Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - "Good Trouble" Trump protests [https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/07/15/good-trouble-protests-chicago-john-lewis-trump] 10:33 - Trump: don't understand the interest in Epstein, "sordid" and "boring" [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/07/15/trump_i_dont_understand_why_youre_so_interested_in_epstein_its_sordid_but_its_boring.html] 30:40 - Biden autopen [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/14/guys-brain-is-mush-joe-bidens-quotes-nyt-interview-deemed-unintelligible/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=daily&utm_campaign=20250714] 49:33 - President and CEO of Young America’s Foundation, former Governor of Wisconsin and former presidential candidate, Scott Walker:  Stop Paying for Failure: It’s Time for Real Government Accountability [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/14/stop_paying_for_failure_its_time_for_real_government_accountability___153031.html]. For more on the Young America’s Foundation yaf.org [http://yaf.org]  01:07:06 - do you have compassion for illegals who are afraid? [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/07/13/cnns_bash_to_border_czar_homan_do_you_have_compassion.html] 01:31:51 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on trade/tariffs/inflation. Get more Steve on X @StephenMoore [http://x.com/StephenMoore] 01:38:47 - Schiff mortgage fraud [https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2025/07/15/did-adam-schiff-commit-mortgage-fraud-n2660387] 01:44:51 - Alex Berenson, author of Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives [https://www.amazon.com/Pandemia-Coronavirus-Hysteria-Government-Rights/dp/1684512484] and writes at Unreported Truths -  alexberenson.substack.com - analyzes the bizarre anger and meanness of our public health betters [https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/on-the-bizarre-anger-and-meanness]. Follow Alex on X @AlexBerenson [https://x.com/AlexBerenson] 02:07:12 - Mike Olson, retired Secret Service Agent & co-founder/owner of 360 Security Services, responds to recent reports released by the chairmen of the Senate Judiciary and and Homeland Security committees. For more on 360 Security Services 360security.services [https://www.360security.services/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

0:00 - Dershowitz: no client list [https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1944950729786921120?t=CfXicd4xxwgPEWppsZLTGA&s=03] 12:19 - Matt Walsh on Epstein [https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1944904621874442422?t=AvN3qe-urILu6DUAGxdKUw&s=03] 33:07 - Relenting on the purge [https://dnyuz.com/2025/07/13/is-it-time-to-stop-snubbing-your-right-wing-family/] 56:59 - SPORTS & POLITICS [https://www.wsj.com/opinion/baseball-comes-cap-in-hand-to-atlanta-mlb-voters-georgia-473ec40b] 01:11:57 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:15:39 - Theodore Dalrymple, contributing editor at City Journal and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, wades into the world of rage screaming, performative politics, and the prestige of public hysteria. Theodore is also the author of many books, including Buried But Not Quite Dead: Forgotten Writers of Père Lachaise [https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/buried-not-quite-dead/?srsltid=AfmBOorooGPVybGkhwLADBZJfS3Qe9NPVwQ_Y2YsQwmx1Ze4l3t86O0r] 01:32:56 - Founder and Executive Editor of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, on the possibility of Illinois opting in to the "overwhelmingly popular" national school voucher plan - "put up governor, let's see what you got" Check out Mark’s latest at wirepoints.org [http://wirepoints.org] 01:48:48 - President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford May: Trump is giving the Ukrainians a fighting a chance.For more on Cliff and the FDD fdd.org [http://fdd.org] 02:07:46 - RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree: One Year after Butler, Secret Service, FBI Face New Questions [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/12/one_year_after_butler_secret_service_fbi_face_new_questions_153040.html]. Susan is also co-author of  Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All [https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Gold-Radicals-Traitors-California/dp/1546008039] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

