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Sept. 30, 2025 - Sean Hannity Show
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Democrats Face Lower Lows - September 29th, Hour 3
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If you want to be a part of the program, we had two shootings over the weekend.
You got the suspect.
This was in Michigan who shot up a Mormon church.
By the way, in spite of such horrific evil, amazing stories of heroism of people, parents, and others protecting children and putting their bodies as shields in front of them.
And here's Caroline Levitt saying the suspect that did this hated people of the Mormon faith or Latter-day Saints as they're better well known.
And here's what she said.
Well, from what I understand based on my conversations with the FBI director, all they know right now is this was an individual who hated people of the Mormon faith.
And they are trying to understand more about this, how premeditated it was, how much planning went into it, whether he left a note.
All of those questions have yet to be answered, but certainly will be answered.
They will be answered.
And then, of course, you know, again, another shooting, this time in North Carolina.
This was at a South Fort Dockside restaurant.
And Todd Corning, the Coring, is the North Carolina police chief identifying the shooter in this restaurant.
Here's what he had to say.
Saturday, December 27th, 2025, at approximately 9.30, members of the Southport Police Department were dispatched to cause of shots fired with multiple injuries at the American Fish Company at 150 Yacht Basin Drive here in Southport.
Reports came in rapidly of a boat sitting in the waterway.
Reports of a subject shooting, multiple patrons of the establishment.
Unfortunately, three were wounded fatally.
We have five injured that are area hospitals still receiving care.
Suspect is a Nile Max Edge.
He's been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder, and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury.
There are additional charges pending.
This is still a very active investigation, but there's a couple of things that I want to point out to you today before I turn it over to some of these individuals behind me.
Some facts that we have at this time is that we believe that this was a targeted location.
We appear that he acted in a, what we call a lone wolf.
He acted alone.
This is highly premeditated from what we're seeing at this time, and we feel there are no other threats to our community that we do have someone in custody.
So that's what's important that I want the community to know that we do have someone in custody, and we feel like we have no other threats this time.
Now, we have spent an inordinate amount of time on this program talking about the vast philosophical divide between the left, the radical Democratic Party, that has wanted defund, dismantle, no-bail laws, and reimagine the police and send in the social workers, which is insane.
We have discussed their desire for open borders.
And under Biden, Harris, Mayorkis, anywhere between 12 and 20 million unvetted illegals entered this country from over 200 countries.
We know among them are known terrorists.
We know among them are murderers, rapists, other violent criminals, cartel members, and gang members.
And they haven't lifted a finger.
Here to weigh in on all of this is Lieutenant Randy Sutton, 33-year law enforcement vet, founder of the Wounded Blue, author of Rescuing 911, The Fight for America's Safety, here to talk about all of this and whether the president is making the right decision.
I don't really see any other option, considering the left in this country has just adopted a philosophy that makes absolutely no sense.
It doesn't make sense in terms of keeping people safe and secure, and it doesn't make sense politically for them, considering this is a 90-10 issue.
Americans want law and order.
You know, we saw in our nation's capital how appreciative the people in D.C. were.
Anyway, Lieutenant Randy Sutton, welcome back, sir.
It's great to be on your show, Sean.
Thanks for having me.
What's your reaction to all this?
Well, you know, we have seen the abdication of the responsibility of the leftist governments in Portland, in Washington, D.C., in Seattle, and many other cities around this nation.
And that is why the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has been forced to play the role that he's been playing of putting federal troops and federal law enforcement into place in these areas that have completely lost control of their criminal justice system.
Now, you know, the reality is this, that we have seen a decimation of the law enforcement agencies in this country.
We are in a criminal justice crisis, Sean.
It's rarely talked about.
But you have – take Portland, for instance.
You have about one-third less the number of police officers that need to even be employed there.
You have – in every – almost every single city, you have a number of law enforcement officers who have been diminished because of the defunding and all of the things that the left has done to literally curtail the ability of law enforcement to be effective in these cities.
