Middle East Firestorm: Truth vs. Spin | The NEWSMAX Daily (03/31/26)

-Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visits troops in the Middle East to witness Operation Epic Fury against Iran. -In an exclusive interview with NEWSMAX CEO Chris Ruddy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses the Iran War timeline and slams the “remarkable weakness” of European leaders for underestimating Iran’s missile capabilities. -Benjamin Netanyahu explains what happens with churches in Jerusalem and the importance of Christianity to Israel. -NEWSMAX's Greg Kelly discusses the latest developments in U.S. military operations in Iran and comments on President Trump’s views on past Middle East interventions. -"See how dumb this whole thing is?" Carl Higbie reacts to purple-haired outrage from people with nothing better to do—also known as "No Kings" protests. -Rep. James Comer on alleged hospice fraud in California: "Everyone uses hospice in their deepest, darkest time of need. And to find out that billions of dollars of fraud has occurred in hospice in California is sickening to any taxpayer." -Rock legend Gene Simmons joins "Ed Henry The Big Take" to reveal the thoughts behind his viral remarks telling celebrities who lecture fans on politics to "shut their pie hole." Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at ⁠http://Newsmax.com/Listen⁠ Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com⁠ Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at: ⁠http://nws.mx/shop⁠ Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: -Facebook: ⁠http://nws.mx/FB⁠ -X/Twitter: ⁠http://nws.mx/twitter⁠ -Instagram: ⁠http://nws.mx/IG⁠ -YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV⁠ -Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV⁠ -TRUTH Social: ⁠https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX⁠ -GETTR: ⁠https://gettr.com/user/newsmax⁠ -Threads: ⁠http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX⁠ -Telegram: ⁠http://t.me/newsmax⁠ -BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com⁠ -Parler: ⁠http://app.parler.com/newsmax⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices #podcast