Fox News Sunday 08-09-2026

This Memorial Day, as America approaches the 25th anniversary of 9-11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off the mortgages on 26 homes for Gold Star families and families of fallen first responders across 13 states. In tribute to the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9-11, Tunnel to Towers has committed to delivering 343 mortgage-free homes this year. Their courage will never be forgotten. Join us. Donate $11 a month at T2T.org. I'm Shannon Bream, a new list of demands from Iran this morning, and Democratic Socialists set their sights on the next battleground state as the Democrat Party grapples with who's calling the shots. I hope that you'll join this movement now. This is the moment where we must convey and win power for the majority, and that's working class people. Now to Wisconsin, where DSA-backed Francesca Hong is the frontrunner to become the Democratic nominee for governor. We'll talk about the movement with Democratic Socialist candidate Oliver Larkin, who wants to unseat moderate Democrat Congressman Jared Moskowitz in Florida. Ben. We are talking. Let's see what happens. President Trump facing growing impatience over the ongoing conflict in Iran and its impact on the economy. Trump sowed mayhem in our economy with his costly war. with his chaotic and inconsistent economic policies. Where is the off-ram? We'll ask Senator Bill Hagerty, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, and ask Kevin Hassett, the president's top economic advisor, about those bleak jobs numbers and stubbornly high gas prices. Plus. 40 million people self-disclosed that they struggle with the disease of addiction. Former North Dakota First Lady Catherine Bergam talks about how she's turned her personal 20-year struggle with addiction into a new White House mission. All this week on Fox News Sunday.

Hello from Fox News in Washington. We begin with a look at some of today's top stories. A woman and a five-month-old child have died after the boat they were in capsized near Liberty Island in the New York Harbor last night. Twelve people were rescued from the water. Police are investigating the cause. The Canadian province of British Columbia is under a state of emergency as wildfires there burn more than 25,000 acres and force more than 20,000 people to evacuate. It all comes amid severe heat and dry conditions, fueling active fires across the western U.S. and Canada. Iran says it is close to a deal with its neighbor, Oman, in control of the Strait of Hormuz, but not close enough to fully reopen that key shipping route. The UAE says Iran hit another one of its ships there. The president says talks continue. In a moment, we will bring in Bill Hagerty, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But first, Box News, Chief Foreign Correspondent, Trey Yenks, is in Tel Aviv. Hello, Trey. Shannon, good morning. Reports indicate that a deal between Iran and Oman is close, the aim opening the Strait of Hormuz. But attacks continue in this critical waterway. According to reports on Saturday, a missile hit an Emirati-owned tanker off the coast of Oman. The incident caused a fire on board the vessel, but no casualties were reported. This comes as Iranian officials are still claiming control over the street. The talks with Oman are about the temporary route. We are almost very close to the result. Determining the routes by Iran and Oman does not necessarily mean the reopening the Strait of Oman. That is dependent on other factors. The violations of the Memorandum of Understanding by America should be compensated. Iran's Supreme National Security Council released new demands this weekend regarding the strait calling on the United States to permanently end the war and compensate Iran for damages before the strait would reopen. These maximalist demands come as the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect, costing the regime hundreds of millions of dollars each day. And according to U.S. Central Command, as of August 8, Centcom redirected 53 commercial vessels, disabled two, and boarded to. The U.S. military has also permitted more than 30 ships. to pass through the blockade for humanitarian aid. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that U.S. pressure on Iran will continue. I try to remind people that we're really in the middle of the game here. This thing is not over. It's obviously not at the beginning. We're in the middle of the game and we're applying a whole host of tools, diplomatic, economic, military tools to ensure that we get the best outcome for the American people. I feel quite confident we will get there, but we're still a bit in the middle of the game. With talks ongoing, Iranian proxies remain active early this morning. The Houthis in Yemen launched missiles towards Saudi oil refineries. Shannon?

