The Erick Erickson Show

Iran says again, no deal, to Trump so who knows where we are in this plus the media continues to carry the water for the worst of democrat candidates.

AOC and pretty much ever other brain dead progressive feminist loves the Iranian Hands Maid Tale plus Mike Collins in Georgia has a huge personal problem.

Trump says we have a deal with Iran but Iran says we don't so who knows what is actually going on plus Jill Biden and the media finally feel safe to admit Joe Biden was a walking bowl of pudding.

The woke left and the woke right are all trying to shame Christians into voting for the heretic James Talarico plus progressive states are having a hard time making employees come back to work and do their jobs.

President Trump is handling the pressure campaign on Cuban brilliantly.

A lot of so-so and outright bad candidates won primaries last night so what does that mean for the general plus James Talarico is a grotesque heretic. 

Like we tried to warn people, Trump's tariff gambit is causing real harm to the US economy yet too many blind true believers still defend them plus more on the insane theology of James Talarico. 

Some new weight loss drugs are reducing cancer risks plus Jaxson Dart will be just fine no matter how much the liberal cranks cry.

One of the reasons the left keeps losing is because the media carries so much water for them they start be believe their own lies plus an update on some races in Texas and the Los Angeles mayoral race.

The left likes to abuse the court system by dragging innocent people through court proceedings in order to bankrupt them, DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard resigns plus a lets take a look at the lay of the midterm land.

Apparently poor people can't budget food anymore and it has nothing to do with their economic situation but their economic literacy plus Mike Collins is the GOP candidate we don't need unless you want six more years of Jon Ossoff.

The media is total spin mode for China as they attempt to hide how much their economy is hurting right now, are the US munitions stockpiles really depleted plus there continues to be a shift by minorities away from the democrat party.

AI, at least at this point, can't replace human creativity.

The President made some comments on Iran that raised a few eyebrows plus reports indicate that democrats are pouring heavy money into stopping their worst progressive candidates.

We ignore our neighbors while staring at our phones completely destroying our sense of community plus progressives are emotionally weak which makes them and the most dangerous.

Governor Kemp joins the program to give his thoughts on the gubernatorial and senate races in Georgia.

The fabulist Nicholas Kristof at the NYT pens an oped more insane than the origin story of Scientology because he a terrorist sympathizer plus both parties have problems and bright spots heading into the midterms but which one will dominate the narrative?

The left continues their jihad to delegitimize the courts because they continue to rule against their insane power grabs plus the left is not handling the court decisions blocking their racist congressional maps.

What's next in Iran plus China is spending a lot of time and resource recruiting US officials to work on behalf of the CCP.

The Venezuela effect is taking shape in the western hemisphere plus Iran never intended to abide by the ceasefire and the longer we pretend otherwise gives them more time to rearm.

New data out shows that a disturbing percentage of the left justifies violence in order to achieve their end goal plus tariffs are starting to exacerbate the problem we have known for a long time that we don't produce enough in this country anymore.

The Virginia Supreme Court rules the Virginia redistricting effort was unconstitutional which comes on the heels of multiple red state redistricting efforts being upheld plus the latest jobs numbers look pretty good for the US economy.

The reaction to democrat loses in the redistricting fight have only proven violence and authoritarianism are deeply rooted on the left plus the press does nothing but commit daily acts of grotesque malpractice in how they cover events.

AOC, who speaks for the radical left, doesn't think you can earn wealth because she and the rest are morons plus too many foreigners refuse to assimilate and just use the US as an ATM.

President Trump's switch to coddling Iran, allowing them to continue bombing Arab allies is going to have a negative impact on our global position plus the left is lighting itself on fire over redistricting, ignoring black members of congress who represent white districts.

Spencer Pratt laid the hammer down on the two incompetents he's running against for mayor of LA.

The Save Act doesn't even have all the republicans on board and yet some voters want to stay home in the midterms if it isn't passed, ensuring democrat gains plus the Attorney General of Alabama Steve Marshall joins the program to discuss redistricting. 

Democrats refuse to change course no matter how much evidence points to the failure of their policies plus it looks like the Trump administration doesn't have a clear plan on Iran and this is a huge problem moving forward.

Secretary Rubio commanded the room at a White House press briefing giving more weight to a possible 2028 presidential run plus the conservative grifter class has their eyes set on their next mark……the RNC chair.

The FBI raids the office of a high level state democrat in Virginia for corruption that was widely known in the state plus there is no biblical case against capital punishment no matter how much the hippies misquote scripture.

