The Glenn Beck Program Why Trump Slammed Israel's Latest Attacks on Iran | Guests: Sen. Tommy Tuberville & Liz Wheeler | 3/19/26
Mar 19, 2026
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Alabama senator and former college football coach running for governor, warns about radical Islam and immigration. Liz Wheeler, conservative commentator and BlazeTV host, analyzes national security claims and recent allegations about Joe Kent. They debate U.S. restraint on Israeli strikes, risks of escalation, and internal political division in short, sharp conversations.
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Why The U.S. Intervened To Control Escalation
- Glenn Beck argues the U.S. joined Israel's strikes not because it was duped but to control escalation and shape targets.
- He compares historical U.S. interventions (Suez 1956, Yom Kippur 1973, Cuban Missile Crisis) as precedents for restraining allies or one's own military.
Israel Sees Iran As An Existential Deadline
- Beck emphasizes Israel perceives Iran as an existential deadline, not merely a policy problem.
- He cites Iranian rhetoric, enriched uranium estimates (400–600 kg) and past Israeli preemptive strikes as drivers of urgent Israeli action.
Shape Allies' Actions To Prevent Chain Reactions
- Do consider containment as an objective when allied action risks wider war, shaping targets and sequencing strikes.
- Beck warns restraint can prevent chain reactions that escalate to regional or nuclear conflict.