Former CNN anchor welcomed award-winning podcaster and fellow professional crazy person Jennifer Welch to his Wednesday YouTube show, and together they descended into madness. Acosta and Welch would attack various Republican Christians in the vilest of ways, comparing them to prostitutes and Iranian radicals. Meanwhile, Welch would also dive into anti-Semitism as she said it was obvious the Iran War started because three Jews—Trump negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—masterminded it.
Before the conversation shifted to Iran, Acosta wanted to talk about Vice President JD Vance’s new book, “I guess, JD Vance announced that he’s got this new book coming out. Did you see this? Talk about Christian signaling. Here it is right here. He’s got a book coming out called Communion, as if his last book wasn’t a fraud. Here comes a new one. He works for Donald Trump. Enough with this shit.”
Welch began her reply by claiming, “I want to put this memo out. We have a job in this left-wing media ecosystem.”
Professional crazy person/award-winning podcaster Jennifer Welch tells fellow professional crazy person Jim Acosta, “He [JD Vance] is a shape-shifting chameleon. I think it is neck-to-neck. Who is this country’s biggest prostitute? JD Vance or the first lady. And I can kind of go… pic.twitter.com/Ew0k5Z3M26
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) April 2, 2026
While Welch was ranting, Acosta finally appeared to finally acknowledge he is part of the left-wing media as he appeared to mumble, “Yeah.”
As for Welch, she was proud that liberals have just made stuff up about Vance, “We need to muddy up his reputation as best we can. Everybody did a great job with the couch-fucking stuff. A+, no notes. This guy wants to be the heir apparent of MAGA. He’s younger, he’s darker, he’s a lot more evil. He’s a lot smarter than Trump. And he’s a lot easier to corrupt, just as a lot more connected to—”
After Acosta interrupted to make a point about Peter Theil, Welch continued, “And he’s changed his name three times. He’s changed his religion three times. A grown adult has changed his name three times and changed his religion three times. He is a shape-shifting chameleon. I think it is neck-to-neck. Who is this country’s biggest prostitute? JD Vance or the first lady. And I can kind of go back and forth. But JD Vance is bought and paid for by these. There he is. There he is with his eyeliner at Turning Point.”
Acosta then quipped, “He loves that eyeliner,” as Welch rambled on, “Oh, he loves it. And so we really need to do a great job because what have you noticed how he is not really jumping in on this Iran stuff? He’s really trying to distance himself from the Iran War so that he can run. And so our job is to make sure that we call out him for the hypocrite that he is, much like we just did the Noems.”
Speaking of Iran, Welch eventually turned to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, “And he’s literally trying to link, like, God, please help us be more violent in this war. I mean, I’m paraphrasing, but he used the word ‘violence’ and killing, making sure every bullet finds its mark and all this crazy shit.”
Acosta concurred, “Yes. And he told the story about this lady pilot who said, ‘Please give us more bombs’ and all this. I mean, you were absolutely right.”
Despite her anti-Hegseth ramblings, Welch claimed Hegseth isn’t responsible for the war because that would be the fault of three Jews, “He’s such a narcissist, I mean, this guy, this guy is in a stage of religious psychosis. So, I think that he has nothing to do with this war. We all know Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, and Benjamin Netanyahu are the driving people behind this war. And he wants to be in charge. So, I think Stephen Miller and Trump have said, ‘Okay, you start the holy war aspect of it.’”
Later, Welch went full Jew-baiter, “We all know, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and Benjamin Netanyahu are the driving people behind this war.” She then returned to the GOP Christian bashing, “Moses Mike Johnson is every bit as fanatical as this guy [Pete Hegseth]. And these… pic.twitter.com/LbnGB9Kn33
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) April 2, 2026
Welch further claimed, “And because that’s all he’s talking about is this deranged apocalyptic, holy war situation. And he’s having a lot of problem[s] with troops because they’re basically telling the troops, ‘You need to get saved.” They’re like spiritually blackmailing the troops right now and telling them this is a holy war. I mean, just some really weird fanatical shit.”
