Brian Kilmeade brings a sports broadcaster's eye to Pod Force One
His conversation with Miranda Devine moves from Republican setbacks to campaign psychology, cable news and his book Uniting the States.
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- 2:36Kilmeade argues Republicans lacked a unified message and relied too heavily on Trump.
- 8:20He questions executive-order durability and discusses immigration compromises involving work visas and voter ID.
- 26:37The conversation surveys potential presidential contenders, including Vance, Shapiro and DeSantis.
- 36:48Uniting the States uses historic crises to explore moments when American unity was under strain.
- 47:48Kilmeade connects lessons from sports journalism with the pressures of political campaigns.
- 50:02He recalls his Fox News career and the development of round-the-clock cable news.
Brian Kilmeade sees something familiar in political pressure: the athlete who gets calmer as the stakes rise. That comparison opens his conversation with Miranda Devine, and his earlier work in sports journalism returns later as he explains how athletic principles carry over into campaigns.
The episode, "Trump Is Down, But Don't Count Him Out | Brian Kilmeade", is approaching 100,000 views and is comfortably the most-watched of Pod Force One with Miranda Devine's nine uploads this week. It also carries the channel's strongest daily momentum, with shorter Kilmeade excerpts about Iran and the border drawing smaller audiences alongside it.
Beyond the midterm diagnosis, Devine gives the Fox & Friends co-host room to discuss the mechanics of a political comeback. Kilmeade worries that policies enacted through executive orders may not survive Trump's departure, considers possible immigration compromises and surveys potential presidential contenders, including JD Vance, Josh Shapiro and Ron DeSantis.
The channel added about 158,000 views over the week, while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is a little below its usual pace. Among nearby political-commentary channels, TREX LABS is enjoying a lift in daily viewing, while BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record is having a quieter spell.
Kilmeade's interview eventually leaves electoral calculations behind for his book, Uniting the States, and memories of building a broadcasting career. Devine's longest new conversation has space for both the political forecast and the working life behind the familiar television face.
An American conservative broadcaster and political commentator at Fox News. He co-hosts Fox & Friends, presents radio and weekend television programmes, and has written fiction and non-fiction books.
More on Wikipedia ›The Republican vice president of the United States. He previously represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate from 2023 to 2025.
More on Wikipedia ›A Democratic politician and lawyer who has been Pennsylvania’s governor since 2023. He previously served as the state’s attorney general.
More on Wikipedia ›A Republican politician who has been Florida’s governor since 2019. He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 but withdrew in January that year.
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Devine and Kilmeade discuss Uniting the States and its accounts of historic American crises.


