Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

She Gone! Pam Bondi Out As Attorney General

0:30 - Cook County officials speak out on claims of ICE agent activity at courthouses [https://abc7chicago.com/post/cook-county-officials-speak-claims-ice-agents-immigration-enforcement-activity-courthouses/18830897/] 16:34 - Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general [https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-fires-pam-bondi-us-attorney-general-cnn-fox-2026-04-02/] 37:32 - Hospice where staggering 97% of terminal patients survive is accused of defrauding Medicare for $7.45 million [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospice-fraud-arrests-justice-department-california/] 01:01:06 - Geoffrey J.D. Hewings is emeritus professor of geography, regional science, economics and urban and regional planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined Dan Proft to talk about the stadium options for the Bears 01:16:24 - Joseph Moreno is a former federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice in the National Security Division, a former staff member with the FBI’s 9/11 Review Commission and a US Army combat veteran. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship and the firing of Pam Bondi 01:35:10 - Brenda Shaffer is faculty member at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School’s Energy Academic Group and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center. She joined Dan Proft to talk about the impact the war in Iran is having on energy prices 01:53:31 - Jason Brodsky is policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) and is a non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute’s Iran Program. He joined Dan Proft with analysis of the war in Iran 02:10:15 - Open Mic Friday! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

President Trump's National Address on Iran

0:30 - Trump National Address on Iran [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2039509468317102380] 34:44 - Birthright citizenship before SCOTUS [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2039345889009959215] 54:13 - Doug Bandow, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, says Iran’s ability to retaliate could escalate the conflict and make the situation in the Middle East far more dangerous. Doug is also the author of  Foreign Follies: America’s New Global Empire [https://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Follies-Americas-Global-Empire/dp/1597819883] 01:13:54 - Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law and Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, reviews yesterday’s Birthright Citizenship oral arguments. Pre-order Richard’s book on this topic  The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says [https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Birthright-Citizenship-Constitution-Really/dp/164177522X] - available June 16th 01:38:49 - Adler Planetarium’s Michelle Nichols on the excitement and significance of the Artemis II mission. For more on the Adler Planetarium visit adlerplanetarium.org [http://adlerplanetarium.org] 01:52:28 - Why Dan Proft is Single [https://www.insidehook.com/sex-and-dating/romantic-date-spot-ballpark] 02:08:38 - Dan McGrath, president of Leo High School and a former Chicago Tribune sports editor, with a look at the new stadium options [https://www.chicagobusiness.com/dan-mcgrath-business-sports/bears-indiana-stadium-push-mimics-al-davis-playbook-mcgrath/] for your Chicago Bears See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Iran: Restating The Objectives

0:30 - Trump from the Oval Office: we'll be leaving Iran very soon, 2-3 weeks [https://x.com/i/status/2039099980330250696] 13:47 - Marco Rubio: restating four objectives [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2039150684826693855] 36:45 - Sports & Politics [https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/jaden-ivey-goes-on-wild-instagram-rant-after-bulls-release-i-was-a-fornicator/ar-AA1ZPn7m?ocid=BingNewsSerp] 57:56 - Gordon Chang: China’s Economy Could Be the Biggest Casualty of the Iran War [https://www.newsweek.com/how-chinas-economy-could-be-the-biggest-victim-of-the-iran-war-opinion-11743370]. Follow Gordon on X @GordonGChang [https://x.com/GordonGChang] 01:16:26 - Georgetown Law professor Randy Barnett: Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship [https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-is-right-on-birthright-citizenship-954ae377?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqddnCoWUxPe4Er3KcuDPGR3I35SyThPrT_H9dUDw8G-YsJ9TlqqfEv8&gaa_ts=69cd1723&gaa_sig=Mwjvt4_5sFctyf3yy6fTDK9qYD0vxpHXSdZS3sG-7KeW1AxtScBMYG8UbKu2Z6uIGTZa6H5SP704u_GXPc2pZg%3D%3D]. Grab your copy of Randy’s most recent book  Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago [https://www.amazon.com/Felony-Review-Tales-Corruption-Chicago/dp/1641774959] 01:36:53 - Noted economist Stephen Moore takes on fraud and the left’s big flabby government. Get more Steve @StephenMoore [https://x.com/StephenMoore?lang=en] 01:51:47 - A penis pump and a one-way ticket to Kansas [https://x.com/CWBChicago/status/2039138174065389593] 02:14:05 - Director of Election Integrity for the RNC, Ally Triolo: Voters deserve elections they can trust. Follow Ally on X @allytriolo [http://x.com/allytriolo] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Shrews of The View: Having children is reckless

0:30 - Providence mayor calls for removal of Iryna Zarutska mural, says intent is 'divisive,' 'misguided' [https://www.foxnews.com/us/providence-mayor-calls-removal-iryna-zarutska-mural-says-intent-divisive-misguided] 14:16 - What Billy Donovan Said About the Bulls' Decision to Cut Jaden Ivey [https://www.si.com/nba/bulls/onsi/news/what-billy-donovan-said-about-the-bulls-decision-to-cut-jaden-ivey-30] 34:13 - The View’s Sunny Hostin says conservatives are being “reckless” when they say women should have children [https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/2038711984049586309] 56:57 - Jonathan Tobin is the Editor in Chief of Jewish News Syndicate. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the latest in Iran 01:12:37 -  In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:29:21 - Nick Shirley finds Newsom POTUS voter [https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2036795405384425906] 01:31:07 - Mark Glennon is the Founder of Wirepoints. He joined Dan Proft to talk Illinois politics 01:49:26 - Chris Mondics is a legal affairs writer based in Philadelphia. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the legal arguments over the war in Iran 02:06:29 - Paul Kengor is the editor of The American Spectator and author of the just released American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church [https://www.amazon.com/American-Pontiff-Pope-Plan-Church/dp/1630063312/]. He joined Dan Proft to talk about Pope Leo's approach to the Trump administration. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Worst Kind of Person to Date

0:30 - 'No Kings' protests draw large crowds in cities, towns across US [https://abcnews.com/Politics/kings-protesters-set-rally-cities-towns-country-saturday/story?id=131472712] 17:38 - I'm a Democrat. 'No Kings Day' is an embarrassment [https://www.knoxnews.com/story/opinion/readers/2026/03/29/letter-im-a-democrat-no-kings-day-is-an-embarrassment/89367754007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z115838p000350l004150c000350u117938e000600v115838&gca-ft=8&gca-ds=sophi] 37:20 - The murder of Sheridan Gorman and the stifling of Chicago [https://wirepoints.org/the-murder-of-sheridan-gorman-and-the-stifling-of-chicago-john-kass/] 01:00:10 - Meet the ‘Puffer Fish’: The Worst Kind of Person to Date [https://www.self.com/story/puffer-fish-dating-trend] 01:15:14 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan with reaction to the latest in Iran. 01:42:01 - Brian Lonergan Director of Strategic Communications & Content at the Federation for American Imigration Reform (FAIR) and Co-host of  the “No Border, No Country” podcast: In Sanctuary Cities, American Lives Don’t Matter [https://chroniclesmagazine.org/web/in-sanctuary-cities-american-lives-dont-matter/] 01:56:58 - Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, former Virginia Attorney General, and former deputy secretary of DHS. Column: The Senate is walking a tightrope on the SAVE Act [https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5803611-save-act-election-integrity/] 02:15:16 - Father of Illinois ‘super mayor’ shot in Chicago as she calls for Trump to bring troops into Windy City [https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/tiffany-henyard-illinois-mayor-father-shot-chicago-b2947597.html] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.