All right, Trey Yanks, reporting from Tel Aviv. Thank you always, Trey. Now over to the White House, where there's mounting pressure to end the war's drag on the economy and Republican midterm prospects. Box News correspondent Alex Hogan joins us from the North Lawn. Hello, Alex. Good morning, Shannon. President Trump is in New Jersey this weekend. He says he has directly involved in talks with Iran. This, as polls indicate, new pressure on the administration over the conflict. As the conflict continues, here at home, a recent Quinnipiac poll finding six and ten voters now oppose U.S. military action in Iran, Democrats blasting President Trump. He's handling the economy so poorly with the chaos, the inconsistency, the lack of paying attention to the facts, the lying. It's all coming out, coming down to his doorstep. The latest jobs report this week revealing a weakening labor market. Despite 80,000 jobs expected, July's numbers show 23,000 jobs were cut. For the first time, in nearly a decade, Americans say they favor Democrats over Republicans when it comes to the economy, according to a new Reuters Ipsos poll. President Trump this week argued voters might try to punish Republicans at the polls this November. If they don't get smart, if the Senate doesn't get smart, I may be the less. Republican president. That's a big statement. On Capitol Hill, in an overnight vote heading into the weekend, the Republican-led Senate securing a win for President Trump, confirming his former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, as Attorney General. The nomination is confirmed. Todd Blanche was opposed by two Republicans and every Democrat. After GOP pressure to do so to secure final votes, Todd Blanche promised in writing the department would abandon the president's proposed compensation fund, including January 6th riders, and limit another part of the settlement, which would shield Trump and his family from IRS tax audits. The Senate also passed a bipartisan continuation, which would fund the government through December 11th. The Senate left for its August recess without passing the Safe America Act. Shannon? All right, Alex Hogan of the White House. Thank you very much. Joining us now, DOP, Senator, member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Bill Hagerty. Senator, welcome back to Fox News Sunday. Good morning, Shannon. Thank you for having me this morning. Okay, I want to get to the domestic, but first to kind of the top news of the day, this new list of demands from Iran apparently includes we've got to lift our naval blockade, withdraw all of our military from the area. compensate Iran for war damage, lift all sanctions, and unconditionally release their frozen assets. I want to put up this new Fox News polling that we have on this issue about whether or not people think we're going to reach a deal. 73% of Americans now think we either get a bad deal or no deal. Where do you think we're going diplomatically? Well, you know, diplomacy is being tested at every turn with the Iranian regime. They don't seem to favor diplomacy unless they can use it to tap us along. President Trump is seen right through this. We've maintained maximum military capabilities. In fact, he's enhanced our military capability. And what you see now is an act of desperation, I think, because President Trump had prepared to unleash unmitigated fury on Iran just the past weekend when they came to the table again and said, no, we want to make a deal. And let's not forget, Shannon, that Secretary Scott Bessent and the team of Treasury have put.

incredible financial pressure on Iran. Their economy is in tatters right now. They're doing the same thing over and over again. I know people call that the definition of insanity. I think that's diplomacy, Iranian style by coming back with more of the same demands, et cetera, et cetera. But what has happened is that they continue to grade in their position. We continue to advance in terms of economic pressure, military pressure. There's going to have to be a deal. I think the American public are indicating they're ready for a deal to be done, and that deal could be at the end of a military. operation as opposed to diplomacy. It's up to the Iranians, but I think we're very close. Particularly as I listen to Secretary Scott Bessent, I think we're very close to having a deal. Okay. Can we trust them as a reliable partner, though, even if we get something to hammer down on paper and all of the details, are they a reliable partner? You know, there's a country that's been for nearly 50 years chanting death to America and death to Israel. I think the Obama, JCPOA, the Iran deal that we saw in the past, demonstrated that you can't just trust the Iranians. Everything that we agreed to is going to have to be verifiable and enforceable. President Trump has already seen this movie before. You know, Obama just handed over pallets of cash, billions of dollars. And instead of abiding by the agreement, they continue their nuclear program surreptitiously. then began to foment terror. That will not happen again. I think President Trump has been incredibly clear about this. And what we're trying to do is maintain a posture that we can allow the Iranian economy to rebuild the 90 million Iranian people to actually prosper. And as I think the entire region has responded to this, if you look at the stepping up that we've seen by other neighbors in the area, Iran is on a 360-degree basis made enemies with everybody in its neighborhood. Now we're all coming together. I expect to see more. Saudi Arabia, for example, and more nations in the region step up and enter the Abraham Accords. We're going to see economic prosperity break out like we've never seen before in that region, further isolating the Iranian regime. And I think it's just all part and parcel of a major transformation that needed to happen 47 years ago. And finally, President Trump has been able to step up and address it right now. Once we get into that posture, I think you're going to see all the polling change. Okay, one of the questions, though, is that they're not isolated from certain people, certain entities like Russia and China. Here is former Secretary of State, former CIA director, Mike Pompeo, talking about their potential involvement here. I think the Chinese and the Russians are actively engaged in supporting this regime. I think the Russians are providing intelligence. I think the Chinese are providing the, if not full weapon system, the guts for weapons, the software for these weapons. They have a deep interest in undermining not just keeping this war going, but undermining Western civilization. So President Trump has said he's gotten assurances from President G when it comes to some of those allegations about weapons and those kinds of things. But you were our ambassador to Japan. You know the region well. What kind of conversation should the president be having with President G now or when he comes here in September?

