The Need to Know Morning Show on this cold Tuesday covers the onset of a bitter North Dakota winter and an explosive political discussion focusing on U.S. military strikes against narco-terrorists and the unfolding fraud scandal in Minnesota involving Governor Tim Walz and the Somali community.
Standout Moments
- Cold Weather Arrives: Wind Chills Down to 20 Below
- Minnesota Fraud Investigation: Funds Diverted to Terrorists
(0:03:52) The hosts report that the Treasury Department is investigating allegations that over $1 billion in taxpayer money intended for programs like Feeding Our Future was funneled from Minnesota's Somali community to the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab terror network in Somalia.
- Trump vs. Drug Lords: Venezuelan Showdown
(0:11:08) The hosts discuss Jesse Watters' report on President Trump's escalating conflict with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, including positioning U.S. warships in the Caribbean and closing Venezuelan airspace. The hosts suggest Trump gave Maduro an ultimatum to "abdicate power or else."
- "War Crime" Allegations Over Killing Coke Boats
(0:14:14) The hosts discuss the Washington Post's controversial report accusing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth of war crimes for allegedly ordering a "double-tap" strike to eliminate all survivors on a drug-smuggling boat (a "coke boat").
- Jesse Watters and the "Double-Tap" Defense
(0:15:39) Jesse Watters defends the military's action, arguing that after an initial strike, you don't send American men in to grab surviving terrorists; you "double tap" to finish the job, especially since the narco-traffickers have been designated as foreign terrorists who "kill more Americans than we've ever lost in wars."
- The "Seditious Six" and Mutiny
(0:28:18) The hosts argue that the controversy is a setup, linking it to the previous video put out by the "seditious six" Democratic members of Congress who "told soldiers to disobey orders" in a form of attempted mutiny.
- College Sports: Tim Palasek Coach of the Year
(0:25:57) NDSU Head Coach Tim Palasek is named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Coach of the Year. The Bison also set a program record with 17 players named to All-Conference teams.