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Wyatt Sharp

Wyatt Sharp

Gen Z political journalist and broadcaster, host of The Sharpe Exchange and Forum Focus on The News Forum; nation's youngest on-air cable news host.

Sep 7, 2026

5:37
And so when you learned about it, how did you feel?
5:43
I think one of, just to set the stage, like one of the ways in which I have learned about September the 11th has been through different documentaries.
5:51
One of the ones that I watched that really gave me a new sense of perspective on it was a documentary called Inside the President's War Room.
5:59
It featured a number of different people who were working with George W. Bush and kind of took you along the day journey.
6:05
for the president, starting out at that elementary school in Florida and then going to the different bunkers and stuff and setting up secure lines of communication.
6:14
And for me, the reason why I started to then feel that almost immediate connection is because some of the people in this documentary who were involved in kind of, you know, the president's day on 9-11, if you will, they are some of the same people that I've interviewed, like former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer is an example of this, talking to him and realizing he's a political analyst, but he also, you know, can speak to just the tragedy of this day.
6:44
So for me, I think like when I first learned about it, it was actually, I was very lucky to be able to ask people directly who were, you know, had some type of, it had a big impact on them, right? Because they were on Air Force One, they were involved with the day kind of and how the president was operating on that day.
11:06
What other reports do we have tonight, Wyatt?
8:15
And I was wondering, even right when my kids were born, what do I tell them so that it doesn't strike them with terror? And so when you learned about it, how did you feel?
8:31
I think one of just to set the stage, like one of the ways in which I have learned about September the 11th has been through different documentaries.
8:39
One of the ones that I watched that really gave me a new sense of perspective on it was a documentary called Inside the President's War Room.
8:47
It featured a number of different people who were working with George W. Bush and kind of took you along the day journey.
8:53
for the president, starting out at that elementary school in Florida and then going to the different bunkers and stuff and setting up secure lines of communication.
9:02
And for me, the reason why I started to then feel that almost immediate connection is because some of the people in this documentary who were involved in kind of, you know, the president's day on 9-11, if you will, they are some of the same people that I've interviewed, like former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer is an example of this, talking to him and realizing He's a political analyst, but he also, you know, can speak to just the tragedy of this day.
9:31
So for me, I think like when I first learned about it, it was actually, I was very lucky to be able to ask people directly who were, you know, had some type of, it had a big impact on them, right? Because they were on Air Force One, they were involved with the day kind of and how the president was operating on that day.

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8:55
And so when you learned about it, how did you feel?
9:01
I think one of, just to set the stage, like one of the ways in which I have learned about September the 11th has been through different documentaries.
9:09
One of the ones that I watched that really gave me a new sense of perspective on it was a documentary called Inside the President's War Room.
9:17
It featured a number of different people who were working with George W. Bush and kind of took you along the day journey.
9:23
for the president starting out at that elementary school in Florida and then going to the different bunkers and stuff and setting up secure lines of communication.
9:32
And for me, the reason why I started to then feel that almost immediate connection is because some of the people in this documentary who were involved uh, in kind of, you know, the president's day on nine 11, if you will, they are some of the same people that I've interviewed, like former white house press secretary, Ari Fleischer is an example of this talking to him and realizing he's a political analyst, but he also, uh, you know, can speak to just the tragedy of this day.
10:02
So for me, I think like when I first learned about it, it was actually, I was very lucky to be able to ask people directly who were, you know, had some type of, it had a big impact on them, right? Because they were on Air Force One, they were involved with the day kind of and how the president was operating on that day.

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17:06
Any other news?
8:25
And so when you learned about it, how did you feel?
8:31
I think one of just to set the stage, like one of the ways in which I have learned about September the 11th has been through different documentaries.
8:39
One of the ones that I watched that really gave me a new sense of perspective on it was a documentary called Inside the President's War Room.
8:47
It featured a number of different people who were working with George W. Bush and kind of took you along the day.
8:54
for the president starting out at that elementary school in Florida and then going to the different bunkers and stuff and setting up secure lines of communication.
9:02
And for me, the reason why I started to then feel that almost immediate connection is because some of the people in this documentary who were involved uh, in kind of, you know, the president's day on nine 11, if you will, they are some of the same people that I've interviewed, like former white house press secretary, Ari Fleischer is an example of this talking to him and realizing he's a political analyst, but he also, uh, you know, can speak to just the tragedy of this day.
9:32
So for me, I think like when I first learned about it, it was actually, I was very lucky to be able to ask people directly who were, you know, had some type of, it had a big impact on them, right? Because they were on Air Force One, they were involved with the day kind of and how the president was operating on that day.

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4:44
Please go ahead and tell us what caught your attention this week.
4:49
Well, for your listeners who don't know, I'm from Canada, so it's got to be the obvious one.
4:53
And that is Canada and the United States are in a heated back and forth.
4:57
And this goes really all the way back to when I guess Mark Carney was first elected as prime minister, which kind of overlapped with when Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
5:08
Donald Trump obviously has always been a believer in tariffs going back to even the 1980s.
5:14
I was watching an interview that he did with Oprah Winfrey, where at the time he was talking about wanting to tariff Japan.
5:20
I think that's something that a lot of people don't fully understand.
9:51
And he also knows, as all of us do, that we can make fun of Canadians, and for some reason they don't seem to mind.
7:36
Please go ahead and tell us what caught your attention this week.
7:40
Well, for your listeners who don't know, I'm from Canada, so it's got to be the obvious one.
7:45
And that is Canada and the United States are in a heated back and forth.
7:49
And this goes really all the way back to when I guess Mark Carney was first elected as prime minister, which kind of overlapped with when Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
7:59
Donald Trump obviously has always been a believer in tariffs going back to even the 1980s.
8:05
I was watching an interview that he did with Oprah Winfrey, where at the time he was talking about wanting to tariff Japan.
8:11
I think that's something that a lot of people don't fully understand.
12:42
And he also knows, as all of us do, that we can make fun of Canadians, and for some reason they don't seem to mind.
7:35
Please go ahead and tell us what caught your attention this week.
7:40
Well, for your listeners who don't know, I'm from Canada, so it's got to be the obvious one.
7:45
And that is Canada and the United States are in a heated back and forth.
7:49
And this goes really all the way back to when I guess Mark Carney was first elected as prime minister, which kind of overlapped with when Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
7:59
Donald Trump obviously has always been a believer in tariffs going back to even the 1980s.
8:05
I was watching an interview yesterday.
8:06
that he did with Oprah Winfrey, where at the time he was talking about wanting to tariff Japan.

