# The Stone Zone | 07-13-26

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Podcast: [The Stone Zone with Roger Stone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stone-zone-with-roger-stone-7230803)
Published: 2026-07-14T02:29:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2339

## Resource

In this episode of the Stone Zone, Roger Stone pulls back the curtain on Senator Mitch McConnell's historic flip-flop on China, arguing that his marriage to Elaine Chao and her family's ties to the Chinese Communist Party enriched him while gutting American manufacturing. Stone also exposes a progressive New York City official's rogue attempt to conduct foreign policy with an Iranian UN representative, breaks down the urgent national security threat of China's global chokehold on critical rare earth minerals like tungsten, and applauds the DOJ's aggressive new election monitoring efforts to secure the 2026 midterms.

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