Glenn's Controversial Take on the Comey Seashell Indictment | Guest: Benny Johnson | 4/29/26

About this episode

Glenn Beck discusses the FCC's role in media regulation and the indictment of James Comey with guest Benny Johnson.

Glenn has on Benny Johnson, host of “The Benny Show,” who disagrees with Glenn on his stance on Jimmy Kimmel and whether the FCC should interfere with his show after his latest controversial joke. Glenn lays out how the FCC licensing works and why he believes the Kimmel controversy is not in the FCC’s wheelhouse. Glenn argues that this isn’t a free speech fight but an issue of what television networks will allow. Glenn explains why there needs to be more consistent rules regarding the FCC and what constitutes a news show versus an entertainment show. The FBI has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for an alleged threat against President Trump. Glenn goes through the exact charges and discusses whether each charge has merit. Glenn tells a horrifying story of the disgusting lengths an Indian man had to go to get a refund from a bank. According to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, thousands of people on SNAP benefits in an undisclosed state are driving luxury cars. In the least shocking news, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that his city is experiencing a budget crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Beck

Guest: Benny Johnson

Topics covered

• FCC regulations
• free speech
• Comey indictment
• SNAP benefits
• budget crisis
• entertainment vs news

Keywords

• FCC
• Jimmy Kimmel
• James Comey
• SNAP benefits
• budget crisis
• free speech
• entertainment
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FCC

Places: NYC

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