Ballot with Patrick Gutfield - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture

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Trump's Boat Parades and Billion Dollar Tantrums: When Land Fails, Try Sea and the NFL Kicking Rule Sep 22, 2025

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Patrick Gutfield dives into Trump's plan for a Navy boat parade after his thirty-million-dollar Army birthday bash flopped (apparently soldiers marching out of step isn't good TV), his fifteen-billion-dollar lawsuit against the New York Times over TV production credits, and his declaration of war on the NFL's new kickoff rule as "sissy football." From shimmering seacraft spectacles to presidential sports commentary, it's military pageantry meets media lawfare with a side of football critique.
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Jimmy Kimmel Canceled, Marine One Grounded, and Golden Trump Holds Bitcoin: Democracy's Really Going Grea Sep 19, 2025

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Patrick Gutfield breaks down the week's absurd political news: Trump threatens to revoke broadcast licenses while Jimmy Kimmel gets indefinitely pulled from ABC, Marine One makes an unscheduled landing in England due to hydraulic issues, crypto investors install a twelve-foot golden Trump statue outside the Capitol during the Fed's rate announcement, and the fate of TikTok hangs on a phone call between world leaders. Plus, why Congressional Democrats are now the ones fighting to protect free speech, and what happens when your backup helicopter pilot finally gets their moment to shine.
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Historic Erasure and Ballroom Dreams: Trump's Greatest Hits Sep 18, 2025

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Patrick Gutfield covers the Trump administration's order to remove slavery materials from National Parks (apparently whip scars are too negative for the gift shop), Luigi Mangione dodging terrorism charges for the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, and Trump's two-hundred-million-dollar White House ballroom project that's turning the South Lawn into a construction zone. From sanitizing Civil War history to chainsaw diplomacy, it's revisionist history meets extreme home makeover
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Horses, Parades, and Political Copycats: Trump's Royal Victory Lap Sep 17, 2025

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Patrick Gutfield covers President Trump's lavish second state visit to Windsor Castle - complete with horse carriages, military bands, and a private lunch that makes Mar-a-Lago look like a Denny's. Plus, Trump announces a Republican midterm convention after Democrats had the same idea, proving that even presidential politics involves copying homework. From wreath-laying at Queen Elizabeth's tomb to dueling political conventions, it's pomp, circumstance, and shameless imitation all in one show.
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Trump Says “Smart People Don’t Like Me” at Golf Club Gala, Skips Charlie Kirk Vigil for golf Sep 16, 2025

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Patrick Gutfield recaps Donald Trump’s eyebrow-raising weekend at Bedminster where he declared “smart people don’t like me,” skipped Charlie Kirk’s vigil for tee time, and threatened a national emergency over DC immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade suggested “involuntary lethal injection” for the homeless, then issued a rare apology.
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Royal Flush: Trump Gets the Crown Treatment While AI Guy Predicts Paperclip Apocalypse Sep 15, 2025

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Patrick Gutfield broadcasts live from London (on the company dime) as Trump heads to Britain for his second unprecedented state visit. King Charles rolls out the full royal charm offensive - helicopters, carriages, and banquets - hoping sparkly crowns will make Trump forget about tariffs and Ukraine. Meanwhile, we dive into Trump's most jaw-dropping promises: renaming the Defense Department to sound more warlike, slapping his name on the Kennedy Center, and somehow keeping a promise about sugar Coke while failing to end a war. Plus, meet the AI doomsday prophet who thinks we'll all die from paperclip-making robots and wrote Harry Potter fan fiction longer than War and Peace. All this while Prince Andrew stays locked away and Trump's twenty-four-hour Ukraine peace plan enters its second year.
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Trump Country Radio, More Cracker Barrel Chaos, and the Supreme Court Explains Math Sep 12, 2025

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A Florida radio station goes full MAGA as “Trump Country 93.7” and triples its ratings. Cracker Barrel’s $700 million rebrand crashes harder than grandma’s biscuits. And Supreme Court justices remind America that two terms means… two. Plus, why “Trump 2028” hats might be the punchline of the week. All that and more on Ballot.
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Trump’s Seafood Stunt, iPhone Air Gets Skinny, and Doctors vs. Bureaucrats on Vaccines Sep 11, 2025

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President Trump tries to prove D.C. is safe with a crab dinner—protesters say otherwise. Apple unveils the wafer-thin iPhone Air and a sleep-shaming Apple Watch. And doctors battle government red tape over who should get the COVID vaccine. It’s politics, tech, and medical drama with a side of sarcasm on Ballot.
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CSI: Epstein — The Trump Birthday Letter Mystery Sep 10, 2025

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Trump says he didn’t write Epstein’s 2003 birthday letter and definitely didn’t draw the woman’s silhouette on it. The signature looks familiar, Democrats are giddy, and the White House suddenly wants forensic CSI on speed dial.
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Trump's Blue Pill Panic, Supreme Court Says "Go Ahead and Profile," and Tom Hanks is Apparently Too Dangerous for West Point Sep 09, 2025

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Patrick Gutfield breaks down the Supreme Court's decision to allow Trump's controversial immigration enforcement in California, investigates the mystery blue pill Trump was caught taking at the U.S. Open (spoiler: the internet has theories), and covers West Point's decision to cancel Tom Hanks' award ceremony because apparently Forrest Gump is too "woke" for our military academy. Plus, why attending a tennis match with Trump is harder than getting through airport security during the holidays.
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