Israel lobby in the United States

Kelly predicts Israel will be a central issue in the 2028 presidential contest.

“And Israel's 100% going to be one of those big issues”

The Shawn Ryan Show: #309 Megyn Kelly - "I Now Have to Worry About Getting Shot Because of My Opinion" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 3:22:27

Kelly says death threats over her views on Israel have forced her to worry about her physical safety.

“I now have to worry about getting shot because of my opinion”

The Shawn Ryan Show: #309 Megyn Kelly - "I Now Have to Worry About Getting Shot Because of My Opinion" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:38:31

Kelly said her views on Israel shifted after she was called antisemitic for speculating about Jeffrey Epstein and Israeli intelligence.

“I literally made a speculative comment about whether Epstein might've been an asset for Israeli intelligence and immediately got called an anti-Semite, as did Charlie Kirk”

The Megyn Kelly Show: What Got CUT From CBS' Netanyahu Interview, Plus Spencer Pratt's Secret Ingredient, with Michael Knowles | Ep. 1314 (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 35:07

Kelly says she has come to believe much anti-Muslim rhetoric originates with strongly pro-Israel voices.

“a lot of the anti-Muslim rhetoric that's put out there originates with people who are very, very pro-Israel who kind of need us to demonize them”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson on Neocons vs. Trump's Iran Peace Deal, and "Hate Speech" Censorship, Plus Lindsey Graham's Primary Challenger | Ep. 1312 (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:02

Kasparian argued the campaign against Massie shows elections are bought and that crossing the Israel lobby invites being crushed.

“it tells you that our elections are bought. And if you don't play nice with the Israel lobby, they'll do whatever it takes to crush you”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Dems EAT Their Own in California, with Ana Kasparian, and Trump's "Softer" Deportation Approach, with Gregory Bovino | Ep. 1317 (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 35:11

Kasparian questions why the U.S. sends roughly $4 billion a year to Israel while carrying enormous national debt.

“We send them nearly $4 billion a year. And then on top of that, we add supplemental funding whenever they get involved in one of their wars”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:44

Kasparian recommends that Democrats in solidly Republican districts vote in GOP primaries for candidates who refuse Israel lobby money.

“do either one of them reject money from the israel lobby and if one of them does i'm going to cast my ballot for that republican”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 1:31:51

Kasparian argues Americans must rethink the U.S. alliance with Israel because Israeli and American objectives diverge.

“if Americans are serious about ending our involvement in these endless wars, we really have to rethink the US alliance with Israel”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Sham "Dignity" Amnesty Bill, and the Crucial Lebanon Factor, with Michael Knowles and Ana Kasparian | Ep. 1292 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 56:55

Carlson believes pressure on Trump to continue the war comes from major donors rather than media pundits.

“I do think this is coming from donors. I think it's coming from Miriam Adelson and Paul Singer”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson on Neocons vs. Trump's Iran Peace Deal, and "Hate Speech" Censorship, Plus Lindsey Graham's Primary Challenger | Ep. 1312 (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 22:59

Carlson argues that Israel could not sustain a blockade or defend itself without the U.S. military.

“israel could not sustain a blockade or defend itself for 24 hours without the 1.5 trillion dollar u.s military backstopping it”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson on Neocons vs. Trump's Iran Peace Deal, and "Hate Speech" Censorship, Plus Lindsey Graham's Primary Challenger | Ep. 1312 (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 5:35

Carlson proposes barring anyone holding a second passport from government service.

“the great sorting could begin by disqualifying anyone from government service who holds a second passport”

The Tucker Carlson Show: BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts. (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 32:15

Carlson calls for ending all U.S. military and economic aid to Israel.

“this distancing should begin with a total end of aid of any kind, military or economic, to Israel by the US government”

The Tucker Carlson Show: BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts. (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 25:48

Ryan says special operators he knows believe they are fighting for Israel rather than the United States, which he says harms morale.