Well, I think a lot of people are looking toward that summit in September, and I think there's much that will come from it. But I think President Trump has been increasingly clear with President Xi Jinping that they should not cooperate nor support in any way the Iranian regime. That seems to be, there are multiple reports, none of them verified. But I think, you know, taking what former Secretary Pompeo said, if that were true, we should assume that there's that possibility. And I think we do. What we are going to continue to do is... amount increasing pressure on the Iranian regime directly. And we're going to increase sanctions. That's exactly what Secretary Scott Bessent has done. And if you look at what we did in the Senate, the sanctions bill that we passed in honor of Lindsey Graham, again, more pressure on this axis of evil that was just described. We're going to continue with sanctions. We're going to continue with military pressure. And I think that everybody in the world needs to wake up and see this. That's all the more reason why this escalation with Iran has had to be, it has to be successful. And I think it's going to be incredibly important. not only for the Iranian situation, but also for others in the neighborhood, if you will, Russia, Iran, North Korea, China. They all need to see this. Yeah, the world is watching. Okay, I want to get to a couple of domestic things before you go. So the Senate left, Save America Act, not addressed for now. Reconciliation, not addressed for now. There's a lot to get done when you guys come back. And listen, you guys are looking to the midterms. That's part of the reason that a lot of folks wanted to go home. Our polling shows that the motivation, the excitement for Democrats, is much higher to actually show up and turnout in these fall votes. The president was asked about this by Punch poll about whether or not he thinks Republican... will turn out if he's not on the ballot. Here's part of his answer. The question is, will they vote? Because a lot of them are very angry at Republicans, to be honest with you. Why is they? I don't know. I mean, they're angry at Republicans, but they're not angry. Why? They're not angry at me, but they are angry at Republicans. Well, some Republicans say they're mad at them as lawmakers because the president has put targets on them for not getting some of these key things done on his agenda. Politico reported about a meeting this week. I know you don't talk about what happens in these meetings, but Senator Daines came out and he said this, that they had talked to pollsters and others in the meeting about when will President Trump start attacking Democrats instead of attacking Republicans? What about that about this assessment that the president needs to go harder at his opponents than those of you who are trying to get things done in the Senate? Well, I think the president has ample room to do this. The only two things the Democrats have accomplished since he came into office since. in the past year and a half, almost two years. The only two things they've accomplished are two historically long government shutdowns. In fact, that was on tap this week. That's why we worked so hard to make certain that we got a continuing resolution, it's called, but that we keep the government open beyond the election and into December. That was Chuck Schumer's primary goal, was to shut the government down to create more chaos. That seems to be the Democrat playbook, is let's create chaos and mayhem, and in so doing, somehow get their friends in the media to blame that on the Republicans. I think the task is on us now.

We got a lot accomplished in terms of legislation that put our Attorney General in place, the Russian Sanctions Act that I mentioned just a moment ago, and again, extending the government keeping it open. When we get back, though, we're going to have to do something on election integrity. We tried again this week to get that done, Democrats again, every single one of them. even on something as simple as driver's license IDs, showing your ID to vote, show who you are, show that you are, who you say you are to vote, they are against it full force. I think they've made it clear. They want the ability to have insecure elections because that somehow advantages them. The American public hate this. We've got to do something about it. And I think we're going to have to move into a different type of vehicle or reconciliation vehicle to make that happen. And that's what we're going to top the agenda when we get back. Well, we will see you in the meantime. I know there's a lot to get done on your, you know, re-election campaign and the things you have to do in the home district. And so we'll keep track of that. And the long list waiting for you when you get back. Senator Haggerty, thank you. Thank you, Shen. Our midterm voting starts next month in some early states, and Democratic socialist candidates like Oliver Larkin down in Florida are hoping to unsee Democrat incumbents, who, by the way, don't think the DSA belongs in their party. Larkin is going to join us live later in the show. But up next, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett weighs in on new jobs data and polling that shows Americans are increasingly worried about their finances.

This Memorial Day, as America approaches the 25th anniversary of 9-11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off the mortgages on 26 homes for Gold Star families and families of fallen first responders across 13 states. In tribute to the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9-11, Tunnel to Towers has committed to delivering 343 mortgage-free homes this year. Their courage will never be forgotten. Join us. Donate $11 a month at T2T.org. Every red economic flag is waving. Every warning light is flashing, and every alarm bell is ringing about Trump's catastrophic handling of the economy, and he's in la-la land, not even paying attention to it and saying we have the greatest economy ever. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on July's disappointing jobs report, which included significant downward reductions on the numbers from May and June as well. Joining us now, Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett. Welcome back to Fox News Sunday. Thanks. It's great to be here. Okay, let's start with a couple of polls. On the condition of the economy, what folks told us is 76% of them say it's fair or poor. And when we asked about their personal financial situation, the largest number came in from those who report they are falling behind. We have talked about this before. When can Americans expect relief? Well, we've already seen that real wages under President Trump, which is wages after inflation, have gone up about $1,000 for the typical American middle class family, and about $4,000 for the typical manufacturing worker or construction worker. And so people are making more money than, you know, they're having to pay at higher prices. But the prices went up so much under Joe Biden. We totally understand why people are still frustrated when they go to the grocery store. I go to the grocery store myself, and I'm just stunned still. at the price of beef and other products. But the bottom line is that if you want to have higher welfare for American people, then you need factory construction, you need lots and lots of job creation and machine purchases. And so right now, as an example, we've got 83,000 or so people building new factories in the U.S. because of Trump's economic policies. And we've got the highest investment data that we've ever seen all the way in March was... like the best month ever, so that they're putting machines in the factories. And as those factories turn on, then we're going to have more construction jobs, more manufacturing jobs. And again, those are average wages of $4,000. Under Joe Biden, manufacturing wages, I'm not filibustering. I'm about to add. Under Joe Biden, manufacturing employment went down, 233,000 workers, and wages dropped for the typical American family by $3,000. Now, we've got to make up, like so we're plus 1,000. He was minus 3, but we're making progress. So while you lay out that data, and it's promising and it sounds good for the future, people right now do not feel the benefits of that just yet. And so our polling also shows us this, that when you're, we're asked folks, which political party will do a better job? They give a nine point advantage to Democrats on the economy, 10 points on inflation and prices.

