In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:

• WMAL GUEST 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - KT MCFARLAND - Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump and author of “REVOLUTION"

       SOCIAL MEDIA: https://twitter.com/realKTMcFarland

       TOPICS: 

       Iran 

       Mexico Cartel Violence

       Reaction to Trump’s State of the Union

• Maryland Democrats Have Surrendered on Gerrymandering
• WMAL GUEST 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE CHAPMAN 

       TOPICS:

        Loudoun School Board Discusses Chapman’s Proposal for SROs in Elementary Schools

• Fairfax Co. police arrest, charge man with stabbing woman to death at Hybla Valley bus stop

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Episode: Thursday, February 26, 2026 / 8 AM Hour