“Everybody knows what this is. Everybody knows they're fighting for Israel. It's a joke”

The Tucker Carlson Show: Shawn Ryan: Trump’s Betrayal, Iran, Government Spying, Encounters With Demons, and Finding God (Jul 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:42:58

Ryan argues the claim that Trump was influenced by Israel is documented in mainstream reporting rather than being a conspiracy theory.

“It's not absurd that you're saying that the president's being influenced by Israel at all. all the publications are talking about this”

The Shawn Ryan Show: #291 Joe Kent - His Message to President Trump on Ending the War With Iran (Mar 26, 2026) · Listen from 3:00

Vance rejects claims that Trump was blackmailed into the Iran war, citing his firsthand view of Trump's decision-making.

“the idea that Donald Trump is being like back – blackmailed is crazy to me because, again, I see the way that he makes decisions”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2526 - JD Vance (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:36

Vance says a Time article documented influencers paid to attack the Iran deal through a former Trump campaign figure funded by elements of the Israeli government.

“it lists a bunch of people who have quite literally been paid – by a former Trump campaign person who was himself paid by certain elements within the Israeli government”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2526 - JD Vance (Jul 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:23:08

Peters concluded that the underlying system, not individual figures, must be confronted.

“it's the agenda and it's the system. And it is the system that has to be confronted and stopped”

Digital Social Hour: Charlie Kirked Turned Down $1 Billion, Now He's Dead & TPUSA Has the Money | DSH #1966 (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:49

Peters said advertisers threatened to withdraw millions of dollars if he kept discussing Israeli influence.

“they leveraged millions of dollars and told me that they would take it away if I continued to go down this road”

Digital Social Hour: Charlie Kirked Turned Down $1 Billion, Now He's Dead & TPUSA Has the Money | DSH #1966 (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 59:26

Shibly contends that Israel, not Iran, is the greatest threat to Americans, citing the USS Liberty attack.

“So, look, I'm a firm believer that Israel is the greatest threat to the American people”

Digital Social Hour: Muslim Leader Exposes Who’s Really Controlling War | DSH #1961 (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 27:08

Shibly recounts a prominent Zionist in Los Angeles telling him that God promised a greater Israel spanning much of the Middle East.

“we believe God promised us greater Israel. And that includes parts of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iran, Iraq”

Digital Social Hour: Muslim Leader Exposes Who’s Really Controlling War | DSH #1961 (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 13:51

Saad argues that critics of the pro-Israel lobby should equally object to Islamic-based funding of American universities.

“there are Islamic-based funding to all of the American universities that have parasitized your daughters and mine in ways that should be problematic”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2497 - Gad Saad (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:44:19

Saad rejects the idea that Israel puppeteered the United States into war with Iran.

“They're all wood crickets that are being puppeteered by this incredibly powerful lobby called Israel. That simply doesn't pass the smell test”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2497 - Gad Saad (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 36:24

Rogan argued Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' speech was not antisemitic.

“this is clear this is not an anti-Jewish message. He's talking about the war”

The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #186 with Sean Sharaf (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:36

Coleman claims TPUSA's fundraising surged after it began supporting pro-Israel causes around 2018-2019.

“they decided to start supporting pro-Israeli causes. And all of a sudden, the fundraising just hockey sticks, and they just shoot off”

Danny Jones Podcast: #433 - Charlie Kirk's Autopsy, Egyptian Planes & Erika Kirk's Darkest Secret | Baron Coleman (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:44

Von says Israel's government appears to own or control much of US politics, while acknowledging he doesn't know everything.

“Seems to own a lot of our country and a lot of our politics or have control over them”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #684 - Bad Haircut (Sep 19, 2026) · Listen from 30:26

Owens argued that Trump is controlled by donors such as Miriam Adelson and is not running his administration.

“And so Trump is not his own man, plain and simple. Trump is not running this administration”

The Shawn Ryan Show: #318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American Media (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 2:07:50