Moving on to Speaker Mike Johnson, Welch tried to tie him to the Iranians, “But this doesn’t surprise me because the Speaker of the House, Moses Mike Johnson is every bit as fanatical as this guy. And these religious fanatics have the audacity to tell the world, ‘Oh, we’re going to invade Iran because they’re religious fanatics.’ And I’m like, ‘Hello, the call’s coming from inside the house.’ I’m not saying that there isn’t religious fanaticism in Iran. Of course, there is, but we have our own unique breed of it here.”
Of course, religious fanaticism in Iran means thousands of dead regime critics while “religious fanaticism” in America still manages to allow Acosta and Welch to spread their hate on the internet.
Here is a transcript for the April 1 show:
The Jim Acosta Show
4/1/2026
JIM ACOSTA: And I mean, just today, I guess, JD Vance announced that he’s got this new book coming out. Did you see this? Talk about Christian signaling—
JENNIFER WELCH: Oh, for god’s sake.
ACOSTA: Here it is right here. He’s got a book coming out called Communion, as if his last book wasn’t a fraud. Here comes a new one. He works for Donald Trump. Enough with this shit.
WELCH: Well, here’s the thing about JD Vance and I just, I want to put this memo out. We have a job in this left-wing media ecosystem.
ACOSTA: Yeah.
WELCH: We need to muddy up his reputation as best we can. Everybody did a great job with the couch-fucking stuff. A+, no notes. This guy wants to be the heir apparent of MAGA. He’s younger, he’s darker, he’s a lot more evil. He’s a lot smarter than Trump. And he’s a lot easier to corrupt, just as a lot more connected to—
ACOSTA: A lot more connected to—yeah, and connected to the Peter Thiel people. I’m sorry.
WELCH: And he’s changed his name three times. He’s changed his religion three times. A grown adult has changed his name three times and changed his religion three times. He is a shape-shifting chameleon. I think it is neck-to-neck. Who is this country’s biggest prostitute? JD Vance or the first lady. And I can kind of go back and forth. But JD Vance is bought and paid for by these. There he is. There he is with his eyeliner at Turning Point.
ACOSTA: He loves that eyeliner.
WELCH: Oh, he loves it. And so we really need to do a great job because what have you noticed how he is not really jumping in on this Iran stuff? He’s really trying to distance himself from the Iran War so that he can run. And so our job is to make sure that we call out him for the hypocrite that he is, much like we just did the Noems, which her political career is completely over, but it still doesn’t make it any less delicious. Nor confirming that we knew these people were all full of shit.
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WELCH: And he’s literally trying to link, like, God, please help us be more violent in this war. I mean, I’m paraphrasing, but he used the word “violence” and killing, making sure every bullet finds its mark and all this crazy shit.
ACOSTA: Yes. And he told the story about this lady pilot who said, “Please give us more bombs” and all this. I mean, you were absolutely right. I mean, they, here he is right here. Showing off—
WELCH: He’s such a narcissist, I mean, this guy, this guy is in a stage of religious psychosis. So, I think that he has nothing to do with this war. We all know Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, and Benjamin Netanyahu are the driving people behind this war. And he wants to be in charge. So, I think Stephen Miller and Trump have said, “Okay, you start the holy war aspect of it.”
And because that’s all he’s talking about is this deranged apocalyptic, holy war situation. And he’s having a lot of problem with troops because they’re basically telling the troops, “You need to get saved.” They’re like spiritually blackmailing the troops right now and telling them this is a holy war. I mean, just some really weird fanatical shit.
ACOSTA: Yeah.
WELCH: But this doesn’t surprise me because the Speaker of the House, Moses Mike Johnson is every bit as fanatical as this guy.
ACOSTA: Yeah.
WELCH: And these religious fanatics have the audacity to tell the world, “Oh, we’re going to invade Iran because they’re religious fanatics.” And I’m like—
ACOSTA: Yeah.
WELCH: “Hello, the call’s coming from inside the house.” I’m not saying that there isn’t religious fanaticism in Iran. Of course, there is—
ACOSTA: No, I mean—
WELCH: —but we have our own unique breed of it here.
