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The Brand Brief 2.27.26: Kristen Stewart, Ilhan Omar, Pink, Hillary Clinton, Guthries, Texas primaries, Gavin Newsom, and Lauren Boebert
Actionable media intel: The Brand Brief delivers a daily snapshot of the conservative media ecosystem - FOX News, podcasts, and more. | Brought to you by On Brand Strategies | Written by Carly Moran and Nathan Brand
📣 Driving the Conversation…
1,475 words | 7 minute read | Written to be skimmable (12+ hours of media covered in The Brand Brief)
What Matters: Powerhouses branch out
New Media Voices: Clinton closed-door testimony
Leading FOX: Iran, Clintons, and Epstein
Trending: Crazy celebs and Ilhan Omar
What the Right is Writing: Warner Bros., Clintons, and the homeless
✍️ WHAT MATTERS AND WHERE WE’RE GOING…
Nathan’s quick take on where we’re headed…
Two conservative institutions are adventuring beyond their traditional lanes.
The podcast powerhouse, The Daily Wire, is launching its first live news show. The Morning Wire's Cabot Phillips debuted Wired In Live this week and will deliver the news every Thursday.
The cable news giant FOX News continues expanding into podcasts, led by its top star launching his own show. Sean Hannity, a primetime TV and daytime radio mainstay, is entering the podcast game with a new program, Hang Out with Sean Hannity, launching on March 3. - NRB
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🎙️ NEW MEDIA VOICES
The Megyn Kelly Show - 2/26
Kelly is joined by Tucker Carlson to discuss the depositions of Bill and Hillary Clinton, argue Epstein used sexual blackmail
Carlson believes the recent military buildup outside Iran doesn’t serve American interests, says there have been multiple false alarms about their nuclear capabilities
They agree that sports journalists are trying to trap the Olympic men’s hockey team for making a joke about the women’s team
Political influencers Evita Duffy-Alonso and Amala Ekpunobi discuss how NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani downplayed the attack on NYPD as kids throwing snowballs
The Ben Shapiro Show - 2/26
Shapiro criticizes McDonald’s decision to create a digital billboard campaign in Germany where the food only appears after sunset during Ramadan
He argues the campaign represents a broader placating by Western civilization at the expense of its own culture
TIME Magazine claims DEI can never fully die because companies have rebranded their initiatives, professor Wilfred Reilly discusses the statistics behind police killings and hate crimes
While Democrats threw tantrums at the State of the Union, Shapiro warns their party is ahead in midterms polling
In other new discussed, President Trump has paused Medicaid funding to Minnesota and faces continued negotiations with Iran
The Michael Knowles Show - 2/26
Florida Democrat Ashley Viola Gantt went viral for claiming Charlie Kirk was not assassinated but died from “gun violence”
Knowles criticizes an ad between Zohran Mamdani and AOC encouraging parents in Spanish to enroll their kids in free preschool “regardless of immigration status”
The FBI raided the house of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, a former illegal immigrant
Knowles uses the McDonald’s Ramadan ads and Vienna’s socialist party opposing a statue as examples of European cultural decline
Retired F-35 instructor pilot Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. was charged with illegally training Chinese military pilots, Knowles says he should be executed for treason
Allie Beth Stuckey’s “Relatable” - 2/26
While congratulating Olympic skater Alysa Liu, Stuckey expresses concerns about how her single Chinese father had her with an anonymous American egg donor
Stuckey argues over the ethical concerns behind “designer babies,” saying it can be used to justify eugenics
She congratulates the U.S. men’s hockey team for remaining patriotic and grateful for the opportunity to compete, and argues patriotism for Christians can be a form of thanking God’s providence
TimcastIRL - 2/26
The panel discusses how Hillary Clinton’s closed-door testimony was halted after Rep. Lauren Boebert allegedly leaked a photo to conservative commentator Benny Johnson
World Economic Forum President and CEO Børge Brende stepped down after being called out for a few dinners and emails with Epstein, the panel contrasts this to the limited accountability in the US
Pakistan’s Defense Minister declared “open war” with Afghanistan after Taliban forces killed and captured their soldiers, all while U.S. talks with Iran ended without agreement on a nuclear deal
The panel supports the SAVE Act, questions, an executive order to declare a national emergency over alleged Chinese election interference, and discusses AI chatbots
📺 LEADING FOX NEWS
The Five
Some Democrats are saying President Trump’s call to stand for Americans was racist, Republicans are using the moment in ads already
California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls VP JD Vance “scarier than Trump”
A California parole board plans to release a multiple-offense child molester, Sacramento law enforcement speaks out in frustration
Sports reporters are trying to make the Olympic men’s hockey team apologize for the president’s joke about the women’s team
Democrat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thanks President Trump during her State of the State, ends with “Big Gretch out”
Hillary Clinton claims she never met Jeffrey Epstein following congressional deposition
FOX & Friends
Bill Clinton testifies today over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein
Oman’s foreign minister will speak with VP JD Vance today about the Iranian peace talks after Geneva ended with no deal
An LA firefighter reports the blaze that ignited the Palisades Fires was ignored by the captain, never put out
The plaintiff resumes her testimony in the social media addiction trial today
China-linked space facilities in South America could be used for military capabilities, surveillance
The FBI is moving part of its Nancy Guthrie command post to Phoenix, releases new Ring camera footage showing a car driving through her neighborhood
NASA gives an update today on its Artemis II mission after the trip was delayed by a helium issue
Driver Pato O’Ward is interviewed on the Firestone Grand Prix as the Indycar series kicks off this weekend
FOX Newsroom
On DHS shutdown Day 14, federal employees are expected to miss pay
VP JD Vance spoke about affordability, the State of the Union in Plover, Wisconsin yesterday, while President Trump flies to Corpus Christi, Texas today
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are battling in the Texas Democrat primary
California Gov. Gavin Newsom claims Vance scares him more than Trump
Following Hillary’s testimony yesterday, Bill Clinton will be deposed on Jeffrey Epstein today, Reps. James Comer and Robert Garcia hold separate press conferences outside the meeting
Doctors are reporting a surge in heart attack deaths in Americans under the age of 55, particularly among women
The U.S. military is building up outside Iran over this past week, armada forms along the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
NASA announces they are delaying the Artemis II mission again
🍿 TRENDING AND POUNCING
Tomorrow’s news today…
“You either need to transition your child or you don’t get to keep your child.” [X, Jekielek]
Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon confirms Somali Rep. Ilhan Omar faces citizenship issues and potential denaturalization due to alleged lies on paperwork. [X, Daugherty]
If your town elects a Republican prosecutor, firearm homicides go down and young men have much lower death rates. [X, Cremieux]
🗞️ WHAT THE RIGHT IS WRITING
FOX News Digital
Bill Clinton faces high-stakes House grilling in Epstein probe [FOX News]
Savannah Guthrie’s $1M reward mirrors past kidnapping cases solved by cash [FOX News]
Afghanistan launches military operation against Pakistan [FOX News]
Breitbart
Epstein BFF Clinton Becomes First Ex-President Ever Deposed by U.S. House [Breitbart]
Hillary Clinton Claims She ‘Had No Idea’ of Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes [Breitbart]
Wall Street Journal Editorials
AI and the Data Center Backlash [WSJ Ed]
The U.S. vs. Antisemitism at UCLA [WSJ Ed]
Virginia Democrats Attack VMI [WSJ Ed]
Who’s on First at Diego Garcia? [WSJ Ed]
New York Post
Pink has moved to NY, possibly taking over Kelly Clarkson’s show [NYP]
Paramount Skydance victory in Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war came after Netflix failed to win over White House [NYP]
Hundreds of NYC-DSA members turn on Mamdani over homeless sweep reversal [NYP]
Washington Free Beacon
How Private Charity Is Enabling a Homeless Encampment and Hurting Law-Abiding Citizens [WFB]
Washington Reporter
Trump’s Cabinet and agency heads welcome “the greatest speech President Trump ever gave” [Reporter]
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