Shocking Security Failures in the Attempted Trump Assassination Attempt, Deep State? Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak. The Theory of Everything Documentary, American Revolution Book

American Conservative University40mMay 1, 2026

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In this episode of the Eric Metaxas Show, host Eric Metaxas and guest John Zmirak dissect the shocking security failures surrounding a recent assassination attempt on President Trump, framing it as evidence of a deeper 'deep state' conspiracy. Metaxas argues that the administration's reckless gathering in one location and the FBI's delayed response—allowing five shots to be fired before intervention—suggests deliberate sabotage by anti-Trump forces within the government. He draws parallels to the dangerous rhetoric of the radical left, citing figures like Hassan Piker and the comparison of Trump to Hitler by left-wing intellectuals. The conversation shifts to the ideological roots of this conflict, with Zmirak praising Metaxas's new book on the American Revolution, which reframes the colonists as conservative defenders of biblical Christianity and self-government against a decadent, secular British elite. The hosts emphasize that modern left-wing movements, driven by Darwinian materialism and 'white guilt,' are creating a spiritual vacuum that leads to extremism, from Antifa to transgender radicalism. They promote the Discovery Institute’s documentary 'The Theory of Everything' as a corrective to nihilistic science education, warning that without a belief in divine creation, young people are vulnerable to ideological extremism. The episode closes with a call to action: pre-order Metaxas’s book, watch the film, and defend the truth of Western civilization.

Key Takeaways
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The assassination attempt on Trump exposed catastrophic security failures that suggest deliberate sabotage by deep state actors.

2

Left-wing intellectuals are weaponizing historical parallels (e.g., comparing Trump to Hitler) to justify political violence.

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The American Revolution was a conservative, Christian defense of self-government against a secular, elitist British regime.

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Darwinian materialism creates a spiritual void that leads to radical ideologies like Antifa, transgender extremism, and anti-Semitism.

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The film 'The Theory of Everything' offers a scientific and theological rebuttal to evolutionary materialism and is available for free to students.

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Chapters
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10 min

The Shocking Security Failures in the Trump Assassination Attempt

If I were President Trump, that FBI sniper who failed to take out the assassin before he had actually wounded the president, I would have that sniper in Gitmo being waterboarded.

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10:00
10 min

The Global Jihad and the Failure of Conservative Security

I was so shocked by this lapse of security. The whole event, I was waiting for some jihadi to take a shot at Tommy Robinson, and I was determined to throw myself in front of him because Tommy Robinson is a lot more important than I am.

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20:00
10 min

The Left’s War on Truth: From Bonhoeffer to Hitler Comparisons

They're Pol Pot, they're Mao Zedong, they're Lenin, they're Stalin. They are in fact trying to impose an ideology that I've heard called race communism.

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30:00
10 min

The American Revolution Revisited: A Christian Conservative Defense

Zmirak praises Metaxas’s new book on the American Revolution, which reframes the colonists as conservative, biblically grounded patriots defending self-government against a decadent, secular British elite. The episode highlights figures like Champagne Charlie and the Townshend Acts as symbols of elite moral decay.

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10 min

The Spiritual Vacuum of Darwinian Materialism

The human soul is like a vacuum it needs something to fill it and if the gospel of jesus christ doesn't fill it then it will be filled with islam or anti-semitic fanaticism or transgender lunacy...

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High-Impact Quotes
It is now demonstrably insane in my book is Atheism Dead... It is insane. It's now demonstrably insane.
Eric Metaxas39:44
Viral: 92.0
If I were President Trump, that FBI sniper who failed to take out the assassin before he had actually wounded the president, I would have that sniper in Gitmo being waterboarded.
Eric Metaxas2:13
Viral: 90.0
We need to make the case because folks believing that insane myth that life emerges out of non-life by accident, it is an insane myth and it's very embarrassing that people believe this.
Eric Metaxas39:15
Viral: 89.0
Speakers

Host

Eric Metaxas

Guest

John Zmirak
Topics Discussed
Assassination Attempt Security Failures95%Darwinian Materialism and Nihilism94%American Revolution as Conservative Movement92%Deep State Conspiracy90%The Theory of Everything Documentary90%White Guilt and Race Communism88%Global Jihad and Radical Islam85%Cultural Decline and Moral Decay80%
People & Brands

Donald Trump

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22xNeutral

Eric Metaxas

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15xPositive

John Zmirak

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12xPositive

Tommy Robinson

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8xPositive

The Theory of Everything

media

6xPositive

Champagne Charlie

person

5xNegative

Canada

place

4xNegative

Discovery Institute

organization

4xPositive

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

person

4xNegative

William Pitt

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3xPositive

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