Chicago's Morning Answer With Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson

What to do with Jerome Powell, Fed Chairman? Not another good day on Wall Street 12:53- Should Trump run for a third term? 33:50- Karmelo Anthony’s mom goes on a deranged rant where she claims her family is the victim 52:00- Willie Wilson is a Humanitarian & Businessman. He joined Amy Jacobson and Jim Iuorio to talk about his latest opportunity to get free gas and groceries 1:11:49- Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump 1:30:06- Alderman Ray Lopez 1:38:34- Stephen Moore is a Noted Economist and author of  The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again. He joined Amy Jacobson and Jim Iuorio to talk about the ever evolving tariff situation 1:47:18- Blaine Wilhour is a State Representative for the 110th District. He joined Amy Jacobson and Jim Iuorio to talk about the Illinois homeschooling act 2:04:21- Open Mic FridaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Don’t get a number during a live broadcast 13:58 - What was your first 45? 32:57 - What to do with Kilmar Abrego Garcia? 55:18 - Senior Director at Farm 2 Veteran, Michelle Keller, discusses the vital work of feeding our needy veterans across the nation and how Farm 2 Veteran is making a difference in the daily lives of our nation's heroes. You can support the vital work of Farm2Veteran in many ways - from a one-time donation to sponsoring a monthly meal or purchasing unique gifts from the organization’s Etsy shop - visit farm2veteran.com 01:10:00 - Dustin Grage, columnist at Townhall.com, points to a school in Minnesota that is still allowing boys to compete in girls sports. Follow Dustin on X @GrageDustin 01:31:08 - Virginia Allen, senior news producer for The Daily Signal, reacts to Sen Chris Van Hollen’s visit to El Salvador. Virginia is also host of The Daily Signal and the Problematic Women podcasts 01:50:09 - MANCOWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - What happened to Whoopi? 12:04 - Biden breaks his silence 31:39 - Abrego Garcia  50:11 - Tevi Troy, presidential historian and the former United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, on tariffs, DOGE & Trump 2.0. Follow Tevi on X @TeviTroy 01:10:28 - Deputy Managing Editor at Daily Wire, Tim Rice, on Trump’s ‘move fast and break things’ approach to crime. Follow Tim on X @timerice1 01:28:52 - Jon Hartley, host of the Capitalism and Freedom in the 21st Century podcast and affiliated scholar at the Mercatus Institute, is all for the proposed Tax Dodger Act - "It's outrageous that IRS agents aren't paying taxes while punishing others for doing so." Follow Jon on X @Jon_Hartley_ 01:49:45 - Scott Chastain, Deputy Chief for the Waukegan PD, discusses the case of a missing Antioch woman who was found in a container in a backyard 02:05:24 - Chris Richardson, representative for Colorado House of Representatives District 56, discusses CO House Bill 25-1312 which Chris

0:00 - The Texas teen accused of fatally stabbing another high schooler at a track meet was released from jail Monday after posting a reduced $250,000 bond 10:48 - The ladies have landed 20:43 - Tariff confusion 31:02 - Gov Gretchen Whitmer was trying to hid behind two blue folders while in the Oval Office last week 49:56 - Director of Coalitions & Outreach for the Project 21 black leadership network, Terris Todd, breaks down why the Dept of Ed needs to be eliminated - "We should not allow Washington to dictate what we do at the local/state level" For more on Project 21 nationalcenter.org/project-21 01:06:50 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator, on The Glorious Impending Death of Temu. Check out Scott’s books  Racism Revenge and Ruin and King Of The Jungle 01:25:05 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowksi, calls out Pritzker and Johnson for continually placing equity over critical thinking and resilience. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

0:00 - Trump on "tariff exemptions" for semiconductors, electronics 10:29 - Commerce Sec Howard Lutnick on This Week: farmers, lower prices 34:29 - CNN's Harry Enten on polling question: which party cares more about people like you? 53:44 - Woozy Dreams of the New Marxist 01:15:07 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, says unlike with the last administration "lighting up" Iran is not off the table 01:33:58 - Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, says after last week's "kerfuffle" in the markets it's time to go shopping. Check out Chris’ book out this May  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition  01:53:48 - Danielle Carter-Walters &  Zoe Leigh, co-founders of Chicago Flips Red, on their fight against the socialist agenda of Chicago city leaders "this is an economic issue that has been going on for over 40 years" For more on