And that's why President Trump is doing what he has to do in order to try to bring some semblance of normalcy and keep the people safe.
To me, it's just common sense, right?
It's simple, basic, fundamental common sense.
I mean, can you explain to me, you know, when your city has crime out of control – I'll use Illinois.
I'll use Chicago as an example.
You know, this mysterious reluctance and resistance.
I have scrolled the names, and I said this earlier in the program, of people shot and shot and killed in Chicago since Barack Hussein Obama was elected president.
That was his hometown.
And for all these years, nobody has ever lifted a finger.
No elected official has ever lifted a finger to bring about law and order and to stop the shootings that are now predictable in terms of the high number every single weekend.
And not just the people shot, but the people shot and killed.
You know, if you can explain why that's not a priority or what the purpose – what is the purpose of government if not, you know, their primary function and role to keep people safe and secure?
Well, you would think that that would be the number one priority, but it is not.
Instead, it's just the opposite.
They have destroyed the ability of the criminal justice system to be effective.
They have destroyed the ability of the criminal justice system.
They have put policies and laws into place that have disallowed law enforcement to even be effective.
When you put in no bail, low bail laws, when you put in, for instance, in Illinois, they created what they call FT Act, which is a misnomer, of course, that has literally handcuffed the police from being able to legitimately be effective in the city of Chicago.
Brandon, I didn't think there was any possibility for a mayor to get worse than Lori Lightfoot.
I didn't even think it could take place.
And then Brandon Johnson was elected.
Lieutenant, we affectionately call her Lori lightweight.
Right.
Well, we've got some other names for her, but I won't say them right now.
And the reality is this, that Brandon Johnson has done everything.
He is insulting to law enforcement.
He has said the most vile things about law enforcement, of course, and he hasn't given them the resource they need.
And the police simply can't police.
And this is not safe for the community.
It is not safe for the police officers around this nation who are facing attacks literally every single day.
Sean, there's a police officer shot almost every single day in America.
You don't even hear about it.
The ambush killings of law enforcement, the ambush killings of ICE officers, the attacks, that is, are something that is unprecedented.
And we are seeing law enforcement officers face a crisis in mental and emotional health because of all the stress that they're put under and the fact that they want to do the job.
Sean, this is the key here, that police officers, the most noble profession that I can imagine, are out there working their butts off, doing everything they can to protect their communities, but they're not being given the ability to do it because of the leadership of these leftist mayors.
And I can't even imagine what's going to happen in New York City if this guy gets elected that is a socialist who is another police hater.
I can't even imagine that public safety crisis is going to take place there.
Well, as bad as it's been, I mean, we already know what he plans to do because he stated publicly what he plans to do.
He wants to reimagine the police.
He's one of these defund dismantle no bail laws.
He wants to take felonies and he wants to empty the prisons to a very large extent.
He wants to decriminalize not only prostitution and the use of drugs, but also decriminalize even violent acts and reduce them and not put people in jail.
He's going to open up the jails and let these people go free.
And then he believes that social workers, in many instances, can replace police, which I think is insane.
What?
You have a guy threatening to kill people in Times Square in New York City.
You're going to send in a social worker.
Sir, hi, I'm with New York City.
I'm a social worker.
Do you have time to talk?
What is it that may have triggered you to get to this point in your life that you want to kill all these people?
Would you like to discuss it?
I don't think that's going to be effective.
Of course it's not going to be effective, and it hasn't been effective in any of the experimental situations that they've tried to advocate for this change.
The reality is this, the law enforcement plays the critical role when it comes down to public safety.
But they have to be given the tools.
They have to be given the laws.
The policies that have been put into place in New York City already have made it very, very difficult for the police to effectively police.
If you add this socialist hater of police to the mix, then the public safety is going to be even more diminished.
And you're already seeing an exodus, Sean, of police officers in New York City.
They just can't deal with the issues that they're dealing with when it comes out of the frustration of being able to protect the people.
And here's the most frustrating part to me.
Watching this, it's like watching a train wreck.
