Ep. 621 - Chinese Sniper Buys Building Overlooking White House, New Socialist Scandals Emerge

Subscribe to our new YouTube channel for special clips, behind-the-scenes content, and more from the show:  @TonyKinnettCast  Tonight on The Tony Kinnett Cast — live at 7PM ET on The Daily Signal's YouTube channel. A Chinese intelligence official and trained sniper purchases a historic building overlooking the White House. Michigan's new Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing brutal online mockery after old reporting resurfaced showing Detroit's animal shelter had a 74% kill rate under his watch — while he campaigns today talking about his "beloved" dogs. Meanwhile, disgraced former Maine candidate Graham Platner is stepping back into public life for the first time since his campaign collapsed, and gun owners are celebrating after the DOJ quietly declined to appeal a landmark court ruling gutting nine decades of federal red tape on suppressors. TONIGHT'S RUNDOWN: - A MASSIVE report from the Daily Caller News Foundation details a Chinese Communist Party intelligence official and trained sniper's purchase of a historic building just 600 feet from White House grounds in Washington DC. Read the report here: https://dailycaller.com/2026/08/13/exclusive-ccp-intel-official-building-purchase-steps-from-white-house/ - Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash as resurfaced reporting shows Detroit's animal control had a 74% euthanasia rate under his leadership as health director, with a whistleblower lawsuit describing the shelter as a "slaughterhouse" — an awkward look for a candidate who campaigns on loving pets - Graham Platner makes his first major public appearance since ending his scandal-plagued Senate campaign, headlining a Labor Day rally near his hometown - The DOJ declines to appeal a landmark federal court ruling striking down NFA registration requirements for suppressors and short-barreled rifles as unconstitutional — the biggest Second Amendment win in over 90 years - The latest on the Strait of Hormuz as Iran's 60-day ceasefire deadline approaches this weekend with no extension in sight - CNN draws fire for framing a Mississippi woman's death with loaded imagery about the South's history — while quietly leaving out that the person arrested in connection with the case is her boyfriend, not a stranger The Tony Kinnett Cast is The Daily Signal's nightly flagship show, hosted by national correspondent Tony Kinnett — covering the day's biggest stories with analysis, commentary, and guests from across the political and media landscape. 🎙 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast/id1714879044 🎙 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7AFk8xjiOOBEynVg3JiN6g 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/mKTkahs58X 📩 Contact Tony: https://www.tonykinnett.com/contact 🌐 The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com Produced by Daniel Elmore, Allison Lemons, Josiah Lott, Lou Scataglia, and Jennifer Schmidt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices