Trump's Diesel Announcement Explained: What Must Happen Next | Guests: Amb. Mike Waltz & Simone Rodan-Benzaquen | 10/6/26

October 6, 2026

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France is burning. Its schools are on fire, its bond market is in freefall, and its political center has collapsed. The story that explains why—and why it matters to Americans—is not about a single riot or a single bad policy. It is a story about debt, the confidence of lenders, and what happens when a government makes promises it cannot pay for and hides the bill in another account.

The episode opens with two seemingly separate stories that Glenn Beck argues are actually one. First, President Trump signed an executive order allowing truckers to use untaxed “red diesel” on highways through December 31st. This is a temporary break that could save drivers up to $100 per fill-up, but it is a deferred tax—if Congress does not act, truckers will owe the money later. Beck speculates the Treasury Department blocked a broader fuel tax cut because the U.S. cannot afford it: “We are spending money like it’s going out of style. We cannot do any more.”

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1 (01:50) **Episode Opening & Diesel Announcement** - Glenn introduces the main topic: Trump’s executive order allowing truckers to use untaxed “red diesel” for on-road use.
2 (06:39) **France Riots: The Parallel Crisis** - Glenn ties the French school riots to U.S. debt problems, arguing both stem from governments making promises they can’t pay for.
3 (21:00) **The Bond Market as the Final Arbiter** - Jason Buttrell and Glenn discuss why the French bond market collapse is a direct warning for the U.S.
4 (23:00) **October 7th Anniversary & Fellowship Call** - Glenn announces he is flying the Israeli flag at his ranch to mark three years since the Hamas attack, and invites listeners to join the “Fellowship Movement.”
5 (25:55) **Polling & Supreme Court Packing** - Glenn reviews new polls showing a Republican swing among Hispanic voters and discusses the threat of expanding the Supreme Court.
6 (33:16) **The Constitution: The Real Problem** - Glenn argues the U.S. doesn’t need a new constitution or a bigger court; it needs to restore the one it stopped obeying.
7 (45:04) **Interview: Ambassador Mike Waltz** - Glenn introduces Ambassador Mike Waltz (U.S. UN Ambassador, former Green Beret) to connect the separate crises: diesel prices, France riots, Iran, and cartel violence.

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Show Notes

To ease the burden of high diesel prices, President Trump signed an executive order temporarily lifting a tax on diesel fuel. Glenn explains that this temporary fix will only help for a short time and lays out the importance of the midterm elections for future gas and diesel prices. Glenn also ties this issue to the ongoing unrest in France. Leftists seem dead set on packing the Supreme Court if they regain power, and Glenn explains why court-packing doesn’t fix the issues at hand. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz joins to discuss whether the cockpit plot, cartel drones, and the toll on the Strait of Hormuz are all part of the same fight. Glenn issues a stark warning to Michigan voters about the dangers Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed poses to their state and America as a whole. Glenn explains why he believes France is now divided into two sections: one that still holds to its Catholic faith and one that wants to tear down what it no longer understands. Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, director of communications for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins to explain why France is on the brink of civil war.

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