Trump Truth Social Controversy, Eric Swalwell Allegations, and New Impeachment Evidence

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for April 13, 2026. 

We open with a frank and honest conversation about President Trump's controversial Truth Social post depicting him in a Jesus-like image — and we don't pull any punches. We call it what it is, explain why no human being should ever present themselves as a messiah or savior, and why it was right that Trump ultimately deleted it. But we also dig into the difference between a mistake in messaging and the substance of leadership, why faith without works is dead, and what Trump's actual policy record says about where his values really lie. It's a nuanced conversation you won't hear anywhere else.

Then our American Mama Teri Netterville joins us to weigh in on the stunning and rapid collapse of California Congressman Eric Swalwell — the man who built his entire career as the moral conscience of the Democrat Party. Within 72 hours of a San Francisco paper publishing allegations from multiple women, including one former staffer who says he drugged and raped her, Swalwell dropped out of the California governor's race and resigned from Congress. We revisit his role in the Russia collusion hoax, his relationship with Chinese spy Fang Fang, his use of campaign funds to pay what is reportedly an illegal immigrant nanny, and ask the question — was any of this actually a surprise to the people around him?

We also dig into Elizabeth Warren's claim that Amazon essentially bribed Melania Trump with a $40 million documentary deal. We point out that the Melania documentary was one of the highest-grossing documentaries in the last 20 years, and ask why media deals are only corrupt when the wrong people get them.

In our Digging Deep segment, newly declassified documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard reveal that the primary whistleblower in Trump's first impeachment was not a neutral government employee — he was a Democrat operative who had already been in contact with Adam Schiff's office before filing his report, lied on the official whistleblower form, and had direct ties to Peter Strzok, the FBI agent at the center of the Russia collusion investigation. We connect all the dots and make the case that the first impeachment was not just politically motivated — it was manufactured.

We also get into New York's proposed legislation to effectively ban BB guns, pellet guns, and air rifles by classifying them as imitation weapons and requiring modifications that render them completely useless. We explain why this is the same playbook used to chip away at every Second Amendment right — regulate it into uselessness and call it safety.

For our Bright Spot, President Trump ordered McDonald's through DoorDash and the driver turned out to be a grandmother who went back to work after her husband was diagnosed with cancer. She told the president she saved $11,000 this year because of the no tax on tips provision in the big beautiful bill. Trump gave her a $100 tip — which she also won't have to pay taxes on next year.

And we close out with a moment of history — 55 years ago today, April 13th, 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 first uttered the words "Houston, we have a problem." We celebrate the safe return of Artemis II and reflect on what it means to bring people home.

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