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In the day's following President Thomas Jefferson's innauguration in 1801, he found himsef confronting a band of pirates that were threatening America's shipping interests. The confrontation had similar overtones to how the country is confronting Islamic extremism today.

In his latest release, "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates," "Fox & Friends" host Brian Kilmeade makes the case that America's battles against Islamic extremism is not new. Listen as Kilmeade looks at the past and its implications for today as he discusses this release with Washington Examiner Q&A Podcast host Lori Lundin.

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