0:00 - Political violence 10:12 - Austin Metcalf's dad on Anthony's self-defense claim 32:48 - CO legislation that would impact custody rights of parents who don't acknowledge gender identity of their kid 51:31 - Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy" Shellady, on Adam Schiff's accusations of insider trading - "It's not insider trading when you broadcast it. It's dumber that he didn't buy" Check out Scott’s Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV 01:11:14 - Editor of The New Criterion, Roger Kimball: The economy is more than an economic calculus, but really "an economy needs to embrace the people who live in a place" Follow Roger on X @rogerkimball 01:31:14 - Why Dan Proft is Single 01:48:42 - Editor in Chief of Jewish News Syndicate, Jonathan Tobin: What creates a Palestinian terrorist and his foreign supporters? Follow Jonathan on X  @jonathans_tobin 02:05:23 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!See omnyst

0:00 - Tariffs 14:15 - FLASHBACK: Pelosi in '96 on China/tariffs/trade deficits 31:58 - Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints: Trump is trying to fix the trade deficit in two years when it should take five to eight. For podcast updates and more @jimiuorio 51:39 - Danielle Carter-Walters, Chicago Flips Red, on sanctuary cities before House subcommittee 01:11:26 - Adam B Coleman, author and the founder of Wrong Speak Publishing, discusses his upbringing, becoming a father and his new book  The Children We Left Behind: How Western Culture Rationalizes Family Separation & Ignores the Pain of Child Neglect. Follow Adam on X @wrong_speak 01:29:54 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson, on campus free speech issues and the Trump admin’s freezing of funds to Cornell and Northwestern Universities. Professor Jacobson is also founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of th

0:00 - Trump’s tariff’s what Countries are in and which ones are out. 11:48 - Ranking the most untrustworthy 28:41 - It was not supposed to fail. An exodus of viewers from 1 high profile podcast 33:24 - Title IX investigations 52:28 - Freelance journalist &  West Virginia-based home birth mom, Evie Solheim, calls out  Body Positivity’s Big Fat Lie. For more from Evie, check out her newsletter The Girl’s Guide  01:12:03 - Illinois might help take away parents’ car keys 01:31:20 - Noted economist Stephen Moore admits the trade wars have him slightly on edge. Grab a copy of Steve’s book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer 01:46:45 - Jennifer Sey, former President of the Levi’s brand until she publicly opposed the closure of San Francisco’s public schools at the height of the pandemic - Also a retired member of the US Women’s National Gymnastics Team - wants to know why the

0:00 - Chris Krock fills in for Dan 19:32 - Finance and Economics Editor for Breitbart, John Carney: "We can't give the stock market a veto over the democratic process" Follow John on X @carney 37:16 - Middle American mother fighting for justice for our children, Michelle Peterson, discusses her struggle to have her son’s groomer incarcerated and the laws she is working to pass to protect children from further victimization. For more on Michelle and her work michellepeterson.org 56:44 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, on what we are getting with the new teachers contract - a big property tax bill, a more emboldened CTU and a bunch of kids who can't read. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:08:22 - Sounds from the Hands Off! protests  01:11:00 - Executive Vice President and Principal at P4 Security Solutions, Steve Vitale, explains why P4 Security Solutions has been hired by the Village of Winnetka. For more on P4 Security Solutions p4companies.com 01:27:47 - Teen accused of stabbing

0:00 - Chris Krock fills in for Dan  13:19 - The Great Disintegration: Parking Scam at The Rate 25:05 - Hands off! 29:51 - 50 countries have already reached out to President Trump 49:41 - Ald Brian Hopkins defends the proposed 8pm curfew as "a small step in the right direction" For more on Ald Hopkins work for the 2nd ward aldermanhopkins.com 01:09:33 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, believes Iran is the "key" to instability in the Middle East and explains what should be done until Iran is prepared to shut down the Houthis 01:25:52 - Vice President of Lending of Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial, David Hochberg, breaks down the Illinois SmartBuy program which pays off student loans for new and repeating home buyers in Illinois - “I don’t know where they get all this money to do all these programs” Buy a home or refinance with David 56david.com 01:43:33 - Richard Porter, former National Committeeman to the RNC

