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Presidency new lows as Trump humiliated in Davos Jan 21, 2026

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-- Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins us to explain how his administration is pushing back against Donald Trump's authoritarian actions, outline recent policy changes in Maryland, and discuss his political future

-- Donald Trump faces broad public rejection as new polling shows majorities say the country is on the wrong track, his economic claims are not credible, and most Americans view him as dangerous

-- Donald Trump triggers market turmoil by publicly threatening allies, escalating trade wars, and insisting on U.S. control of Greenland

-- Donald Trump shows visible cognitive and physical decline during a rambling press event marked by confusion and erratic responses to questions about policy, violence, and foreign affairs

-- Donald Trump struggles to answer basic questions about governance, foreign hostages, and legislative goals, repeatedly defaulting to trivial anecdotes and statements that reveal confusion about how government functions

-- Donald Trump embarrasses the United States at the World Economic Forum by delivering a low energy, incoherent speech filled with slurring, factual errors, and false claims

-- Stephanie Grisham publicly warns that Donald Trump appears mentally slipping after observing a disjointed and low energy press conference

-- Erick Erickson argues that Donald Trump's Greenland obsession and reckless diplomacy are alienating allies and giving Republicans political permission to distance themselves from Trump

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump made $1.4 billion in his first year back in office, Australia passes stricter gun laws after Bondi massacre, Kyrsten Sinema gets sued over an alleged affair with her bodyguard, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:23) Polling shows broad Trump rejection (08:19) Trump rattles markets, threatens allies (13:03) Rambling press event raises concerns (25:49) Trump confused on basic governance (32:56) Incoherent World Economic Forum speech (38:23) Wes Moore interview (53:28) Stephanie Grisham warns of decline (58:38) Erick Erickson criticizes Greenland obsession

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Global abandonment of Trump as he passes 1 year in office Jan 20, 2026

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-- A new economic study reported by The Wall Street Journal finds that American consumers and businesses pay nearly all of Donald Trump's tariffs, directly contradicting his claim that foreign countries bear the cost

-- A CNN and SSRS poll shows a majority of Americans view Donald Trump's first year back in office as a failure, with low approval ratings signaling serious risk for Republicans

-- Donald Trump sends a letter to Norway threatening peaceful relations and hinting at force over Greenland after being denied a Nobel Prize

-- Donald Trump gives rambling and incoherent answers to basic questions about foreign leaders, tariffs, and inflation, intensifying concerns about his mental state

-- Donald Trump posts a series of overnight messages about seizing Greenland and global power that rattle markets and spark fears of reckless escalation

-- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem falsely claims most immigration detainees are violent criminals, then dismisses corrections despite her own department's data showing the opposite

-- Federal agents under Donald Trump escalate force against protesters and bystanders, making public speech and filming dangerous and chilling the practical exercise of First Amendment rights

-- A viral video shows right-wing influencers praising Nazi imagery while ignoring that Adolf Hitler's racial and social policies would have targeted many of them

-- On the Bonus Show: Don Lemon covers an anti-ICE protest at a church, small Minneapolis businesses hit by ICE crackdown, Jon Stewart entertains a question about running for president, and much more...

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They're defending Insurrection Act as chaos hits the streets Jan 16, 2026

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-- On the Show

-- Jesse Dollemore confronts ICE abuses directly after agents gas a woman in a wheelchair and refuses to retreat under pressure

-- Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino struggles to criticize Donald Trump while entertaining the use of the Insurrection Act against Americans

-- European leaders openly question whether the United States under Donald Trump remains a trustworthy democratic ally

-- Speaker Mike Johnson deflects responsibility from Donald Trump and blames Joe Biden while unraveling during a Fox News interview

-- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warns that Donald Trump is dismantling the postwar global order and isolating the United States

-- Fascism scholar Jason Stanley leaves the United States citing authoritarian tactics and political pressure under Donald Trump

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Maria Machado gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize, Kristi Noem backs up the "show me your papers" policy, Karoline Leavitt gets angry with a reporter instead of answering a basic question, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:13) Jesse Dollemore confronts ICE abuses (07:03) GOP wavers on Insurrection Act (15:25) Europe questions US democracy (21:25) Mike Johnson blames Biden (28:59) Germany warns world order collapse (34:14) Fascism scholar flees US (42:42) Friday Feedback segment

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Insurrection act threat made by Trump as he falls asleep again Jan 15, 2026

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-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. military troops against Minneapolis residents protesting federal immigration enforcement after an ICE agent killed Renee Good

-- Senate Republicans claim they will block Donald Trump from seizing Greenland by force while avoiding direct accountability for enabling his broader foreign policy extremism

-- Donald Trump appears confused and lethargic at a public event as he fixates on milk, struggles to answer basic questions, and defers repeatedly to Robert F Kennedy Jr

-- Donald Trump suffers a forty-two point collapse in Gen Z approval as young voters turn sharply against his leadership on the economy, climate, and reproductive rights

-- Trump surrogates including Pam Bondi lash out on television and fire federal prosecutors as protests intensify after ICE kills Renee Good in Minneapolis