The Biden administration kills off an airline and the left blames the airline plus it's time to bomb Iran's infrastructure and no it's not a war crime no matter how much the hippies scream about it.

The GOP is dropping the ball heading into the midterms with complete apathy for early voting plus no matter how much the right screams in many states you can't stop an election after it has already started in order to redraw district lines.  

Things are really starting to fall apart for Russia in Ukraine while Putin hides in a bunker plus unions are garage organizations that launder money to their pet political causes.

Democrats love a good nazi so long as he's their nazi plus both the right and left have fallen in love with playing the victim.

Spirit Airlines goes out of business, the experts are almost always wrong these days, the grifters are losing their grip and progressives in the media are trying to get Scott Jennings fired from CNN plus how do we handle H1B visas?

The SCOTUS decision on redistricting has everyone pointing fingers so lets take a look at the actual impact on the midterms and beyond plus Americans are still upset about gas prices but not enough to fully blame the GOP.

There are a lot of options on the table for the US regarding Iran but it's time for President Trump to go back to punching the regime hard with bombs plus the MAHA movement is joke.

SCOTUS rules against racial gerrymandering which has the left up in arms plus the family of a terrorist is deported but the media is hiding that important fact.

The bad actors on the left are being lifted up and leading all of us to a very bad place plus its hard to reconcile the bad things in life with idea that everything happens for the good of God's plan.

The left is losing control of their assassins and are desperate to keep their literal fire directed at the right. This isn't a both sides issue no matter how much the whole media pretends otherwise.

The oil cartel known as OPEC is falling apart which will realign global oil prices plus Frank Siller from Tunnel to Towers calls in about its 25th anniversary.

Main stream left wing violence is here. It is no longer on the fringes.

Democrat policies lead to failed bailouts which lead to federal bail outs and around and around we go plus Will Hild from Consumers Research joins the program.

Don't cry a tear for the federal workers who lost their jobs because DOGE, they just experienced what ever single person in the private sector deals with all the time plus Secretary Hegseth is firing competent people because of his own insecurities.

Virginia decides that half their state doesn't deserve representation plus the delicate cease fire with Iran will continue but how long will it last with growing evidence that the IRCG is in charge and no one else.

Turns out the SPLC is quite the fraud organization. They have been funding white supremacist groups with shell companies in order to 'fight' white supremacy plus the US is back to propping up failing industry.

The government is a jobs fair for the unproductive which is why nothing works.

You'd be shocked to learn democrats are cheering on Iran's defiance of the US blockade plus the disaster of a Labor Secretary is mercifully out. Lets hope for someone better.

The GOP couldn't be bothered to spend a dime in Virginia to combat the insane redistricting boondoggle democrats are pushing plus college isn't want it used to be and it's saddling students with unpayable debt.

The White House Correspondents dinner is a circle jerk of bad faith actors pretending to be the gatekeepers of truth.

After closing the Straight again over the weekend it's clear, and always has been, that Iran can't be trusted so it's time for the bombing to commence plus a man kills all 8 of his kids but if the soft on crime prosecutor did their job he'd have been behind bars.

Everything matters now as we head into the midterms and both sides seem hell bent on putting their worst foot forward plus Transportation Secretary Duffy tries to clean up the absolute mess mayor Pete left the agency in when he left.

Progressives on the right and left are trying to redefine everything, history, Christianity, America itself, you name it because they are committed to postmodernism.

Trump continues to move the ball in America's direction so predictably the left is having a problem with it but the President shouldn't trust a single thing he's told by Iran.

Trump has done more for the safety of black Americans than anyone but the left will continue to call him racist plus the truth about Hegseth and the prayer. 

You are less informed and full of infinitely more misinformed if you spend your time on podcastistan than if you listed to the mainstream media plus modern progressivism was born out of Woodrow Wilson's deep racism. 

Another day, another horrific illegal alien murdering a US citizen plus the sickness of antisemitism is spreading in both parties.

The algorithm is breaking the brains of too many people especially the terminally online plus the Pope decides to step into politics instead of the Gospel. 

Republicans are again failing to meet the moment and risking electoral success by propping up another batch of awful candidates. Blames primary voters. Plus the crazy communist Mamdani gleefully roles out his new wealth tax.

The democrats are turned so hard left they are spinning in circles plus the Trump administration rolls out an ambitious plan for natural gas in the US. 

Looks like the embargo on Iran is paying quick dividends plus Grover Norquist joins the program on this holiest of days…..US Tax Day….ugh.

