<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;0:30 - &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/12/17/trump_our_border_is_secure_inflation_has_stopped_wages_are_up_prices_are_down_our_nation_is_strong.html"&gt;Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;40:05 -&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/chicago-bears-stadium-northwest-indiana/?utm_social_handle_id=7313362&amp;amp;utm_social_post_id=626215621&amp;amp;s=03"&gt;Sports &amp;amp; Politics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:03:27 -&lt;/strong&gt; Former Orland Park Mayor &lt;strong&gt;Keith Pekau&lt;/strong&gt; reacts after a judge trims the village&amp;rsquo;s lawsuit he calls an attempt to silence him.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:23:25 -&lt;/strong&gt; Best Protest Song of 2025 - Round 1&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;01:50:17 -&lt;/strong&gt; 15th ward Alderman &lt;strong&gt;Ray Lopez&lt;/strong&gt; breaks down the budget battle at city hall. For more on Ray&amp;rsquo;s work for the 15th ward - &lt;a href="http://the15thward.org"&gt;the15thward.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;02:04:09 -&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Jeffrey A. Tucker,&lt;/strong&gt; founder of the Brownstone Institute and senior economics columnist for the Epoch Times, critiques Trump&amp;rsquo;s prime-time address &amp;mdash; and discusses a generation shaped by DEI policies. Check out Jeffrey&amp;rsquo;s most recent book &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spirits-America-Semiquincentennial-Jeffrey-Tucker/dp/1630693014"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spirits of America: On the Semiquincentennial&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;02:24:14 -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense &lt;strong&gt;Jed Babbin&lt;/strong&gt; on Venezuela and the tense Russia/Ukraine peace negotiations. Follow Jed on X &lt;a href="http://x.com/JedBabbin"&gt;@JedBabbin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

Dan Proft

Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation

DEC 18, 2025156 MIN
Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation

DEC 18, 2025156 MIN

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0:30 - Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation 40:05 - Sports & Politics 01:03:27 - Former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau reacts after a judge trims the village’s lawsuit he calls an attempt to silence him.  01:23:25 - Best Protest Song of 2025 - Round 1 01:50:17 - 15th ward Alderman Ray Lopez breaks down the budget battle at city hall. For more on Ray’s work for the 15th ward - the15thward.org 02:04:09 - Jeffrey A. Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute and senior economics columnist for the Epoch Times, critiques Trump’s prime-time address — and discusses a generation shaped by DEI policies. Check out Jeffrey’s most recent book Spirits of America: On the Semiquincentennial 02:24:14 -  Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin on Venezuela and the tense Russia/Ukraine peace negotiations. Follow Jed on X @JedBabbinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.