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Peter King

Peter King

Former U.S. Congressman (R-NY, 1993–2021) and novelist, now a frequent political commentator on radio and TV.

Nov 5, 2026

48:49
So what does that say to Peter King, who's been in the game for decades?
48:56
We have to find a way to adapt without sacrificing our principles.
48:59
And I agree as far as the younger generation.
49:02
I don't really blame them.
49:04
I think part of it's teaching.
49:05
Part of it's just the social media, the way life has moved on.
49:08
But I was born in 1944.
53:59
Tom DiNapoli, once again.
1:28
that, he had the opportunity to end it when I wanted him to, that Tuesday night four months ago, and it's still going on.
1:36
Right.
1:36
But yet he somehow denies that.
1:38
He said, well, that actually is over.
1:40
Iran doesn't have a navy anymore.
1:42
Who cared about Iran's navy? The fact is they still have the missiles.
1:45
We should have taken them out.

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9:05
First,
139:22
that, he had the opportunity to end it when I wanted him to, that Tuesday night four months ago, and it's still going on.
139:29
Right.
139:29
And yet he somehow denies that.
139:32
He said, well, that actually is over.
139:33
Iran doesn't have a Navy anymore.
139:35
And who cared about Iran's Navy? The fact is they still have the missiles.
139:39
We should have taken them out.

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146:55
So what do we do next? Next time the governor position pops up again.
1:33
What do you say, Congressman King?
1:36
I certainly hope so.
1:37
I mean, he wouldn't be my favorite candidate as opposed to John Cornyn.
1:42
But having said that, when it comes down to the vote in the Senate, his votes would be much better than Tallarico, whatever his name is.
1:49
I mean, we're talking about really, in many ways, I'd use the term battle for civilization, but certainly a battle for the traditional American way of life.
1:58
where as far apart as Democrats, Republicans may have been going back to the days of Kennedy and Nixon, Goldwater and Johnson, we can go to all of them, Reagan and Carter.
2:09
Basically, both sides, though, were within a certain range of.
6:33
But are you concerned or is it a foregone conclusion that Democrats will take back the House tonight? And we're looking at a speaker, Hakeem Jeffries, or you're not willing to concede that
19:24
What do you say, Congressman King?
19:27
I certainly hope so.
19:28
I mean, he wouldn't be my favorite candidate as opposed to John Cornyn.
19:33
But having said that, when it comes down to the vote in the Senate, his votes would be much better than Tallarico, whatever his name is.
19:40
I mean, we're talking about really, in many ways, I'd use the term battle for civilization, but certainly a battle for the traditional American way of life.
19:49
where as far apart as Democrats and Republicans may have been, going back to the days of Kennedy and Nixon, Goldwater and Johnson, we can go through all of them, Reagan and Carter.
20:01
Basically, both sides, though, were within a certain range of what you say is basic American thoughts.

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27:53
And I mean, what do you make of these ads? Is it just modern day Democrat politics?
21:08
What do you say, Congressman King?
21:11
I certainly hope so.
21:12
I mean, he wouldn't be my favorite candidate as opposed to John Cornyn.
21:17
But having said that, when it comes down to the vote in the Senate, his votes would be much better than Tallarico, whatever his name is.
21:24
I mean, we're talking about really, in many ways, I'd use the term battle for civilization, but certainly a battle for the traditional American way of life.
21:33
where as far apart as Democrats and Republicans may have been, going back to the days of Kennedy and Nixon, Goldwater and Johnson, we can go through all of them, Reagan and Carter.
21:44
Basically, both sides, though, were within a certain range of what you say is basic American thoughts.

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30:07
And I mean, what do you make of these ads? Is it just modern day Democrat politics?
65:09
Thank God Bibi stays in power, yes?
65:13
Yeah, first of all, Israel elects whoever it wants to.
65:15
That's their business.
65:16
But as an American, I'm so glad they picked Netanyahu.
65:20
He is the best they can have for the United States.
65:22
I mean, he is, to me, the strongest ally we've had.
65:25
He's an ally in the Middle East, which is the most dangerous and important part of the world right now.
66:51
I hope he's going to win.
6:12
Thank God Bibi stays in power, yes?
6:16
Yeah, first of all, Israel elects whoever it wants to.
6:19
That's their business.
6:20
But as an American, I'm so glad they picked Netanyahu.
6:23
He is the best they can have for the United States.
6:25
I mean, he is, to me, the strongest ally we've had.
6:28
He's an ally in the Middle East, which is the most dangerous and important part of the world right now.
7:54
I hope he's going
2:57
He's bringing that same excellence to the White House, and Obama has a problem with that? What's going on?
3:06
I mean, Obama has been resurrected, I guess.
3:08
But to me, it's showing where his true beliefs are.
3:11
I mean, he sort of rated himself as a centrist, a moderate Democrat.
3:15
For him to be allying himself with Syed, to me, is indefensible.
3:21
He's a guy, and it's not the fact that he's a Muslim that has nothing to do with it.
3:25
It's the fact that he's heavily associated with, has had connections with, Groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, whether he did or his family did, these are very close connections, which should have been explained months ago.
7:14
He
20:36
He's bringing that same excellence to the White House, and Obama has a problem with that? What's going on?
20:45
No, I mean, Obama has been resurrected, I guess.
20:47
But to me, it's showing where his true beliefs are.
20:50
I mean, he sort of rated himself as a centrist, a moderate Democrat.
20:55
For him to be allying himself with Syed, to me, is indefensible.
21:01
Here's a guy, and it's not the fact that he's a Muslim.
21:03
That has nothing to do with it.
23:57
Who wins this one?
20:17
He's bringing that same excellence to the White House, and Obama has a problem with that? What's going on?
20:26
No, I mean, Obama has been resurrected, I guess.
20:28
But to me, it's showing where his true beliefs are.
20:31
I mean, he sort of rated himself as a centrist, a moderate Democrat.
20:35
For him to be allying himself with Syed, to me, is indefensible.
20:41
He's a guy, and it's not the fact that he's a Muslim that has nothing to do with it.
20:45
It's the fact that he's heavily associated with, has had connections with, groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, whether he did or his family did.

