7/28/26 - Shelton fires back at Engling, Hicks on Bears stadium, Fauci caught on COVID origin

Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with Rob continuing his criticism of Republican Secretary of State nominee Max Engling over the returned $60,000 donation from Hoosier Leadership for America. Rob says the issue is bigger than a campaign finance mistake because Engling was chosen to replace Diego Morales after Republicans finally admitted Morales’ scandals had become politically untenable, yet Engling’s first major headline now involves a questionable donation from a dark money group tied to Jim Banks. Rob highlights David Shelton’s argument that the group’s 501(c)(4) nonprofit status made the $60,000 contribution improper under Indiana’s $5,000 corporate contribution limit, and says Engling’s role as his own treasurer makes it harder for the campaign to shift responsibility elsewhere. The show also turns to COVID, Anthony Fauci, and the lasting damage Rob says government policy caused during the pandemic. Rob argues the shutdowns, mask rules, business closures, inflation, social disruption, and lost jobs were all part of a disastrous government response that relied heavily on Fauci as a shield for bad decisions. He points to journal entries released by Rand Paul and discussed by Robby Soave, arguing they show Fauci privately knew early on that the market was not the original source of COVID while publicly pushing a different narrative, and Rob says Fauci’s role in funding and defending risky virus research should have brought far more accountability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices