RADIOAugust 26, 2024

Tucker Carlson takes on the “Great Replacement Theory” controversy

Tucker Carlson joins Glenn Beck to discuss all the crazy news of the past few weeks: the coup against Biden, the Harris/Walz ticket, the Trump assassination attempt, the DNC ... there has been a lot of insanity! Tucker explains why he believes "Biden ALLOWED Trump to get shot, intentional or not." Plus, he responds to the controversy around his discussion of the "Great Replacement Theory." Tucker explains why he believes that our culture is being replaced — the cultures of ALL Americans, not just one race or religion.

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GLENN: Tucker Carlson, welcome to the program, sir. How are you? Tucker. Are you there? Oh, my gosh. Here it is again. Oh. Are you there? Hello.

TUCKER: I'm right here. Sorry, I'm grateful to be here, so thank you.

GLENN: Thank you. I'm excited to see you, what is it? September 7th, I think in Salt Lake City.

TUCKER: By the way, we're doing this tour, and I'm thinking, okay. I would love to bring people in. I know a lot of smart people. But there aren't a lot of people who can perform in front of a live audience.

It's a very different kind of person. You were literally the first person, I thought, oh, man.

GLENN: No. It's going to be fun. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No. I appreciate the invite. It's going to be fun.

It's going to be in Salt Lake City. The Delta Center. You know how many seats that has?

TUCKER: I have no idea. I'm so overwhelmed by it, I haven't looked.

GLENN: Tucker. Yeah. It's big. Yeah, it's big.

Delta Center, September 7th. You can get the tickets at Tucker Carlson.com. Tucker Carlson.com.

So Tucker, I haven't talked to you in a few weeks. Or a couple of weeks. And I would love your overall take on the insanity that we have seen from the attempted assassination to today.

What are your thoughts? What the hell is happening?

TUCKER: It actually -- it really is like a car crash. You know, everyone has been -- anyone has been in a car crash, or any kind of unexpected traumatic event knows it takes months to reconstruct what happened.

That's how I feel about what we've seen in the past six weeks, from the debate where it was just obvious four minutes in, that Biden did everything we suspected of Biden was true. That he did not continue. That he couldn't run the country. That he hadn't been running the country, and that he would be taken off the ticket. That was just immediately obvious to me. Then watching the coordinated media response to that. Where you realized, well, wait a second. Dana Bash was in on this.

All her colleagues at CNN, MSNBC, like they had their marching orders. They put them into effect.

And then you thought, well, wait. Everything is fake.

And I think a lot of people have begun to suspect that over the last few years. When it became clear be with the CIA was playing a meaningful role in our domestic elections.

Like, that's, you know, no one really thought.

Myself, I didn't really think that really could be happening. I thought, maybe only wackos only thought it could be happening, but then it turned out to be confirmed.

When that debate happened and the media as one, acting as one, as they always do, basically kicked Joe Biden off the ticket in the first six minutes after the debate. You realize, wait a second, like there's a whole level of control of governance.

GLENN: Yes!

TUCKER: That the view from voters, like we have no -- we have no role in this at all. Voting just plays no role in this.

We're not privy to the plan. And my gosh, you know, at the very deepest level, there is a conspiracy, maybe unarticulated. Maybe a conspiracy of like-minded temperament or instinct or whatever. But it's definitely coordinated, to disempower the rest of us, on behalf of the people that are already in charge.

And everything that happened since then. Confirmed it.

You know, the Biden administration allows Trump to get shot. Whether intentional or not.

They allowed it, having spent an awful lot of time at events with Secret service. I know you have as well, over 30 years.

That -- what they allowed to happen that day. You know, they allowed that.

GLENN: I know.

TUCKER: And then you were like, the Secret Service is corrupt.

So you have a country where the Secret Service, the presidential bodyguard, the Pretorian guard of the president is corrupt, is a political instrument.

And it joins the CIA and FBI and the entire DOJ. And ATF. And, you know, every three letter agency. They're all working on behalf of a political party. Or the ruling cabal that controls that political party.

I mean, that is just so bewildering that you think, well, what is true?

You know, what is this organization?

Who runs it?

Who has been behind the government for the past four years?

GLENN: That's what I have -- I have asked that question, of -- of everybody I know. And nobody seems to have an answer.

If you look at what's happening over in Europe. With their illegal problem, or their refugees.

And how the governments over there, are responding to the people, and you see, it's exactly the same problems, it's exactly the same laws.

The same responses. The same media response.

And then you know that Joe Biden is incapable of, who the hell has been the president?

Who is running this country?

TUCKER: Well, and what you're seeing around the world is really not around the world. It's just in traditional, Christian countries.

It's in the West. It's in Christendom. It's not happening in Egypt. It's not happening in Singapore. It's not happening, of course, in China or Japan. These are still ethnostates.

No one can contest their right to be that.

But it's happening in the historic homeland of Christianity from Scandinavia, really all the way to Hungary and Central Europe is kind of the border. They held the line. But everywhere else. Ireland. What has Ireland done to deserve this?

But the same thing is happening everywhere.

And you think, is this a conspiracy?

Is it a manifestation of spiritual war?

That's my conclusion. You know, I have no real evidence. But I don't see any explanation that makes sense.

I don't know. It's all happening at once.

As you said, exactly the same thing.

It's much bigger than the refugee agencies, pushing people in. The media is supporting them.

It's much.

This is the end of the civilization.

And what -- why?

Why would you want to destroy the civilization? Which they are doing, and probably to the point to where, it can't be fixed in any recognizable form.

Because demographics is really kind of the core question of a society.

Who lives in the country.

That's the basic question.

And I don't -- I don't know. I guess, this is a very long answer to a short question. But I just would sum it up by saying, it's so big. It's so bewildering. It's so distressing. That it's kind of shut my brain down. Only now I'm figuring out, what do you do? How do you respond to this?

I don't want -- yeah.

GLENN: So I've been saying for the last couple of weeks, you know, as I saw this whole thing unfold.

And know how close we are to the edge.

That this may be the last election. And I don't even know if it will be free and fair. But it will be the last election in the country, as we know it. Or have known it.

And it's -- you're kind of -- your last call.

I mean, if you vote for Harris/Biden. It is -- or, I mean, Harris/Walz.

You are -- you are pulling the -- the trigger of socialism. And authoritarianism.

I mean, it's all there, and they're saying it all out in the open.

And I'm hearing from 20-somethings that are saying. Oh, you guys always say, that it's going to be the most important election of your life. And it's not that bad.

How bad is it, Tucker?

TUCKER: Well, I think it's -- I don't think it's political, for one thing. So I don't think it's even worth thinking in terms of like the election or whatever.

It's like, the changes coming to the United States or are in progress in the United States. And then Western Europe. Begin all the way to the Hungary border. You know, sort of Austria West.

Also New Zealand. Also Australia. Also Canada. The Anglo -- the European world.

Like, the changes are so big, and so profound and permanent, that I -- you know, I don't even know -- I don't know anybody who fully understands what's going on. And I'm trying to find people who understand, and talk to them. So, you know, I don't know. But I think we should all be thinking in much, much bigger terms, than -- than we are.

I mean, I don't think the 2020 election was free and fair. Of course it wasn't. You can't have a democracy with censorship, by definition.

You don't even have to worry about electronic voting machines, to know that was not a free and fair election. If you don't have access to the information required to cast an informed vote, then the election is rigged.

Just by definition. That's where the First Amendment is first. Because it's a prerequisite for democracy. So -- and we don't have it now.

So -- but why? Like, what is this? Why would you want to destroy Christendom, which is what they're doing? And, well, because you hate Christianity is the answer.

And so those are the terms that I'm thinking of it, in. Because those are the correct terms. And I've never been religious or faithful. I'm certainly not a model of Christian living, that's for sure.

I'm going to buy chewing tobacco this afternoon, I can't wait. So I'm not a virtuous person. But I try to be an analytical person.

And reach conclusions on the basis of the evidence that I can see. Not the things I hear, but the things I see.

Because you can't disrupt your senses with lies, like I'm just trying to be honest with myself.

And I see a total transformation of the historically Christian world. And I don't know how it shakes out. But I know that the stakes couldn't be higher.

So preventing Kamala Harris and that incredibly creepy, you know, wrestling coach. Or football coach.

That guy -- air quotes. Running with her. I mean, he's just -- that guy is just completely undisguised. Like, I know exactly who that guy is.

That guy is creepy, period.

GLENN: Yeah.

TUCKER: So, but anyway, the fact that they would even run somebody like that, tells you what their agenda is. It's like a completely overturning the basis of civilization. Which is the relationship between a man and a woman, that produces children.

Like that's the basis of multiplication. And they're trying to overturn that.

GLENN: Right. Right.

So you got a lot of heat on the great replacement theory. When you were at Fox.

And a little bit -- and there is -- there is mounting evidence, of -- of this. With some people. You know, online.

That are of a different race. There was one that came out, I think yesterday. The day before. And this was a woman. She was in England.

And she said, look, there are -- the white population is going down.

And with all the, you know, newcomers. We're winning. We're winning.

That's -- that's replacement theory, at its worst.

However, there is a great replacement, that is going on, all throughout the Western world.

And that is the Christianity replacement with Islam. If you see what is happening in every country in the Middle East, and Dearborn, which nobody pays attention to here.

And Minnesota. You see that there is a replacement of our culture and our faith.

And it's a little terrifying, when you see the numbers.

Just the sheer numbers, in Europe.

Europe is -- is over!

TUCKER: Well, it's absolutely over.

And the thing I find hilarious, the reason I laughed is to call something demonstrably true, like gravity, a theory, is itself like deceptive.

So it's not a theory. It's a math question. So what's -- and, by the way, it's not racial. It's not even religious, in my opinion. It's just a math question. You have the people who lived in the United States, in the city, in 2000, before everything changed with 9/11. And those people and their descendants, at -- what rate are they reproducing?

And then, well, below replacement rate. But the country is growing really fast, because new people are being imported.

So by definition, again, as a math equation, the people who lived here in 2000, which was not that long ago. Are being replaced by immigrants.

And it's is not just whites.

It's native born blacks, actually. So you always hear, the country is getting -- well, you know, black people. African-Americans, as we call them. Have lived in this country, longer than, you know, it's not or Irish. You know, the hundreds of years their families have been here. They're Native Americans.

They're native born Americans. And they're being replaced too. And their political power is evaporating, which no one ever says, but it's true. And, you know, they don't vote the same way I do, by and large. But I think that people's families have been here for hundreds of years, like have some claim on the country, actually. I think that.

Call me crazy. And they are being replaced. Flatout. And anyone who says they're not being replaced or it's racist or bigoted, or anti-Semitic. To say that, like what? It has nothing to do with any of that. It's just a fact. And why are you doing this to us, actually? Nobody likes it. And -- but why? Why is this happening?

So, yeah. They buff and puff. But they've also written a bunch of books on how great it is. I mean, if you're sending vasectomy machines to the DNC.

GLENN: Yes, yeah. That's crazy.

TUCKER: Yeah. What is that about?

You know, it's clearly spiritual. And by the way, I would say, I don't think it's Islam that is the religion that is replacing us.

It's the LGBTQ religion, the global religion of childlessness.

GLENN: Well, I will tell you, that I agree with that.

But right now, they're, you know, playing footsy with the Islamist. And in the end, the Islamist will eat the LGBTQ community. It will just eat it.

TUCKER: Oh, 100 percent.

And I'm rooting for them. I am. I am. I'm hardly Muslim. I can tell you, having spent a lot of time in the Middle East the last few years, especially the Gulf, especially the Emirates, is much more tolerant and welcoming of Christianity than New York City is. And then Frankfurt, Germany, is, and London is.

I mean, you can go sit at a dinner party in Abu Dhabi and talk about how much you love Jesus, and everybody applause.

You know, try that in London. Try that in New York City. Like you can't. People hate you for that.

So, look, I don't know exactly what that means. I don't really know what anything means. But I've experienced that. And I think the real threat to -- you know, any religion that tells you, it's bad to have children or children don't matter, human life doesn't matter, is evil.

GLENN: Yes. Yeah. I agree.

TUCKER: Is demonic. And that's the LGBTQ religion. Or the global -- this weird global climate religion. That's what I'm saying.

GLENN: Yeah, I do. Yeah. You will bow down to it, as well.

Tucker, thank you.

We will see you on the seventh, at Salt Lake City. At the Delta center.

It will be -- I have a feeling, it will be spiraling out of control at some point.

On September 7th.

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You can get your tickets now at Tucker Carlson.com. That's Tucker Carlson.com.

Tucker, thanks. Talk to you.

TUCKER: You're the best. See you.

The Book of Enoch: Did Extraterrestrial Beings DESCEND in the Days of Noah?!

The Book of Enoch tells a story the Bible only hints at: A story of heavenly beings who descended to Earth, took human wives, created hybrid giants, and unleashed forbidden knowledge that corrupted the world before the Flood. Glenn Beck and researcher Timothy Alberino break down how the ancient Hebrew worldview explains the Watchers, the Nephilim, the origins of demigod myths, and why Peter and Jude referenced Enoch directly in the New Testament. From extraterrestrial terms in Scripture to the cosmic “family of God” and the divine rebellion that reshaped human history, this discussion reveals a forgotten narrative that once defined early Jewish and Christian theology. What really happened in the days of Noah, and why does it matter now?

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Cracker Barrel CEO speaks out about DISASTROUS logo in exclusive upcoming interview

Glenn Beck recently spoke with Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino about the company’s infamous attempt to change its logo, and he asked the question everyone has been wondering: Why wasn’t she fired?! Glenn previews his interview, which debuts Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6PM ET!

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GLENN: I was in Tennessee this weekend, and Saturday morning, I go to -- I think store number two for Cracker Barrel. And I met with the senior vice president and the CEO of Cracker Barrel. And we sat down, and we had an interview. And Julie, who has not done an interview since Good Morning America, kind of said, okay. No more interviews, because that didn't go well.

This was her first interview since then.

And, you know, it was weird. Because I got off. I got off the plane.

And, oh. Somebody on the plane said, "What are you doing here?"

And I said, "I'm going to go interview the CEO of -- of Cracker Barrel."

And the immediate response was, "Get her!"

I was like, "Wow. Okay. All right. Thank you."

I get into the car, and the Uber driver says to me, "What are you doing here?" And I said, "I'm going to meet with the person at Cracker Barrel."

"Boy, she really screwed her up. You hold her feet to the fire."

I mean, I've never -- I've never seen anything like that. And, you know, I started the interview with her, you know, honestly. And I said, look, I -- I -- I'm not here to get you. I'm not here to do anything, but ask questions that I think everybody in America wants to know.

Like, what the hell were you thinking?

And I asked her some -- asked her all of the really pointed questions. Rikki, the TV executive producer said, "There's no way. I know you. You're going to soften. There's no way."

And when I got up afterwards, she was like, "Wow. Okay. You didn't -- you really -- you really didn't soften. You know, you asked all of those questions."

Because I thought they were fair. And I told her, "Look, I hate conflict. I'm not here for conflict. I'm not here. I don't need to make a name for myself by giving you a hard time. I don't care about any of that. I just want to do my job and ask you, 'What happened here?'"

And I said, "So I'm going to ask you really uncomfortable questions." And she was prepared. And I think I finally broke through, and got the real answer in the end. I think I got the real answer.

STU: Hmm.

GLENN: And it came from one of the questions I asked was, I mean, are you surprised, you haven't been fired yet?

And her response was, all telling. All telling. It's a fascinating interview you should watch. It's going to happen, I think Thursday on the podcast.

STU: Because I'm mildly surprised that hasn't happened. You know, like just because -- not because -- I don't know. There's a lot of things she's been accused of and everything else.

But just like, when you have a situation like this, where you're trying a major change and you roll it out a specific way and it does not go well, you know, it's usually -- it's like, when you're general manager of a football team, you go through the process. You evaluate all the quarterbacks. You pick the guy.

And that guy is a total bust, like you usually don't survive it. It doesn't necessarily mean you went through the process incorrectly. But when you miss, usually something happens like that. Does she feel like she missed like that?

GLENN: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yes, she does.

She's a very bright woman. I mean, she ran Coach, you know, the purse place or whatever.
STU: The purse company.
GLENN: The Coach brand. Godiva Chocolates. Taco Bell, the whole -- global. (I mean, she's a Fortune 500 CEO. She's very, very competent. Very competent.

So how could somebody very, very competent make this mistake?

STU: Hmm. Did she walk you through that? How that happened?

GLENN: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yeah. She see.

And what's interesting is, they brought the senior vice president was also sitting there.

And he has been brought in since.

I mean, he had been there for 30, 35 years.

And really good guy. And he was one of the voices that was like, while that was happening, like, you guys. Hey, everybody upstairs. You shouldn't be doing this.

It's a bad idea. And so after they were like, "Hey. You know who was saying this? Let's bring him upstairs." And it was interesting to talk to him, because he's been long before she got there. So he kind of gave the view of, here's what happened before she got here! And here's where she came in.

And here's what happened.

And it's -- it's really fascinating.

I mean, if you want to hear the real story behind it.

And -- and also see somebody -- I mean, just wait until you hear her answer on -- I mean, it was so powerful and so honest. When I said, are you surprised you haven't been fired yet?

It was a fascinating answer.

STU: How many pancakes did you --

GLENN: Podcast on Thursday, I didn't eat any.

STU: You went to Cracker Barrel headquarters, and you ate zero pancakes?

GLENN: I didn't. I didn't. It was very difficult to not order the pancakes.

STU: You're the type of guy who gets pancakes by mistake. What do you mean you've got none?

GLENN: I was looking at my wife. My wife was sitting off to the side of the camera. And I'm looking at her. I'm like, she's so beautiful. And I eat pancakes, too many times.

STU: Uh-huh.

GLENN: And she's just -- she has to live with this, the pancake-wearing shoes. I'm not going to order the pancakes. The pancakes.

THIS Epstein quote could PROVE Trump’s real ties to the scandal

Democrats are trying yet again to tie President Trump to Jeffrey Epstein’s scandals. This time, they’ve highlighted that Epstein once referred to Trump as “the dog that hasn’t barked.” Is this proof that Trump is in the Epstein Files…or is it actually evidence that he was a whistleblower against Epstein? Glenn and Stu discuss…

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GLENN: Now, Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news today. Could we just for the love of Pete release everything that we have, so we can move on! From the Jeffrey Epstein thing.

Here's the answer: No.

Even if we release everything that we still have, this is going to go on for the rest of our lives.

It will always -- and probably, into our children's lives.

Do you know, Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump were the reason we never went to the moon.

It's going to happen!

It's just one of these conspiracy theories, that will never, ever go away.

Why?

Because no one was honest about it in the first place. Once you start to lie, you lie once -- once! If you're a very honest person, you will lie once. And then people are like, what? What?

Why would he lie about that? What is going on?

He's not like that. But if you're the United States governor government. You already have no credibility whatsoever!

Stop lying to the American people.

Just stop it. You know, I said something a minute ago. One of the reasons why you're hearing lies is because it works to the advantage of a Colour Revolution.

You know, there are reasons why people are lying to you. Some of it, they're just dirtbags and they're liars. Some of it, they're politicians, and so they're liars.

Some of it, however, a good deal of it is, we lie, because we know it causes damage to the credibility of this entire system.

We know it does damage to the culture of America, and we are here trying to destroy the culture of America because we want to try something new. And the only -- you won't vote for it. So the only way we can get America to change and do something entirely different, that they will never vote for, is just to cause chaos and disbelief in everything!

So as I said a minute ago, you know, it's not the news. Many times, it's a reflection of a plan! And when it comes to the Epstein thing, this is absolutely a plan. The way this thing has been played out. Democrats are completely against bringing anything out against Epstein.

They don't want to do anything about it. The media. Do you remember the ABC anchor that went into a commercial break. And she was like, you know what, I've got to tell you, Epstein. You know, we had the goods on him. Dead to rights.

Clinton. All of it.

And we were told, pull it.

Remember that.

Remember that, gang?

They pulled it at ABC. I think they fired the person who tried to -- who released that video.

Or tried to fire that person. I think they were working either at CBS or whatever. That person was in trouble for releasing that behind the scenes tape.

They had no intention of it. Now, everybody wants the Epstein tapes. Wait a minute. You didn't want them when Biden went in. And you could have said something, Democrats. And you could have released it all.

And, you know, it's funny. It is just so full of stuff about Donald Trump. Then why wouldn't they release just that?

Why wouldn't have the Democrats released anything in the Epstein file?

You're telling me, we've got to find something on them. Hey. I've got the Epstein files. Yeah, yeah. We've got to find something on it.

I have got some information here about Epstein. Him and Epstein, they were fooling around. Yeah, shut up for a second. Is there anything at all, that we can construe and manufacture about his banks?

I know!

He's got a vet signal between his bank and the Russian bank. I've got stuff about the Epstein.

Come on! If they had stuff about the Epstein, they would have gone to the stuff about the Epstein files.

They don't have anything, they don't have anything.

Now, let me speak directly to conservatives. They're not going to release anything about the Democrats, because they had the Epstein files.

Do you think that -- let's just say, I'm not even going to name names. Let's just say the most powerful people on the earth. The most powerful people with powerful connections, to government.

They knew their names were, you know, there on little, you know, guest books at the island, or whatever.

You don't think they called in some favors and said, "Hey, I need that -- can you remove that?"

You don't think that there were people that were like, "Hey. You know what, we'll remove that."

"We need $100 million from you, to help out on this campaign."

I mean, whatever it is, those names are gone too! They're gone! How do I know this?

Because the government is completely dishonest! That's how I know that.

But, anyway, now, Donald Trump.

STU: You don't think anything of interest would be in these files?

I mean, I think we've already seen some stuff of interest in the emails, no?

GLENN: Yeah, I think there are stuff of interest. I don't think there's going to be anyone at a very high level that is going to get -- that's going to be like, holy cow. Look, here's pictures with him with a 14-year-old girl!

That's not going to happen.

STU: Right. Somewhere that stuff, at least at the upper levels, not there.

Now, here's what is interesting: The timing of the release of a few documents last week. The Democrats released some documents.

And they released them, and at the same time, that Johnson were saying, by the way, we are going to expedite the releasing of everything.

So there's no reason to leak anything. But the Democrats decide to leak some stuff. They like a memo. And in that, oh, my gosh.

Look at what was said. What was said in that memo. Well, it was said, you know, the only dog that hasn't barked is Trump!

Well, what -- what did he mean by that?

He's keeping it quiet. All of these things. All of these innuendos and everything. Well, now we know, from the guy who wrote the book, all the president's meeting. Donald Trump and the making of a predator, that guy came out this weekend and said, no, no. That's not what he meant.

What did he mean?

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GLENN: So Barry Levine comes on. And he's on MSNBC this wreaked.

And he's asked, so tell me, I mean, we've seen this email between you and Epstein. What did he mean that the to go that hasn't barked is Trump. What do you think he's referring to?

Okay. What was he referring to?

I think Epstein is referring to the fact that he believed that Donald Trump talked to Michael rider who was the Palm Beach police chief in 2004. And began the first investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

So, in other words, he was the whistle-blower!

Yeah. But he's got all kinds of stuff in his -- in Jeffrey Epstein's books.

He's the whistle-blower!

The one thing you don't do is blow the whistle, when you know you got fingerprints all over the dead body. And the handgun that killed him!

You know what, I think you could find that hand gun, in this alleyway. Your fingerprints are on it. Man, why would you blow the whistle?

The suspect, he said, I suspected that Jeffrey Epstein was saying, he was 75 percent there.

Believing that Trump might have been the whistle-blower at the time. He believed it's 75 percent.

Now, how do you release something.

I mean, if you think things will be released. That will get Donald Trump. Why would you release that?

Where after two days of it being out, the guy who was part of that email, who hates Donald Trump, is like, yeah.

That's not what it means. It means he was whistle blower. Jeez.

STU: That is interesting. And I will say, you know, it is -- amazing that that's what they released. And chose to release.

That's the same email, by the way, that you're mentioning. That they blacked out the name of Virginia Giuffre, which they did intentionally. Because she has said that he was nothing, but respectful. And was never with any of the girls at all.

In not only her book, but also in testimony, under oath.

And the other one, that they released, which said, Trump -- he says, of course, he knew about the girls, was the other big one that they released. Which they left the -- well, they didn't leave it out. They just hoped you didn't focus on the next part of the sentence, which he says, that of course, he knew about the girls, as he asked Ghislaine to stop. Which would indicate, even if he was aware of this, which I don't think this had anything to do with the sex stuff. I think this was about him taking them.

GLENN: No. It was about poaching his girls from Mar-a-Lago.

STU: Right.

GLENN: The employees. He knows that we're poaching these girls. It doesn't mean he knows what they're doing with them. Stop taking my employees!

Okay. Now, if you suspect he's the whistle-blower and he knew you were taking employees from him, you know, in retrospect, you know, looking at it later, you go, oh, man, he's the whistle-blower?

But he also knows about the girls.

He knows we were taking them.

Does he know what we were doing with the girls?

I mean, this does not hurt Donald Trump. It helps Donald Trump.

STU: What about the one they released from Jeffrey Epstein. Where he said, I've met some very bad people, and none are as bad as Trump.

I mean, what if they come up with bad comments from Jeffrey Dahmer about Donald Trump? What will you say then? I mean, this is so dumb.

GLENN: I've eaten some bad eggs in my life, but I would not eat Donald Trump. I'll tell you that right now.

