Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

With Capt. James Fanell, Pastor Lucas Miles, Todd Bensman and Michael Yon

CAPT. JAMES FANELL, Retired Intelligence Officer for the Indo-Pacific, US Navy, former National Security Affairs Fellow, Hoover Institute

• China's recent military aggression towards the United States and Taiwan
• How China has been developing their military specifically to take down Taiwan
• An "internal rot" within the U.S. military
• Has China overtaken the U.S. as the world's leading naval force?

PASTOR LUCAS MILES, Host of the Epoch Times Church & State with Lucas Miles

• The spectrum of "woke"
• How the Marxist movement has "adapted" over the years
• A "subtle" influence of Marxism on Christianity in the U.S.

TODD BENSMAN, Senior National Security Fellow, Center for Immigration Studies, former Department of Homeland Security official, Author, Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History,  America’s Covert Border War: The Untold Story of the Nation’s Battle to Prevent Jihadist Infiltration, @BensmanTodd

• The impact of Title 42's end on the southern border
• Why did the Biden administration end DNA testing for children at the border?

MICHAEL YON, Former Green Beret, Independent Combat Journalist, MichaelYon-online.com, @Michael_Yon

• How are Chinese immigrants getting into the U.S?
• The importance of the Darién Gap in the immigration crisis

With Grant Newsham and Dr. Andrew Bostom

GRANT NEWSHAM, Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy, Senior Research Fellow, Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, Contributor, Asia Times, @NewshamGrant

• How China's military buildup has impacted the United States
• What goes into China's potential decision to attack Taiwan?
• The importance of the Ryukyu Islands to China
• Comparing the military strength of China and the U.S.
• The United States' reliance on China for various pieces of military equipment

DR. ANDREW BOSTOM, Author, The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism

• What is the Council on American-Islamic Relations?
• The issue of anti-Semitism throughout the world
• Similar tactics with respect to Iran's nuclear program that were seen under the Obama administration
• Dr. Bostom's investigation into COVID-19 in Rhode Island

With Robert Charles and Dr. Bradley Thayer

ROBERT CHARLES, Spokesman, Association of Mature American Citizens, Former Assistant Secretary, State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author, “Eagles and Evergreens,” @RCharles4USA

• What will the down-steam impact be of Donald Trump's indictment?
• Comparing Joe Biden and Donald Trump's handling of classified documents
• Remembering the importance of D-Day

BRADLEY THAYER, Director of China Policy, Center for Security Policy, Author, How China Sees the World 

• Analyzing the "existential" threat China poses to the United States
• Why did the U.S. intelligence community "miss" the rise of China?
• Is the Biden administration "embracing" elements of the CCP?
• Why has China advanced its aggression in recent months?

With George Rasley, Bill Walton and Caroline Glick

GEORGE RASLEY, Editor, Conservative HQ, former White House Staff Member, Vice President Dan Quayle, former Assistant Director, National Park Service, former Director of Policy and Communication, Congressman Adam Putnam (FL-12)

• Donald Trump's recent indictment
• President Biden's mishandling of classified documents prior to becoming president
• Are we witnessing a surrender of American sovereignty?

BILL WALTON, Host, The Bill Walton Show

• Robert Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments about China
• Is Elon Musk too closely aligned with China?
• Sequoia Capital's recent business venture involving the Chinese Communist Party

CAROLINE GLICK, Columnist, Israel Hayom, Author, “The Israeli Solution: A One State Plan for Peace in the Middle East,” Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy, Host, Caroline Glick’s Mideast News Hour, @CarolineGlick

• Comparisons between the "ruling class" in the U.S. and Israel
• Is the U.S. encouraging anti-government protests in Israel?
• Problems with inconsistent definitions of anti-Semitism

With Steve King

STEVE KING, Author, Walking Through the Fire, Former U.S. Representative, Iowa, District 4

• Rep. King’s experience negotiating within Congress
• Some positive takeaways from the debt ceiling vote
• A new addition to the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO)
• Issues with consolidating large amounts of American health data
• A lack of understanding of the “Chinese threat” within Congress
• The Biden administration’s failure at the southern border

With David Walsh, Amb. Yoram Ettinger and Elaine Donnelly

DAVID WALSH, President, Takota Group

• An update on the "Green New Deal"
• What will happen if gas power is outlawed in the United States?
• Various issues with energy production under the Biden administration

YORAM ETTINGER, Former Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy in DC, Consultant to Israeli and US legislators

• How do Israel and other pro-American Arab regimes view Iran's nuclear program?
• Who are the potential targets of an Iranian nuclear weapon?
• Is there a possibility of the U.S. and Israel teaming up against Iran?