0:00 - Tariff Temperature Check 34:03 - Hunter Metcalf 's eyewitness account of his brother's stabbing death 58:20 - K12 01:09:39 - Evanston child's cry for help 01:32:04 - Lumberton, NJ, Mayor Gina LaPlaca DUIed at house 01:42:26 - Mike Klotz 01:49:48 - Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC., Jim Perry, preaches patience and optimism as we go through tariff turbulence. For market intelligence and actionable insights you won't find anywhere else perryinternationalcapitalpartners.com02:12:05 - OPEN MIC FRIDAYSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Trump on "Liberation Day" 9:59 - Former Commerce (and Kellogg's CEO) Sec Carlos Gutierrez on tariffs...temporary, opening bid 33:05 - FLASHBACK: Reagan on tariffs 52:43 - Why DP is single: almost got divorced because great husband wasn't taking out trash, unloading dishwasher...equity 01:12:02 - Dan Proft Parenting Tip: Negligent parent or Stasi narc?  01:28:10 - Director for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism at Center for Security Policy, Kyle Shideler, explains that the attacks on Teslas are working since “the currency of terrorism is attention” and also How to Prosecute the Tesla Bombers. Follow Kyle on X @ShidelerK 01:43:43 - Columnist for the New York Post & co-author of Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation, Karol Markowicz: Don’t let the leftists memory-hole their madness.Check out Karol on her own show, the “Karol Markowicz Show” on iHeartRadio 01:58:01 - Police halt investigation of "murder" of sex doll 02

0:00 - Election Results 12:51 - Republican Messaging 33:49 - deportations, case load, criminals 50:54 - Jeanne Ives, co-founder of Breakthrough Ideas, former member of the Illinois House of Representatives and candidate for governor, goes over our local election results. Catch Jeanne on “The Real Story” – Sundays 7 – 9pm on 560 The Answer 01:05:44 - Arrest of Downers South teacher Christina Formella 01:10:19 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, calls for the left to quit it's political posturing "You don't get points for getting the guy you hate's cabinet member fired" 01:28:12 - RIP Iceman  01:29:52 - Noted economist Stephen Moore celebrates Liberation Day. Get more Steve @StephenMoore 01:46:04 - Editor of National Review, Rich Lowry, is not surprised by yesterday's election results. Rich is also the author of and author of The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free 01:58:32 - T

0:00 - Election Day   12:03 - Meanwhile...kids being silly 32:27 - Democrat Brand 47:47 - TCU's Hailey Van Lith after win into the Sweet 16 50:50 - Why DP is Single: Zoe… 01:08:24 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:12:14 - CAMPUS BEAT 01:24:54 - Life as a member at a private golf club 01:32:03 - President at Wirepoints,Ted Dabrowksi, on the accelerated decline of Illinois. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 01:48:11 - Chicago injury attorney, Richard Craig, discusses the lawsuit he filed on behalf of "Jane Doe" against an Illinois abortionist after a late-term abortion took a "horrific" turn 02:02:38 - UK: toddler suspended for being transphobic02:05:30 - Amity Shlaes, board chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and winner of the Hyek Prize:  Fast-Forwarding Tax Cuts. Check out Amity’s most recent books  The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression  and Great Society: A New HistorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf

0:00 - Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race is pivotal to upholding common-sense governing 11:54 - Celebrating Women’s History Month in Fairfax, Co, VA…A is for Abortion High school presents ‘obscene’ ABCs display for Women’s History Month 28:52 - 6 Unbelievably Scammy Federal Practices DOGE Staff Reveal In Fox Interview 50:29 - Lt. Col. (Ret) Tony Shaffer is President at Project Sentinel & London Center for Policy Research and author of  Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan — and The Path to Victory. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the latest updates on the fight between Russia and Ukraine, and the continued fallout from the Signal message app mishap 01:10:14 - Scott Shellady is Markets Specialist for Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to President Trump’s tariff plan 01:27:24 - Paul Dr

John Kass is in for Amy Jacobson this morning 11:17- Federal immigration authorities detain international Tufts graduate student 31:10- Musk to Bret Baier: we routinely encounter waste of $1B 53:34- College Student Under Fire After Asking Administrators What They Do All Day 1:11:29- John Hinderaker is the President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass with reaction to Tim Walz potentially re-entering the national spotlight. He always weighed in on Elon Musk’s interview with Bret Baier on what DOGE has accomplished so far. 1:29:12- Christian Toto is the host of “The Hollywood in Toto Podcast ” – hollywoodintoto.com. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass to talk about the collapse of the new live action Snow White at the box office 1:49:45- Jon Stewart and Ezra Klein learn about waste, fraud and abuse 2:02:28- OPEN MIC FRIDAYSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:00 - Rep. Brandon Gill brings up all of NPR CEO Katherine Maher’s old tweets claiming that “America is addicted to white supremacy” and supporting looting, reparations, and BLM. 30:58 - Hegseth: updates on attack plans not war plans 54:27 - Trump: Walz took responsibility 01:12:38 - Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC, editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, author of the soon to be released  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to President Donald Trump's announcement of new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts coming into the US. 01:32:15 - William Nienburg is a Former Downers Grove library trustee. He joined Dan and Amy with an update on upcoming local elections. 01:46:58 - Early voting and spending surge in Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has drawn national attention 02:05:15 - Brian Schimming is the Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. He joined Dan and Amy to previe

0:00 - Trump and Walz respond to Signal controversy: no need to apologize…won’t be using (much) going forward 13:19 - Hegseth on Goldberg: nobody was texting war plans 32:41 - White liberals and black people were asked if they think voter ID is racist. Result 52:00 - Jasmine Crockett calls Governor Abbott “Governor Hot Wheels” 01:10:47 - Pritzker at Human Rights Campaign dinner: we need to be streetfighters 01:45:47 - Internet laughs at ‘cringe’ music video that celebrates Musk and his ‘master plan to save our lives’ 01:50:10 - Andrew McCarthy is a Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency. He joined Dan and Amy to weigh in on the fight between the Trump administration and the courts. 02:10:37 - Ramona T Bonilla-Anaiel is Chief Union Steward Chicago Public Schools, Bargaining Team member, and three-term elected Executive Board Member of SEIU

0:00 - The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans 14:38 - HOW THE NEW YORK TIMES IS KILLING AMERICA - John Kass 34:23 - Kaylee Whitebrook, mother of 2, in Fairfax Co, VA…should I send my kid to govt preschool? 49:36 - Jim Iuorio is the host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about how the economy is responding to President Trump’s tariffs.  01:08:56 - Frank’s History Minute 01:13:09 - Judge orders Pentagon to allow transgender troops, calls Trump ban ‘unabashedly demeaning’ 01:31:38 - Ted Dabrowski of Wirepoints.org joined Dan and Amy, struggling to explain how a superintendent in a failing school district walk away with nearly half a million dollars a year 01:51:29 - Elizabeth Grace Matthew is a Regular Opinion Contributor at The Hill and elizabethgracematthew.substack.com. She joined Dan and Amy to explain the concept of Toxic Femininity. 02:07:27 - Trump responds to Atlantic Si

0:00 - We Dug Into the Polls. Democrats in Congress Should Be Very Afraid 12:31 - Amy Jacobson recounted her harrowing adventure coming into work today 30:33 - Illinois DOGE Profile: $700K per year to the Black Researchers Collective 50:40 - Bucks legend and entrepreneurial icon Junior Bridgeman laid to rest 01:08:35 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the selection of Boeing to build the new F-47 fighter, and the fight between the Pentagon and the judicial branch over banning Trans soldiers 01:30:49 - Alec Baldwin Shares Humiliating Story About Seeing His Wife Hilaria Baldwin’s Ex-Boyfriend Nude on Broadway 01:48:59 - Susan Crabtree is RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent. She joined Dan and Amy to talk about her new book: Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Tr