-- Donald Trump and his administration promote austerity diets and reduced consumption while refusing to address corporate price gouging, housing costs, and stagnant wages

-- Trump adviser Peter Navarro falsely blames undocumented immigrants for nationwide rent increases using fabricated numbers and nonsensical economic math

-- Representative Lisa McClain defends her husband's purchase of private xAI shares before a Pentagon contract announcement

-- On the Bonus Show: Tensions escalate between Trump and Iran, the US to suspend visas from 75 countries, Rep. Moulton introduces a bill to defund ICE, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:22) Trump threatens Insurrection Act (08:34) Senate GOP on Greenland & Trump (16:34) Trump appears confused, unfocused (25:09) Gen Z approval collapses (32:54) Trump surrogates lash out (39:48) Trump promotes austerity messaging (47:11) Navarro blames immigrants falsely (54:44) Lisa McClain defends stock purchase

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ICE losing the country as Trump goes bad in Detroit Jan 14, 2026

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-- On the Show

-- ICE agents report fear of the public after the killing of Renee Good which exposes how Donald Trump turned immigration enforcement into an unaccountable political weapon

-- Donald Trump rambles through false claims about tariffs and the economy as a Michigan audience sits in stunned silence and reacts only to fabricated talking points

-- Donald Trump melts down at a Ford factory after UAW worker TJ Sabula calls him out publicly and Trump responds with obscenities and a middle finger

-- Donald Trump struggles through basic questions about tariffs, Iran, and the Federal Reserve while displaying visible confusion and disorientation

-- Donald Trump gives incoherent answers to CBS host Tony Dokoupil while minimizing the death of Renee Good and claiming his power is limited only by his morality

-- Donald Trump falsely claims he can cut off federal funding to sanctuary states and suggests taking Greenland despite clear constitutional and international law barriers

-- Joe Rogan condemns ICE violence and militarized enforcement while describing the killing of Renee Nicole Good as horrifying and unjustifiable

-- Donald Trump openly warns Republicans about impeachment as lawmakers cite unauthorized military action, abuse of power, and repeated constitutional violations

-- On the Bonus Show: Denmark and Greenland representatives meet with JD Vance, the Clintons may get held in contempt over not testifying in Epstein probe, Dilbert creator Scott Adams dies at 68, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:39) ICE violence concerns rise (08:38) Trump's tariff & economy claims (19:13) Trump meltdown at Ford factory (24:43) Trump flubs policy questions (32:18) Trump on CBS interview chaos (42:37) Trump false legal claims (48:55) Rogan on ICE violence horror (55:31) Trump warns GOP on impeachment

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Republicans drop Trump as Noem impeachment is happening Jan 13, 2026

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-- Janet Mills, Governor of Maine, joins us to discuss her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate

-- Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski block Donald Trump Federal Reserve nominees after the Justice Department opens a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

-- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a culture war speech, mocks military readiness, and announces Elon Musk artificial intelligence tools entering the Pentagon

-- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt falsely claims evidence against Renee Nicole Good, defends the officer who killed her, and states Donald Trump fully supports the shooting

-- Karoline Leavitt defends ICE actions in Minneapolis, attacks protesters, threatens Greenland, and suggests airstrikes on Iran remain an option

-- Donald Trump displays new slurping sounds during speeches, prompting discussion of possible breathing or neurological issues

-- Donald Trump posts a series of erratic Truth Social messages threatening tariffs, attacking courts and warning of retribution against political opponents

-- Democratic lawmakers move forward with impeachment efforts against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal ICE agent

-- On the Bonus Show: A Minnesota Hilton cancels ICE agents' reservations, Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, Elon Musk's X faces bans over nonconsensual bikini images, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:17) Republican senators block nominees (07:15) Hegseth culture war speech (17:51) Leavitt falsely defends shooting (24:36) Leavitt defends ICE & threatens (31:02) Trump slurping sounds discussed (37:02) Janet Mills interview (52:05) Trump erratic Truth Social posts (59:40) Dems push Noem impeachment

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Trump admin desperation explodes with criminal probes Jan 12, 2026

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-- On the Show

-- Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss the killing of Renee Good, and how to resist Trump and his ICE agents

-- Donald Trump and his allies respond to scandals involving Nicolás Maduro and the killing of Renee Good by rejecting investigation and demanding absolute loyalty

-- Donald Trump pressures the Justice Department to open a criminal probe into Jerome Powell after the Federal Reserve refuses to cut interest rates, and Powell publicly resists

-- Newly released video of ICE agents killing Renee Good contradicts official claims of self defense and raises serious questions about the justification for deadly force

-- Donald Trump abruptly leaves a high level meeting with oil executives to admire the White House ballroom construction project

-- Kristi Noem repeatedly defends Donald Trump and law enforcement actions on television by rejecting video evidence and reframing any challenge to Trump as illegitimate

-- Donald Trump delivers incoherent and contradictory answers to reporters on immunity, policing, health care, and foreign policy

-- Congressman Jake Auchincloss confronts Fox News host Peter Doocy with the implications of defending the ICE shooting of Renee Good