Lets take a very premature look at the 2028 GOP field plus the Republicans have things to highlight heading into midterms but they are fumbling badly.

President Trump regains the upper hand (he never really lost it) in Iran and the fight of the Straight of Hormuz plus Congress is doing a little much needed house cleaning.

We have created a permission loop with the President where even his most ardent supporters can't criticize him without being attacked.

Secretary Rubio brings Lebanon and Israel together for the first time in decades to talk peace and we have President Trump to thank for that plus the President will likely get another SCOTUS pick but will he listen to the Federalist Society? He should.

Trump takes another jab at getting a deal with Iran but is that the best outcome plus the President takes a shot at the Pope but this time he get criticized by his own supporters.

Eric Swalwell gets caught with his pants down literally, drops out of the CA governors race and is under investigation plus sports ruined itself when it left broadcast for 50 different streaming apps. It's unwatchable.

Victor Orban lost in Hungry but what does that mean going forward plus how concerned should we be about AI? If we listen to the company owners of AI…..a lot.

The ongoing dysfunction of the Middle East and the ongoing great debate on Muslim assimilation. 

The Alphabet Gang is back with a new addition.

To deal or not to deal…that's the question. Are there really the first building blocks of a deal with Iran or is it more gamesmanship.

The Iranian regimes soles purpose for existing, by their own admission, is to bring about the apocalypse, not understanding this point will lead to bad outcomes plus an interview with Elliot Stovall with the Filter Project.

Looks like the ceasefire deal with Iran has fallen apart before the show even ended so what's next plus the left has made homelessness so much worse than it needs to be.

You can't out crazy the crazies in Iran so the President MUST stick with his redline plus the propagandists, naysayers and experts are all wrong on Iran as they continue to advocate for an American loss. 

As more details come out about the military rescue in Iran it's even more impressive than we thought plus an interview with Dr. John Delony.

There is a lot of propaganda on both sides of the AI argument plus the hate America crowd is running the Vietnam playbook at home because they need us to lose in Iran.

The US military pulled off an incredible rescue over the weekend proving again how great we are so of course the left hates it. 

Are the experts ever right anymore plus democrat primary voters are costing democrats wins in general elections.

Republicans can't seem to capitalize on the fact democrats are disliked because they can't get their voters to turn out plus the boondoggle that is California high-speed rail. 

It's the annual Good Friday Show. Apologies for having to remove all the great music. If you want to hear it in full head over to ErickErickson.com and check out the 24/7 play button at the top of the page. It will be steaming on a loop all weekend. Happy Easter to everyone as well.

President Trump gives a primetime speech laying out the case for military action in Iran but did he hit a home run or just a bloop single, Pam Bondi is finally being shown the door plus the press are still caring water for a largely dead Iranian regime.

It's good that we are headed back to space plus now is not the time to let Iran off the hook.

Paula White is nuts and should be fired then ignored.

The President and the Secretary of State finally come out swinging against the complete nonsense being said and reported about operations in Iran plus we should continue to explore space.

Birthright citizenship is in question in front of SCOTUS today so lets walk thru how it got there.

Matt Gaetz is a moron hanging onto relevancy

The media continues to prefer narrative over facts when covering the President which explains their continued drumbeat that we are losing in Iran which is a blatant lie plus new data gives some more hope for GOP heading into the midterms as the public continues to look unfavorably at the democrat party.

An NBA player learns the hard way that his Christian faith will be sacrificed at the alter of the rainbow mafia plus the left attacks Pete Hegseth over Christian prayer but ignores Mayor Mamdani over islamic prayer.

It is time for President Trump to accept and acknowledge that the Russians will never be our friends or part of the west plus the 8-1 SCOTUS ruling on Colorado banning conversion therapy but the ruling wasn't even about that.

A lot happened over the weekend so lets get caught up with the latest on the shutdown impacting TSA, the bombing continues in Iran and a weird incident in Israel.

The left loves the hierarchy on intersectionality until they have to live by those rules.

Leaked audio from the democrat primary Michigan senate race show one of them running scared from criticism of Iran because of the muslim population.

Look we are winning in Iran, decisively, the evidence is overwhelming but many just refuse to give Trump credit.

Democrats circle the wagons for one of their members who stole $5million in covid funds she funneled to her reelection campaign plus we might have dodged a huge bullet not putting the practicing witch in as Surgeon General.

Christian nationalism doesn't work because it quickly turns into the very thing it's meant to avoid….becoming the 'state'

There is a lot of misunderstanding about the Straight of Hormuz so lets set the record straight plus we are winning in Iran decisively no matter what the left and media says.

