Ep. 2387 - Two Terror Attacks in One Day. What is Happening??

March 13, 2026

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On the same day, two separate terror attacks occurred on American soil: an ISIS-linked assailant shot a professor at Old Dominion University, and a man drove an explosive-laden car into a synagogue preschool in Michigan. The host argues that the political and media response to these events reveals a deeper problem than the attacks themselves—a systematic refusal to name radical Islam as the threat, coupled with a reflexive accusation of Islamophobia against anyone who does.

The Two Attacks and the Pattern of Denial

The first attack took place at Old Dominion University, where Mohammed Baylor Jalo, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone, stormed a classroom, shouted "Allahu Akbar," and shot Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah, a veteran and professor. Jalo was a former member of the Virginia National Guard who had been convicted in 2016 for attempting to provide material support to ISIS and was released from prison just 15 months prior. The second attack occurred at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, where Ayman Khalazi, a naturalized citizen from Lebanon, drove an explosive-laden car into a synagogue preschool with 140 students inside. Security forces killed him before he could detonate.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Opening Thesis: The Real Problem is Radical Islam, Not Islamophobia** - Shapiro argues that media and Democratic elites mislabel Islamic terror as an Islamophobia problem.
2 (03:45) **Two Terror Attacks in One Day** - Details of the first attack at Old Dominion University by an ISIS-linked naturalized citizen.
3 (06:15) **Second Attack: Synagogue in Michigan** - Details of a second attack on a Jewish preschool by a naturalized citizen from Lebanon.
4 (12:06) **Pattern of Recent Attacks and Leftist Response** - Shapiro connects the two attacks to a broader pattern of recent Islamic terror and leftist denial.
5 (14:04) **Root Causes: Immigration and Failed Assimilation** - Shapiro argues the problem is importing people sympathetic to terrorism and refusing to demand assimilation.
6 (16:25) **Proposed Solution: Enforce Citizenship Revocation Laws** - Shapiro argues for revoking citizenship of those who support terrorist or totalitarian groups.
7 (20:53) **The Bigger Problem: American Toleration of Radical Islam** - Shapiro pivots to the political left's unwillingness to confront radical Islam, citing figures like Mayor Adams and Senator Schumer.

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Guests on this episode

John Spencer

Show Notes

Two radical Muslims attack two targets on the same day – just the latest terror attack in a wave of them on American soil; we talk about what can be done; and we ask whether America has the will to outlast Iran’s terrorist regime?

Ep. 2387

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