill 01:24:38 - Dentist at Oakmont 01:28:03 - Jim Jordan, Congressman for Ohio’s 4th District, gears up for today’s hearing with sanctuary state governors, saying, “Not all Democrats are crazy — but the left that controls the party is.”Stay connected with Rep. Jordan on X @Jim_Jordan 01:45:11 - Producer & Director Jeff Hays shares details from his newest documentary Toxic Nation: From Fluoride to Seed Oils — How We Got Here, Who Profits, and What You Can Do. Watch Toxic Nation for free at mahafilms.com 02:00:42 - Kevin Bastuga, Co-Founder and EVP of Signature Bank, highlights the bank’s personal approach — where they know your name, your goals, and maybe even your golf handicap. For more on signature bank signaturebank.bank. Signature Bank is sponsoring next weeks AM 560 Golf Outing - Sign up your foursome today! 560theAnswer.com/golf 02:16:31 - AWFLs railing AWFL influencers for not rebuking ICE and rallying around mostly peaceful protestors to grow the resistance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Chicago ICE protestor: we're not going back 10:59 - Tom Homan on ICE raids in LA...public safety threats 33:53 - CAMPUS BEAT 51:45 - SPORTS & POLITICS 01:06:46 - Scott Wilder, spokesman for PreBorn, offers an opportunity to provide ultrasounds for mothers with crisis pregnancies.Research shows when pregnant girls, or young women, see their child on an ultrasound they are far more likely to choose life. To make a one-time donation of $140 - to provide a free ultrasound for 5 women and their babies - go to 560TheAnswer.com/preborn or call 833-850-BABY (2229) 01:24:40 - Noted economist Stephen Moore remains confident the Big Beautiful Bill will pass - "self survival is a huge motivator" Check out Steve’s newest book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer 01:38:59 - Director of the National Golf Series for Tunnel to Towers,Tom McDonough, previews next week’s AM 560 Golf Outing raising money for T2T and their mission of helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to the families of fallen first responders. For more on Tunnel to Towers t2t.org. To sign up for the AM 560 Golf Outing 560theAnswer.com/golf 01:50:36 - Thank you, Mike Madigan 01:57:10 - Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago, founder and CEO of Project H.O.O.D., Corey Brooks: The power of building always beats the power of politics. For more from Pastor Corey Brooks projecthood.org and on X @CoreyBBrooks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Newsom: Trump wants civil war 9:41 - No Justice, No Peace Maxine taunting National Guardsmen 30:31 - Dems protest sing-alongs 52:18 - WHY DP IS SINGLE 01:04:39 - In-depth history with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:07:29 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: Democrats Just Can’t Quit the Looters and Rioters. Follow Noah on X @NoahCRothman 01:23:28 - Ozempic Update 01:27:11 - Ted Dabrowski, president of Wirepoints, warns that Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson are driving the wealthy out of Illinois. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:43:03 - Ferris Bueller's sweater 01:44:35 - FoxNews Political Analyst, Gianno Caldwell, on the day that changed his life forever and his new book The Day My Brother Was Murdered: My Journey Through America’s Violent Crime Crisis. The Day My Brother Was Murdered is available 6/24 01:57:17 - SPORTS & POLITICS 02:00:13 - Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank: ‘Cheap’ solar and wind is a lie, green countries pay more! Check out Bjorn’s most recent book Best Things First See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Terry Moran suspended 14:08 - LA Mayor Karen Bass at press briefing: worried about everyone but… 36:31 - "Mostly peaceful" redux 56:13 - Sports & Politics 01:16:11 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies: Trump's negotiating tactics are working, the left just can't get themselves to see that. 01:36:48 - Former Chicago Police Lieutenant John Garrido (16th District) discusses the shooting of Officer Krystal Rivera and sounds the alarm over the CPD’s suspension of officer wellness resources. John is also President of the Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation – garridostrayrescue.org 01:51:42 - RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree, on Gov Newsom’s showdown with Trump over LA riots and what happened to the Biden White House bag of cocaine. Susan is also co-author of Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All 02:13:06 - Texas' in-state tuition for illegals: a study in the GOP's approach to immigration policy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - CPD Officer Krystal Rivera murdered at 82nd and Drexel 11:44 - Trump on Elon: first comes the “disappointment” 33:43 - After the Love is Gone 48:59 - Worcester, MA, City Councilhuman arrested by ICE 54:26 - Rep. Kelly Cassidy…blood on your hands 01:13:47 - Host of The Michael Medved Show and author of God’s Hand on America: Divine Providence in the Modern