KSEV Mornings · November 10, 2026 · Hour 2
Craig on Pete Hegseth’s press conference, why conservatives should vote in primaries, and Gina Hinojosa on Texas gun rights. Wayne Dolcefino calls in from the road, plus Sen. John Kennedy, Van Jones and Jamie Raskin on CNN.
In Tuesday’s second hour of KSEV Mornings, Craig Coglianese played Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth answering Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment push, argued conservatives should punish weak Republicans in primaries and not in general elections, and talked about reports that Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa may go after gun rights in Texas. Wayne Dolcefino joined by video from the road to Corpus Christi.
Hegseth answers the impeachment push
Townhall’s news at the top of the hour had October CPI up 0.4%, hotter than expected. President Trump said restarting air strikes on Iran is quite unlikely, said he stands by Hegseth, said Hegseth won in Venezuela and Iran, and called Massie a stone-cold loser.
In his press conference, Hegseth pointed out there was no impeachment vote for Lloyd Austin over the Afghanistan withdrawal, going missing, or the Chinese spy balloon. He cited operations against the Houthis and Iran and called Massie’s effort “a political spectacle” and “petty vengeance.” Craig agreed 100%, saying there is no impeachable offense, and that they hate disruptors the same way they hated Dan Bongino and still hate Kash Patel.
Primaries, turnout and Hinojosa on guns
Craig said “punishing people in primaries as a party” is much more intelligent than punishing them in a general election, “because Talarico is certainly a worse senator than Paxton would have been.” He said 50% turnout is not a mandate for Abbott or Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and that people who sat out the midterms will regret it if Hinojosa restricts gun rights. His advice: vote and run in the primaries, and get friends to vote too. He compared that collective power to the online day traders who made GameStop skyrocket.
Wayne Dolcefino calls in from the road
Wayne joined by video from the car on the way to Corpus Christi, with his partner Adam Buchanan driving. He said he does not understand impeaching a secretary of war for doing what the commander in chief told him to do, and noted that people who did not mind months of bombing in Libya now object to weeks against a country building nuclear weapons under mountains. He and Craig said they are disappointed Trump will keep the blockade instead of restarting strikes. Wayne also talked about Hamas using civilians as leverage and about buyer’s remorse coming over property taxes, school choice and the border. On Hinojosa and guns, he said that was the old Texas. “This is Blue Texas,” he said.
Sen. John Kennedy on the Democratic Party’s new leaders
Craig played Sen. John Kennedy on new Democratic leaders including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed. Kennedy’s line: “Republicans aren’t perfect, but the other side’s crazy.” Craig said that is almost word for word Wayne’s line that Republicans are not perfect but not insane.
Hakeem Jeffries and Van Jones on CNN
Craig played Hakeem Jeffries on Democratic voters who do not want him as House speaker, including protesters with “no more Pelosi, no more Jeffries” signs, and said Jeffries basically told them to shut up. Craig said the Democratic Party has more uniform thinking than the GOP.
He also played Van Jones on CNN bragging that the American Accountability Network coordinated tens of thousands of accounts to win the affordability narrative and that Republicans never figured it out. Craig said he did notice, because KSEV posts were flooded by people who do not follow the show, and bet many are bots using human accounts. He said oil and gas are already taking a hit and Democrats will not actually fix affordability.
Jamie Raskin on CNN and Hegseth on Chuck Schumer
Craig played Jamie Raskin getting upset on CNN when told Kansas senator-elect Adam Hamilton would be disappointed to spend two years investigating Trump. Craig said these supposed moderates will toe the party line, the way he said Talarico told a supporter he would still be the same guy in office. He said Democrats have used Trump as their only motivating villain for a decade and will try it on JD Vance or Rubio next, but Rubio is harder to clip out of context. Asked about Chuck Schumer wanting to put him on trial, Hegseth invited a debate on recruiting and the troops, and Craig said he wants to hear from service members themselves. A real fix, Craig said, is going after corruption with actual evidence, not political theater.
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