You know what's going to happen.
And yet the people who are voting for these individuals, the people who voted Brandon Johnson in, the people who are going to vote for this guy in New York City, they have the ability to change this trajectory.
And yet, they seem to be like lemmings on a cliff, just running off the cliff and allowing the leftist agenda to continue and become even more dangerous for they and their families.
It is totally irrational.
All right, quick break right back.
We'll continue more with Lieutenant Randy Sutton on the other side.
Then we'll get to your calls this Monday, 800-941 Sean as we continue.
All right, 25 now to the top of the hour, 800-941 Sean, if you want to be a part of the program.
Israel will have Donald Trump's full backing to destroy Hamas if they do not go along with this peace deal that has been endorsed and supported by many Arab nations.
That's the big news of the day, joint presser with the prime minister.
That's the headline, the takeaway of all of this.
If they do accept the deal, this is basically, this is the same warning that was given to Iran.
You have 50 days, and if not, the 51st day, Israel attacked.
And if, in fact, Hamas rejects this final offer to release all of these hostages, dead or alive, we think there's about 20 still alive and others that have been killed, and everybody wants those bodies returned.
And either they agree to it and they do so, they'll have 72 hours to return everybody.
If not, then it will be over.
Then Israel will finish the job.
That's about as good a deal as they're going to get.
And if they doubt Israel will finish the job, clearly they're not looking outside of their window.
So, you know, at least, I mean, the president is expanding so much political value here.
You know, the only ones that are not supporting this deal as of now are Hamas.
We'll see if that changes.
I don't know.
I want to go back to where we started earlier in the program today, and that is, you know, the party of hypocrisy as, you know, the Democrats think they have more leverage than they do on this issue of a government shutdown.
Now, when you look at what it is, what do the Democrats want for a four-week extension and to prevent a government shutdown?
They want $1.5 trillion in partisan demands.
They want a $50 billion repeal of monies that are given for rural health care funding.
Obamacare, remember, for over 40% of the country now, most people have one Obamacare exchange option.
That's it.
Take it or leave it.
That's what you've got.
And that's why we support Ease Total Health and your own plans and getting out of the government system because the government doesn't do anything right.
And they want to restore taxpayer-funded health care benefits for illegal immigrants.
And they want to restore, you know, able-bodied non-working adults to continue.
They want the pre the Biden pandemic era Obamacare subsidies to go on in perpetuity, even though we can't afford it.
And they want over a trillion five in new spending for a four-week extension.
Continuing resolution.
That's not going to happen.
Here's a reminder of what Democrats have warned about regarding past government shutdowns.
We believe in governance.
We want to keep government open.
A shutdown is very serious.
There are real consequences.
When the government shuts down, it harms our national security.
It harms our economy.
And it harms service members, veterans, retirees, and vulnerable communities.
We all know a shutdown is unnecessary and completely avoidable.
The tragedy here is all the civilian employees.
It is the American people who are going to suffer.
Border Patrol agents will not be paid.
TSA agents will not be paid.
Small businesses will be hurt.
Not only is it irresponsible and purposely misleading, it is dangerous precedent to be threatening a shutdown.
I'm worried about our air controllers, those in the military.
We have over almost 40,000 in the military as well as personnel who work in the military, and they won't have checks.
I mean, this is real.
They're real people's lives at stake.
It is not normal to hold 800,000 workers' paychecks hostage.
It is not normal to shut down the government when we don't get what we want.
Our troops deserve better.
Our children deserve better.
And the American people deserve better.
These chaos agents, they don't have a plan B.
They just want to see everything burn.
Shutdown is really an extremist policy designed to appeal to an extremist base and hold the whole country hostage.
So this shutdown, you know who's going to feel the pay?
You know who it hurts?
You.
That's it.
800-941-Sean.
Now, Chucky, it's basically Chuck Schumer is on, you know, the clock is ticking.
How long will it be until he caves?
I know Hakeem Jeffries and Chucky meeting with the president of the White House.
It's just a matter of time.
