The Warning with Steve Schmidt Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell: A Warning to King Charles: Don't Stand With An American Tyrant
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Mar 1, 2026 Dean Blundell, a Canadian media personality known for blunt commentary, joins to debate politics and royal drama. They discuss King Charles' contested U.S. visit and the call for abdication if he aligns with an American autocrat. They also spar over Team USA hockey’s controversial White House visit and how sports, power, and public accountability collide.
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MAGA Is Splitting Into Competing Demagogues
- The MAGA movement is fracturing into competing, opportunistic factions carving out ideological niches.
- Steve Schmidt warns Tucker Carlson is positioning as a smoother, more dangerous demagogue who can hijack MAGA without directly opposing Trump.
Erica Kirk's Merch Tour As Performative Grief
- Dean Blundell describes Erica Kirk's post-tragedy WWE-style merch tour as performative grieving turned fundraising.
- He compares her act to a 'happy widow' archetype who monetizes grief with sequined suits, pyrotechnics, and $200k in merch sales.
White House Visit Tarnished Team USA's Achievement
- Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell see the Team USA men's hockey visit to the White House as a symbolic co-sign of Trump's moral corruption.
- They argue athletes who celebrated Trump effectively legitimized a leader with many sexual-assault allegations and ties to Epstein.