Eric began Thursday's show by talking on the phone with Donald Trump one day after Trump's visit to Mexico and his major speech on immigration. The Republican nominee reacted to Hillary Clinton's facetious hope that he learned something about international diplomacy. "We had a great meeting in Mexico," Trump proclaimed, "and as far as learning goes, how did Hillary do in Libya? How has she done in Iraq or with the Iran deal? I've been given a lot of credit by just about everyone who is fair, it was a very successful day. We can work with Mexico and we have to stop the drug trafficking and human trafficking. A wall will be built and Mexico will be paying for the wall if I become president." Trump also addressed the Obama administration's criticism of his meeting with Mexican President Pena Nieto. "Maybe the White House should go back to negotiating the Iran deal, which is looking like one of the great scams of all time. It's now coming apart and people are learning what went into it." Finally, Trump explained why Hispanics should consider giving him their votes. "I'm going to bring jobs back and we are going to have safety. Look at some of these inner cities where a lot of Hispanics are living. Their children are being killed and I will stop that. We are going to get rid of the thugs and drug dealers who are here illegally. We're also going to have an African American outreach because so many African Americans are in poverty and their education is terrible. The Democrats and the Hillary Clintons of the world have done a terrible job, so I say to them, 'What do you have to lose?'"

Eric invited reaction to Donald Trump's immigration speech from political reporters Aaron Blake and A.B. Stoddard. "He said that he's going to get rid of the criminals first," Stoddard observed, "which is basically what the Obama administration has been doing. He is not going to send people back home by deportation. That is a backtrack, he shifted his policy to something more palatable to many Republicans, particularly women." Blake agreed that Donald Trump's speech had a slightly softer tone. "He certainly backed off some of the more over-the-top rhetoric his opponents have accused him of using. He seemed to say he might soften when it comes to granting legal status. He also left open what he would do with non-criminal illegal immigrants, which is a position many Republicans have embraced in recent years." Stoddard added, "It was good for Donald Trump to take a high-risk trip to Mexico, he handled himself well."

Some Democrats are harshly denouncing Donald Trump's immigration policies and proposals. Eric spoke about the criticism with conservative Ed Martin and Democratic strategist Bud Jackson. "Trump went down to Mexico and caved like a weakling," Jackson declared. "He's a con artist - when he's in Mexico he'll say one thing, when he is in front of voters he'll say something else. He made a lot of false promises that have no chance of becoming reality, while Hillary Clinton's plan will bring people out of the dark so they can become productive taxpayers." But Martin contended that his candidate knocked it out of the park Wednesday. "We will look at August 31st as the day Donald Trump became president. He looked like a serious man and leader when he went to Mexico, then in Arizona he laid out a ten-point plan. For a conservative like me, that plan is breathtaking. He's going to lower legal immigration because he wants jobs and higher wages for Americans."

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine has ridiculed what he calls 'phantom sanctuary cities,' implying that there is absolutely no problem. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a staunch foe of illegal immigration, joined Eric with his take. "We have six sanctuary counties in Kansas," Kobach lamented, "and Mr. Kaine needs to do homework on his own state. Arlington, Virginia is a sanctuary city and they are all over the country. There are two types of sanctuary cities. 'Don't ask' cities are places where police are not allowed to ask anyone their immigration cities, while 'don't tell' sanctuary cities don't let their police officers tell ICE if they have an illegal alien in custody. American citizens are literally dying because of sanctuary cities!"

New problems continue to dog Hillary Clinton regarding both her emails and allegations of pay-for-play at the Clinton Foundation. Democratic strategist Julian Epstein and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino put forth two vastly different views of the situation. "FBI director James Comey had access to all her emails," Epstein reminded viewers, "and he said there was no deliberate attempt to conceal the content of any emails. He concluded that there was no legal violation, no intent to take classified information and move it to an unclassified location." But Bongino denounced Epstein and other Democrats who refuse to criticize Hillary Clinton. "It's stunning how we have people like Julian on the left. It doesn't matter how pathological the lies of Hillary Clinton, he'll go on a cable channel and defend her. She bought a software program designed specifically to wipe clean an email record. Hillary Clinton did not tell the truth!"

As part of his immigration plan, Donald Trump wants immigrants from some nations to undergo what he calls 'extreme vetting.' Eric scrutinized that idea with terrorism expert Sebastian Gorka. "This is a hugely important idea," Gorka declared. "When you come to America on the visa waiver program, you fill out a form that asks if you have ever been a member of the Nazi Party. We are asking people in 2016 if they are Nazis, but why aren't we asking them whether they are connected to Al Qaeda or ISIS or the Muslim Brotherhood? This is what Donald Trump is talking about. We have to find those people who do not share the values of Americans and you have to look at their guiding ideology. This is a war against global jihadism and you should have professionals who interview people and push them. This is part of counter-terrorism."

Based on most recent polls, Hillary Clinton has a solid lead in electoral votes. Eric was joined by political scientist Larry Sabato, who analyzed the race. "You'd much rather be Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump right now," Sabato began. "You never know what's going to happen and events can transform reality, but the Electoral College seems to be in good shape for her. North Carolina, which Mitt Romney won, is very much in play, and Donald Trump is behind in Pennsylvania and Michigan." Eric, an unabashed fan of Donald Trump, put forth a different scenario: "If Trump wins the states won by Mitt Romney and then just flips Ohio, Florida, and either Pennsylvania or Michigan, he wins!"