The GOP is really dropping the ball on the great PR being done by have ICE in airports plus our society would benefit from the 20somethings knowing less about world affairs. 

The Iranian propaganda machine, propped up by the left, media and some on the insane right, is in full swing plus the left intentionally misrepresents a pastors wish for a born again Christian life for James Talarico who is currently a heretic.  

Democrats are losing the messaging game and their momentum heading into the midterms plus lets go over some of the new developments happening in Iran.

President Trump, Secretary Duffy and ICE did a great job getting airport security moving again so of course the left is mad plus what does the future really look like with the rise of AI?

Do we still have property rights in this country because increasingly we don't.

Democrats are cheering your misery as they celebrate massive TSA delays in hopes they can further serve their real constituents…..illegal aliens plus at this point every person reading this is more of an Iranian expert than the talking heads on TV claiming to be experts.

A challenge to post election day mail-in balloting is in front of SCOTUS plus another American citizen killed by an illegal alien….democrats preferred constituency.

A bunch of wealthy communists go to Cuba to tell people who are actually oppressed how not oppressed they are, all the while claiming they, the wealthy communists, are really oppressed in American plus President Trump needs to push his success on fighting crime harder.

Experts say...but they're not right.

If we do not depend on Middle Eastern oil as much, why are our gas prices going up?

A lot of anti-Israel conspiracy theories are threatening the President's success in Iran.

The Middle East is going well and if you don't see that, you may have TDS.  Also, when you crap on your allies, they may not want to help you.

The Empire State Building was built in 1 year 45 days in 1930.  The progressives can't build anything, but they can spend the money.  It also may time for all of us to go outside and touch some grass.

Modern day "art" is a way for elites to make themselves feel...well, elite. Most Iranians oppose the regime, but if you read social media and watch MSM, you may not get that view.

The Office of the DNI is more of a figurehead position at this point.  TSA possibly shutting down airports and the citizens of Iran cheering the demise of their own leaders.

The underestimating of Trump and the plans for Iran.  Talarico is worse than expected. No, I was not shut down in Athens.

Everything is a distraction from Epstein.  The Fed decision.  Senate Intelligence Hearings.

The media and the left are trying to whitewash the brutal history of Aki Larijani and Golemreza Solemani plus Joe Kent, a horrible person inside and out, is out of the Counterterrorism Center and good riddance

Free markets of the US are keeping oil and gas prices lower than most other places in the world.

The media is finally, slowly starting to hint at the fact that democrats are responsible for making flying even more miserable than it already was.

The new ayatollah has some skeletons in his closet that could make taking power problematic plus  more information about the Strait of Hormuz and how it's being navigated.

No one in the space of environmental lunacy has been wrong more often than Paul Ehrlich so of course the left and media held him out as an unassailable expert plus wealthy liberals want to pretend they have it worse in the US than they would in Iran….notice none of them are moving.

There is a growing swath of Americans on both sides of political aisle who want to demonize every established institution that we have collectively benefited from.

The media and democrats would rather see bodies than fund DHS plus the US has always known the Iranians would try to close the Straight of Hormuz so anyone telling you we were caught off guard is lying.

Cuba could be on the brink of systematic change plus data shows less social media and more church leads to much better mental health.

IRGC is seeing more and more defections, turns out the newly minted mayor of New York City is a raging jew hater plus it's open line Friday on the phones.

The disinformation campaign being waged by the media and democrats regarding the conflict in Iran has reached covid levels of lying to the public.

Let's walk thru the SAVE Act and why it's having problems plus democrats really do hate business just look at how the simplest of businesses are regulated.

We need to talk about the corruption running rampant on the right, specifically CPAC plus more on the media's handling of Iran.

The left is mad, while pretending to care about spending issues, over military spending on food for the troops plus CNN is just an islamist propaganda network inside the US.

Normies aren't online or watching cable to the degree those that shape the narratives we consume plus another major company flee's yet another communist state for a better all around climate.

No we aren't losing the conflict in Iran, no we don't need to cut and run as some on the right are wanting and no we Israel isn't running our foreign policy plus democrats continue to hold up funding for DHS so progressive activists can kill ICE agents.

The media, entirety of the left and some on the far right are trying to change the narrative around our actions in Iran to hurt the president plus what is the end game for the US in Iran?

There are some insane things going on in a special election in Georgia plus the relentless Chinese and Russian disinformation campaigns being propped up by the far right is a real problem.

James Talarico is a heretic so of course democrats are going to put everything they can behind him and their twisted ideology plus California loses another huge business to a more business friendly state.

When tragic things happen in life it's best to take a moment and not compound the tragedy plus the very latest on what is actually happening in Iran.

There was an ISIS inspired terror attack in New York City over the weekend but you wouldn't know it by the media coverage, democrats continue their partial shut down efforts plus the diplomatic solution in Iran is missiles and bombs.

Too many young people have no idea what the realities are entering the workforce.

There is a secondary war being waged against Russia and China as Iran loses strength plus the woke right, you know who they are, are actively working to harm Americans so it's beyond time to start mocking then ignoring these morally bankrupt losers.

Noem is finally out at DHS and it couldn't come soon enough plus democrats who peddle in white guilt are engaging in racism.

It's time to take a look at how differently this war in Iran verses past war efforts plus mixed results from the Texas primaries last night.

Spain has decided they would rather turn their backs on free society and their biggest allies plus the President lays out why now.

As has happened on many issues over the last few years the democrats have left themselves no outs when it comes to military action in Iran plus Islam's worldview isn't compatible with Christianity. 

Lets cover the latest in Iran and some of the nonsensical criticism of President Trump.

SCOTUS gives parents a huge win saying that schools can no longer hide important details about their children….things like transitioning plus Texas progressives are forcing the cops who took out the Austin terrorist into a grand jury in hopes of charging them with a murder.

A quick history of Iranian aggression towards the United States plus the anti-war right has just adopted tired left wing talking points.

Pretty self explanatory what this hour is going to cover.

Let take a look at who and what a US ally looks like plus the left is supporting the Iranian dictator to the surprise of no one.

People keep bringing up the 1953 Iranian coup but they are getting the history wrong plus the democrats are still standing on keeping DHS shut down.

The media runs cover for the Clinton's as they testify about their Epstein ties plus James Talarico is the religious heretic democrats have been looking for to try and win in a red state.

Eileen Gu is a traitor to the country so of course the media will prop her up plus some may not like it but when the US recedes from the world stage the worst actors step up.

Casey Means is batcrap crazy and should be no where near the Surgeon Generals office plus Gavin Newsom may not get the media cover that other democrats get.

Lets review the good and bad from the State of the Union last night.

Jumping back to Iran plus more state of the union reaction.

Sports writers hate sports unless it's a vehicle for their progressive fetishes.

As this ridiculous teenage drama plays out regarding the mens and women's hockey teams, the through thread of everything being transactional shows how little we can have in common plus this has nothing to do with the President but we are long past the need for a yearly state of the union address.

The left just can govern big cities and you can look no further than Mamdani and snow removal in New York plus the new right is just the old left in different wrapping and they are threatening to undo every good policy win over the last few decades.

The climate freaks are making things up....again plus we don't do this often but let's check the voice mail for the show. I'm sure it will be normal and not unhinged. 

In their myopic quest for power and control the left can't bring themselves to celebrate US Olympic gold because of President Trump plus Trump lost his tariff fight at SCOTUS and public polling but that isn't stopping him from doubling down.

Alireza Jafarzadeh joins the program to discuss everything happening in Iran plus Gavin Newsom tries to relate to an Atlanta audience by claiming he's illiterate.

So there was another attempt on the Presidents life over the weekend and the details should be a wakeup call but it likely won't plus a Mexican cartel is going full BLM after losing their leader.

Democrats think their electoral success will come from attacking ICE plus even as unpopular as GOP and President Trump might be nationally voters still think democrats are too insane for power.

We can keep arguing about this but the data is in and 95% of Trumps tariffs are being paid by US consumers plus the most impactful politics are local.

New data shows the more you are in front of a screen the more your brain can't retain information

Trump had a closed door campaign meeting and we have some details plus the left is giving Jasmine Crockett the 2016 Bernie Sanders treatment.

The left can't govern their cities but insist that raising taxes will fix things plus the Trump administration is fumbling on Iran just like Obama did.

As Christians how do we navigate our politics without losing our way plus even though the national scene doesn't look particularly great the GOP still dominates state level politics.

Another day another trans shooter kills people. When will democrats and media take this mental health crisis seriously plus where are all the environmentalists screaming about how we are killing the planet in the wake of the worst raw sewage spill in history?

AI is being used in personal ways that are detrimental to their wellbeing plus we all know AOC isn't particularly bright but her abysmal performance in Berlin may have seriously hurt her political ambitions.