President Donald Trumpt returned to my program today. The program is posted at my YouTube. The audio/video may be used by attribution channel. The Transcript: HH: Proud to welcome back to the Hugh Hewit Show President Donald Trump. Happy New Year, Mr. Trump. Good to have you back. DJT: Well, thank you very much, Hugh. Thank you very much. HH: I don’t want to waste your time, so I’m going to dive right in and begin with Iran. Michael Doran of the Hudson Institute says the regime there is failing. They have fuel shortages, electricity shortages, a water shortage. Karime Sadjadpour at Carnegie is posting the videos of the...

Ambassador Robert C. Obrien, President Trump’s last Natinal Security Advisor in the first term, joined Hugh to talk about the events of the weekend: Audio: 01-05hhs-obrien Transcript: HH: Joined by Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien, formerly National Security Advisor to President Trump in term one of Donald Trump’s first term as president. He is now the chairman of American Global Security, and I’m so glad to have him on after this incredible weekend. Ambassador O’Brien, welcome. Let me begin with getting your reaction to Operation Absolute Resolve. RCO’B: Well, Hugh, it’s good to see you and Happy New Year to you as...

Congressman Mike Lawler joined me today to discuss why any Republican should support him in 2026 after he signed the discharge petition on a 3-year extension of Oamacare Covid-era subsidies: Audio: 12-19hhs-lawler Transcript: HH: Joined by Congressman Mike Lawler. Mike Lawler represents New York’s 17th Congressional district. He won in 2022. He won in 2024. He’s been on the program before. I get along with him really well. I like him a lot. But I think I’m going to have to support his Democratic opponent in 2026, and I wanted to talk to him about that. And he was kind enough to come on. Congressman, welcome back. I’m very...

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on the Accomplishments at DOI in 2925: Audio: 12-19hhs-burgum Transcript: HH: I’m pleased and honored to begin with Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum. Secretary Burgum, Happy New Year to you in advance. I’m so glad you could join us. I have been talking to various people, Senator Thune, Chris Wright, others about the year in review. You’ve got one of the biggest agencies, and you’ve had a year now. What do you count as the accomplishments at Interior in 2025? DB: Well, Hugh, great to be with you, but accomplishments for 2025 is really implementing President Trump’s common sense...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) joined me for a look back at 2025 and forward into 2026 today. Audio: 12-17hhs-thune Transcript: HH: A special day, because I’m joined by the Senate’s majority leader, Senator John Thune of South Dakota. Senator, Merry Christmas to you. I hope you get out of town soon, back to South Dakota. I suspect it’s warmer there. JT: (laughing) Yeah, well, Merry Christmas, Hugh. It’s probably not warmer there, but you’re, it’s always better to be there than here, right? HH: Yeah, I would say so. Thank you for giving me some time today. JT: Sure. HH: I want to look back at 2025 and a little...

David Sacks, President Trump’s czar on AI joined HuhonTuesday: Audio: 02-16hhs-sacks Transcript: HH: So pleased to welcome back to the program David Sacks. David is the chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He’s the AI and crypto czar. He’s actually a double czar, which is really something I haven’t heard of before. There’s czars all over D.C., but he’s a double star. David, are you the only double czar you know of? DS: As far as I know, yes. I guess that’s right, Hugh. Good to see you again. HH: It’s good to see you again, and thank you for spending time with me. I want to...

The Manhattan Institute for Research and Policy’s president Reihan Salam joined Hugh for the first time today to discuss the Institute’s and The City Journal’s mission set after a weekend of incredibly dark new: Audio: 12-15hhs-salam Transcript: HH: So pleased to bring for the very first time to the Hugh Hewitt Show Reihan Salam, who is the president of the Manhattan Institute. Before that, he was the executive editor of National Review. He’s been around for a while, but our paths have never crossed. So I’ve read his work for a long time. Reihan, welcome. It’s good to meet you virtually through the magic of...

Historian and classicist Victor Davis Hanson joined me to discuss the collapse of the domestic political discourse and the hard left lurch of the Democrats: Audio: 10-22hhs-vdh Transcript: HH: Pleased to welcome back Victor Davis Hanson, historian and classicist, host of the Victor Davis Hanson podcast. And I want to begin there, Victor. The last time we talked, it was to talk about your book, The End Of Everything: How Wars Descend Into Annihilation. And this is really part two of that. But I first want to clarify for people like me. Your podcast moved. You migrated over to the Daily Signal, which is a great platform. But all of a...