Kudlow

The U.S. will not give up. Iran must not have any nuclear capabilities. Xi helped make Iran the monster that it is today by arming them to the teeth and through the purchase of 90% of Iran’s oil. Xi gave them weaponry through a space satellite system. Xi gave them money denominated in Chinese Yuan. Now he’s unhappy because the Strait of Hormuz is closed and the oil has disappeared. But don’t expect Xi to give us much help with Iran. With Lisa Daftari, Victoria Coates, Sen. Jim Banks, Ben Ferguson, Liz Peek, Steve Forbes and Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

China is not our new best friend. And my modest hope is that this is a summit producing stability and discussion of trade cooperation. But as far Iran goes, the U.S. and Israel are going to carry the ball to an end that is coming very soon. Don’t count on China. With Roger Zakheim, Reince Priebus, NEC Director Kevin Hassett, John Carney, Miranda Devine, Rich Lowry, and Rep. Claudia Tenney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Of course, President Trump rejected the ludicrous Iranian conditions for an end to the war as totally unacceptable. It’s basically the same nonsense they were throwing at him a month ago. A permanent end to the war. Lift the blockade. Give them control over the Strait of Hormuz. Give them money. In other words, they’re not serious. Of course, not. With Mike Sarraille, Aaron Cohen, Kellyanne Conway, Gianno Caldwell, Dan Brouillette, Steve Moore, Art Laffer, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For all of that left-wing media rabble babble about the Trumpian economy, AKA the great American economy, nearly all of the numbers coming in this Spring are showing strength and resilience. Yes, there is a war going on, yes, gasoline and other energy prices have jumped up because of that war, but it’s very hard to find negative consequences from the Iran energy war shock. Of course that’s all the lefty media ever writes about, but the lefties are gonna be very disappointed that there is no recession in sight. With Robert O'Brien, Newt Gingrich, Marc Thiessen, Judy Shelton, David Malpass, and Caroline Downey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump has done what no other modern President dared to: use America’s military might to obliterate virtually all of Iran’s capabilities including nuclear state-sponsored terrorism, economic and financial. And I completely support the President in this mission. We could stop now and basically Iran would be out of commission probably for the next 20 years in all of these areas. But that begs the question: why stop now? Why not finish the job? With Brian Hook, Brett Velicovich, Michael Pillsbury, Mark Meadows, Art Laffer, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, and Deroy Murdock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Project Freedom to have the U.S. Navy open up the Strait of Hormuz for commercial vessels and, most importantly, oil supertankers is on its own merits a terrific idea. And according to experts, the Navy has charted a pathway to Oman, away from Iran and fortified by military protection. Sea mines have been cleared, a protective dome stretching well into Iran has been set up. All this is terrific. It’s a great move. With Marc Thiessen, Miranda Devine, Rich Lowry, Liz Peek, John Carney, Sen. Rand Paul and Lee Zeldin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Iranians sent back a ridiculous set of agreement conditions that doesn’t even mention their nuclear threats. Nor does it mention their constant state-sponsored terrorism. And President Trump quickly responded that it was unacceptable. Time and again the President has said Iran must not have any nuclear capabilities With General Jack Keane, Bret Baier, Kellyanne Conway, Steve Moore, Dan Brouillette, and Grover Norquist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America loves Donald Trump and the Republican party on all the key issues, according to one major poll, that being the Harvard-Harris CAPS poll, presided over by former President Bill Clinton Adviser Mark Penn who is most certainly a moderate Democrat, not a crazy one. What’s interesting about this poll is that it picks up and agrees with many other polls about the key issues. Affordability, economy, immigration, healthcare, Iran, etc. With Mark Penn, Reince Priebus, Mike Sarrielle, Aaron Cohen, Michael Faulkender, Joe Concha, Mark Simone and Jonathan Turley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If any of the Iranian thugs from the IRGC think a minor bump up in gas prices is gonna kill the American economy, and force President Trump to withdraw our military and make some watered-down Obama-Biden deal, those thugs had better think twice. Not only is President Trump not gonna back down on his key demands to end Iran’s nuclear capability, and transfer the enriched uranium from Iran to the U.S., and stop the state-sponsored terrorism, and long-ranged missile building, but the economic fact is the American economy is doing quite well despite the bump in gas prices. With Sen. Mike Rounds, Brett Velicovich, Marc