On the August 19, 2026 episode of The NEWSMAX Daily, Acting United States Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao discusses the ongoing Iran war and says President Donald Trump is freeing the world from “Iranian tyrannical lunatics.”
Rep. Ralph Norman and Sen. Darline Graham debate the Iran war and whether they support its continuation during NEWSMAX’s South Carolina Republican Senate runoff debate.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna discusses the Democrats’ radical concepts that she says are hijacking the party. Plus, Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Byron Donalds takes aim at Democrat David Jolly, saying his opponent “chose Fauci over Floridians.”
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Chapters
00:00 – The NEWSMAX Daily
00:40 – Today’s Top Stories
01:23 – Hung Cao on Trump, Iran and the U.S. Navy
06:02 – Ralph Norman and Darline Graham Debate the Iran War
09:43 – Anna Paulina Luna on Democrats’ Radical Concepts
15:58 – Byron Donalds on Florida’s Governor Race
20:29 – Final News Updates and Markets
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