I'm going to be consistent.
Now, often during, you know, threats of government shutdowns, depending on what side of the aisle you're on, you take one position when it's your side that is out of power and one position when you're in power.
And they're very inconsistent, as you just heard, because those very same people you just heard warning about government shutdowns are the ones threatening to shut down the government.
But it's just a matter of time.
Chuck Schumer will have to capitulate to his radical base.
But then all of a sudden, the Democrats are going to get blamed and the polls will come out blaming Democrats.
And then all of a sudden, they're going to have to come up with a CR and fund the government.
Chucky Schumer, you know, it was out there just on full attack mode this weekend.
I have no faith in Donald Trump's judicial system.
Well, it's the same one with the exception of the few appointees that Donald Trump has made in the nine months he's been president.
Listen.
Do you trust, do you have faith in the judicial system?
I have no faith in Donald Trump's judicial system.
He has turned this judicial system to be his own political political fighter.
Do what he wants politically so that he tells them to go after people he doesn't like.
He tells them to exonerate people that he likes.
So many people are getting pardoned and this and that.
He has turned this Justice Department into his own political watchdog.
It's horrible.
No president has done this.
This is what autocrats do.
This is when Trump says he wants to be king to do it.
And so when he says he doesn't like Comey, look what happened there, Kristen.
The prosecutor who he appointed said there's not enough evidence to indict Comey, so he fired this prosecutor and put in someone who'd do whatever he wanted.
This is one of the Trump's done so many bad things to undermine our democracy, to undermine our norms.
This is one of the very worst.
And then Chucky Schumer stepped up and said he will fight the deployment of troops in Portland.
I'm going to add to that, Chicago.
Listen to that.
President Trump is saying he now wants to send federal troops into Portland, Oregon.
What is your reaction to that?
Leader Thuon defended it.
What say you?
It's indefensible.
This is so against the American way.
We do not have our military do local law enforcement.
And he tried it in Los Angeles.
It backfired on him.
The people of Los Angeles got upset, and the lower court threw it out.
30 seconds.
Is there anything you can do to stop it in Congress?
Yes, first, we will fight it in the courts along with people who will file suits.
But second, I would hope, Kristen, that some of our Republican colleagues seeing, I know they're loyal to Trump and does whatever he wants.
But this is so far stepping over the line that I'd hope some of them would join us in legislation to prevent it from happening.
Chucky then goes on to say health care will be one of the top negotiating points in negotiations with Republicans to avoid a shutdown.
He's not getting what he wants, that we're not going to pay for health care for illegal immigrants by virtue of the fact they don't deserve benefits that are supposed to be reserved for the American people.
Here's what he said.
Are they serious about negotiating with us in a real way?
We have two concerns.
The first is health care.
Our health care situation is a shambles, in good part because of what the Republicans did in the BBB, their so-called big beautiful bill.
Now they want to change the name of it because they know it's not very popular.
I think 68% of Americans don't like it.
And so it's a mess.
We're representing the people everywhere I go and my colleagues go throughout the country, red, blue, purple.
People are saying, oh, my God, you've got to change this.
People are losing their jobs.
Rural hospitals are closing.
People are going to get notices of $4,000 a year increase in their premiums.
So our job is to represent the people of America.
So far, they've stonewalled and said we're not discussing any of that.
And we'll see if it changes on Tuesday.
All right, let's get to our busy phones.
New York.
Let's say hi to Terry.
Terry, how are you?
So you're ready to vote for Momdani, the commie, the Marxist?
Oh, definitely not, Mr. Hannity.
I'm in lovely western New York.
I have just a quick question regarding sanctuary cities.
You know, we have federal laws.
How come we don't use these to prevent these sanctuary cities?
I've been asking this question over and over and over again.
If I were to provide aid and assistance to somebody that entered this country illegally, let's say I went down to the border and I picked up people that were in the country illegally and I said, well, where would you like to travel to?
What state would you like to live in?
And then I gave them a ride.
What laws would I be breaking?
