Jun 17, 2026

Regulatory reform built quietly during the Obama years became one of the most powerful tools of the first Trump administration, and Steve Friess was in the room when it happened. In this episode of The Jenny Beth Show, host Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party movement and Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action, sits down with businessman, education reform advocate, and Wyoming congressional candidate Steve Friess for a wide-ranging conversation about deregulation, energy, and the fight to rebuild opportunity in America. Friess, son of the late conservative philanthropist Foster Friess, describes how he assembled a volunteer team of conservative attorneys, what some called the counter deep state, to draft executive orders and regulatory memos years before Donald Trump took office. He explains the regulatory budget concept that helped repeal regulations at a far faster pace than the famous two for one promise, breaks down obscure but powerful offices like OIRA, and makes the case that lower-cost energy is the bedrock of every price Americans pay. The conversation also digs into school choice and classical education, the dignity of work and trade schools, out-of-control federal spending and the national debt, and why Friess believes Wyoming coal, oil, gas, and rare earth minerals are a matter of national security. It is a candid look at how policy actually gets made, and why outsiders willing to learn the system can change it. Learn more at teapartypatriots.org and watch more episodes at jennybethshow.com.

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