Bottom Line Up Front: Montana Talks was LIVE from the US House Cannon Office Building before the President's State of the Union Tuesday. We'll be set up at the White House EEOB the day after his address Wednesday.

Man. It was like a military reunion inside the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill earlier today (Tuesday). As an Army Iraq/Afghanistan veteran it was great to catch up with so many fellow veterans now continuing to serve their country in Congress.

A pilot in the legendary 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Navy SEALs. Green Berets. Just some of the folks we caught up with on Tuesday with a LIVE show previewing President Trump's State of the Union address. (Audio to follow on Wednesday's early morning hours of the show and more to follow later in the week)

And of course it was great to catch up with Montana's Congressmen- Air Force veteran Troy Downing (R-MT02) and former Trump Interior Secretary and Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Zinke (R-MT01).

We also got to catch up with- I'm gonna call her "The Rock of the Rocky Mountain West"- Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) who is now running for the US Senate in Wyoming. Wait till you hear the audio of her describing the work being done on "CRAs" in Congress over the past year. (Congressman Downing also described one CRA important to Montana and Wyoming and Powder River Basin coal- the cleanest burning coal in the world.)

Congressman Downing joined us in the 2nd half of the podcast below. The conversation continued into the 9a hour and then we sat down with Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).

Big thanks to AFP-Montana's Jesse Ramos for sidekicking with us for our coverage!

 

Photos: President Trump & Tim Sheehy Rally in Montana

Here are several photos from the rally featuring President Donald Trump, Navy SEAL vet Tim Sheehy, and more at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana.

Gallery Credit: Aaron Flint