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-- On the Show:

-- Producer Pat Ford fills in for David

-- A disheveled Donald Trump makes nonsensical claims about wind turbines, Iran, and data centers during an interview with GB News

-- Vice President JD Vance fills in as Press Secretary and struggles to answer press queries regarding rising gas prices and military strikes

-- Senator Ted Cruz prepares a 2028 presidential campaign while trailing far behind other conservative candidates in early polling and betting odds

-- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is avoiding scheduling televised debates against Democratic Senate challenger James Talarico

-- Fox News fires host Maria Bartiromo after she reportedly leaks network coverage guidance regarding election fraud claims to the White House

-- Reverend Adam Hamilton runs a competitive Democratic Senate campaign in Kansas despite Republican attacks targeting his views

-- The Lincoln Project releases a targeted media advertisement mocking Donald Trump as weak and airing it directly in his local viewing areas

-- The official White House website launches a games section featuring politically charged arcade titles like "Flappy Bill" and "Build the Wall"

-- On the Bonus Show: The military moves away from the "Operation Epic Fury" name, Markwayne Mullin says RFK Jr. is helping stop "birthright tourism," and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:09) Trump does an interview with GB News(09:11) JD Vance fills in as press secretary(23:28) Ted Cruz is probably running for president(29:02) Paxton is avoiding debates with Talarico(39:03) Fox News fires Maria Bartiromo(44:09) Democrats could win a Senate seat in Kansas(50:28) The Lincoln Project releases a devastating ad(56:29) White House website unveils arcade games
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-- On the Show:

-- Ron DeSantis yells at a protester while potential Republican primary candidates maneuvering for the 2028 election begin testing their chances

-- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick uses hypothetical scenarios to justify missed economic growth targets and defend Donald Trump's tariffs

-- Some Republican candidates are skipping the midterm convention because Donald Trump presents an electoral liability for competitive races

-- Donald Trump claimed a friend at the DNC wore an ID chain containing his Social Security number, while asserting shoppers need ID to buy kiwis

-- Donald Trump once again repeatedly slumps and drifts off to sleep during an active briefing inside the Oval Office

-- Donald Trump rambles extensively about golfer Tiger Woods and his driver license problems during an Oval Office statement

-- Lara Trump demands that elected Republicans provide complete personal loyalty to Donald Trump regardless of their own beliefs

-- In a CNN debate, Adam Mockler attempted to focus on economic issues but Caroline Sunshine deflected to talk about the culture war and God

-- On the Bonus Show: Exploring the possibility of a childless female president, gas prices are expected to set a new record, the White House is preparing for investigations, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:22) Ron DeSantis yells at a protester

(08:49) Howard Lutnick justifies Trump's bad economy

(19:07) Republicans are skipping the midterm convention

(27:08) Trump claims ID is needed to buy kiwis

(38:00) Trump drifts off to sleep in Oval Office

(45:54) Trump rambles about Tiger Woods

(52:23) Lara Trump demands lawmakers' total loyalty

(01:00:20) CNN debate exposes culture war distractions

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-- On the Show:

-- Milo Yiannopoulos called for mass deportations until immigration authorities arrested him in New Orleans and deported him to Great Britain

-- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blames Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure for high fuel costs while ignoring the Iran war

-- Author Malcolm Knox compares Donald Trump to Joseph Stalin regarding their shared fixation on attaching their names to structures

-- Donald Trump threatens severe military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz despite Mike Johnson previously calling the war a quick skirmish

-- Eight White House aides depart including Karoline Leavitt while Donald Trump faces a 32% approval rating in a national UMass Amherst poll

-- JD Vance tells interviewer Bryce Crawford that he welcomes the biblical end times and believes the Antichrist walks among humans

-- David Frum outlines civil liability strategies for the US government to reclaim financial gains Donald Trump accumulated during his presidency

-- Steve Scalise launches an investigation into whether Chinese propaganda causes American residents to reject large AI data centers

-- On the Bonus Show: Massachusetts primary results, Joe Rogan sounds like he's moving back to the left, a lawsuit says Freedom Fuel stole $4 million of gas, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:17) Milo speaks to Piers Morgan about his deportation

(09:55) Scott Bessent blames Ukraine for higher fuel costs

(16:17) Trump is obsessed with legacy like Stalin

(26:24) Trump threatens Iran with severe military strikes

(36:53) Eight White House aides resign

(44:29) JD Vance says he welcomes biblical end times

(51:41) How Trump could be stripped of his financial gains

(58:52) Republican thinks China is why residents reject data centers

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-- On the Show:

-- Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor of Economics at MIT and a co-winner of the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, joins us to discuss his new book "What Happened to Liberal Democracy?: Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity"

-- A Postal Service whistleblower warns that Donald Trump's mail voting order could cause millions of Americans to not receive their mail-in ballots

-- John Roberts warns that Donald Trump is likely acting unlawfully by demolishing the White House East Wing to construct a massive ballroom

-- Clinical psychologist John Paul Garrison highlights distinct involuntary arm spasms that Donald Trump displays during recent appearances

-- Donald Trump repeatedly appears to fall asleep and makes rambling statements during an event about his medical cost policies

-- Donald Trump insults conservative residents who oppose local artificial intelligence data center developments by claiming they want to be poor

-- Court documents reveal that Russian influence operations use sleeper groups and meme factories to shape American political opinion

-- On the Bonus Show: Updates from David's trip, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:18) Trump planning to not send mail-in ballots

(08:47) Chief Justice warns Trump is acting unlawfully

(17:49) Trump appears to be having arm spasms

(24:50) "Trump keeps falling asleep, looks sick"

(36:55) Daron Acemoglu interview

(58:54) Trump insults residents who don't want data centers

(01:06:48) Russia shapes American opinion with meme factories

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