22 point advantage on income equality, which is something we hear a lot about on the campaign trail. So I hear you acknowledging that there is an issue, but listen, we're weeks away from early voting starting in some states. Do you think there needs to be more of a message of empathy? We understand that you are struggling out there versus saying it's great. You just haven't felt it yet. You're right, but people absolutely are feeling legitimate problems when they go to the grocery store, which are problems that were created because of the runaway inflation of the previous administration. But the bottom line is that if you actually look at a survey like that, did anyone ask those people, like, how do you think the economy is going to work if it's run by socialists? How do you think it's going to be if the government gets to run all the stores and tell you what the price of everything is? You know, what are you going to do when the stores like at every socialist country? are all empty? Are you still going to think that Democrats are the right choice for you? And so I wonder about exactly how that poll was worded and whether people have looked at the proposals of these really, really anti-economic socialists and all the harm that they would do. The economy is so obvious that I would guess that there's an easy way to craft a poll where the Democratic Socialists in particular get about 1% of the polls. Well, and there is that delineation because there are a lot of Democrats who say we don't adopt the DSA positions and we don't want, you know, government ownership of businesses and those kinds of things. So that's something that part... He's got a hash out. We're going to do a little bit more on that later in the show. But you mentioned wage growth. So I want to point this out from semaphore. They say wage growth slid to 3.2% in the latest numbers, the lowest in five years and below current inflation of 3.5%. That gap between wage growth and rising prices is likely to make consumers feel more squeezed. Now, we're going to get new inflation numbers this week. What do you anticipate? We will, yeah. Well, yeah, I think that, you know, we saw the last inflation number for CPI was negative and the core was zero. The last inflation number for PCE was negative and core was negative. And so that the inflation numbers that we're seeing are really coming down rapidly while wage growth is through the roof, especially for blue-collar workers. And so I think that they're correct. The people who write about this are correct about the latest jobs report, which has a different measure of overall inflation and wage growth. But the bottom line is that... Wages have been growing enormously under President Trump. They collapsed under Joe Biden adjusting for inflation. And the momentum going forward is super positive because all the factories that are being built. Okay. We're going to watch for inflation numbers this week. Rate decision next month. Kevin Hassett, we always appreciate your time. Thanks. Great to be here. Okay. Time now for a Sunday group. USA Today White House correspondent Francesca Chambers. Forbes contributing writer Richard Fowler. Former R&C Communications Director, Doug High, and Bloomberg managing editor for U.S. government, Mario Parker. Great to see all of you this morning. Okay, so you heard what the president's top economic advisor had to say there, but here's what our Fox News polling shows. When we ask people about Trump economic policies who they're helping, you see at the top of the list there, 54% say people with more money, Doug. So their perception is... It's not about helping the middle or lower income earners or the majority of Americans. Yeah, perception becomes reality politically. And I think Republican candidates, those who are on the ballot come November, they want to be having the conversation that Kevin Hassett just had. But the challenge is twofold. One, prices are rising on everything constantly. I was at the grocery store yesterday, and I could see the sticker. I bought some parsley.

And it went up 10 cents. 10 cents it went up, right? Because you can see the two stickers. And that's death by a thousand cuts. Because it's 10 cents here. It's 25 cents here. Wherever you go, you see prices rising. So Republicans want to be talking about here's what we've done in the big beautiful bill. And here's what we'll do in the next Congress. And they really can't because of the bad numbers. And then. all of the side issues that distract Republicans from everything that they want to be talking about. They're not able to have the conversation with voters that they want to. And that's a real challenge moving ahead, especially given that this is where Republicans should be in their strongest suit. Yeah, and Richard, I mean, the numbers are really flipped on that. But as Kevin Hassett said, I mean, we were pushing 9%. inflation under President Biden. So even when you get the rate of inflation to come down, prices do not return to what they were before. I think that's right. I don't think voters are sitting here thinking about Joe Biden in this moment. And I think if you connect the two segments, where you started the show talking about Iran and this jobs report, here's what you have. You have this president and this White House talking about the war in Iran, and you have 23,000 job loss in the last report. And you have the American people sort of saying, I think this White House is tone deaf. We have a jobs crisis. We have a housing. in crisis. We have grocery bills and Doug's parsing that's costing a little bit more for him. I want to know what he's making. What were you making that day? Workshops, okay. Workstead of beef. Prices. Okay. We should, we'll come over. Just give us an invitation. And as that continues to happen, the American people are saying, and we saw, you know, Pete Hegseth said testify that the Iran wars cost $37 billion. And you see the American people sort of saying, We could spend this money elsewhere. While that's happening, Chalk Beat is reporting that almost 50% of America's largest school systems are taking budget cuts. At Lowell, Indiana, they're going to start this school year, $3 million in the hole. They're going to suspend bus services. They're spending after-school clubs. They might have to get rid of sports, and the American people are asking this White House. What do you care more about? A war that we don't want you to be in or whether we fund our public schools. And this is the dilemma that's going to show up in the midterm election. And while our polling shows people support our military. and believe that they will be successful when assigned with this task. They don't want us to be there. According to our latest Fox News poll, 56% oppose the action in Iran. Francesca, how is all this playing with the White House? Yeah, I've seen some of the reporting that the White House is frustrated with Iran war. I've described them more right now as resigned. Resigned to the situation being what it is right now where Oman is having these talks right now with Iran. They're waiting to see what comes out of them with Iran. respect to the Strait of Hormuz and commercial shipping, the process is, what the process is. One White House official told me right now. And so as far as the economy goes, I just wanted to hit on the point that, you know, Richard was making. The White House also didn't try to sell me these jobs numbers as really good. They described it more as the key indicators of the economy being strong. They're really hittering on this manufacturing high that the economy is on right now, Shannon. But the mayor American people, you know, aren't looking at these long-term, you know, factors like manufacturing. They're looking at what's in front of them right now. And while the CPI is lower in June than it had been the last two months before that.