Thiessen, John Yoo, Art Laffer and Douglas Holtz-Eakin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I guess Fed Chairman Jay Powell is not going off quietly into the night. Today is his last meeting as Chairman, but he announced his ungentlemanly decision to stay on as a Board Member for who knows how long. Jay Powell’s not the martyr he thinks he is. You can’t have two CEOs. With Taylor Riggs, John Carney, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Tim Sheehy, and Treasury Sec Scott Bessent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I just don’t believe President Trump will accept any of these Iranian offers that might open up the Strait of Hormuz but not end their nuclear capabilities or even their nuclear ambitions. Iran’s hanging on by a thread. Everybody knows that. No oil, no money. The economic blockade is killing them. This is the stuff of revolution, not negotiation. With Newt Gingrich, General Jack Keane, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Liz Peek, Steve Forbes, and Katie Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even President Trump’s toughest critics should acknowledge his grace and courage under fire. He showed it once again in his presser Saturday night after the shooting at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. He praised the Chairman of the Correspondents Association, who has been a severe Trump critic. He was magnanimous about the Secret Service, though they’re going to have to answer some tough questions in the weeks ahead. And he was self-effacing about the likelihood that the shooter was gonna go for him. With Miranda Devine, Rep. Jim Jordan, Ben Ferguson, Dan Brouillette, Steve Moore, Nancy Tengler and Brit Hume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Republicans go for tax cuts and economic growth, they win elections. But when they ignore the growth message and especially when they ignore the growth message and spend more and more taxpayer money, they lose elections. It's a simple formula, and I am worried that they are about to make a big mistake. With Charlie Hurt, Miranda Devine, Robert O'Brien, Sen. Bill Hagerty, Rep. Claudia Tenney, and EJ Antoni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is working to perfection and is basically stopping Iran from selling any oil or getting any money. Losing $400 or $500 million a day means you’re in a business that has no future. You won’t meet payroll. No retirement accounts. It’s how revolutions begin. With Aaron Cohen, Marc Thiessen, Michael Faulkender, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Karl Rove, Ben Ferguson, Ken Cuccinelli and Gordon Chang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The economic crunch from the Iran blockade is the biggest and most powerful financial weapon we’ve ever tried, and it just might work. For the moment, President Trump is content to let the blockade inflict its punishment on Iran for the foreseeable future, perhaps as long as it takes to just bring them to their unconditional knees. With General Jack Keane, Vice Adm. Robert Harward, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Liz Peek, Caroline Downey, and Sen. Tim Scott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump Fed nominee Kevin Warsh appeared before the Senate Banking Committee today and passed with flying colors. It’s the best way I can put it. It may well be a new era for the Federal Reserve as Mr. Warsh outlined his long-held views that the Fed’s remit has grown too far and too wide and must be curbed. With Sen. Dave McCormick, Steve Forbes, John Carney, Gregg Jarrett, Victor Davis Hanson, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Treasury Man Scott Bessent unveiled Operation Economic Fury to put maximum financial pressure on the hoodlums running the IRGC. I’d like to give that economic fury some more visibility, because I think blockading Iran ports, which will keep the regime out of the money, along with a banking freeze, are two major weapons that will eventually bring the regime to an end. With Newt Gingrich, Dan Brouillette, Tala Goudarzi, Mike Sarraille, Art Laffer, Steve Moore, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump has unwaveringly delivered on his vision to end the 47-year forever war, to do what no other president in either party quite had the backbone to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump’s remarkable half-hour news gaggle covered so much ground and so knowledgeably. I doubt if there’s another president like it in my lifetime that could have done that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today is April 15, Tax Day, and it should be a day of celebration for nearly all taxpayers because of President Trump’s 'One big, beautiful bill' that was signed last July 4. It not only avoided a $4.5 trillion tax hike proposed by Democrats, but it also provided substantial pro-growth tax cuts for the vast majority of American taxpayers. With Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Dave McCormick, Sen. Jim Banks, General Jack Keane and Peter Navarro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices