The Ken Harbaugh Show

Impeaching Pete Hegseth is a top priority for the veterans heading to Congress, and it has to happen even if he resigns or is fired first. Ken Harbaugh is joined by Army combat vet Kris Goldsmith, president of VALOR Media Network, to discuss what impeachment in the House and conviction in the Senate would mean, and to preview the Veterans Day march on the Capitol on November 11th.Support VALOR Media Network here: https://valormedianetwork.com/Support the Veterans Day March in Washington, DC, here: https://www.veteransfightingfascism.org/Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

MAGA didn’t lose to the Democratic Party on Tuesday night. It lost to the people Donald Trump spent two years going after. Democrats took the House, flipped the Senate, and won governor’s races in places nobody thought possible. Trump’s approval was 38% in the exit polls, on track to be the lowest any president has had at a midterm. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones breaks down why this was more than a wave. It was a verdict. You can’t wage war on farmers, immigrants, workers, women, minorities and veterans and then expect them to save you at the ballot box.Subscribe:  @ValorMediaNetwork  Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

On this episode of Meidas Defense, host Joe Plenzler sits down with Ian Bassin, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Protect Democracy and former Associate White House Counsel, to examine the authoritarian playbook threatening American democracy. Bassin breaks down how political leaders undermine democratic institutions, the “Deceive, Disrupt, Deny” strategy targeting elections, and why local election workers remain one of our strongest defenses against authoritarianism. They also discuss potential reforms to strengthen democratic representation and safeguard elections in 2028.Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

Tuesday’s election result was historic, but Donald Trump remains president and is already working to undermine the voters’ verdict. Ken Harbaugh talks with Kris Goldsmith, Army combat vet and President of VALOR Media, about the Veterans Day March for Democracy on the National Mall on Nov. 11 – led by vets, open to everyone.Support VALOR Media Network here: https://valormedianetwork.com/Sign up for the Veterans Day March for Democracy here: https://www.veteransfightingfascism.org/Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones sits down with retired Army Lt. Col. Maura Keller, the Democratic nominee for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District. It’s Bobby’s home district covering southern Atlanta suburbs and its rural areas.  Keller enlisted as an Army military police officer in 1978 and rose through the ranks over 26 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. She received the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. After retiring she worked on Army Reserve and DoD personnel readiness projects, then retrained in healthcare and went to work at the Atlanta VA. In this interview, they talk about issues effecting the people; data centers, housing costs, rural hospitals, Medicaid, Social Security, and affordability.  You can find out more about Maura’s campaign at https://www.maurakeller.comOrder the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

Mike Johnson says the polls are all wrong, and he’s bragging about arenas filled with a few hundred people. That’s what panic looks like. Ken Harbaugh explains why the blue wave may be even bigger than the polls suggest – and why Democrats still need to vote like they’re one point behind. Then he talks with JoAnna Mendoza, who served 20 years in the Navy and Marine Corps, including a tour as a drill instructor at Marine Officer Candidate School. She has a real shot at flipping Arizona’s 6th, and would become the first female Marine in Congress.Support VALOR Media Network here: https://valormedianetwork.com/Support JoAnna Mendoza's campaign here: https://www.joannamendoza.com/Learn about New Politics here: https://www.newpolitics.org/Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

Seven months ago, Kentucky Republican Ralph Alvarado boasted that he’d stood with Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Now the self-described MAHA doctor has scrubbed the president from his campaign website, part of a GOP stampede away from a toxic president who is still complaining that he isn’t in enough of their TV ads. Ken Harbaugh talks with Zach Dembo, the Navy JAG veteran and former federal prosecutor challenging Alvarado in Kentucky’s 6th District, about why this election is a referendum on Trump and how he plans to win it.Support VALOR Media Network here: https://valormedianetwork.com/Support Zach Dembo's campaign here: https://zachdembo.com/Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

On this episode of Meidas Defense, host Joe Plenzler sits down with former Pentagon official and national security expert Dr. Michael Horowitz to discuss how drones, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies are transforming modern warfare. He explains why the U.S. military risks falling behind, the challenges facing the Pentagon, and what these developments mean for America's national security and the future of global warfare.Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: https://meidasnews.com/podcast

One week out, the midterms come down to one thing: Donald Trump’s corruption, his war with Iran, and his economic incompetence. That message has put races in play no one thought were competitive. Ken Harbaugh sits down with retired three-star admiral Nancy Lacore, the Democrat within striking distance of flipping Nancy Mace’s South Carolina seat, to talk about how she put the race on the map and what it will take to bring it home in the final week.Support VALOR Media Network here: https://valormedianetwork.com/Support Nancy Lacore’s campaign here: https://www.nancylacore.com/Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!

With less than two weeks until the American Midterm Elections, Retired U.S. Navy Commander Bobby Jones sat down again with Cait Conley, the Democratic nominee in New York's 17th District and one of the tightest House races in the country. She's a West Point graduate, a 16-year Army veteran with three Bronze Stars, and a former NSC counterterrorism director. We talk about the Iran war, oversight of war funding, data centers, and her closing argument to undecided Hudson Valley voters. Early voting starts October 24, and Election Day is November 3.Subscribe:  @ValorMediaNetwork  Order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutubeVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!