The rate of inflation is higher than it was before the Iran war and all last year under President Donald Trump. Well, Mario, final word to you here, but this is something the Biden administration had to manage as well. People, their perception's not yet lining up with where, you know, we were told the data was taking us. And we saw what happened with the Biden administration as well. Various strategists that I spoke to. To your point, you asked Kevin Hassett just about the empathy with voters, right? And one of the strategies that I spoke with said that every time Republicans or the president say the economy is good. We heard that from Joe Biden as well during his administration. Look at some of the data. Look at some of the bright spots in the data. It ticks independent voters off. People like Doug who are getting the parsley. He needs his parsley. And they're saying, wait, they're not giving the parsley for everybody. And they're saying, hey, you're telling me something, but I'm going to the grocery store and I'm saying something totally different at the sticker price. And then they feel misled. All right, panel, do not go away because we had a lot more to talk about with you, including the domestic political drama we're going to analyze. As far-left candidates continue to score big wins in Democratic primaries, this week, the attention turns to Wisconsin, where Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong is hoping to become the Democrats nominee for governor. And in Florida, a DSA-backed candidate is challenging incumbent Democrat Congressman Jared Moskowitz. That candidate, Oliver Larkin, joins us live next.

This Memorial Day, as America approaches the 25th anniversary of 9-11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off the mortgages on 26 homes for Gold Star families and families of fallen first responders across 13 states. In tribute to the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9-11, Tunnel to Towers has committed to delivering 343 mortgage-free homes this year. Their courage will never be forgotten. Join us. Donate $11 a month at T2T.org. I think they've come up with an AI random stupid idea generator. And I think the stupid idea generator can think of things that humans can't, like canceling Thanksgiving or being against interracial dating. So I'm just waiting to the next stupid idea, AI generator that comes out, spits out of that. Long time Democratic strategist James Carvel slamming DSA candidates for their controversial past tweets and positions. Carvel's an outspoken critic of the DSA platform. The far-left group is backing a candidate in one of the toss-up districts that could decide control of the House. You see here are Fox News power rankings. Oliver Larkin is challenging Congressman Jared Moskowitz in Florida's Democratic primary a week from Tuesday. So the DSA platform, you know, includes things like abolishing ice and our borders and doing away with private health care. suspending U.S. military aid to Israel and raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $25 an hour. Oliver Larkin joins us now. Thank you for being with us on Fox News Sunday. Good to have you. Thank you so much for having me on, Shannon. I want to start your reaction to the James Carvels, the Van Jay Jones of the world who say DSA does not belong in the Democrat Party. It doesn't align with their interests. Is the idea to within the party, you know, force the party to mold to your ideas, or do you think you can just exist within the tent? I think it's very funny to hear James Carville talking about an AI stupid idea generator when there's $300,000 in SuperPack spending from Open AI's SuperPack going for Jared Moskowitz in our district right now. I do think that James Carville and Van Jay Jones are missing something, that electoralism is about addition, not subtraction. And I think it is very foolhardy to be excluding people from the Democratic Party that they're going to be begging for our votes in 2028. And we need to be building a majoritarian coalition that's capable of winning back power in states like Florida. and taking back the House of Representatives. So let's talk about your district specifically, where you are challenging and incumbents. You mentioned Congressman Jared Moskowitz. The Miami Herald says you're not the man for the job. They say in a district that's 25% Jewish. They've endorsed your competitor. They say this, the editorial board writing. Larkin said he does not consider anti-Zionism to be anti-Semitic, but that's disingenuous. He must know full well that many or even most Jews see anti-Zionism as a less obvious but still potent. form of anti-Semitism, he may try to add his own spin to the term, but it remains offensive and is a dog whistle that no doubt appeals to anti-Semites. So what's your message to Jewish voters there in that district?

