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You Won't Believe What Trump Just Did to the Meatpacking Mafia | Guest: Gov. Greg Abbott | 8/28/26

August 28, 2026

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The Power of One Listener: How a Radio Question Became Policy

Two days before this episode aired, President Donald Trump appeared on Glenn Beck's program. During that interview, Beck raised a question from his audience about farmers and ranchers being squeezed by four massive meat processing companies that control nearly the entire market — three of them foreign-owned, one by China. The president listened, asked follow-up questions in real time, and turned away from the phone to talk to staff in the Oval Office. By Friday morning, Trump posted on Truth Social: "I am authorizing legal documents to be drawn in order to allow farmers and ranchers to be given the right to process their own food. This should move quickly."

Beck reads the statement on air and then addresses his audience directly: "That comes from you. That all was in my head because of you." The moment illustrates a theme that runs through the entire program — that one person paying attention, asking the right question at the right moment, can redirect the machinery of government. Beck calls it "the power of one person."


The Meat Monopoly and the Local Food Alternative

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What you'll learn

  • 1 Timestamped Navigation Outline
  • 2 (01:38) **Opening & Trump's Meatpacking Announcement** - Glenn reads President Trump's statement authorizing farmers and ranchers to process their own food, breaking up the big-four meat processing monopoly
  • 3 (05:17) **Interview: Gov. Greg Abbott on Texas Demographics** - Abbott explains why Texas isn't becoming California, despite what polls suggest
  • 4 (08:36) **Data Centers: Abbott's Pause-and-Guardrails Strategy** - The governor explains his detailed plan for regulating data centers in Texas
  • 5 (12:59) **Flock Cameras & Fourth Amendment Concerns** - Abbott addresses the controversy over automated license plate readers in Texas
  • 6 (14:28) **Airport Foot Washing Stations & Religious Constitutionality** - Abbott explains his legal challenges to Muslim-only foot washing stations at DFW and Houston airports
  • 7 (18:37) **How the Meat Announcement Happened** - Glenn recounts the behind-the-scenes story of how President Trump's meatpacking statement came to be

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Guests on this episode

Show Notes

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) joins to discuss his re-election campaign and the issues Texas faces as the midterms approach, including Texas’ changing demographics and the possibility of James Talarico (D) flipping a Texas Senate seat blue. Glenn and Gov. Abbott also discuss the controversy surrounding Flock cameras in Texas. After Glenn brought up the meatpacking monopoly during their interview earlier this week, President Trump announced a major change coming that will allow local farmers to process their own meat. Glenn breaks down the pros and cons of Flock cameras and the rules needed to protect your privacy. Glenn explains how President Trump’s actions in other countries are leading to a stronger, more independent America. Glenn talks about the passing of Peter Cullen, the longtime voice for Optimus Prime from the "Transformers" movie and TV franchise. Is American manufacturing about to experience a major breakout? Glenn breaks down the Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing survey, which shows American factories are in their strongest current conditions in over five years. Glenn shares photos from his recent vacation and the history he learned.

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