The Hugh Hewitt Show (2024)

A parade of national security experts joined Hugh today beginning with Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien discussing his new Foreign Affairs essay “The Return of Peace Through Strength”, followed by the ranking Republican (and future chair) of Senate Armed Services Committee Roger Wicker, former Senator Jim Talent, Ambassador Michael Oren (from Israel) and the Reagan Institute’s Rachel Hoff.

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum joined Hugh this morning to discuss the war drums from China, the threat of terrorism from the 10 million plus who have crossed our southern border illegally in the past four years, and Joe Biden’s wavering support for Israel. Plus, Senator John Barrasso, Ohio’s next senator Bernie Moreno, Congressman Michael Waltz, Byron York, Mary Katharine Ham, and Olivia Beavers.

Hugh covers the news of the morning and talks with Senators Dan Sullivan, Tom Cotton, and Rick Scott as well as Vic Matus, David Drucker, Adm. James Stavridis, Bret Baier, and Eric Metaxas.

The exit of President Biden from the LA fundraiser is the talk of the land as concerns over his infirmity skyrocket. Plus, Hugh and Trey Gowdy talk Donald Trump’s options for running mate, and interviews with Bethany Mandel, Charles C.W. Cooke, Salena Zito, and VA-7 candidate for Congress (and Green Beret) Derrick Anderson.

Hugh covers the news and talks with Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford.

Hugh sets the stage with his opening and then talks with Australia’s former PM and currently Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd, former Senator Jim Talent, future senator Dave McCormick, Wall Street Journal Reporter and author of a great new bio of Xi Jin Ping —Party of One— talk about the threat to Taiwan from China, Hugh’s new Fox News column on that threat and deterring it, and with former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren and National Review’s Noah Rothman about Israel’s successful’s rescue of four hostages and the meltdown on the American Left over it.

Jack Carr, the best-selling former SEAL behind the hit “Terminal List” joins Hugh to discuss his new thriller “Red Sky Mourning” which will do more to educate America on the threat from China than all the columns in all the media and all the think tank reports of the last decade. Plus, Representative Mike Waltz on Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and ISIS crossing the southern border, Mary Katharine Ham of Getting Hammered, and Olivia Beavers on the House GOP’s planned meeting with former (and future?) President Trump Thursday,

Times of Israel Senior Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joined Hugh this morning to discuss Saturday’s rescue, Netanyahu’s political position after the departure of Gantz, and the extraordinary story in today’s Wall Street Journal on Sinwar’s messages since 10/7, plus Senator Tom Cotton on the war in Gaza and the CCP’s intentions from now until the election and Yale Law School Professor Jed Rubenfeld on the grounds for appeal former President Trump can pursue.

Hugh reads his latest Washington Post column and talks with Vic Matus, Salena Zito, Bethany Mandel, and Hope Seck.

Ambassador Michael Oren joins Hugh to discuss the situation in Israel. Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford talk Veepstakes and The Daily Chatter’s Philip Balboni takes the program to…Armenia? Yes, and for a very good reason (which you can review at length in today’s Daily Chatter.

Hugh spends an hour with Elizabeth Dias of The New York Times, co-author, along with her colleague Lisa Lerer, of the new book ‘The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America’.

David Trulio, president and CEO of the Reagan Foundation, joined Hugh to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day Eve and President Reagan’s speech on the bluffs of Normandy four decades ago. Plus, Mary Katharine Ham on folk music dad and a conversation with Kari Lake about the AZ Senate race.

After speaking with Pete Hegseth about his new book “The War on Warriors” and Senator Tom Cotton and Byron York, Hugh reviews the reasons behind the outrage fueling the spending spree on the Trump campaign. Where did all this outrage come from?

An extraordinary outpouring of campaign contributions to former President Trump’s campaign in the days since his convictions leads today’s pod as Hugh runs through reactions to the verdict and talks with first-time donors who called his show, along with Vic Matus, Salena Zito, Bethany Mandel, and Jim Geraghty.

Hugh spoke with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson this AM and played a selection of the outraged responses from serious people.

Bill Clinton’s famed 1992 “war room” had the sign and the slogan: “It’s the economy stupid.” It is still true but if I could put one sub-sign under it, that sign would read “It’s the submarines stupid” to remind everyone on the campaign staff to remind the candidate every day to talk about the Silent Service and how much we depend upon it and how and why Donald Trump has to throw everything he can at fixing it. Captain Jerry Hendrix (USN, Ret.) is also Dr. Jerry Hendrix, historian. Today we discussed at length his long article from American Affairs: “Sunk at the Pier: Crisis in the American Submarine Industrial Base."

Robert DeNiro’s meltdown Tuesday outside the NY courthouse where former President Trump is on trial warmed the hearts of the small percentage of Americans who share his TDS affliction. Hugh discusses DeNiro and TDS with Mary Katharine Ham, Salena Zito, and Bethany Mandel before turning to Israel in Gaza and the Biden Pier with Congressman Michael Waltz and Joshua Kraushaar plus a chat with MT Governor Greg Gianforte.

Senator Tom Cotton, Bret Baier and Byron York all discuss the last week of the show trial of former President Trump with Hugh, plus a long interview with Dmitri Alperovitch about his new book “World On The Brink”.

Hugh recaps the week and talks with Ben Domenech and Sarah Bedford.

Hugh’s new Fox News column reviews former President Trump’s need for a national security team. He discusses the wisdom of doing this with former Senator Jim Talent and Josh Kraushaar, before talking with Commentary’s Abe Greenwald about his essay “The Woke Jihad” which went viral these past few days, plus Senator Rick Scott who declared his candidacy to replace Mitch McConnell at year’s end.