SPECIAL RELEASE: “They’ll Have to Kill Me. I’m Not Going to Be Silenced” - Curt Weldon on 9/11
August 18, 2026
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5 min read“They’ll Have to Kill Me. I’m Not Going to Be Silenced”
Twenty-five years after 9/11, former Congressman Curt Weldon—a firefighter by trade who served 20 years in the House, including as vice chairman of the Armed Services Committee—is making an explicit claim: that the 9/11 Commission was a cover-up, and that certain U.S. government officials knew about the attacks in advance and did nothing to stop them. Weldon’s new book, Able Danger: What the 9/11 Commission Never Told You, lays out what he says is documented evidence of a classified Army intelligence program that identified the al-Qaeda New York cell a year before the attacks, tried three times to transfer that information to the Justice Department, and was blocked each time.
The Able Danger Program and the Blocked Transfer
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:04) **Introduction & Guest Setup** - Tucker introduces the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and frames the episode around the government's continued hiding of 9/11 files, then brings on former Congressman Curt Weldon.
- 2 (01:05) **Weldon’s Personal Stake** - Weldon explains his unique background as a fire chief and his personal connection to the 9/11 attacks, establishing his credibility and emotional investment.
- 3 (02:12) **The FBI’s Attempt to Silence Weldon** - Tucker references the FBI's raid on Weldon's daughter's home during a congressional race, which Weldon lost, framing it as a pattern of suppression.
- 4 (02:30) **The 9/11 Commission as a Cover-Up** - Weldon argues the 9/11 Commission was established to conceal the truth, citing high-level endorsements and the suppressed "Able Danger" intelligence program.
- 5 (04:12) **The Motive for the Cover-Up** - Tucker asks why U.S. officials would cover up the attack, and Weldon escalates the accusation, suggesting the attack was planned by officials within the government.
- 6 (05:41) **Why Would U.S. Officials Kill Their Own Citizens?** - Tucker presses Weldon on the possible motive for such a plot, and Weldon speculates it was to create a pretext for war.
- 7 (06:50) **The "Real Story" and a Call for a New Commission** - Weldon asserts the U.S. government "played" its own people through a handful of operatives, and calls on President Trump to convene an independent, nonpartisan commission.
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Show Notes
9/11 changed history. So it’s worth understanding what really happened that day. Former Congressman Curt Weldon’s new book brings us a lot closer to the truth.
Get “Able Danger: What the 9/11 Commission Never Told You” now at TuckerCarlsonBooks.com.
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