About this transcript: This is a full AI-generated transcript of Hannity: I don't know why people don't focus on this more... from Fox News, published October 18, 2026. The transcript contains 1,263 words with timestamps and was generated using Whisper AI.
"BUT FIRST LET'S QUICKLY CHECK IN ON ANOTHER DEBATE FROM LAST NIGHT WHERE ALASKA SENATOR DAN SULLIVAN FACED OFF AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER MARY PELTOLA AND THROUGHOUT THE DEBATE SULLIVAN NOTICED SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL IT WAS UNUSUAL MARY PELTOLA BROUGHT A GIANT STACK OF CUE CARDS WITH HER TO..."
[0:00] BUT FIRST LET'S QUICKLY CHECK IN ON ANOTHER DEBATE FROM LAST NIGHT WHERE ALASKA SENATOR DAN SULLIVAN
[0:06] FACED OFF AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER MARY PELTOLA AND THROUGHOUT THE DEBATE SULLIVAN
[0:12] NOTICED SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL IT WAS UNUSUAL MARY PELTOLA BROUGHT A GIANT STACK OF CUE CARDS WITH
[0:19] HER TO THE DEBATE WAS ANSWERING EVERY QUESTION READING THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION ON THESE
[0:26] CARDS IT WAS A MOVE TAKEN STRAIGHT OUT OF THE JOE BIDEN PLAYBOOK TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TO BELIEVE IT
[0:31] ALASKA IS STRATEGICALLY PLACED IN OUR STATE WAS BUILT AS A STRATEGIC MILITARY LOCATION WE
[0:37] UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF A NATIONAL OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO OUR
[0:42] ELDERS WHO ARE PART OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD THE TERRITORIAL GUARD BUT PRICES ARE TOO HIGH FOR
[0:47] HARD-WORKING ALASKANS AND DC POLITICIANS ARE WAGING FOREVER WARS THAT ARE SKYROCKETING OUR COSTS
[0:54] I WANT TO READ MY ANSWERS BECAUSE I'M NOT CAPABLE OF GIVING MY OWN ANSWERS I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY
[0:59] STAFF FOR WRITING OUT THE ANSWERS FOR ME SERIOUSLY DOES MARY PELTOLA NOT ACTUALLY KNOW OR HAVE ANY OF
[1:07] HER OWN OPINIONS IS SHE NOT AWARE OF CURRENT EVENTS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE THERE'S SOMETHING VERY
[1:12] STRANGE ABOUT THAT DEBATE YOU'RE USUALLY NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE NOTES DURING A DEBATE NOW KEEP IN MIND THIS
[1:17] IS THE SAME FAR LEFT MARY PELTOLA WHO IS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A MEMBER OF HER STAFF THIS IS A NEW YORK
[1:23] TIMES REPORT BERATING OTHERS WITH HOMOPHOBIC SLURS MEANWHILE IN MINNESOTA THE DEMOCRAT RUNNING FOR SENATE
[1:29] THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANNEGAN JUST BLAMED HER BOSS TIM WALLS FOR THE STATE'S RAMPANT FRAUD
[1:37] IN FACT SHE JUST ABSOLVED HERSELF OF ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND DURING THE DEBATE HER
[1:42] CHALLENGER MICHELLE TAFOYA CALLED HER OUT IN A MASSIVE WAY TAKE A LOOK ONLY ONE OF US LET
[1:49] NINE BILLION DOLLARS WALK OUT THE DOOR TO FRAUD TO SUGGEST THAT WE THAT SHE SOMEHOW IS GOING TO BE A
[1:55] FRAUD CZAR ALL OF A SUDDEN TALK ABOUT CHANGING TAX WHEN IT BECOMES POLITICALLY EXPEDIENT MY GOODNESS
[2:01] SHE WAS SECOND IN CHARGE IN THIS STATE AND SHE'S JUST GOING TO POINT HER FINGER AT GOVERNOR TIM WALLS
[2:06] WHEN SHE DEMANDED SHE IT BE THE WALLS FLANNEGAN ADMINISTRATION WHEN SHE DEMANDED TO BE IN THE ROOM WHERE
[2:12] EVERYTHING HAPPENED BUT SUDDENLY SHE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS MY GOODNESS AGAIN SELL IT TO
[2:18] SOMEONE ELSE MATT TOWERY HAS MINNESOTA A ONE POINT RACE THAT'S HOW NECKED THAT RACE IS AND WE'RE
[2:24] GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW IT NOW IN THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE THE SENATE RACE IS ALSO TIGHT DEMOCRATS
[2:31] AROUND THE COUNTRY ONCE BELIEVED THAT MAINE WOULD BE QUOTE A STATE FOR DEMOCRATS TO FLIP MANY OF THE
[2:37] DEMOCRATS TO FLIP MANY OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THE DEMOCRATS IN MAINE HAVE ENGAGED IN A SHOCKING LEVEL OF
[2:40] SELF-SABOTAGE YOU KNOW UNCONSCIONABLE BEHAVIOR IN SO MANY WAYS THEY NOMINATED A COMMUNIST WITH A
[2:46] NAZI TATTOO NAMED GRAHAM PLATTNER HE PRETENDED TO BE A WORKING-CLASS GUY BUT ACTUALLY GREW UP VERY
[2:52] WEALTHY AND AFTER HE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND WORSE HE HAD TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE WELL IN COMES GRAHAM
[2:59] PLATTNER 2.0 REPLACED BY PARTY ELITES WITH A GUY NAMED TROY JACKSON TROY JACKSON IS KNOWN ALL AROUND
[3:07] THE STATE OF MAINE FOR HIS VIOLENT VIOLENT TEMPER HIS LACK OF IMPULSE CONTROL THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY
