Fromer Secretary of State, CIA Director and Congressman from Kansas Mike Pompeo joined Hugh Thursday to sift through rubble and talk about rebuilding: Audio: 11-05hhs-pompeo Transcript: HH: As promised, after the tsunami on Tuesday, I went looking for people who actually or might guess well what has happened. Among them, of course, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, also former CIA Director, also former Congressman from Kansas, now head of CNQ Advisors. That’s his own shop. West Point graduate, Harvard Law, you remember all that. Mr. Secretary, welcome back. ‘What’s the matter with Kansas?’ was the name of a book in the...

Mike Rogers, locked in a tight battle with Abdul El Sayed for the Senare seat in Michigan, joined Hugh to discuss why Michigan voters have to be concerned about El-Sayed’s decptions and diversions from the topic of his views of and ties to the Muslim Brotherhoo: Audio: 11-02hhs-rogers Transcript: HH: Joined now by Mike Rogers, who I believe will be elected to the United States Senate tomorrow. Mike, welcome back. I want to ask you a couple of tough, quick questions. My audience knows about the Muslim Brotherhood. We’ve had Lawrence Wright on. We’ve had many scholars of Islam on. They know that to be worried about the...

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Vice President J.D. Vance joined me on the program today to talk about his new book “Communion.” The audio is over at my YouTube Channel, but the transcript is here: HH: Special program today. I’m pleased to welcome back Vice-President J.D. Vance to the program to talk about his brand-new book, Communion. Mr. Vice-President, welcome back and congratulations on your book, your memoir about crossing the Tiber. I found it very winsome, very revealing. I found it very frustrating that on your book tour, no one talked to you about it. Were you surprised by that? They talked about everything but Communion. JDV: Yeah, it’s...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune returned to the program today. The YouTube video of the inteview is at my site. The transcript: HH: Joined now by the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Senator John Thune of South Dakota. Senator, good to have you back on. Thank you for joining me today. I’ve got a lot of stuff to cover with you, and I always start with my personal favorite, which is judicial confirmations. I think you’re setting some records, but do you want to confirm that for me? JT: We are, Hugh. And I know you care deeply, and as do a lot of Americans. And they should, because nothing shapes the future of the...

President Trump returned to the program today. The focus was on the ongoing battle with Iran though as always there were some excursions into other topics. He remains the best interview on the planet: Transcript: HH: Joined now by President Donald Trump. Mr. President, welcome back to the Hugh Hewitt Show. Thank you. I want to begin by saying I’m sorry you’ve lost your friend, Lindsey Graham. I want to congratulate you on the 250th anniversary of the country on the Mall and your speech. And I want to especially thank you for raising with General-Secretary Xi Jinping Jimmy Lai and Pastor Mingri. DJT: Yeah. HH: The pastor’s in...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune called into the program today to talk about the need for the entire GOP to rally behind Texas Senate GOP nominee Ken Paxton after Paxton’s win over Senator Cornyn in Tuesday’s primary run-off: Transcript: HH: Pleased to welcome now the leader of the United States Senate, Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota. Leader Thune, welcome. I began the show by saying I’m sad that my radio friend and great senator from Texas, John Cornyn, lost last night. But of course, we’ve got to get behind Ken Paxton now and get him elected. What’s your reaction to last night in Texas? JT: Well,...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune returned to the program today: Transcript: HH: There’s a lot to cover today, but I’m very, very grateful that the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, John Thune, has joined me this morning. Senator, welcome back. Good to have you. I believe it is the case that when you sign up to be majority leader, there’s a clause in your contract that says you’re obliged to defend the filibuster even when people who want you to defend the filibuster deny so on camera. Isn’t that not in the small print? JT: (laughing) Yeah, I think you are correct there, Hugh. This is a conversation, as you...