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And news roundup and information overload hour toll free. Our number is 800-941-SHAWN if you want to be a part of the program. I think we are the only program that is the comprehensive definitive list of all that President Trump has accomplished with the current configuration of the House and Senate, with Republicans in control of the House and Senate. You never would have gotten the tax cuts. We never would have controlled the borders. You know, this is the president doing the heavy lifting as he always does. And yeah, we will continue to point out all of the successes. I think some of the people that have called and said, hey, we got to talk more about them. But you've got to understand what is at stake here.
And what's at stake here is we have one party that will shred the constitution of our country. Then it's a printed stated agenda. I mentioned earlier in the program, you know, when Tom Cotton is running against a Democratic Senate candidate that would trade five Americans for one illegal, you know, you got to take note. When in South Carolina, Darlene Graham is running against a woman that, you know, puts pictures of herself on X saying protect trans kids. We've never seen this level of crazy before.
which is why I think it's been getting a lot of attention and coverage. And I don't want people to become immune to how serious this printed, stated agenda of the left is because it's very, very real. You know, they want to eliminate the Senate, your ability to choose the president. They want to pack the courts. I keep going through this list. They want open borders. They want amnesty. They want to abolish borders. You know, they don't want prisons. They don't want bail. They don't want, you know, any law and order of safety and security. They want to own public ownership of most corporations. The new Green Deal, cradle to grave, womb to the tomb. You know, I'm telling you as a warning and admonition so that you understand.
That in, you know, just 40 short days, what is in play here? I mean, and these 40 days are going to fly by. Let me give you that little note, too. Here's Chuckie Schumer. Now, Chuck Schumer ends a press conference abruptly when he's asked about the Democrats not supporting him as leader. He doesn't want to answer this question. Listen. My focus is winning back the Senate. That's been my whole focus. And as a caucus, we're united and strong and working together to accomplish that. Thank you, everybody. The reason is, is because he's done.
He will not be the Senate leader anymore for the Democrats. It's over. And it's just a matter of him having to face reality at some point here. You know, but he, Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, showed up in Washington last week, went to Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand and all the other senators. You know, they're just casting aside what they once stated to believe, and they're supporting this lunatic. You know, here's Abdul El-Sayed. I played it earlier, but it's worth playing again. Doesn't condemn the IRGC. Wouldn't condemn them. They're slaughtering over nearly 80,000 people, innocent souls in Iran. Says he stands for freedom, but we shouldn't be in the business of regime change. The number one state sponsor of terror?
That has been actively trying to get a nuclear weapon to hold the world hostage. Really? We want them still in power? What a dope. You can listen to this. I wanted to ask if you stand unequivocally against the IRGC, against the Islamic Republic of Iran that has killed 50,000 protesters, Abdul. I haven't heard anything from you about the protesters, Abdul. Please. I appreciate your question and thank you. One can stand in solidarity with freedom and democracy movements. But my worry is when one decides that we are going to go in and take out the leadership of a foreign government. Because here's what happens.
A lot of times that frustration gets used to justify corporate interests that have a real stake in the natural resources in a particular country. So when it comes down to it, I will always stand for and with democratic movements. Always. But I also don't believe that we were in the right to go to war to topple the government of Iran. It was not our responsibility to do it.
It is the responsibility of the people of Iran to decide what their leadership should look like. You still haven't said it, but we're dying. Do you stand with us? And I will always stand, like I told you, I will always stand with movements for freedom and democracy. And so what I'll tell you, what I think you want to hear from me is to say, oh, well, the U.S. has a responsibility to be involved in regime change. And what I'll tell you is the U.S. has no, we should not be in the business of regime change. But I will always stand with movements for freedom and democracy. All right. So, you know, one of the things that I'm always worried about.
when it comes to elections, is the media's role in trying to impact people's enthusiasm. And that's why I'm inviting Matt Towery on. He just did a poll, by the way, in my free state of Florida that shows Ashley Moody up by seven here. But more importantly, he's authored a new book. He has yet to send me a copy. It's called The Honoring of Ignorance.
