VIDEOS
Allen West on Leadership, Readiness, and the Battles We Cannot See
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West joined Victory Channel’s *Unclassified* for a candid discussion of military leadership, combat readiness, faith, and the unseen burdens carried by service members and their families.
Drawing on 22 years in the United States Army, West explains why commanders must prepare troops before deployment—not simply react after problems surface—and why chaplains and first-line leaders need to be present wherever service members live, train, and work.
He also makes an important distinction: toughness and attentive leadership are not opposites. Hard, realistic training builds readiness, while strong leaders know their people well enough to notice when something changes. West discusses the value of battle buddies, the responsibility to care for the force, and the transition families face when a loved one returns from deployment.
Watch the full episode above. West’s interview begins about halfway through the program.
Allen West on the Electoral College, Election Integrity, and the 2026 Midterms
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West joined Victory News for a wide-ranging conversation about the Electoral College, election administration, foreign policy, energy, free speech, and voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
West opens by responding to a proposal to replace the Electoral College with a national popular vote. He defends the state-based constitutional system and discusses the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The Electoral College was established in Article II of the Constitution and modified by the 12th Amendment; the National Archives provides an official history of the system.
The program also reports on planned Justice Department election monitoring and disputes involving state voter rolls. According to the Justice Department, its Civil Rights Division uses attorneys, staff, and, in eligible jurisdictions, federal observers to assess compliance with federal voting-rights laws. Read the department’s explanation of federal election monitoring.
Later, West comments on events in the Middle East, domestic energy production, campaign polling, free-expression disputes and the importance of service.
Watch the full program above.
Allen West Joins America Stands for 2026 Primary Election Coverage
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West joined Greg Stephens and the America Stands panel on Victory Channel for live coverage of the August 18, 2026, primary elections in Florida, Wyoming, and Alaska.
Drawing on his experience as a former Florida congressman, West discusses Florida’s shift from a closely divided swing state, the role of parental choice and education policy, the effects of redistricting, and the political impact of people and businesses moving between states. The wider panel conversation also covers federalism, ranked-choice voting, campaign messaging, and voter turnout.
Throughout the program, West argues that campaigns should move beyond slogans and explain how public policy affects individual rights, personal freedom, and the relationship between citizens and government.
Watch the full program above.
A Proud Day at Fort Jackson: God Bless the Chaplains
Today at Fort Jackson, my son-in-law, Chaplain First Lieutenant Jadavion Bernard Durden, graduated from the Chaplain Officer Basic Course.
I am proud of him, the legacy of service he continues, and every chaplain who graduated alongside him. They are soldiers of God and soldiers of the United States Army, serving those who have pledged to support and defend our Constitution.
God bless our chaplains, our soldiers, and this great nation.
Honor, Integrity, Patriotism: Allen West’s Challenge at the Center for American Values
Allen West delivers a personal, value-driven speech framed around three words: honor, integrity, patriotism. Based on his own improbable arc, born in 1961 in a blacks-only hospital in Atlanta, raised blocks from MLK’s boyhood home, who grew up to become a lieutenant colonel, congressman, and neighbor to Rush Limbaugh and a future President in his Florida district. He credits that trajectory to his father Herman West Sr., a WWII veteran who served a country that didn’t yet treat him as equal, and to a home built on discipline, faith, and high expectations.
From that personal foundation, West issues a direct challenge to the audience. American values are not inherited automatically; they are taught. He indicts participation trophies, absentee fathers, collectivist rhetoric from elected officials, the failure to teach civics and history, and parents who’ve outsourced their kids to screens and professors. He grounds the argument in Locke, Martin Luther, Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Joshua 24:15, arguing that rights come from God, not government, that America runs on rugged individualism, not collectivism, and that the republic survives only if each generation is handed the story.
The Q&A hits harder and more current: sanctuary cities and illegal immigration as a constitutional failure under Article 4, Section 4, the Iran strikes as a long-overdue response to 47 years of Iranian-sponsored terror, energy security as the linchpin of national security, and a blunt rebuke to Al Sharpton’s suggestion that black Americans shouldn’t celebrate Independence Day. His closing charge: veterans should run for office, especially for the school board, and parents need to reclaim their homes, their communities, and their churches.
Ranked Choice Voting is Bad News!
Advocates are pushing Ranked-Choice Voting at nearly every local and state level. Why? Proponents claim that Ranked-Choice Voting allows voters to express their preferences for multiple candidates and ensures that the ultimate winner is the candidate with the most overall support rather than just the one with the most first-choice votes. While this may sound nice in theory, in practice, it’s a scheme allowing candidates with a minority of voter support to win through mathematical technicalities.
Here’s what you need to know about how Ranked-Choice Voting really works and the dangers it brings.
Live Free TV: Lori Roman Discusses ACRU’s Live Free Local Program
Allen West of Live Free TV welcomes ACRU and Chairman Lori Roman to discuss the importance of Live Free initiatives like protecting free and fair elections, protecting vulnerable voters and making sure our service member votes are counted. Lori and Allen discuss the new Live Free Local initiative and how it helps citizens make a real difference. Complaints to Washington fall on deaf ears, so the team describes how you can make a real difference in your communities. Also, learn about the latest threat to fair elections — Ranked-Choice Voting.
Learn more about Live Free Local and how you can make a real difference in your community.
ACRU’s Allen West: Georgia Runoff Election
ACRU’s Allen West speaks to the importance of the Georgia runoff election for Senate.
Dr. Alveda King: We Must Protect Vulnerable Voters
An important message from Dr. Alveda King. Together we fought to ensure every American had the right to vote freely. Nursing home residents and other vulnerable vote fraud groups have been targeted for vote fraud, with their votes suppressed and even stolen. Together we can curb this despicable form of vote fraud by reporting abuse to the Vote Fraud Hotline at <strong>888-820-VOTE</strong>.
ProtectVulnerableVoters.org
Allen West: We must protect the voting rights of our most vulnerable voters.
The critical election cycle is just around the corner, and we must not allow what happened in 2020 to happen again. ACRU is focused on protecting the votes of our most vulnerable voters — senior citizens, group home residents, citizens abroad, the disabled, and our military.
Allen West: CSD offers assistance in response to Biden’s “Let the military go on food stamps” plan.
American Constitutional Rights Union’s Committee to Support and Defend is springing into action to support the U.S. military and their families with a grocery card program for those in need. In contrast, President Biden’s military leaders recommend food stamps for service members amid pay cuts and historic inflation.