The Glenn Beck Program Best of the Program | Guests: Amb. Monica Crowley & Rep. Chip Roy | 2/18/26
Feb 18, 2026
Rep. Chip Roy, Texas congressman and AG candidate, talks state and national politics including immigration, DHS funding, and Senate procedure. Amb. Monica Crowley, former ambassador and Nixon aide turned commentator, explores Nixon-era spying, the rise of an unaccountable security state, and modern efforts to build alternative global institutions. They cover political strategy, national security, and historical revelations.
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Investigate Organizations And Follow The Money
- Rep. Chip Roy proposes using the Attorney General's office to audit nonprofits and corporations linked to Islamist organizations and follow the money.
- He recommends investigating groups like CARE and the Muslim Brotherhood to expose political aims distinct from protected religious belief.
Use The Talking Filibuster
- Rep. Chip Roy urges restoring a talking filibuster where senators must speak on the floor to block legislation instead of using a silent 60-vote threshold.
- He says disciplined use of the Senate rules will force Democrats to publicly defend their positions and either break or reveal them.
Nixon Anticipated The Deep State
- Monica Crowley says Nixon saw the rise of an unaccountable security apparatus after WWII and worried about it long before the term "deep state" existed.
- She frames Nixon's concerns as rooted in Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex and mid-century intelligence growth.