But what he's saying is, and we saw this in Michigan in the Democratic primary. What's his name? Abdul El-Sayed was supposed to win by 20 plus points. He barely won by a point. You know, Francesca Hong was supposed to win by anywhere between 20 and 30 points. Final polls heading into that election. And she lost by 3000 votes in her race in Wisconsin. So the polls are meaningless. But you need to understand something here. There's a method to their madness because they're just an extension of the Democratic apparatchik. And they just are who they are. You have an agenda and it's a left wing agenda.
That's why, you know, you need to seek alternative sources of information. This show, my TV show, my podcast, hopefully. But anyway, Matt has been pointing out that these polls, you know, they make them look so bad that they drain you of any enthusiasm you might have. I am saying to all of you on this program, there's enough people that listen to this show that can make the difference in every one of these Senate races if you all commit to voting. But understand, this is always a concerted effort to get you to stay home, to either make you overly exuberant, overly confident. Number one, I'm telling people in Florida, vote.
Don't take it for granted Ashley Moody and Byron Donalds will win at all. You've got to vote. I'm voting. And I'm telling people in Texas, I'm telling people in Ohio, I'm telling people in Michigan and Iowa and Alaska and New Hampshire and North Carolina and Georgia, get your ass out to vote. Or we're going to wake up the morning after the night before in 41 days and say, well, how did that happen? I should have voted. Matt Towery is with us, Insider Advantage, sir. Yeah, thanks for sending me the book. I really appreciate it. Hey, Sean, I sent it to you two days ago by text. You've got it. So I don't want to hear any more about you not getting the book.
Okay, I want a hard copy so I can read a book like a normal person. That's not going to happen. How do I get the hard copy of the book? Okay, well, you know. What, did you send it to me, you know, between holes 14 and 15 one day when you're playing golf? That's very funny. Okay, let's get into the book. I'm sorry, when you're walking in the bushes trying to find that little ball that you hit in there? I'm playing so exquisite right now, Sean. So exquisite. Is that what we call this? You enjoy walking in the trees. Okay, let me talk some forward. Let me tell you what's going on in this country. Right now on TV and radio, you're not hearing this.
Iowa, it looks like it's close. I think Iowa's going to go Republican. I think that Collins is going to win Maine. It looks to me like Ashley Moody, of course, is going to win Florida. Texas, I do not believe the Republicans are going to lose that. It's about a three-point race for Tallarico, but every poll that comes out is like three or four points to the blue. So we really don't have as many close races as people think. Now, it doesn't mean you don't have to turn out. We've got to have to turn out. But when we ask people about enthusiasm, how enthusiastic are you about voting? Republicans and Democrats are even. The people who are not enthusiastic about voting are people who self-identify as independents, and they're very much below everybody else. So I don't think these polls are right. I think we're being fed a bunch of nonsense, which we get every year. And I think the Republicans are in the hunt now. Are they winning?
It's a tough year. I mean, we've got a war going on. We've got other issues going on. But right now, the economy is humming. Incredible numbers coming out on the economy in terms of productivity, in terms of employment. All that stuff is positive. And also, during Labor Day, people traveled. It was the biggest Labor Day traveling week ever. So it's not like everybody's sitting at home going, oh, my God, I can't pay for anything. I'm telling you, these polls are off.
All right, quick break. More on how you need to be wary of polls for the next 40 days. Don't trust any of them. More with Matt Towery of Insider Advantage. And your calls are coming up on November 6th. I'm the cat in the hat. Look at it starting. You know the hat. I'm an entertainment specialist. Now meet the cat. The clients today, you have to do more to impress them. These aren't your father's kids. My father has other kids. Do you go on long business trips? Oh, no. Bill Hader is. Cat. Cat. Cat in the hat. You have gone too far. Did you say toot fart? I said too far. Toot fart. Too far. I heard toot fart again. The cat in the hat. Only in theaters November 6th.
Football's back. Hey, it's Drew Franklin from NFL Cover Zero. Enjoy the NFL season while listening to NFL Cover Zero. We have storylines, predictions, and lots of silliness. Here's what you can expect from the podcast in our second season. When you meet people and you say your job's a sports announcer, it's always interesting to see what the first thing they say is. I did have one of the more difficult questions, though. He sits next to me and he sees I'm on my computer and he goes, big sports fan. And I was like, yeah, actually. And he goes, what do you think about my Jaguars this year? I realized, like, no one's ever asked me that question ever about anything. And I was like...
Listen to NFL Cover Zero on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can't be trusting of any polls. They've been atrocious, especially atrocious this year. They're almost always atrocious. And they are meant to take away and deflate your motivation. Don't let them. Don't pay attention to them. Matt Towery with us, Insider Advantage. Okay. I've never in my lifetime seen polls that are off by as many as 30 points. I just haven't. You know, you say the economy is good. Well, we have census data that backs up everything you're saying. Hispanic black poverty, now all-time low. Incomes for the lowest 25% now rose to the highest level ever. Median income in this country.
Eighty seven thousand six hundred. The most ever. The largest tax cut in American history. The Democrats voted for the largest tax increase in American history by not voting for it. No tax on tips, overtime, Social Security, stock market. Record high after record high. Over 80 records have been set. And that's great for people that have an IRA or retirement plan, 401k, whatever it is that benefits every American. So we've seen a complete reversal. We have inflation. You know, it was hovering at nine plus percent under Biden and now down a manageable three percent.
And I'm just frustrated that more people don't know. All they hear about is gas prices. Okay, I understand it. I totally get it. I get pissed off myself when I fill up my tank. You know, I've been driving my electric car more, my Tesla S Plaid, which is, I think, the best car on the market. And I'm just telling you, I don't like it. However, I love the fact that we're never going to have to worry, and our kids will never have to worry about a nuclear-armed Duran either.
Well, OK, so here's the thing. Number one, the Republicans are not good at getting ads out early to tell people how well things are going. That's the best part of my book, honoring of ignorance. It's just not good on the Republicans' part. They wait until the last time, last few months, to send out all their messages and all their ads, which is a mistake. But that's OK. We can't worry about that. Secondly, you're totally right about all of the economic stuff you're talking about. But where is that on TV? It needs to be on TV so people see it, and it's not there right now. So Republicans are playing catch-up. But what's going –
I will tell you a couple of things, Sean, that nobody's talked about either on TV or radio. Pollsters are having a hard time capturing Republican response. So we've got Republicans who will not respond. We've got a lot of Democrats, a lot of independents who say they're Democrat, and they're responding to every poll. I believe every single poll out there has a two- to three-point bias towards the Democrats.
So I think right now we're not seeing the real poll. We may see it. It could happen. We'll see what will happen. But I think these races are all very, very close. I will say also this. I think every state is a battleground state. I mean, Iowa's a battleground. I think that places – we never thought Kansas was a battleground. There are a lot of places that are battlegrounds that we don't think about. But in every single case, I think the Republicans can win. So I'm tired of hearing this nonsense about how the Republicans are going to be a whiteout. Nate Silver came out with something. You know how I love him. He came out with something the other day. He said, oh, why in the world is everybody not just putting up their hands and saying the Democrats are winning big time and it's over?
Why would you write that sort of stuff? There's nothing to prove that. These things are three, four. It's not like he has the best track record. You, Robert Cahaley, and a few others have a much better track record, especially in the era of Trump. So I don't really, you know, what Nate Silver has to say is meaningless to me. But I'm assuming this is a tough year. You know, historical trends are the way they are. Real quick, I've got to close this out. I know President Trump knows it's tough. He said that to begin with. But I'm telling you right now, these races are going to be compressed. They're going to be very close. Even Florida may be close for governor. But I think the Republicans, if they will really put their foot on the pedal.
can win most of these races. I don't, I'm not going to do them like everybody else. Neither am I. I'm saying we can win, but it's up to everybody to do their part. Their part means voting. Matt Towery, appreciate you, man. Thank you. 800-941-SHAWN is our number. All right, let's get to our busy, busy telephones. Tony, Rhode Island. Tony, you're on the Sean Hannity Show. Glad you called, sir. Thanks for being with us. Where in Rhode Island are you?
like way around the Oakland Beach area. I lived in Warren, Rhode Island for five years. I know, man. I know. And we miss you. You're in a much more Republican. I don't think most of the state misses me because the state even then was pretty liberal. Fernand St. Germain, the head of the banking committee, was in office. The only person I liked in politics in Rhode Island was Buddy Cianci. I became very good close friends with him. Did you ever go to the Black Pearl in Newport? I've heard of it. I have not been there, but you've mentioned it before. And next time I'm out there, I've got to get some clam chowder. You're going to love the chowder.
Yep, yep, we'll definitely do that. Listen, Sean, you're one voice, you're a formidable voice, and really I think all of us appreciate that. I'm a baby boomer, and quite honestly, Sean, I'm very concerned. Generation X all the way to the current generation beta, okay, which is the current. These young kids, Sean, We failed them, both Republicans and Democrats, all the past administrations. We failed them. $40 trillion deficit. Real estate prices going through the roof. Inflation, education, huge debt. Now comes along the DSA, the socialist, Democrat Socialists of America. They're baiting these young voters with free, free, free, free housing, cradle to grave, everything free. All right? This is not the answer, and they don't understand it. What we have to do is we have got to get graphic.
with how socialism takes over, what they actually do to the people, their loved ones, their families, especially like in Vietnam, Russia, China, all these, North Korea, what they do to the people that don't comply. Let's face it, they kill them, okay? We have got to come out with some kind of a movie. Remember the inconvenient truth? Well, maybe we should call it the inconvenient truth about socialism or communism and show the graphic reality of what...
these political parties have done in the past. And guess what? If you want that in America, it's going to happen if this party takes root. I am trying my best to send out the warning. It's like Paul Revere. The British are coming. The radical left is coming. The democratic socialists of America are coming. They will shred your constitution and they will alter the course of history, a rich history of 250 years rooted on the premise that we have natural rights that are God given and protected supposedly by government, by the consent of the governed, and that those rights are built into our constitution.
I'm telling you, this is a clear and present danger for the country. 800-941-SHAWN is our number. You want to be a part of the program. Bobby in Gavin Newsom's Communist California. What's up, Bobby? How are you? Where's your no-show governor today? He must be out. The world traveler's got to be somewhere doing something other than governing in California. Well, he's never here in California. You know that, Sean. He is the biggest failure.
of a governor I've ever seen in my life. He was so checked out, you know, fighting Trump on X and fighting me on X and full-time, you know, podcaster Tweety Bird. You know, the guy can't even get water in a fire hydrant, water in reservoirs for predictable wildfires and Santa Ana winds. What a loser. Highest income sales and gas taxes in the country. They don't practice the science of forestry. DEI, you know, free health care for illegals, bankrupting the state. He doesn't care. He's so bad. The worst homelessness, the worst poverty. Your state is a disaster. Why are you still there, by the way?
I live in Ventura. It's like a hidden gem right on the ocean. I lived right down the road from you in Santa Barbara for five years. I was the poorest person that lived there at the time. I had no money at that point in my life. I have no idea how I could afford my apartment at the time. That's why I'm in Ventura. Ventura's beautiful. It's stunning. I know. It's lovely, and it hasn't been hit by all this news and garbage. Yeah, you have. You have the highest income, sales, gas taxes in the country. But you probably don't have the quality of life issues that Santa Barbara does. I mean, the homeless people dominate the whole city. It's just a beautiful place.
Florida is just as beautiful. I've lived in both. I'm telling you. Anyway, what's on your mind? Ventura's climate. Believe me. I've been in Florida. Too humid. I love Florida, but California and Ventura, that's my spot. All right. Then, you know, as long as you're willing to pay the price, because you're paying a price for that. Yeah, that's the truth. Anyways, I was calling you about...
using Joe Biden. Joe Biden's got more holes in him than a pound of Swiss cheese. The second they hear about Joe Biden, people shut off. He's irrelevant. I would use the word Democrats every time I wanted to refer to Joe Biden. Because look what the Democrats had done. They put inflation at 22 percent. They jacked up food prices over 20 percent. The interest rates from houses went from 2.89 to over 6.
Gas prices were $7 to $8. You talk about California. Gas prices were $7 to $8 without a war. They allowed over 12 million immigrants, processed billions of dollars. And now, two years later, they're saying, we want control again. It's such a joke, affordability. It was the Democrats who literally made everything unaffordable. And I ask you, give me a policy on economics. What is your policy? They have none. So they're all now to the left of Attila the Hun. They're all DSA. I tell you, Sean.