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14:40
And he also knows, as all of us do, that we can make fun of Canadians, and for some reason they don't seem to mind.
4:42
Please go ahead and tell us what caught your attention this week.
4:47
Well, for your listeners who don't know, I'm from Canada, so it's got to be the obvious one.
4:52
And that is Canada and the United States are in a heated back and forth.
4:56
And this goes really all the way back to when I guess Mark Carney was first elected as prime minister, which kind of overlapped with when Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
5:06
Donald Trump obviously has always been a believer in tariffs going back to even the 1980s.
5:12
I was watching an interview yesterday.
5:13
that he did with Oprah Winfrey, where at the time he was talking about wanting to tariff Japan.
9:49
And he also knows, as all of us do, that we can make fun of Canadians, and for some reason they don't seem to mind.
7:51
Please go ahead and tell us what caught your attention this week.
7:56
Well, for your listeners who don't know, I'm from Canada, so it's got to be the obvious one.
8:00
And that is Canada and the United States are in a heated back and forth.
8:04
And this goes really all the way back to when I guess Mark Carney was first elected as prime minister, which kind of overlapped with when Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
8:15
Donald Trump obviously has always been a believer in tariffs going back to even the 1980s.
8:21
I was watching an interview yesterday.
8:22
that he did with Oprah Winfrey, where at the time he was talking about wanting to tariff Japan.
12:58
And he also knows, as all of us do, that we can make fun of Canadians, and for some reason they don't seem to mind.
8:21
Mm-hmm.
8:22
Um, I talked to her about the shift in terms of MAHA, this Make America Healthy Again movement, and whether or not she is kind of happy or disappointed with the, the trajectory in which that has been going.
8:33
Um, I also had Hunter Biden on my show, and he's been doing, you know, the media rounds, going on a lot of different podcasts, and really, really fascinating story if you look at where he was at a number of years ago.
8:44
And, you know, I'm sure your listeners might have different things to say about him.
8:48
One thing that I, you know, give him kind of unanimous praise for is he's not just going to the friendly interviewers.
8:54
He sat down with Tucker Carlson, he sat down with Candace Owens, he sat down with people who, several years ago, were painting him out to be this mega kind of villain character.
9:03
Um, so I give him a lot of praise for that.
10:15
... what did it go back to, Wy- Wyatt? What did it go back to?
8:50
My mother would say, it looks like she's had some work done.
8:55
I will leave that commentary up to you.
8:56
I will say she was very nice.
8:59
I've known her for a little while now.
9:01
She's been very, very gracious.
9:03
I talked to her about the shift in terms of Maha, this Make America Healthy Again movement, and whether or not she... is kind of happy or disappointed with the trajectory in which that has been going.
9:15
I also had Hunter Biden on my show, and he's been doing the media rounds, going on a lot of different podcasts, and really, really fascinating story if you look at where he was at a number of years ago.
10:57
back to, Wyatt? What did it go back to?
11:43
Mm-hmm.
11:44
Um, I talked to her about the shift in terms of MAHA, this Make America Healthy Again movement, and whether or not she is kind of happy or disappointed with the, the trajectory in which that has been going.
11:55
Um, I also had Hunter Biden on my show, and he's been doing, you know, the media rounds, going on a lot of different podcasts, and really, really fascinating story if you look at where he was at a number of years ago.
12:06
And, you know, I'm sure your listeners might have different things to say about him.
12:10
One thing that I, you know, give him kind of unanimous praise for is he's not just going to the friendly interviewers.
12:16
He sat down with Tucker Carlson, he sat down with Candace Owens, he sat down with people who, uh, several years ago were painting him out to be this MAGA kind of villain character.
12:25
Um, so I give him a lot of praise for that.
13:37
What did it go back to, Wy- Wyatt? What did it go back to?
1:56
Please give us an update on the news and information of interest to your, your fans, your audience on YouTube.
2:05
Yeah.
2:05
So there was actually...
2:06
It's becoming a bit of a, a pattern for us here in terms of true crime news, but I started doing some true crime stuff after my interview with the Nancy Guthrie sheriff, and I've just been continuing with that ever since.
2:18
And so your listeners, uh, will have known that the Luigi Mangione investigation had a new development this week.
2:26
Luigi Mangione is, of course, the man who killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, just on a sidewalk in, uh, the middle of the street in New York City.
2:38
Uh, this was in December of 2024.

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8:20
And, uh, in your opinion, what has happened there with Savannah Guthrie's mom? In your opinion, what, what do you think the end result is?
19:12
Please give us an update on the news and information of interest to your fans, your audience on YouTube.
19:21
Yes.
19:22
So there was actually becoming a bit of a pattern for us here in terms of true crime news.
19:27
But I started doing some true crime stuff after my interview with the Nancy Guthrie sheriff.
19:32
And I've just been continuing with that ever since.
19:34
And so your listeners will have known that the Luigi Mangione investigation had a new development this week, Luigi Mangione investigation.
19:44
is of course the man who killed the CEO of United Healthcare, Brian Thompson, just on a sidewalk in the middle of the street in New York City.
22:53
sharp exchange sharp exchange sharp exchange on youtube tell us the latest that you you've received about the guthrie case you had a famous interview with the the sheriff anything else from that interview and then updates the past week
21:07
Please give us an update on the news and information of interest to your, your fans, your audience on YouTube.
21:16
Yeah.
21:16
So there was actually-- It's becoming a bit of a, a pattern for us here in terms of true crime news, but I started doing some true crime stuff after my interview with the Nancy Guthrie sheriff, and I've just been continuing with that ever since.
21:29
And so your listeners, uh, will have known that the Luigi Mangione investigation had a new development this week.
21:37
Luigi Mangione is, of course, the man who killed the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, just on a sidewalk in, uh, the middle of the street in New York City.
21:49
Uh, this was in December of 2024.
21:53
And so he actually pleaded guilty, uh, to two federal stalking counts this past week in court, and the reason that he did that was because of something called double jeopardy, and he was facing counts in both the federal court, but also state charges as well.