That they're a part of our coalition. And I will note that the South Florida Sun Sentinel, which declined to endorse Jared Moskowitz in this race, made his assertion that I'm running against him solely for his religion, patently false. They listed the Medicare for all $25 an hour, universal child care, paid family and medical leave. So there's some contentious issues that we're dealing with down here in South Florida. And the media is not a monolith. And the South Florida Sun Sentinel rightfully called out Jared Moskowitz's claim is as false. the claim that anti-Zionism is equatable to anti-Semitism. I'm proud to have the support of Jewish organizations like Jewish Voice for Peace, and we're building a coalition for our collective liberation to stand up against anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, anti-Black racism, anti-queer discrimination, and for the well-being and equality of all people who call our nation home. You also have support from someone named Hasan Piker. He has made a lot of headlines. He's helped fundraise for you. The Anti-Defamation League says he's got a history of rhetoric that sanitizes and justifies violence and terrorism against the state of Israel and using derogatory rhetoric towards Jews. That inclaims that they say Orthodox Jews are inbred, which he did subsequently apologize for in response to backlash. He calls for the eradication of Zionism and demonizes Zionism. quote, mental illness. I could go on. He said a lot of things that are offensive to Jewish people and to those who support Israel. Do you believe Israel has a right to exist? I think that Israel should be a secular and democratic state with equal rights for all people. And the current configuration of the state of Israel is a religious supremacist, one that privileges Jewish citizens above Palestinians. And we see a two-tiered system of justice in the West Bank that's been under illegal occupation since 1967 with illegal West Bank Israeli settlers under Israeli civil law. And Palestinians who have called this their ancestral home being subject to Israeli military law with upward. of a 95% conviction rate. So the two-tiered system of justice, the two-tiered political system in Israel is not one that I think the United States should be supportive of if we believe in upholding democracy, not just here, but around the world. Do you think that we should cut off defensive weapons, either by purchase or by us supplying them to Israel defensive weapons? I do. not make a distinction between offensive and defensive weaponry. Israel has been rightfully attributed as committing a genocide and apartheid virtually every international body that has studied this issue from the United Nations multiple inquiries, the Amnesty International Group, even Israeli human rights organizations, including Betzelm. And when the United States is in violation of not just international law, but our own law, the Leahy laws that prohibit the Department of State and Department of Defense from providing military assistance to foreign security forces accused of gross... human rights violations. We're in violation of our own law right now. And so at minimum, we need to condition this aid. But if it were up to me, I do not think that we should be aiding and abetting a genocide by either providing taxpayer-funded weaponry or selling it. Okay. Hasan Piker also famously said that America deserved 9-11. Do you think we deserve 9-11?

No, of course not. No. And I think Hassan has walked back that statement. And no, I do not agree with that whatsoever. Okay. Act Blue advertised a gathering for you in Brooklyn on Friday night. The host committee listed including Linda Sarsar. She has said things like you can't humanize Israelis. They are the enemy. You can never work with them. She's advocated for a one-state solution, meaning no Israel. Do you understand how having people like that supporting... you and a fundraiser or any other way is very troublesome to Jewish people. Again, Linda's not a candidate for office, and I think when she talks about one secular and democratic state with equal rights, that's a principle that most Americans support. I don't think we want to be supporting a country where there's a two-tiered system of justice where people do not enjoy the same political or even rights of movement with the fragmentation of the West Bank and the construction of illegal Israeli settlements. So, no, I do not believe that Linda is speaking towards anything but. our common humanity and upholding peace and justice and equality for people in Israel and Palestine. So I understand that this is an issue that has not gotten its due diligence in media for a very long time, but I think that now what we are seeing with the... contribution of our taxpayer dollars and what they're going towards with not just the actions in Gaza, the genocide or the apartheid in the West Bank, but now with a million people in Lebanon forced to be refugees by Israeli occupation. And now we're being dragged into this very unpopular war with Iran that at Marco Rubio's own admission has been at the behest of Israel's government. Do you think that there's an existential threat to Israel's existence based on some of the folks in its neighborhood? I think that the people, the countries in the Middle East want to see the Palestinians' right of return. They want to see the ability for people in Israel, in Palestine, to have equal rights. And I don't think that that means the destruction or some attribution of violence towards what the ultimate objective is, which is just having people's rights respected equally and not having Palestinians suffer as second-class citizens in their ancestral homeland. and we know this is one of the top issues within the party within the DSA, how you get to any common positions you can on these issues regarding Israel. We'll keep talking about them, and we appreciate your time today. Thanks so much for having me on, Shannon. All right, coming up, our panel returns for a deeper dive into this week's primaries, plus the controversy brewing as two former NBA players announced they're declaring themselves for the women's NBA draft.