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26:21
five times a day with this eerie sounding music why don't you send a text to your members and let them come pray that way that's just my personal uh gripe i do want to uh move on and ask you this the control of congress uh the president declaring that if democrats win it as long as it's fair he'll work with them what does your heart tell you right now a week out
54:39
And to go back, they're planning, I mean, ultimately, it's to have some sort of long-term residency there, right? I mean, this is really enormous stuff, and this is a whole different era.
54:51
Absolutely.
54:52
Now, keep in mind that in the late 60s and early 70s, after Apollo 11, you know, there were no more goals to meet with Apollo.
54:59
We went back to the moon five more times and, yeah, there were great scientific discoveries, but there was no political reason.
55:08
And some people said, well, there's no scientific reason to go back.
55:12
Now there is because the moon is seen as a strategic location in many, many ways.
55:18
And what NASA is doing and has been working on really for the better part of a couple of decades is a plan for sustainable lunar residency and exploration.
57:12
difficulty between the two?
51:50
some sort of long-term residency there, right? I mean, this is really enormous stuff, and this is a whole different era.
51:58
Absolutely.
51:59
Now, keep in mind that in the late 60s and early 70s, after Apollo 11, you know, there were no more goals to meet with Apollo.
52:06
We went back to the moon five more times, and, yeah, there were great scientific discoveries, but there was no political reason, and some people said, well, there's no scientific reason to go back.
52:18
Now there is, because the moon is seen as a strategic location in many, many ways.
52:25
And what NASA is doing and has been working on really for the better part of a couple of decades is a plan for sustainable lunar residency and exploration.
52:37
And, you know, we're on the precipice of something that could be very, very big.
54:19
difficulty between the two?
13:29
Do you think that if a lot of these politicians like city council members, which, you know, their salary is capped at, I think it's one forty five or members of the state assembly, the state Senate, where they're allowed to make a little extra money and the members of Congress, do you think if they got paid a better wage that they would be less inclined to, you know, to do something stupid and criminal?
13:55
Well, there's two things.
13:56
One, I mean, I always voted for pay raises.
13:58
I thought it was hypocritical not to.
14:00
I think right now there has not been a pay raise in Congress since 2009.
14:04
And the average salary, as far as I know, unless it's from change, is $174,000.
14:11
Now, that is – you have to maintain two homes.

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21:23
What do you attribute someone changing their political philosophy so swiftly?
2:23
How's your guy Bruce Blakeman doing?
2:25
I think Bruce is doing great.
2:27
It's definitely going his way.
2:29
It's going to be tough because, you know, there are 3 million more Democrats in the state, but Bruce is cutting into that.
2:34
Hochul is showing that she's nervous.
2:37
You're calling him in, Domi, to help.
2:39
I mean, that shows how desperate you are.

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11:57
Yeah.
113:41
How's your guy Bruce Blakeman doing?
113:43
I think Bruce is doing great.
113:45
Uh, it's definitely going his way.
113:47
It's gonna be tough because, you know, there are three million more Democrats in the state, but Bruce is cutting into that.
113:52
Hochul is sh- uh, showing that she's nervous, that c- you know, calling him in Dommy to help.
113:57
I mean, that, that shows how desperate you are.
113:59
And everywhere you go...

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123:15
Yeah.
25:55
Why would you act a fool and not honor the national anthem? Why would you do that?
26:03
I can't tell you.
26:04
And I'll tell you, there's a lot of these questions.
26:05
First of all, why young African Americans are getting a chance of a lifetime would react that way against this country is beyond me.
26:12
But also I wonder why, uh, young Jewish people, uh, will vote for anti-Semite like, uh, mandami or why upper class whites who've been given everything from the day they were born end up even flag burning or being critical of america to me the most loyal americans turn out to be usually working class people people from blue collar backgrounds especially African-Americans, Hispanic people have had to work their way up.
26:36
They realize what it means to achieve something.
26:38
They also realize, as tough as it may have been, there's no other country in the world that would have given them this opportunity.