ELAINE DONNELLY, Founder and President, Center for Military Readiness

• The Pentagon's emphasis on LGBTQ+ values in recent years
• A statement by Secretary Austin on LGBTQ+ "shows" in the military
• Charles Q. Brown Jr.'s policy direction for the USAF

With Dr. Alex Newman, Michael Rectenwald and Kyle Shideler

DR. ALEX NEWMAN, President, Liberty Sentinel Media, Inc., award-winning international journalist

• How the Biden administration has been undermining U.S. sovereignty through health care
• The influence of China on the United Nations
• Why does China want to gain control of various "global-governance" organizations?

MICHAEL RECTENWALD, Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, American Scholars, Author, “Thought Criminal,” “Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom” and “Beyond Woke,” former New York University Professor, Liberal Studies, @antipcnyuprof

• The relationship between the U.N. and the World Economic Forum
• Is there a potential for Twitter to revert back to how it was before Elon Musk took over?
• A recent emphasis on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) within American business

KYLE SHIDELER, Director/Senior Analyst for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism at Center for Security Policy:

• Shideler's recent piece on the "Patriot Front" group
• Are FBI whistleblowers being financially incentivized?
• What problems is the U.S. "inheriting" from having an open border?

With Kevin Freeman, Tamara Lich and Bill Walton

KEVIN FREEMAN, Host, Economic War Room, Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy, Author, “Game Plan: How to Protect Yourself from the Coming Cyber-Economic Attack” and “Secret Weapon: How Economic Terrorism Brought Down the U.S. Stock Market and Why It Can Happen Again,” Founder, Globaleconomiwarfare.com, @SecretWeaponUSA:

• Why would China infiltrate American venture capital firms?
• What are the risks associated with investing in China?
• A new initiative by Freeman dealing with gold and silver coins

TAMARA LICH, Author, Hold the Line 

• Protests against COVID-19 restrictions in Canada that Lich helped organize
• What was Justin Trudeau's reaction to these protests?

BILL WALTON, Host, The Bill Walton Show

• Who is Neil Shen?
• Problematic ties between the Chinese Communist Party and American companies
• The relationship between Tesla, Twitter and China

With Rick Fisher, Dr. Bradley Thayer and Dr. Stephen Bryen

RICK FISHER, Senior Fellow of Asian Military Affairs, International Assessment and Strategy Center, Author, “China’s Military Modernization: Building for Regional and Global Reach,” former Asian Studies Director, The Heritage Foundation, former China Brief Editor, The Jamestown Foundation

• China's desire to attain "hegemony" in space
• How has China been planning to gain control of the Earth-Moon system?
• How long has "China's invasion" of the United States been going on?

BRADLEY THAYER, Director of China Policy, Center for Security Policy, Author, How China Sees the World 

• Has the United States intelligence community "failed"?
• How China's rise to power "occurred in plain sight"
• China's expertise in penetrating various aspects of American life
• The impact of "elite capture" on the failing U.S. intelligence community

STEPHEN BRYEN, Senior Fellow, Center for Security Policy

• An update on the Russia-Ukraine war
• The involvement of the United States in this war
• Is the "correlation of forces" in favor of the Ukrainians?

With Dr. Steven Hatfill and Robert Spencer

STEVE HATFILL, M.D., Physician, Virologist and Bio-Weapons Expert, Former Fellow, Oxford University and the National Institutes of Health and the National Research Council, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

• Updates on the origin of COVID-19
• Did the "China model" impact the United States' response to COVID?
• A "silent killer" that has infiltrated the U.S.
• Does the southern border crisis have an impact on the health of American citizens?

ROBERT SPENCER, Director, Jihad Watch, Weekly columnist, PJ Media and FrontPage Magazine, Author, “Mass Migration in Europe: A Model for the U.S.?,” and “Islamophobia and the Threat to Free Speech,” @jihadwatchRS

• The recent re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Does Erdoğan want to turn Turkey "into" Iran?
• A mass migration of Turks throughout Europe
• How Turkey has become a very problematic ally for the United States