This Memorial Day, as America approaches the 25th anniversary of 9-11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off the mortgages on 26 homes for Gold Star families and families of fallen first responders across 13 states. In tribute to the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9-11, Tunnel to Towers has committed to delivering 343 mortgage-free homes this year. Their courage. will never be forgotten. Join us. Donate $11 a month at T2T.org. I'm not going to be in the same party with Asan Piper. I can tell you that right now. If he becomes a force in a Democratic Party, I'm out of here. I have no intention of ever being in the same political party with that guy. Democratic strategist James Carvel, just one of the mainstream voices in his party increasingly concerned about candidates appearing with Hasan Piker, who, among other things, has called Hamas a thousand times better than Israel. We're back now with the panel. All right, Francesca, you heard my conversation with Oliver Larkin. Some equivocating there. And, you know, some folks within the DSA have a really hard time articulating Israel as a right to exist, calling for us to completely cut aid to them. They are a democratically run country in that region where there's not a lot of that. And now you see groups like the Centress Third Way saying that they're going to spend $15 million to counter the Democratic Socialists of America, but not necessarily in this election and future elections. And some Democrats, Shannon, are saying that it's too little too late. We've seen this, you know, movement towards these progressive or Democratic Socialist candidates going all the way back to 2024 at this point. You know, I wrote extensively back then about how this was shaping up when you had Michigan more 100,000. people voted uncommitted. You saw this both in Wisconsin and Minnesota as well, where you got roughly 48,000 people, you know, voting unrestricted or uncommitted in those races. And now you see this playing out in this election, and you're seeing Democrats like former Vice President Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom really rushing to endorse Abdul as Abdul El-Sayed because the Democrats see at this point the trajectory of where the party is going. Well, the free press, Eli light rates over there. He says only a few years ago campaigning with someone like Hasan Piker would be calamitous in a swing state like Michigan because he represents a strain of American politics that demonizes the republic. For ambitious Democrats seeking national office, America last politics was electoral kryptonite no longer. Today, it is a feature of the progressive insurgency that is swallowing the Democratic Party during the midterms, and Hasan Piker is a big part of it, Mario. And well, as Francesca mentioned, you saw Chuck Schumer and other moderate Democrats try to beat that wave back. ultimately lost just like they did in places like New York and Colorado as well. What you see, I mean, you saw Abdul El-Sayed refused to denounce Hasan Piker also. Hasan Piker has a strong following within the Democratic Party. I mean, there's no other way around that. He's got about 5 million followers on places like YouTube and Twitch. He solved some of the Democrats' problems around masculinity that they've had over the last few years as well. And speaking to those young men that Trump ended up taking into 2024 and 2020 election also. So it's something at the party.

is going to have to navigate. Now, the problem for Republicans here, when I speak with them, is that this is the only card they have to play right now in many places like Michigan and elsewhere. You have to be careful, according to the Republicans that I spoke to, because at the end of the day, even with this socialist argument, they're still talking about rent, groceries, the cost of living. So you have to be very careful not to overtork those arguments. And Shannon, I think this is one of the problems or challenges for Democratic candidates. You just interviewed a Democrat who's running on that angle. What did he not talk about? He didn't talk about exactly that. And so they go down these rabbit holes, quite often anti-Semitic, or they want to ban Thanksgiving or things like that, which makes... the campaign about them not where it should be which is trump in the economy and so if we look at michigan We'll know who wins this race if we know what the conversation is in the last week. If it's about Abdul El-Sayed, he loses. If it's about the economy, then he wins. Well, let me just let me read you something from Kim Straffle because she says Democrats have to figure this out. She says instead of offering a full-throat defense of traditional democratic ideals and criticizing socialism, they sit silent as the left pulls the party even further instead of building on the work of center-left policy think tanks that are toiling to provide the party a modernized agenda that could appeal to a broad range of voters. It nominates Socialists. Well, I think that the Vulture Editorial Board page wants us to, wants a Democratic Party to be a central left party because it allows the Republicans to continue to have the wins that they're having. I do think when you talk to the American people, and this is what Washington gets wrong, they're not listening to the voters very clearly. I think the voters over the past couple of decades have looked at their kitchen table and have seen an economy that's out of whack. Last segment I talked about what's happening in Lowell, Indiana. That's happening across the country. School systems are falling apart. 734 rural hospitals on the verge of closure. The American people are living this every day. day and they're saying that Washington is not working. And they're looking for candidates that are saying something different. And that could be on the Republican side, which is why Donald Trump got elected in 2024. And that could also be on the Democratic side where you see Democratic candidates who are saying, we will come to Washington and we will do something different having a rise in this party in this moment. And I think, yes, if you want to talk about Israel, if you want to talk about other things, that's where Republicans want to pigeonhole these candidates. But if you're having a conversation about groceries, if you're having a conversation about rent, if you're having a conversation about health care. These candidates, you will see them win in this midterm election. They will win with big numbers. I promise you that. All right, quickly, I've got to get a comment from our resident basketball expert here. You've got two former NBA players saying that they're going to declare for the WNBA draft. Interestingly enough, the statement that came out from Kathy Engelberg, who is the WNBA's commissioner, she said that their players actually are the ones who decide eligibility. So they're going to have to now step up and say whether they're comfortable with a trans player.

joining their league or not. Yeah, look, I think two things can be true at once. Only women should be playing women's sports, and this isn't exactly a Jackie Robinson moment, and these players, one of whom I've met aren't Jackie Robinson. Okay, well, it's going to be up to the players because their collective bargaining agreement decides who gets in, who doesn't. It currently says only women can play, but they haven't defined that. So now the WNBA has a very interesting conversation. We appreciate your interesting conversation panel. We'll see you next Sunday. Coming up. Tensions are high in Asia as Taiwan holds major military drills to prepare for possible attacks from mainland China. We're going to go live on the ground with Fox News foreign correspondent Jeff Paul in Taipei. And my very personal conversation with Catherine Bergam, wife of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, about her decades-long battle with addiction. She's talking about it trying to help others going through the same thing. This executive order, Great American Recovery, is so needed now because the chronic disease of addiction touches almost every family in every neighborhood, in every community.