[3:14] POLICE BY HIS FELLOW STATE LAWMAKERS OTHERS THAT WORK WITH HIM IN THE MAINE STATE HOUSE JACKSON ALSO
[3:21] ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY THE MOTHER OF HIS TWO CHILDREN WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE HIS SECOND
[3:28] COUSIN, NOW DESPITE DOCUMENTATION IN A POLICE REPORT BOTH JACKSON AND HIS COUSIN FORMER LOVER
[3:34] DENYED THE INCIDENT THERE'S ONE GUY ON TAPE THAT SAID HE SAW SOMETHING IN REAL LIFE I DON'T KNOW WHY
[3:40] PEOPLE DON'T FOCUS ON THAT MORE BUT DURING LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE AGAINST SENATOR COLLINS I MEAN YOU WOULD
[3:46] THINK DURING A DEBATE YOU COULD AT LEAST REIN IN YOUR TEMPER FOR AN HOUR OR HOUR AND A HALF NO HE COULDN'T AFTER
[3:53] COLLINS JOKINGLY REFERRED TO A PROTESTER AGAINST HER PROBABLY ONE OF JACKSON'S SUPPORTERS TAKE A LOOK
[4:00] TWO ISSUES
[4:02] I'M SORRY SOMEBODY IS INTERRUPTING WE'LL HAVE OUR SECURITY DEAL WITH THAT
[4:08] AI DEBATE CENTERS ARE DESTROYING OUR CLIMATE THEY ARE POISONING OUR WATER
[4:14] SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF TROY'S SUPPORTERS
[4:17] JUST SHUT UP WHAT AND NOT JUST ONE MOMENT JACKSON'S PERFORMANCE DURING THE DEBATE WAS
[4:29] UNUSUAL NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PART
[4:31] AND FOR ME I DON'T KNOW DONALD TRUMP OR THE BILLIONAIRES ANYTHING I OLD THE PEOPLE OF MAINE
[4:38] EVERYTHING AND AS FAR AS THE BILLIONAIRES THAT I MIGHT HAVE ON MY CAMPAIGN THAT IS ACCURATE BUT I
[4:46] HAVEN'T MADE ANY DEALS LIKE SENATOR COLLINS HAS WITH THOSE BILLIONAIRES I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE HAVING
[4:53] REAL ISSUES WITH CLIMATE AND OUR BEST OPPORTUNITY IS TO TRY AND GET OFF FOSSIL FUELS I KNOW OTHER STATES
[4:59] OTHER COUNTRIES WE CAN'T DICTATE TO THAT BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY DO WHAT WE CAN IN THIS STATE I DO THINK
[5:05] CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN DO THAT OR DO ANYTHING TO AFFECT IT IS GET OFF OF
[5:10] FOSSIL FUELS NOT BUILT THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE NOT DRILL IN NEW MEXICO OR MEXICO OR MAINE
[5:18] WOW THE DEBATE BEFORE THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID THIS IS A GUY WHO'S BEEN
[5:25] ALL OVER YOU KNOW THE PLACE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES NOW ALIGNING HIMSELF WITH THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS AND
[5:30] COMMUNISTS LIKE GRAHAM PLATNER THEY WERE SUPPORTING HIM BURNEY SUPPORTING HIM BUT IN THE PAST HE VOTED AGAINST
[5:36] ABORTION RIGHTS AND MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR GAY PEOPLE THAT WAS LIKE 10-11 YEARS AGO THE GUY WHO HAD KIDS WITH HIS
[5:43] COUSIN DIDN'T WANT GAY PEOPLE TO GET MARRIED BACK IN THE DAY NOT A GOOD LOOK IN A STATE THAT IS
[5:49] INDEPENDENT AND RUGGED AS MANY RUGGED INDIVIDUALS LIKE THE STATE OF MAINE AND GET THIS DURING THIS OTHER DEBATE AS
[5:56] I WAS SAYING JACKSON DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP BUT IT'S TRUE TAKE A LOOK
[6:03] AND WE'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE A BIRTHM CENTER IN RURAL MAINE BECAUSE OF OUR POPULATION NOW I MEAN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THEM TO BEGIN WITH WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A CENTER THAT ACTUALLY FOUGHT TO GET FUNDING FOR THOSE PLACES THAT WASN'T TAKEN OUT SO THAT BILLIONAIRES COULD GET ANOTHER INCOME TAX CUT
[6:17] AND SENATOR COLLINS WILL GIVE YOU THE FINAL WORD BEFORE WE MOVE ON SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN FIRST OF ALL ONCE AGAIN TROY IS CONFUSING THE MEDICAID PROGRAM WITH THE MEDICARE PROGRAM THERE ARE VERY FEW
[6:33] MATERNITY CHARGES UNDER MEDICARE IT IS LARGELY A PROGRAM THAT SERVES OLDER ADULTS AS WELL AS DISABLED INDIVIDUALS
[6:46] ALL RIGHT SERVING AS A U.S. SENATOR IN AN IMPORTANT JOB YOU ARE TRUSTED WITH OUR NATION'S SECRETS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU KNOW BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS AND YOU FIGHT FOR YOUR HOME STATE
[6:58] NOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE THE LINK BETWEEN IMPORTANT FEDERAL SERVICES SOCIAL SECURITY MEDICARE IF YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS AND THE PEOPLE OF YOUR STATE IF YOU ARE IN MAINE DO YOU REALLY WANT THIS GUY TELLING WOMEN TO SHUT UP
[7:15] REPRESENTING YOU AND ALL RIGHT THANKS FOR WATCHING CHECK OUT MY NEW PODCAST HANGING OUT WITH ME SEAN HANNITY THE BIG INTERVIEWS THE DEBATES YOU WON'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE LIKE AND
[7:29] THURSDAY