Era, Michael Medved, shares details from his best seller turned major motion picture The American Miracle. For more details and showtimes visit americanmiraclemovie.com 01:35:00 - Scott McKay, publisher of The Hayride and senior editor at The American Spectator, frames the Trump–Musk feud as wrestling theater, with Musk primed for the heel turn. Check out Scott’s newest novel From Hellmarsh With Love 01:51:25 - Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, James Perry, looks at the June jobs numbers. For more on Perry International Capital Partners perryinternationalcapitalpartners.com 02:09:08 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - KJP announces new book 12:58 - ICE in South Loop 30:10 - Trump 2.0 announces travel restrictions 2.0 50:00 - Battalion Commander FDNY (Ret.) & member of the board at Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Jack Oehm, shares Tunnel to Towers’ mission of helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to the families of fallen first responders — and explains how you can help by joining Dan & Amy at the AM 560 Golf Outing on June 18. For more on Tunnel to Towers t2t.org. To sign up for the AM 560 Golf Outing 560theAnswer.com/golf 01:00:38 - Jasmine Crockett: 2025 is basically same as 1950s as 1850s in terms GOP 01:06:55 - Have you considered becoming gay? 01:26:13 - River Page, reporter at The Free Press: How the Democrats Lost Men Like Me. Follow River on X @river_is_nice 01:45:16 - Senior Counsel at the Article III Project, Will Chamberlain, calls Trump’s Travel Ban 2.0 reasonable and legally solid. For more on the Article III Project article3project.org 02:02:37 - Daniel Henninger, writer for the WSJ editorial page, praises Trump’s approach to higher education reform as long overdue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - HeteroAwesomeness Month 13:02 - Elon Musk comes out against the Big Beautiful Bill 27:15 - US Open qualifying 30:14 - Mamet on Maher podcast 55:25 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent and a doctoral candidate in homeland security at St. John’s University, on the "unhealthy" direction of college campuses - "we are becoming the architects of our own demise" 01:11:51 - CA 400M champ Clara Adams stripped of title 01:26:04 - Chief Economist at First Trust Portfolios LP, Brian Wesbury, on the Big Beautiful Bill - "the last two years of government spending were some of the most irresponsible budgets we have ever seen" Follow Brian on X @wesbury 01:49:30 - Emeritus professor of law, Harvard Law School, Alan Dershowitz, shares details from his new book The Preventive State: The Challenge of Preventing Serious Harms While Preserving Essential Liberties. For more from Professor Dershowitz, check out his podcast “The Dershow” on Spotify, YouTube and iTunes 02:07:58 - Neil Chilson, former Chief Technologist for the FTC and currently Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute, on the risks, rewards and myths of AI. Check out Neil’s substack outofcontrol.substack.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Letters for Madigan 12:47 - San Diego NeoMarxists blocking ICE vehicles, yelling obscenities 30:10 - The Woke Right 53:58 - Big Beautiful Bill 01:13:45 - In Depth History w/ Frank from Arlington Heights 01:16:14 - George Parry, former federal and state prosecutor, regular contributor to The American Spectator, on law & order and The Wages of COVID. For more from George, read his blog at knowledgeisgood.net 01:35:55 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: Mike Maddigan “made Illinois a much worse place to live” Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:51:15 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the Big Beautiful Bill: Failure is not an option. Check out Steve's newest book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer 02:08:37 - Amy defends her golf score 02:21:52 - Colonoscopy prep See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Pfleger on mass shooting near St. Sabina 5:48 - Attack on Jews during vigil in Boulder, CO 26:08 - Acting ICE Dir Todd Lyons: arrests are 1,600/day and going up 45:41 - Jukka Savolainen, professor of sociology at Wayne State University: The Alienated ‘Knowledge Class’ Could Turn Violent. Follow Jukka on X @JukkaSavo 01:04:57 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, on the "black eye" Ukraine just delivered to Russia and what it means for peace talks moving forward 01:21:39 - FEMA/Biden WH duplicity on East Palestine 01:31:57 - Toxic Nation 01:40:27 - Veronica Garcia, Washington state 2A state champ, 400m 01:59:28 - Biden provides health update 02:01:35 - Gordon Chang, author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America & The Great U.S.