Ballot with Patrick Gutfield - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture

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Trump Declares War On “Affordability” — Then Roasts JD Vance Dec 04, 2025

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Trump’s latest economic sermon turns into verbal Twister as “affordability” becomes both his favorite word and his sworn enemy. JD Vance gets roasted to his face while trying not to blink. And in a sharp detour, we head to America’s emergency rooms, where marijuana users are learning the word “scromiting.” It’s economic whiplash, political humiliation, and medical horror — all in one festive package.
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Trump Nods Off As His Cabinet Turns Into ‘Adult Daycare’ Dec 03, 2025

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President Trump’s marathon Cabinet session devolves into doodles, typos, third-person motivational speeches, and a boom-mic Q&A nobody asked for. Russell Vought is drawing Bob Ross landscapes, Pete Hegseth arrives as the “ssecretary of war,” and Trump tries to prove he’s “sharp” by saying “Trump is sharp.” The meeting ends with table-slapping, shoulder-thumping, and enough chaos to qualify as an office Christmas party gone horribly wrong.
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Trump Goes Full Thumbs-of-Fury While DC Freaks Out Over a Missing Wedding Ring Dec 02, 2025

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President Trump unleashes a late-night, one-hundred-sixty-post Truth Social rampage featuring conspiracy theories, political enemies, and his Home Alone 2 cameo… because why not. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turns Franklin the Turtle into a festive war criminal. And Washington loses its mind because Usha Vance wasn’t wearing her wedding ring at a volunteer event. From DC where you should wear your wedding ring — seriously, wear it — this is Ballot. Portions of today’s show were made with the help of A.I.
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Sleepy Don? Report Says Trump Slashes Workday, Naps Through Events Dec 02, 2025

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A bombshell report says Trump has gutted his schedule by nearly forty percent, is rolling into “official duties” after lunchtime, and keeps dozing through appearances — all while insisting he’s in peak shape after a mysterious MRI he can’t quite explain. The White House calls it transparency. Critics call it a presidential siesta.
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Trump pardons two turkeys - are the turkeys in The Epstein Files? Nov 26, 2025

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President Trump pardons Gobble and Waddle while taking a swing at Biden’s “invalid” autopen turkey pardon. Melania sets a record with the shortest Christmas tree ceremony in White House history, delivering a drive-by “beautiful.” Plus: Trump teases a Ukraine peace deal and personally revives Rush Hour 4 like he’s running a Hollywood agency with nuclear codes. A very twenty-twenty-five Thanksgiving.
We’re going to try to take the holiday weekend off but its 2025 so there’s bound to be 40 crazy things we have to react to. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.
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Trump eyes Jackie Chan comeback PLUS DC wants you to dress nicely for your delayed flight Nov 25, 2025

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Trump wants a Rush Hour reboot and is pitching Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker like it’s nineteen ninety-eight again. Meanwhile, Usha Vance sparks online chaos by simply not wearing her wedding ring to Camp Lejeune. And the DOT launches a new crusade to stop America’s worst airplane gremlins as holiday travel hits record levels. Patrick digs into Hollywood dreams, ring conspiracies, and why flying now requires both patience and combat training.
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Greene quits Congress, Trump feuds with the Giants, and his Thanksgiving Ukraine plan sends Europe scrambling. Nov 24, 2025

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Marjorie Taylor Greene is cashing out and tapping out — quitting Congress after a spectacular breakup with President Trump while quietly watching her net worth explode from seven hundred thousand to twenty-five million. Patrick breaks down the political soap opera, Trump’s midnight tariff rants, his five-a.m. meltdown over the New York Giants, and the Thanksgiving-deadline Ukraine plan that blindsided Europe and sent Zelensky scrambling. It’s political musical chairs with a side of holiday panic.
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“Arabic Numerals” Freakout, Trump–Mamdani Summit, and a Kimmel Late-Night Jab Nov 21, 2025

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From Washington DC, Patrick Gutfield breaks down a truly chaotic Friday: viral outrage over “Arabic numerals,” Trump’s tense meeting with New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, the President’s explosive reaction to lawmakers warning troops against illegal orders, and the White House defending Trump calling a reporter “Piggy.” Plus, Trump renews his crusade to get Jimmy Kimmel fired — again.
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The Other JD Vance, Trump’s Desk Theater, and MTG Turns on Trump Nov 20, 2025

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A man named James Donald Vance Jr. was arrested for threatening to kill President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, leading to the most confusing Secret Service paperwork in American history. We dig into Trump printing out his own social media posts like a one-man scrapbook, Keith Urban performing an LGBTQ+ anthem at Mar-a-Lago, and the latest MAGA-versus-MAGA meltdown as Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Trump a “traitor” while standing with Epstein survivors. It’s the kind of political circus where the clown car is driving itself and we’re all just hanging on.
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Trump Defends MBS, Melts Down Over Epstein Files, and Calls Reporter “Piggy” Nov 19, 2025

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President Trump shrugged off the murder of Jamal Khashoggi with a casual “things happen,” snapped at reporters asking about the newly released Epstein emails, and even called one “Piggy.” We break down the jaw-dropping accusations in the Epstein files, Trump’s increasingly frantic denials, the White House’s very creative explanation for letting an American flag hit the ground, and the House’s lopsided 427-to-1 vote to release the documents. Plus: the lone “no” vote, Clay Higgins, and the Senate’s unanimous approval.
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