-- On the Bonus Show: Vivek Ramaswamy leaves social media after receiving racist messages, ICE shortens academy training to 47 days, the Pentagon moves to cut Mark Kelly's pension, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:29) Trump demands loyalty amid scandals (08:23) Trump targets Jerome Powell (19:23) ICE video contradicts self defense (26:45) Trump fixates on ballroom (31:12) Kristi Noem rejects video evidence (41:37) Josh Shapiro Interview (59:40) Trump rambles on key issues (1:08:24) Auchincloss dismantles Fox defense

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Casual invasion announcement drops as Vance defends the worst Jan 09, 2026

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-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump delivers rambling and contradictory remarks on Fox News boasting about Venezuela oil seizures and casually predicting Republican losses

-- Trump announces plans to bomb Mexico over cartels while ignoring U.S. law international law and the reality of immediate retaliation

-- David responds to a serious viewer argument about civil unrest personal safety gun regulation and the risks of asymmetric political violence

-- JD Vance defends a deadly ICE operation attacks the media and recycles administration talking points while ignoring clear contradictions

-- Jessica Tarlov confronts Fox News hosts by dismantling false claims about the killing of Renee Good and exposes the network's narrative collapse

-- Tulsi Gabbard's credibility collapses after Donald Trump openly embraces regime change contradicting her confident public assurances

-- Rand Paul dismantles Fox News justifications for Trump's foreign policy and exposes incoherent Republican standards on live television

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: the FBI shuts down the Minnesota assassination investigation, CBS News chief Bari Weiss stalls another anti-Trump 60 Minutes report, and Jesse Ventura attacks Donald Trump while hinting at a run for governor

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(00:00) Start

(01:31) Trump brags on Fox, predicts losses

(14:08) Trump threatens Mexico bombing over cartels

(21:04) Civil unrest fears, guns, and safety debate

(27:06) JD Vance spins deadly ICE operation

(33:51) Jessica Tarlov shreds Fox's Renee Good story

(39:33) Tulsi Gabbard crumbles on regime change

(46:24) Rand Paul exposes GOP standards chaos

(54:56) Friday feedback

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ICE murder terrifies country as Trump defends, Natl Guard prepared Jan 08, 2026

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-- On the Show

-- Caleb Ragland, Chairman of the American Soybean Association, joins us to discuss how Trump's tariffs are reshaping the soybean industry and the economic future of rural America

-- An ICE agent shoots and kills U.S. citizen during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis as Trump falsely claims self defense and blames the radical left

-- Governor Tim Walz prepares the Minnesota National Guard after uncoordinated ICE raids kill a resident and escalate tensions between state authorities and federal agents

-- A confrontation between Minnesota state power and federal ICE operations raises concerns about institutional breakdown as courts and political norms face direct strain

-- Trump proposes raising the U.S. military budget to 1.5 trillion dollars while falsely claiming tariffs will pay for it and contradicting years of anti Pentagon rhetoric

-- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt makes incoherent and contradictory claims about U.S. control over Venezuela and openly entertains buying Greenland

-- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Donald Trump has ordered obesity to end as new federal dietary guidelines reshape school meals military food and assistance programs

-- On the Bonus Show: New reporting shows many patients regain weight after stopping GLP-1 drugs, raising questions about whether medical weight loss now requires lifelong treatment. Plus, Donald Trump says the United States could effectively run Venezuela for years, signaling an extraordinary expansion of U.S. control over another country's government and oil industry

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(00:00) Start

(01:41) ICE raid kills U.S. citizen

(11:38) Walz readies guard after deadly raids

(20:18) Minnesota-ICE clash strains institutions

(26:45) Trump floats $1.5T military budget

(34:39) Soybean chair on tariffs' rural toll

(55:24) Leavitt riffs on Venezuela, Greenland

(01:01:44) RFK Jr claims order to end obesity

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Trump seizes Russian tanker as impeachment calls grow Jan 07, 2026

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-- A United States Coast Guard team seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker under Trump's orders, sparking escalation fears and suspicion of a choreographed standoff

-- Trump warns Republicans about impeachment as Democrats argue his Venezuela raid violates congressional war powers and international law

-- In a chaotic speech for House Republicans, Trump rambles, fixates on grievances, and dances, fueling fresh concern about his cognitive and physical state

-- Trump floats canceling elections, repeats election denial on January 6, and tests authoritarian rhetoric in plain sight

-- The "Trump is a puppet" theory gets tested: Trump is neither mastermind nor puppet, but the permission structure that enables the administration's worst actors

-- Megyn Kelly criticizes Fox News regime change cheerleading on Venezuela and warns about American troops being sent into another quagmire

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Donald Trump over Venezuela and the economy, accidentally delivering a left-coded critique of corporate-driven regime change

-- Nancy Mace admits Republicans have not delivered results and signals mounting fear of a 2026 midterm backlash

-- On the Bonus Show: we break down the chaos at CBS News, why Gavin Newsom is suddenly looking like the 2028 frontrunner, and how Pete Hegseth's moves in the military are raising alarms about religious freedom

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(00:00) Start

(01:18) Coast Guard seizes Russian tanker

(05:45) Impeachment warnings after Venezuela raid

(15:03) Trump rambles, gripes, dances onstage