-China Tech War, reacts to Treasury Secretary Bessent’s update on trade talks with China. Follow Gordon on X @GordonGChang See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Leavitt on "judicial tyranny" 8:53 - Hoover clemency 32:00 - Dan’s theory on Hoover clemency 47:16 - Doocy-Leavitt on Biden hearings 49:32 - Morbidly obese queer Marxist Olivia Juliana on young men not in "The Coalition" 01:10:50 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review, on terrorism, tariffs & DOGE. Stay in the know with Noah on X @NoahCRothman 01:32:15 - Former HHS Advisor and Retired Chief Patrol Agent, Chris T Clem, explains the “beauty” of ICE detainers and why we need to end sanctuary policies. Keep updated on Chris’ work chrisclemofficial.com 01:53:29 - Co-Founder & President WSFDV - also also the President of Rockin’ For Our Vets - Michelle Senatore, joins Dan & Amy to promote this summer’s big charity concert with Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. For tix & info visit wsfdv.org 02:05:19 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Charles Thomas fills in for Dan 16:34 - Larry Hoover 34:05 - Gov Newsome caves 54:53 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, predicts a rise in crime rates when we get a rise in temperatures - "It has been an unusual spring" Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel 01:10:34 - Dr. Richard Bartlett, practiced medicine in Texas for 28 years and served on former Governor Perry’s healthcare task force, backs up RFK Jr’s removal of the COVID vaccine from the CDC's recommended immunization schedule for healthy kids and pregnant women. 01:30:17 - Founder of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change – eccsc.org - Tyrone F. Muhammad, is running to be the next US Senator for IL. Give your support for Tyrone’s campaign tyroneforsenate.us 02:06:55 - Chuck de Caro, CNN’s very first Special Assignment Correspondent, served with the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), former outside consultant for the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment for 25 years, offers a Memo to Hegseth: China is winning the info war, but we already built the fix See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Dr. Don Curtis, in operating room after JFK shot...4 shots 15:18 - Fight between two women Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers outside former President Obama's residence 33:05 - Drag Queen Story Hour in Beverly 51:59 - Tapper & Thompson 01:10:58 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, looks at the Democrats attempt to "rebrand" and explains why Trump's swing state numbers will remain strong. Pre-order Salena’s new book today Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland 01:34:27 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the Big Beautiful Bill and the the importance of econimic growth. Check out Steve’s newest book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer 01:53:01 - Gen Z climate hysterics 02:06:33 - State of Fear 02:09:20 - Fred Fleitz, vice-chair of the America First Policy Institute Center for American Security, also former National Security Council chief of staff, explains Why It Is So Difficult for Trump to Clean Up Biden’s Ukraine Mess 02:22:27 - blue books back See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - BLM Brandon celebrates Africa Day 12:03 - "we're winning" 35:34 - Scott Pelley commencement at Wake Forest...everything is under attack 55:29 - Kelly Cassidy: GOPers obsessed with children's genitals 01:09:42 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:13:05 - Ian Williams, former foreign correspondent for BBC Channel 4 News: What the next phase of Trump’s trade war with China looks like. Check out Ian’s most recent book Vampire State. The rise and fall of the Chinese Economy 01:32:18 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: It's not identity politics causing Chicago's housing issues. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:49:11 - President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline, John Hinderaker, on Minnesota’s “celebration” of George Floyd. For more from John powerlineblog.com 02:07:11 - CAMPUS BEAT See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wolf Blitzer riveting interview with Tapper/Thompson 9:43- Israeli embassy murders 33:32- St. Louis CEMA officer Sarah Russell 44:02- Fining Trump store in Huntley 49:48- Ald Ray Lopez on Brandon Johnson's Chicago summer safety plan: The question really becomes are you going to allow police to do their jobs Follow Ray and his work for the 15th ward @ the15thward.org 1:11:52- Real Housewives of Hinsdale 1:27:18- Drew Holden, his substack – “Holden Court” – drewholden.substack.com - does a deep dive into the media's cover up of Biden's decline 1:48:14- Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, Yinam Cohen: "these people hate America as much as they hate Israel" - urges more leadership against antisemitism Follow Consul General Cohen on X @YinamCohen 2:05:47- Open Mic Friday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Kass is in for Amy Jacobson this morning 11:01- Embarrassing moment for Claire Shipman, wife of Jay Carney. 