'House of David' Star REVEALS Story Behind TV’s #1 Biblical Series

Amazon’s House of David has become the #1 show on Prime Video, and today Glenn Beck talks with Michael Iskander, the actor bringing King David to life in one of the most powerful biblical series ever produced. Michael shares how fasting, prayer, and years of preparation shaped his performance, why David’s flaws and redemption resonate so deeply with viewers, and what really happened behind the scenes with Goliath, the sheep, and the shepherd who taught him lessons he’ll never forget.

Transcript

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GLENN: I've got somebody on, who is in just an amazing, amazing show from Amazon. House of David. If you haven't seen House of David yet, you have to. Do you remember when-like biblical movies. I mean, they were good in the '50s. And then they got really, really bad.

And then all through the '70s and '80s and 2000s. They were horrible.

And then all of a sudden, they got really, really good?

This someone amazing. This is as good as the Jesus. What is the Jesus one?

Chosen.

It's called House of David. It's on Amazon, and we have the guy who portrays David. Michael Iskander on with us.

Michael, how are you?

MICHAEL: I'm good. What an introduction. Thank you for that!

GLENN: I mean, it's really.

Come on. Was there any time, that you thought, oh, man. This might -- I hope they do it right!

And then you saw the finished product, and you were like, wow! This is good?

MICHAEL: Yeah. That was -- you know, I try to keep my head down, and, you know, it's -- it's not finished until it's finished.

And season two is coming out. You know, I'm just going to be hearing the response of how this show is really affecting people.

GLENN: So can I talk to you about Goliath?

Because Goliath is portrayed really as a giant. Not just a big guy. He's a giant.

MICHAEL: Yeah.

GLENN: Talk to me about that.

MICHAEL: Well, I'll tell you what, when I first met Martin.

He was -- I went to -- I went to the gym with him one time.

And I -- I knew, I'm going to get, you know, my stuff. So I was prepared for that.

And -- and he made me workout for two and a half hours. And I thought that the workout was done. And he was like, no. There's another half. And, man, he -- Martin is a really dedicated man. And he just -- he pushed me to the edge, when it came to working out.

And, you know, when it comes to his role with Goliath. He's someone that really just put all the effort, both physically and emotionally to really portray that part, as best as he can.

GLENN: How long did it take you to learn the slingshot?

MICHAEL: Three days. It wasn't too bad.

GLENN: Well, I heard you had problem with the sheep.

That the sheep were -- they were not helpful.

MICHAEL: The sheep -- well, the sheep were actually really interesting.

I remember when we first started filming, they -- they put me in sheep training classes.

Because when I get on tape. They have to make sure, that I'm not -- you know, I'm not going to get attacked by one of the sheep. And I'm comfortable around them.

The sheep. First day I show up to this training, and she painted me. And you would think that the guy who plays David, you know, would think of his sheep.

GLENN: No. I don't. I don't. I don't think that's natural. You're an actor. I don't know if that's -- yep, well, they picked me because I'm good with sheep.

MICHAEL: I should get classes from you.

GLENN: I don't know.

MICHAEL: But, no. I mean, it really -- spent a lot of time with the Shepherd.
And he was giving me some really amazing lessons.
He saw that I was having trouble.

And he said, you know, you should stick next to me. Because this sheep, when they see you with the shepherd, they'll know that you're with me.
So they'll never leave my side.

GLENN: It's amazing.

MICHAEL: I want you to spend a lot of time with me. And I he said, oh, okay. And he said, I want you to know another thing: A bad shepherd is a shepherd who is behind the flock. And so you, you're going to be a good shepherd. You're going to show them. You're not going to let them lead you.

You're going to lead them, and you're going to be in the front taking risks and showing them the path.

GLENN: Uh-huh.

MICHAEL: And he is saying this, I think -- I think I'm getting more than just a sheep lesson here. It really helped in terms of understanding who David was as a person. And then his relationship to Christ.

And why -- why David was chosen as king.

GLENN: Is it true that you fasted, before the audition? I mean, you're a Broadway guy.

MICHAEL: Yeah. Yeah. I sent in the first audition. I was really excited about it.

And it was a dream of mine for a long time. You know, one of these dreams, that you don't tell anyone. And you don't think it will ever happen.

GLENN: To play David specifically? Or to be --

MICHAEL: Yeah, to play David. To play David.

GLENN: Really?

MICHAEL: And because I was inspired by the Chosen.