This Memorial Day, as America approaches the 25th anniversary of 9-11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off the mortgages on 26 homes for Gold Star families and families of fallen first responders across 13 states. In tribute to the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9-11, Tunnel to Towers has committed to delivering 343 mortgage-free homes this year. Their courage will never be forgotten. Join us. Donate $11 a month at T2T.org. Taiwan is in the middle of 10 days of intense military drills in preparation for possible attacks from the Chinese mainland. At the same time, the Trump administration is considering a $14 billion arm sale to the island. Fox News, foreign correspondent Jeff Paul, joins us from Taipei. Hello, Jeff. Hey, Shannon. Well, yeah, the annual war games are well underway here in Taiwan, testing this island's readiness for a potential attack by Chinese forces. And this year, the drills are far more realistic and much more intense. It's a scenario rooted in reality. Taiwan is attacked by neighboring China. And its forces must protect the Asian Pacific Island of 23 million people. We step up our training activities, conducting repeated drills through unplanned, irregular, and no-notice scenarios. The annual drills are meant to examine Taiwan's readiness amid growing Chinese pressure. You're seeing more and more Chinese warships, Chinese warplanes, moving around Taiwan. China-Tan analyst Sung Wen-T says this year is less about performative displays of firepower and more about... improving combat capabilities. You are seeing a new degree of seriousness in Taiwan defense preparation you haven't seen in quite a while. Civil preparedness is tested too, like here in the city of Kao Xiung. And just like that, one of the largest cities here in Taiwan coming to a standstill, you can hear the warning sirens going off, basically telling people to get inside and take shelter. It is a drill meant to prepare everyone here on this island for the possibility of an incoming air attack. Taiwan knows its defense can't solely rely on its soldiers. Everyone has a role to play. It feels like a little bit scared, but... After that, we know it's very secure. However, the U.S. is currently stalling on a massive $14 billion arms package to Taiwan. After a visit to China in May, President Trump called the defense deal a, quote, very good negotiating chip with Beijing. Sung says it's not just about Taiwan. Taiwan is a democracy standing on the front line of China's rivalry with the democratic world. Now, later this week, for the first time ever, Taiwan will intentionally throttle Internet services for several portions of this island. The idea is to test how people communicate in the event of a major attack. Shannon? All right, Jeff Paul in Taipei, for us. Thank you, Jeff. Today I'm signing a historic executive order to combat the scourge of addiction and substance abuse. Big deal in this country, probably in every country.

That was President Trump in January, launching the Great American Recovery Initiative, a Department of Health and Human Services program aimed at helping the nearly 50 million Americans suffering from addiction, many of them in silence. I sat down with one of the co-chairs who is publicly sharing her own struggle in hopes that her story will encourage others to get help. It's our Sunday special. I took my first drink in high school, and all those negative voices in my head went away, and I thought it was the solution to all my problems. Catherine Bergam, wife of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, describing her 20-year-long battle with alcohol addiction. How dark were those times for you? Pretty dark, Shannon. I tried as hard as I could to get sober. But it didn't matter what I did. I could not stay sober. And at the end of that, it was pretty hopeless. You know, I just thought, it's just not going to happen. There's nothing I can do. The solution would involve placing faith in a higher power. So I wasn't particularly religious. I... Didn't have a lot of spirituality, but I was like, I need to do something. So I just said, hey, if there's anyone out there, I need help. I've been sober and in recovery since I said those words. The CDC estimates there are more than 70,000 overdose deaths annually, with more than 44 million American suffering from substance abuse. Recovery changed my life. It gave me back my health, my family, my purpose. Bergam spent years helping people battle addiction during her time as First Lady of North Dakota. The work we did was all focused on eliminating the stigma of addiction. So more people would reach out for help. I told everyone, start telling your story, talk about this. This is the chronic disease. If people have a misconception in their mind that this is just someone living on the street, I mean, these are young people, old people, people who are professionals, people are unemployed. I mean, it really touches. all across the spectrum. And it doesn't matter how you vote or if you vote at all. You may need help. And so this sounds like an outreach to somebody to say, whoever you are, wherever you are struggling, we do have resources for you. Absolutely. I always say that addiction doesn't discriminate, you know. But recovery can look just like you and me. there's always hope for recovery. Great American Recovery, the executive order, Trump's leadership very clearly lays it all out how we're going to approach this, talks about the problem that's so pervasive across America. It talks about the need for everyone to come together to address this. Bergam is tackling the issue with fellow co-chair and former addict HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr..

We know what works, we don't know what works, and we apply those standards broadly across the entire universe of health care. We don't have that in mental health, and we don't have that in substance use disorders. We have a lot of silos, and there's no real place where there's a meeting of the minds on what works and what doesn't work. It's an issue that ripples across the U.S. economy. forcing up health care costs and homelessness while driving down workforce participation and productivity, all to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars in impact every year. What we want to do is build a system that fully wraps around people that are struggling. The mission is to change lives by connecting people with the resources they need through the Great American Recovery website to find not just nearby treatment centers and help, but hope through their own dark times. Recovery is available for anyone. People should never give up hope for recovery. If you or someone you know needs help with addiction, the Great American Recovery website is at hhs.gov slash recovery. That's it for us today. Thank you for joining us. I'm Shane and Bream. Have a wonderful safe week. We'll see you for the next Fox News Sunday.

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