I would say every time a vote for the Democratic Party is a vote to overthrow our government. It's that simple. They don't want a president. They don't want people to vote anymore. They want no Senate, pack the courts. It's just unbelievable. So I would just drill in the fact any vote for a Democrat is a vote to overthrow our government. That has some hits. That's my opinion, at least. Look, you can say it any way you want. I hope people are listening to you because I think you're 100 percent right. And if you don't want California coming to the country, then listen to Bobby in California.
Bobby, appreciate you, man. Thank you. 800-941-SHAWN, if you want to be a part of the program. Let's say hi to Ron in my free state of Florida. Ron, how are you? Glad you called, sir. Good. How are you doing, sir? Good. What's going on? In Florida, you can't have a clause in your will to penalize someone if they contest it under 732-517. That is correct. I have to change it. It was in my New York will. But there's similar language that you can put in and a penalty for people that do challenge it. Right. But it just gets kind of thrown out. It was my experience.
You know, I'm going to tell you something. That's maybe one law in Florida that I just totally disagree with. I mean, whatever one's last wishes are, if you're of sound mind and body, you should be able to put it in writing or even do it on video. I don't care either or whatever it happens to be and say, OK, these are my wishes. And I think the law should back up and abide by the wishes of somebody that passes. That's it. But the law is always evolving and it foresees that. It foresees the unknown unknowns by having that clause. But don't you find it a little intrusive?
Well, I guess I might be a little biased because it kind of saved us in our situation. It definitely stopped someone from doing the intentions that the person for the will it was wouldn't have wanted, but had stated in their will. So they would have been glad that that part wasn't heard in their will. Can you tell us a little bit more? What specifically was it? My mom's older brother was taking advantage of the will, and a lot of it was he was taking advantage of the grandfather when he was kind of senile and stuff. But that wasn't stopped back then. So the changes made to the will wouldn't have been his will had he not been, had he been in his right mind. Look, I mean, there are people that will try to influence, but Florida law does not treat unfair or surprising distributions as a reason to throw it out.
The statutes are built around the idea to carry out the descendants own free competent decision and throw out a document that was not that decision. And they protect the deceased's wishes. You know, it does it by invalidating instruments procured by fraud, duress, mistake and undue influence. That's that's what I know it says. And a will would be void if the execution is procured by fraud, duress, mistake or undue influence. Any part of the will is void in that case. But the remainder of the will is not procured and it should remain valid, is my understanding. And shown while he was still around.
If the person is gone, you can't show that they weren't during that time necessarily. And so in this case, that's why I said in this case, I might be a little bit more biased about it. But for me, after looking into it, it just looked at, you know, what about the law that you're basing your wishes on or anything you might be basing your wishes on? And the law changes. Yeah. Look, I totally understand it. If, you know, you have like three months, I believe, after the deceased. I just think whatever the person's, as long as they're a sound mind and body, there's no duress or pressure. You know, I think the intent of the individual should be upheld. You know.
Look, if Mamdani has his way, he's putting in a 50% death tax on top of the 10% New York state death tax on top of the federal 40% death tax. That's 100% of your money and lowering the threshold of exemption from $7.5 million to $750,000. If you own a closet in New York to live in, that's $750,000, probably minimum. All right, my friend, I got to roll. Appreciate it. I'm not planning on dying anytime soon. I hope not. God willing.
All right, that's going to wrap things up for today. Hannity tonight, 9 Eastern on the Fox News Channel. We will cover what happened at the UN today. We will have full, complete coverage. Michael Pillsbury tonight, Kaylee McGee White, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Joe Concha, and much more. Set your DVR. Hannity tonight, 9 Eastern on the Fox News Channel. We'll see you tonight and back here tomorrow. As always, thank you for making this show possible.
Hey, it's Drew Franklin from NFL Cover Zero. The 2026 season is underway and we are loving football on TV. Here's what you can expect from the podcast in our second season. I would suggest for these preseason games, I think they should do what they do on the NFL draft. You know, when coverage of the NFL draft is basically for moms and they're just like, hey, he has a dog named Sparky. Listen to NFL Cover Zero on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.