22:42- Naperville School District 203 meeting: Parents debate over transgender student competing in middle school track meet 30:25- Doocy: Trump's Foreign Policy Doctrine Is "Where People Stop Being Polite And Start Getting Real," Like "The Real World" 52:11- Arrested Rep. McIver: We Went To ICE Facility "To Do Our Jobs," The "Tense" Situation Was Created By ICE 1:10:59- Stephen Moore is a noted economist and author of The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass with reaction to House passage of the Big Beautiful Bill. 1:22:54- I was alone on shift when Newark air traffic control went dark 1:28:33- William Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School. Founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass with reaction to the murder two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, DC 1:48:42- Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and Newsweek. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass to talk about the latest in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. 2:00:31- Johnny from Jesse Watters attends Comey book signing…sign my sea shell? 2:04:32- Michael Goodwin is a New York Post Columnist. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass with reaction to President Biden's cancer announcement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Adams announces he has metastatic prostate cancer 13:26- Megyn Kelly gets after Tapper: one us missed the biggest scandal of the century and one of us did not 34:20- MSNBC on Bidən’s cognitive abilities: “Bidən is far beyond cogent. He is better than he has EVER been intellectually, analytically. He is the best ever.” 55:48- Jim Iuorio is the host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about the impact of DOGE and the debate over the Big Beautiful Bill in Congress 1:13:54- Matthew Janecek is a Former Glenbard South history teacher founder of mrj-usa.com online teaching – the time has arrived to engage in free thought again – also founding member of Matthew Janecek & the Western Sage 1:34:14- Rubio and Kaine spar over South African refugees 1:51:50- Scott McKay is the publisher of the Hayride, senior editor at the American Spectator, and author of Racism Revenge and Ruin and King Of The Jungle. 2:10:45- College boomtowns go bust See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BLM Brandon brags that he is putting blacks first for jobs, contracts 14:02- SD Gates victory party 33:20- St. Jim Comey is a victim of "the times in which we live" 52:58- Democrats lied about Biden's condition 1:09:35- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 1:12:58- President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Times, Clifford May, points out paths to peace in Russia/Ukraine Keep updated with Cliff on X @CliffordDMay 1:30:12- Dr. Kevin O'Connor 1:32:22- President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowksi, on BLM Brandon’s hiring practices: “Is he really saying this outloud!?” Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 1:46:51- Are podcasts the new establishment? 1:48:52- RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree, has a message for Patel/Bongino - If you say there’s no there, there - tell us why Check out Susan’s new book Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All 2:09:21- CNN contributor, Scott Jennings, calls the cover up of Biden’s condition “the biggest scandal in modern American political history” Pre-order your copy of Scott’s forthcoming book A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hur interview of Biden in Oct. '23 13:56- Biden cancer diagnosis 37:18- BLM Brandon out fixing that marketing problem… 1:01:23- Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at the University of Buckingham in England: Welcome to the Post-Progressive Political Era Check out Professor Kaufmann’s newest book The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism 1:19:31- Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, shares his view on the plan to relocate Palestinians to Libya 1:40:38- Comey 1:59:36- James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent, a doctoral candidate in homeland security at St. John’s University and also served as mayor of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, doesn't hold back in response to Comey's 86 47 shell post. 2:15:29- Big. beautiful bill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jelly Belly Pritzker on CNN making the case it's okay for a billionaire to be the POTUS nominee because...his record 11:18- 8647/Comey 33:15- Reparations NOW 53:37- CAMPUS BEAT 1:13:44- Mark Miller, senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, goes through the oral arguments from Trump v CASA For more on the Pacific Legal Foundation pacificlegal.org 1:29:39- Noted economist Stephen Moore gives the Big Beautiful Bill a generous B minus Get more Steve @StephenMoore 1:46:33- Todd Spodek, criminal defense attorney who represented Anna Sorokin, offers his advice to Diddy’s Defense Team Todd is the founder of Spodek Law Group in New York nyccriminalattorneys.com 2:04:27- Open Mic Friday!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.