And I wanted to maybe do flashback scenes with a young David, or something.

When I got the audition, and they originally said no. I thought, oh, that would have been a good opportunity.

GLENN: Hmm.

MICHAEL: And I got another audition. I called my mom. And I said, Mom, this doesn't happen often. Can you believe it? She said, Michael, calm down.

The one thing I need you to do. I need you to fast, and I need you to pray.

I said, yes, ma'am.

A week later, I was having lunch with Jon Erwin. And he -- it kind of took off from there.

But, yeah, fasting and prayer.

GLENN: You know, I'm friends with.
I went to school with Jim Caviezel. And I can't remember what grade he was in. Maybe fifth grade, I think. But he went into church, and all by himself.

And he prayed, and he made a pact with God. Let me -- all I want, Lord, is to play you in a movie some day, and I will live my life honorably to be able to be ready, but I want to play you.

And so he told me when Mel called, he was like, yeah, I've been waiting for the call. It's an amazing thing.

MICHAEL: Wow. I didn't know that story. That's beautiful.

GLENN: Yeah. What do you think it is about the story about -- this was the number one show -- number one series on -- on Amazon -- on Amazon Prime this year.

What is it about the series that you think is connecting?

MICHAEL: You know, I -- I think it's different for everybody.

But I'll tell you for me.

The reason why this show means a lot to me, is because, David points us to Christ.

And -- and David is -- is a person.

He to me, is the embodiment to what it means to be human.

And to make mistakes. And find forgiveness.

It's a complex, long story.

But he was a man that -- that -- he's known as the man after God's own heart.

So for people to see that example. To see, to see the man that God loved so much, that Jesus himself was -- son of David.

I think that's what -- they see the Holy Spirit in the show. I mean, that's what I see.
And that's who I do it for.

GLENN: It's -- it's -- it's amazing to me, how -- with the exception of one, the Bible -- every single hero is so deeply flawed.

And David is so good, so good, and then, you know, becomes really, really does one of the worst things I think I've ever read in the Bible. I mean, just really bad.

MICHAEL: Yeah.

GLENN: Are you going to play -- do you have any idea, assuming the ratings are there, how long of the story you're going to tell?

MICHAEL: I really don't know. I mean, we're just trying to get to season two right now in the release.

Hopefully, pray for us, that we can get to season three, and we can keep telling the story.

I don't know what Erwin and Gunn have. What they're picking up. But I pray that we tell as much of the story as possible. I think it's important to see both the good and the bad. Like you said, to see this flawed human being, to see someone make mistakes, and to see them get back up and repent.

And ask for forgiveness. And find grace in God. So we'll see!

Pray for us.

GLENN: You -- I read some place that you were a Broadway guy. And I thought, this career is not over yet.

I mean, are you prepared to always be David?

I mean, the guy who is playing Jesus now. Jim Caviezel said, it took years before he was allowed to play anything else.

And I can't remember the guy who was playing Jesus his whole life. He is Jesus to a lot of people. Are you prepared to this be you for the rest of your life now?

And not, you know, going -- going back and doing other things, if that's the way it is?

MICHAEL: You know what, God has taken me through so much in my life, that I'm sure he's going to get me through this.

And if I'm known as the guy who plays David, I think it's actually a blessing. And I don't know what God has in store, but I trust him.

GLENN: Yeah.

MICHAEL: When that time comes, I will worry about it then. But nor for now, I'm having a great time portraying one of my favorite people.

GLENN: I just have to ask you a personal question. One for me. My daughter wants to be on Broadway. Can you talk her out of it in 30 seconds, please?

MICHAEL: Oh, man, I don't know if I want to talk her out of it.

GLENN: Okay. Well, time for you to go now.
(laughter)
Michael, thank you so much, and we're looking forward -- when does it premiere? Is it this weekend? Is it out?

MICHAEL: Well, episode eight is out on Warner Project on Prime this Sunday. Yeah.

GLENN: Okay. Good. Good.

Well, we'll be watching. Thank you so much, Michael. I appreciate it.
MICHAEL: Thank you so much, Glenn. Have a good one. Take care.
GLENN: You bet. If you haven't seen the first season, you really should see it.

It's really, really good. It's one of those that I started watching, you know.

And I stopped because I was like, wait.

Tania, we should watch this together. And she came home. And so we started watching it, and I think we watched the whole season in one weekend.

It's one of those. It's really good. Season two premieres this Sunday.