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27:31
And, uh, in your opinion, what has happened there with Savannah Guthrie's mom? In your opinion, what, what do you think the end result is?
1:36
Please give us an update on the news and information of interest to your fans, your audience on YouTube.
1:45
Yes.
1:46
So there was actually becoming a bit of a pattern for us here in terms of true crime news.
1:51
But I started doing some true crime stuff after my interview with the Nancy Guthrie sheriff.
1:56
And I've just been continuing with that ever since.
1:58
And so your listeners will have known that the Luigi Mangione investigation had a new development this week, Luigi Mangione investigation.
2:08
is, of course, the man who killed the CEO of United Healthcare, Brian Thompson, just on a sidewalk in the middle of the street in New York City.
5:28
Anything else from that interview? And then updates the past week.
17:34
Please give us an update on the news and information of interest to your fans, your audience on YouTube.
17:43
Yes.
17:44
So there was actually becoming a bit of a pattern for us here in terms of true crime news.
17:49
But I started doing some true crime stuff after my interview with the Nancy Guthrie sheriff.
17:54
And I've just been continuing with that ever since.
17:56
And so your listeners will have known that the Luigi Mangione investigation had a new development this week, Luigi Mangione investigation.
18:06
is of course the man who killed the CEO of United Healthcare, Brian Thompson, just on a sidewalk in the middle of the street in New York City.
21:26
Anything else from that interview? And then updates the past week.
11:25
Why? Well, you don't have this answer, but why would they delay? Why wouldn't they want all the help that they could possibly get? Is it just so that they'd get the credit? Is that it? So the sheriff could solve the case and get the credit without help?
11:39
I think that's definitely part of it because I think, again, going back to the politics, he wants to be the poster child, so to speak, for solving the investigation.
11:49
And if the FBI comes in and solves the case, then it might take some of it away from him.
11:54
But I will also say that part of the problem is that Pima County, the area where this is happening, they have not dealt with high-profile investigations like this ever.
12:05
Not even just recently, but ever.
12:07
The last high-profile thing that happened in Pima County was the shooting of Gab Giffords, and that was over 10 years ago.
12:14
And so I think a lot of it I attribute to just not really a whole lot of expertise in that area, even down to a lot of the, not just the sheriff himself, but a lot of the people who make up the office of the sheriff.
13:53
Are there other stories you guys are working on tonight?
12:24
Why? Well, you don't have this answer, but why would they delay? Why wouldn't they want all the help that they could possibly get? Is it just so that they'd get the credit? Is that it? So the sheriff could solve the case and get the credit without help?
12:39
I think that's definitely part of it because I think, again, going back to the politics, he wants to be the poster child, so to speak, for solving the investigation.
12:48
And if the FBI comes in and solves the case, then it might take some of it away from him.
12:54
But I will also say that part of the problem is that Pima County, the area where this is happening, they have not dealt with high-profile investigations like this ever.
13:04
ever, not even just recently, but ever.
13:07
The last high-profile thing that happened in Pima County was the shooting of Gabby Giffords, and that was over 10 years ago.
13:13
And so I think a lot of it I attribute to just not really a whole lot of expertise in that area, even down to a lot of the, not just the sheriff himself, but a lot of the people who make up the office of the sheriff.
14:53
Are there other stories you guys are working on tonight?
11:52
Why? Well, you don't have this answer, but why would they delay? Why wouldn't they want all the help that they could possibly get? Is it just so that they'd get the credit? Is that it? So the sheriff could solve the case and get the credit without help?
12:07
I think that's definitely part of it because I think, again, going back to the politics, he wants to be the poster child, so to speak, for solving the investigation.
12:16
And if the FBI comes in and solves the case, then it might take some of it away from him.
12:22
But I will also say that part of the problem is that Pima County, the area where this is happening, they have not dealt with high-profile investigations like this ever.
12:33
not even just recently, but ever.
12:35
The last high-profile thing that happened in Pima County was the shooting of Gabby Giffords, and that was over 10 years ago.
12:42
And so I think a lot of it I attribute to just not really a whole lot of expertise in that area, even down to a lot of the, not just the sheriff himself, but a lot of the people who make up the office of the sheriff.
15:37
Are there other stories you guys are working on tonight?
12:22
All right.
12:22
Um, [laughs] so not this Saturday that just passed, but the one before that, that marked six months since Nancy Guthrie, who is the mom of today's showing her Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
12:38
And so as that day was approaching, I thought, you know, I haven't seen the sheriff, who's the lead investigator in this case, do a lot of interviews.
12:46
And I thought that's, you know, pretty puzzling, if you will.
12:49
He's the lead investigator.
12:51
People have a lot of questions.
12:52
And I slowly started to realize that the reason he's not doing a lot of interviews is because he's turning everybody down, not because there's not, you know, an appetite for the interviews.