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35:16
Why would you do that?
20:57
Why would you act a fool and not honor the national anthem? Why would you do that?
21:05
Dominic, I can't tell you, and I'll tell you, there's a lot of these questions.
21:07
First of all, why young African Americans who are getting a chance of a lifetime would react that way against these countries beyond me? But also, I wonder why young Jewish people would vote for anti-Semite, like...
21:20
Mandami, or why upper-class whites, who've been given everything from the day they were born, end up either flag-burning or being critical of America.
21:29
To me, the most loyal Americans turn out to be usually working-class people, people from blue-collar backgrounds.
21:35
especially African-Americans, Hispanic people have had to work their way up.
21:38
They realize what it means to achieve something.

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30:19
Why would you do that?
3:37
Why would you act a fool and not honor the national anthem? Why would you do that?
3:44
Dominic, I can't tell you, and I'll tell you, there's a lot of these questions.
3:47
First of all, why young African Americans who are getting a chance of a lifetime would react that way against these countries beyond me? But also, I wonder why young Jewish people would vote for anti-Semite, like...
3:59
Mandami, or why upper-class whites, who have been given everything from the day they were born, end up either flag-burning or being critical of America.
4:08
To me, the most loyal Americans turn out to be usually working-class people, people from blue-collar backgrounds, especially African-Americans, Hispanic people have had to work their way up.
4:17
They realize what it means to achieve something.
4:20
They also realize, as tough as it may have been, there's no other country in the world that would have given them this opportunity.

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12:58
Why would you do that?
38:17
How did they do that?
38:19
Pete Rozelle believed that absence made the heart grow fonder.
38:23
OK, at the end of the football season.
38:26
Yeah, we're going to disappear.
38:28
Pete Rozelle, maybe the best commissioner in all of team sports ever.
38:33
And the NFL disappeared for six months.
38:35
Well, Paul Tagliabue takes over as commissioner in 1989.
39:23
And for people who don't know, he was the best color commentator in the history of
2:01
And I know the great, great writer, had so many great years on NBC, Sports Illustrated, my dear friend Peter King, I know you'd have to agree, right? I mean, gambling has made football this, this dynasty.
2:14
Well, gambling gives people a reason to watch a game they don't care about in any way and never would have any interest in, and that's great for the NFL.
2:26
I'm not so sure it's good for the young people of America who, in high school and college, are getting addicted to gambling.
2:38
And it's so easy to gamble now.
2:41
You know? That would be my biggest fear for this.
2:44
And hey, Sid, 10 years ago, the NFL looked at gambling like it was the plague.
2:50
They looked at Vegas like, "Just keep, keep away from us." And obviously now things have changed mightily.
4:05
Ha.
96:12
Tell me what you saw last night, Peter.
96:14
Yeah, I'd say it was like a masterful, uh, boxing performance.
96:17
Bruce controlled that debate from beginning to end.
96:20
He was jabbing, he was hitting with hooks.
96:22
He, he totally controlled the pace of it, and for somebody who's been in a lot of debates, who've been in politics a long time, I never saw anybody in a major fight control it from the opening bell the way he did.
96:32
It was just, uh, total control.
96:34
He dominated de- the debate.

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102:33
What are your thoughts with that specific piece of news and that conflict overall?
2:28
Tell me what you saw last night, Peter.
2:30
Yeah, I tell you, it was like a massive boxing performance.
2:33
Bruce controlled that debate from beginning to end.
2:36
He was jabbing.
2:37
He was hitting with hooks.
2:38
He totally controlled the pace of it.
2:40
And for somebody who's been in a lot of debates and been in politics a long time, I never saw anybody in a major fight control it from the opening bell the way he did.

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8:49
What are your thoughts with that specific piece of news and that conflict overall?
27:24
Those were his words.
27:25
I think he's gonna be embracing her, and sh- listen, she is an outstanding person, incredibly gifted.
27:31
Uh, she's really our last line of defense.
27:33
With those people around Mandami and those people calling the shots in the Democratic Party today, we are under siege, and she is really resisting.
27:41
I give her tremendous credit.
27:42
I mean, I've known her on and off.
27:44
I, I first met her when she was just out of law school, and, uh, Ray Kelly brought her in to be one of his top assistants, and she was brilliant.

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33:19
I want you to, uh, react to those two things I just brought up.
100:18
He was all about the team, and you point out how few players would end up, uh, in the Hall of Fame by how much they won.
100:25
I mean, in my opinion, one of the great l- the great legacy about Bill Parcells is that...
100:31
I, I'll tell you this.
100:32
Bill Parcells, Phil Simms in 1984 threw for 4,044 yards, had a season that nobody ever thought that Phil Simms would h- would have, filled the air with footballs.
100:44
Giants were competitive again.
100:47
And right before they played the first game in the 1985 season, Parcells sidles up to Simms, and he goes, "Hey, you ain't gonna be throwing for 4,000 yards this year." He said, "You're not gonna have a big year offensively.
101:00
We're gonna run the ball and all this." Phil Simms said to him, "I could give a bleep how many yards I throw for.
102:48
Do you remember covering that game?

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