# Ep. 610 - STRIKES UNDERWAY as US & Saudis Ramp Up Strikes, Fauci Pleads 5th w/ Victor Davis Hanson

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Podcast: [The Tony Kinnett Cast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tony-kinnett-cast-6677195)
Published: 2026-07-30T01:29:00+00:00
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Subscribe to our new YouTube channel for special clips, behind-the-scenes content, and more from the show!:  @TonyKinnettCast  Tonight on The Tony Kinnett Cast — live at 7PM ET on The Daily Signal's YouTube channel. President Trump says "it's our turn" to hit Iran hard after Tehran fired five rockets at U.S. forces overnight — all intercepted — and a drone struck a U.S.-owned LNG tanker off Egypt's coast. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia are now striking back together, expanding the war into new fronts. Meanwhile, Anthony Fauci walked into his Senate hearing today and refused to answer a single question, pleading the Fifth Amendment over 100 times straight — historian Victor Davis Hanson joins us LIVE with an exclusive take on what it means. TONIGHT'S RUNDOWN: - President Trump vows to hit Iran "very hard" after Tehran fires rockets at U.S. forces and a drone strikes a U.S.-owned LNG tanker off Egypt — U.S. and Saudi forces respond together as the Gulf War escalates further - Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth Amendment through an entire Senate Homeland Security hearing, refusing to answer even basic questions as Sen. Rand Paul moves toward a contempt vote — Victor Davis Hanson joins us LIVE with an exclusive analysis - ICE ramps up operations nationwide as more immigration fraud gets exposed — Democrat lawmakers accusing agents of serious abuse could now be facing serious defamation exposure of their own - New polling shows Americans are fed up with Congress overall, but Democrats face a unique problem heading into the midterms: their congressional approval sits at historic lows even as the generic ballot favors them, meaning their fate depends entirely on whether their least reliable voters show up - The SAVE America Act is back again, but can it be shuffled through b…

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