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20:23
I'd just have to say, "Hey, can I buy you a beer?"
10:42
All right.
10:43
Um, [laughs] so not this Saturday that just passed, but the one before that, that marked six months since Nancy Guthrie, who is the mom of Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
10:58
And so as that day was approaching, I thought, you know, I haven't seen the sheriff, who's the lead investigator in this case, do a lot of interviews.
11:07
And I thought that's, you know, pretty puzzling, if you will.
11:10
He's the lead investigator.
11:11
People have a lot of questions.
11:13
And I slowly started to realize that the reason he's not doing a lot of interviews is because he's turning everybody down, not because there's not, you know, an appetite for the interviews.

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17:21
I'd just have to say, "Hey, can I buy you a beer?"
13:54
All right.
13:54
Um, [laughs] so not this Saturday that just passed but the one before that, that marked six months since Nancy Guthrie, who is the mom of Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
14:10
And so as that day was approaching, I thought, you know, I haven't seen the sheriff, who's the lead investigator in this case, do a lot of interviews.
14:18
And I thought that's, you know, pretty puzzling, if you will.
14:21
He's the lead investigator.
14:23
People have a lot of questions.
14:24
And I slowly started to realize that the reason he's not doing a lot of interviews is because he's turning everybody down, not because there's not, you know, an appetite for the interviews.

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20:39
I'd just have to say, "Hey, can I buy you a beer?"
11:19
Well, you, you don't have this answer, but why would they delay? Why wouldn't they want all the help that they could possibly get? Is it just so that they'd get the credit? Is that it, so the sheriff could solve the case and get the credit without help?
11:33
I think that's definitely part of it because I think, again, going back to the politics, he wants to be, you know, the poster child, so to speak, for solving the investigation.
11:43
And if the FBI comes in and solves the case, then, you know, it might take some of it away from him.
11:48
But I will also say that part of the, the problem is that Pima County, the area where this is happening, they have not dealt with high-profile investigations like this ever.
11:59
Not even just recently, but ever.
12:01
Uh, the last high-profile thing that happened in Pima County was the shooting of Gabby Giffords, and that was over 10 years ago.
12:08
And so I think a lot of it I attribute to just not really a whole lot of expertise in that area, um, even down to, you know, a lot of the, not just the sheriff himself, but a lot of the people who make up the office of the sheriff.
13:47
Are there other stories you guys are working on tonight?
12:06
Well, you, you don't have this answer, but why would they delay? Why wouldn't they want all the help that they could possibly get? Is it just so that they'd get the credit? Is that it? So the sheriff could solve the case and get the credit without help?
12:20
I think that's definitely part of it because I think, again, going back to the politics, he wants to be, you know, the poster child, so to speak, for solving the investigation.
12:29
And if the FBI comes in and solves the case, then, you know, it might take some of it away from him.
12:34
But I will also say that part of the, the problem is that Pima County, the area where this is happening, they have not dealt with high-profile investigations like this ever.
12:45
Not even just recently, but ever.
12:47
Uh, the last high-profile thing that happened in Pima County was the shooting of Gabby Giffords, and that was over 10 years ago.
12:54
And so I think a lot of it I attribute to just not really a whole lot of expertise in that area, um, even down to, you know, a lot of the, not just the sheriff himself, but a lot of the people who make up the office of the sheriff.
14:34
Are there other stories you guys are working on tonight?

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