0:00 - Epstein [https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1944146261319536800?t=0rRYV-20xUku8S9-ErHVzQ&s=03] 13:16 - Epstein continued [https://x.com/RaheemKassam/status/1943781884854411358?t=I51V24f65HTwLtA6mH_r8w&s=03] 36:05 - Indianapolis Police Chief Christopher Bailey [https://x.com/JakeCan72/status/1941526446025150757?t=5e38YCylH2rK_uG8WwZN4Q&s=03] 57:31 - OPRF teacher Aaron Podolner fired [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/oprf-fires-teacher-aaron-podolner/] 01:16:46 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy, breaks down Tucker Carlson’s interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian 01:40:01 - CNN contributor and author of the forthcoming  A Revolution of Common Sense [https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Common-Sense-Washington-Civilization/dp/0063472171], Scott Jennings, weighs in on Epstein saga - "whatever happens needs to happen quickly and it needs to happen clearly" Scott’s new venture “The Scott Jennings Show” premiers today at 1pm CT on 560 the Answer  [https://560theanswer.com/personality/scott-jennings] 01:53:20 - Thomas Baker, retired FBI Special Agent and former legal attaché, critiques the White House’s handling of the Epstein files and slams the Secret Service over its failures in Butler, PA. Thomas is also the author of  The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy [https://www.amazon.com/Fall-FBI-Agency-Became-Democracy/dp/1637586248] 02:18:19 - Corey Brooks, Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church and founder of Project H.O.O.D., is lacing up for a bold mission—walking from New York to L.A. to raise $25 million for underserved communities [https://x.com/CoreyBBrooks/status/1944158510570516631]. For more info and to give your support visit projecthood.org [http://projecthood.org] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

0:00 - Jayden Perkins' mom chides Pritzker in open letter [https://cwbchicago.com/2025/07/slain-boys-mom-to-pritzker-stop-using-my-sons-name-while-you-fight-me-in-court.html] 11:44 - Replacing Walter Burnett with Walter Burnett [https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-27th-ward-alderman-walter-burnett-jr-wants-son-replace-city-council-retirement-drawing-criticism/17057416/] 31:42 - Epstein [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/07/09/mike_benz_tracing_jeffrey_epsteins_intelligence_connections_back_to_iran-contra.html] 54:13 - John Solomon, award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Just the News [https://justthenews.com/], breaks down the DOJ’s investigation into John Brennan and the decade-long effort to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency. Follow John on X @jsolomonReports [https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports] 01:12:02 - NEA cuts ties with ADL [https://x.com/DeAngelisCorey/status/1810040063851643078] 01:32:46 - Chris T. Clem, former HHS advisor and retired Chief Patrol Agent, says that with the border now secured and efforts underway to remove criminal elements, it’s time for common-sense solutions to stabilize the immigration system. Keep up with Chris at chrisclemofficial.com [http://chrisclemofficial.com] 01:50:31 - Jennifer Bilek, investigative journalist tracking the funding of the gender industry: The architects of ‘AI rights’ are a threat to humanity [https://thespectator.com/topic/architects-ai-rights-threat-to-humanity/]. Jennifer writes at The 11th Hour Blog - the11thhourblog.com [http://the11thhourblog.com] and is author of  Transsexual Transgender Transhuman: Dispatches from The 11th Hour [https://www.spinifexpress.com.au/shop/p/9781922964106] 02:10:21 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

0:00 - Feds Crash National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture [https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/intentional-scare-tactic-community-leaders-speak-out-after-federal-agents-swarm-chicago-puerto-rican-museum/] 34:53 - The End of the Public Library  [https://www.thefp.com/p/the-death-of-the-public-library] 55:47 - John Brennan  [https://x.com/theblaze/status/1943049149706047954] 01:13:40 - Patrick Wohl, author and lawyer originally from Illinois, shares details from his new book  Something Big: The True Story of the Brown’s Chicken Massacre, A Decade-Long Manhunt, and the Trials That Followed [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Something-Big/Patrick-Wohl/9798888459003] 01:34:08 - Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Ammon Blair: The National Guard has defended our borders before [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3424544/national-guard-border-security-illegal-immigration/]. For more on the Texas Public Policy Foundation - texaspolicy.com [http://texaspolicy.com] 01:53:28 - Congressional Reporter for the Washington Examiner, Lauren Green: Congress breaks four records just six months after arriving in Washington [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3462159/congress-records-four-broken-six-months-hakeem-jeffries/]. Follow Lauren on X @lauren_greennn [https://x.com/lauren_greennn] 02:12:56 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator, on Brennan, Comey and The Epstein Mess [https://spectator.org/the-epstein-mess-was-always-going-to-end-this-way/]. Get the first two chapters of Scott’s book this Saturday at spectator.org [http://spectator.org] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.