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There is a very significant, “exhausted majority” of Americans looking to move past this rotten moment in American life. They have lost trust and faith in government, business, media and not-for-profit institutions at a moment of technological, cultural and economic upheaval. Fascism did not rise in the 1930s because it was strong, but rather, because democracy was weak. The cycle is repeating itself with a new extremism rising in 2020s America. On the podcast – consistent with the mission of The Warning newsletter offered on Substack and The Warning YouTube channel – I will be joined by interesting guests – some familiar, and some you may never have heard of – to discuss the political and cultural currents that are shaping our times, as well as the unseen forces driving politics that are rarely discussed on cable news. It's important for you to hear from a diverse range of voices – not just me – about the issues facing America today.
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- Today31 min
Ukraine's Death Zone | Steve Schmidt & Ken Harbaugh
Steve Schmidt sits down with retired U.S. Naval aviator and combat correspondent Ken Harbaugh, straight from his reporting on the frontlines in Ukraine. Ken shares harrowing, firsthand accounts and deep strategic insights that mainstream cable news rarely covers: The 20-mile “death zone” and drone warfare: Inside the lethal frontline corridor where kamikaze drones make any surface movement nearly impossible — and why rotating troops has become the single most dangerous evolution of modern combat. The “iron sarcophagus:” The ingenious, harrowing Ukrainian-engineered armored capsule designed to crawl across mine-strewn kill zones to evacuate wounded soldiers when all conventional armored vehicles fail. The true toll and Russia’s manpower crisis: An unfiltered look at the staggering 1.4 million estimated Russian casualties, the recruitment of foreign fighters and North Korean troops, and the contrast between Ukraine’s fight to preserve lives versus Russia’s doctrine of mass attrition. Global ramifications and U.S. leadership: How the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are directly connected through Russian intelligence sharing, alongside an unflinching critique of Pentagon leadership, military accountability, and what’s at stake for American democracy. Don't miss it. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@thewarningwithsteveschmidt/videos Today's Merch: Mark Carney for President https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/carney-for-president-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Yesterday1h 0m
Dead Air: Return of the Mitch | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell
Return of the Mitch (There he is). Return of the Mitch (Rollin’ in). Return of the Mitch (Peace sign). You knew that he’d be back (Did we?). Return of the Mitch (Thumbs up). Return of the Mitch (Wrong vote). Return of the Mitch (Aides! Aides!). After more than 90 days away from Senate votes, Mitch is back. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell also head north as Trump’s trade war with Canada pushes America’s closest ally toward the European Union, before diving into the AI fight as experts call for urgent action and Mike Johnson tells everyone not to panic, warning that Congress moving too fast could cost America the AI race to China. Brought to you by the Save America Movement. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@thewarningwithsteveschmidt/videos Today's Merch: Got Mitch? tee https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 days ago31 min
Dead and Kaput | Steve Schmidt & Jim Acosta
Steve Schmidt joins "The Jim Acosta Show" to talk about how the coalition that elected Donald Trump is "dead, kaput," as 2026 midterm polls show Democrats and independents competitive in red states like Kansas, Idaho, Nebraska and Alaska. With the map expanding into states Republicans usually take for granted, Schmidt argues the coming mandate isn't a love letter to Democrats, it's a demand to make the chaos stop. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@thewarningwithsteveschmidt/videos Today's Merch: Mark Carney for President https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/carney-for-president-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES Subscribe to "The Jim Acosta Show": @jimacostaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 2 days ago8 min
Another Rat Jumping Off MAGA's Sinking Ship | Steve Schmidt
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar voted to fund and arm ICE, stayed silent through months of brutal enforcement, and now, 47 days before an election, suddenly says Trump's immigration crackdown has "gone too far." Steve Schmidt breaks down why her convenient conscience won't save her from her own record. Today's Merch: MAGAGEDDONhttps://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/magageddon-2026-crewneck SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSESSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 days ago51 min
Fighting Americans: Cowboy Country | Steve Schmidt and Brian Bengs
We’re heading west to cowboy country for today's edition of the Save America Movement's "Fighting Americans" series. Steve Schmidt sits down with Brian Bengs to talk about his independent run for U.S. Senate in South Dakota. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and JAG, Navy veteran, and National Park ranger, Brian talks corruption, restoring the power of individual voters, ethics and accountability in the military, putting people in charge who actually know how to do the damn job, and putting loyalty to the Constitution above any party or person. Washington may be treating South Dakota like a flyover race, but with Bengs taking on incumbent Senator Mike Rounds, this rodeo is far from over. Saddle up. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@thewarningwithsteveschmidt/videos Today's Merch: Lake Ontario Tee https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/lake-ontario-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 3 days ago8 min
Donald Trump and MAGA Are Out of Excuses | Steve Schmidt
Mitch McConnell needed to be told how to vote on his own party's farm bill yesterday. Steve Schmidt breaks down the senator's decline and why MAGA is walking into a long-deserved reckoning this November. Today's Merch: Mark Carney for Presidenthttps://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/carney-for-president-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSESSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago31 min
Fighting Americans: No Cop Out | Steve Schmidt and Harry Dunn
Harry Dunn knows what it means to defend American democracy because he has done it — literally. In this urgent conversation, Steve Schmidt sits down with the former U.S. Capitol Police officer to talk about the stakes of the coming midterms, the fight to restore the rule of law, and the responsibility that comes after Election Day. They take on January 6, MAGA extremism, accountability, voter suppression, the failures of Congress and the enormous expectations facing Democrats if voters hand them power. Dunn’s message is simple and urgent: “If your vote wasn’t so important, they wouldn’t try so hard to take it from you.” This is a conversation about power, accountability, and what Americans must demand from the people they elect. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@thewarningwithsteveschmidt/videos Today's Merch: Lake Ontario Tee https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/lake-ontario-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- 4 days ago8 min
Why Donald Trump’s AI Delusions Could Be Catastrophic | Steve Schmidt
Donald Trump called the dangers of AI a hoax. Steve Schmidt breaks down why Donald Trump is refusing to put guardrails around AI despite the emerging warnings. Today's Merch: Magageddon 2026https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/magageddon-2026-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here:Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribeStore: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningsesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSESSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
About The Warning with Steve Schmidt
There is a very significant, “exhausted majority” of Americans looking to move past this rotten moment in American life. They have lost trust and faith in government, business, media and not-for-profit institutions at a moment of technological, cultural and economic upheaval. Fascism did not rise in the 1930s because it was strong, but rather, because democracy was weak. The cycle is repeating itself with a new extremism rising in 2020s America. On the podcast – consistent with the mission of The Warning newsletter offered on Substack and The Warning YouTube channel – I will be joined by interesting guests – some familiar, and some you may never have heard of – to discuss the political and cultural currents that are shaping our times, as well as the unseen forces driving politics that are rarely discussed on cable news. It's important for you to hear from a diverse range of voices – not just me – about the issues facing America today.
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