Would I be aiding and abetting in law breaking?
Oh, certainly.
8 U.S.C. 1324.
Okay, that's what the Biden administration did.
They gave choices to people.
Where would you like to live?
And they gave multiple cities.
Then they had their planes, you know, landing in the dark of night in obscure airports, private airports or, you know, not Maina airports, so nobody would see them.
And then they'd give them money and benefits.
You go to California, the reason, you know, Medi-Cal is, you know, headed towards insolvency and is, you know, because they're paying, you know, $10 trillion in benefits just for health care alone for Gavin Newsom's illegals in his sanctuary state.
Never mind the money they spend on education.
Never mind the money that's spent on illegals for other services that they offer.
And, you know, you have the highest income tax, the highest sales tax, the highest gas tax, the worst regulations in the world.
I ran into somebody this weekend who owned two homes in California.
One of them was in the Pacific Palisades.
That home's burned to the ground.
How's the permitting process?
He goes slow, meaning all these months later, 10 months later, and they can't get a permit to build their home.
Unbelievable.
But the answer is they should be held accountable.
To me, it's aiding and abetting.
Maybe that's a conflict that's headed down the road.
I don't know.
Anyway, appreciate the call, my friend.
Anthony is in Virginia.
What's up, Anthony?
How are you?
Hi, Sean.
Can you hear me?
I can hear you fine.
How are you?
I'm doing fine.
So I had one question.
So I'm a high school student, and I was wondering, what do you think is the best way that Republicans are going to be able to reach young voters in order to win an off-year elections in the midterms?
You're in high school.
Do you have a turning point chapter in your school?
I do not.
Why don't you start one?
I'm actually considering that, actually.
Get in touch with Turning Point.
I think it'd be a great idea.
Get politically active, you know, put up notices around the school, get the word out, and you'll be shocked probably how many people will want to join with you and organize with you.
And then they'll give you guidance and help in terms of what you can do, turning point action.
You know, they have an entire action plan.
There are requests for well over 120,000 new chapters, and you can be one of them.
I think it would be a great, you know, it'd be great for you.
And then when you go to college, you're thinking about going to college.
I am thinking.
I'm thinking like William and Mary's my main choice.
That's the closest college to me.
Love that.
Then start a chapter there, or if there's one there, just join it.
Okay.
All right.
How do you think that Republicans overall should reach out to younger voters like 18 to 25?
What do you think is the best way?
I think the best way is to get people like you that have a strong voice and get educated and be able to, you know, do what Charlie was doing, which is prove me wrong.
I can have any liberal call this show any time of the day, and I'll have an answer for any argument that they can make.
I do this for a living.
I've done this my whole life.
It's my professional career.
But the more you become informed on issues, the more you educate yourself, the better your answers will get.
And you'll be able to persuade and convince people that you're right.
And then have fun doing it.
Keep a smile on your face and enjoy the process.
Look, it was around your age, even a little younger.
I was obsessed with listening to political talk radio, and it was in its infancy stages.
I never thought I'd be on the radio.
But if it's a passion of yours, which is what it sounds like, my best advice is get involved.
Anyway, my friend, thank you.
Anthony, we appreciate your call.
Good luck.
Update us when you can.
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All right, that's going to wrap things up for today.
Hannity Tonight, 9 Eastern on the Fox News channel.
Democrats threatening to shut down the government, and now it's on them.
Hypocrisy at a level you've never seen before.
Speaker Mike Johnson will join us.
Ari Fleischer, also Mark Meadows tonight.
Governor Landry, he's going to weigh in.
He wants troops in New Orleans to help bring about peace, law, and order, and safety and security.
Unlike Portland and unlike Chicago, we'll show you the madness from over the weekend.
We'll show you a young reporter doing a man on the street.
She got punched in the face and then Alvin Bragg didn't bring charges.
What's wrong with him?
And Emily Campano.
All coming up.
Set you DVR.
Hannity tonight, 9 Eastern on Fox.
We'll see you then back here tomorrow.
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