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BONUS: Sandwich thrower stands trial, Mexican president sexually assaulted, White House ordered to use ASL interpreters Nov 08, 2025

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-- On the Bonus Show: The man who threw a sandwich at a border officer stands trial, Mexico's president takes legal action following a sexual assault, a judge orders the White House to provide ASL interpreters at press briefings, and much more…

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11/7/25: Most blame Trump for grocery prices as strange sign installed at White House Nov 07, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- A Fox News poll shows 60 percent of Americans blame Donald Trump for rising grocery prices, leaving Republicans panicked as he becomes tied to the inflation problem he once exploited

-- Donald Trump, the oldest president to start a term, installs a paper sign labeled "Oval Office" to mark the room, prompting mockery online about his memory and taste

-- Psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee warns that Donald Trump's insecurity and quest for control make him increasingly volatile, comparing his behavior to dangerous offenders she has studied

-- Gavin Newsom shuts down a reporter on Meet the Press who accuses him of normalizing Trump's behavior, explaining he is mocking extremism, not amplifying it

-- Donald Trump floods Truth Social with frantic all-caps rants about the filibuster, election fraud, and redistricting as his grip on power and control visibly unravels

-- Donald Trump risks a constitutional crisis as he prepares to defy a Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, testing whether the nation's highest court has any real power to stop him

-- Ted Cruz and Maria Bartiromo push false claims that the FBI probe "Arctic Frost" was Biden's Watergate, distracting from the Epstein files and real investigations into election interference

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Conservative reactions to Zohran Mamdani winning the NYC mayor's race, the right tears itself apart over Nick Fuentes' appearance on Tucker Carlson's show, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:45) Trump blamed for inflation (08:45) Trump's taped Oval Office sign (11:05) Dr. Bandy Lee warns Trump (20:49) Newsom mocks Trump style (26:55) Trump panics on Truth Social (32:01) Trump may defy Supreme Court (38:10) Cruz and Bartiromo mislead (44:39) Friday Feedback

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11/6/25: Trump panics as airports crush, flights delayed Nov 06, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Democrats flip some of the deepest red districts in America, including in Mississippi, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, signaling broad voter rejection of Donald Trump and MAGA extremism

-- Donald Trump appears content to keep the government shut down indefinitely, benefiting from the chaos while oversight halts and essential services collapse

-- The FAA faces staffing shortages and flight delays amid Trump's government shutdown, creating national travel chaos while he remains unaffected on private flights

-- Layoffs surge to their highest level since 2003 as Trump's tariffs, instability, and economic mismanagement deepen the job crisis

-- A visibly weakened and incoherent Donald Trump confuses South Africa with South America during a rambling Miami speech that leaves the audience silent

-- Trump attacks New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with thinly veiled threats after Mamdani criticizes him, exposing his insecurity

-- Trump berates his own supporters as too stupid to see how great the economy supposedly is, alienating his base during worsening conditions

-- House Speaker Mike Johnson admits Republicans fear losing power because Democratic control could expose and investigate years of Trump-era corruption

-- Fox News host Jesse Watters spirals into a sexist rant blaming single women and migrants for societal problems after Mamdani's electoral win

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(00:00) Start (02:03) Democrats flip red districts (07:51) Trump content with shutdown (15:46) FAA chaos and flight delays (22:13) Layoffs hit 2003 high (30:34) Trump confuses countries in speech (37:22) Trump attacks Mamdani (40:45) Trump berates supporters over economy (47:43) GOP fears Democratic investigations (53:43) Jesse Watters sexist rant

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11/5/25: Blue wave sweeps country as MAGA in shambles, Trump panicked Nov 05, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney who explains law and politics on MSNBC and her Substack newsletter Civil Discourse, joins us to discuss effective political activism

-- Democrats sweep major elections across multiple states as Donald Trump faces historic losses and visible backlash from his own party

-- Donald Trump reacts to Republican defeats with incoherent social media posts, angry rants about mail voting, and calls to end the filibuster

-- Republican commentators try to downplay Democratic victories as irrelevant while ignoring massive electoral swings in Virginia, New Jersey, and Georgia

-- Democrats' sweeping wins mark the start of the 2026 midterm fight as Trump plans new voter suppression efforts to stop another blue wave

-- Karoline Leavitt struggles through questions about Trump's health, controversial pardons, and false election claims, offering evasive and contradictory answers

-- Donald Trump defies court orders by linking SNAP food benefits to reopening the government as the show raises funds for Feeding America in response

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene's awkward appearance on The View exposes her unchanged views on QAnon, Trump, and Republican leadership

-- On the Bonus Show: Democrat wins Virginia Attorney General race despite violent text scandal, Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's tariffs, teachers get doxxed after MAGA claims their Halloween costumes mocked Charlie Kirk, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (02:06) Dems sweep major elections (09:10) Trump lashes out online (15:25) GOP downplays Democratic wins (24:08) Midterms preview & voter suppression (29:43) Leavitt dodges tough questions (40:45) Joyce Vance Substack Live (1:01:29) Trump links SNAP to shutdown (1:06:58) Greene's awkward View appearance

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11/4/25: MAGA set to lose everything as CBS doctors Trump interview Nov 04, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Aaron Parnas, lawyer-turned-TikTok creator and Substack writer, joins David for a Substack Live to discuss Election Day 2025

-- Donald Trump faces a devastating political collapse as Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger, and Mikie Sherrill each surge toward major election victories that reject his agenda

-- Donald Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from New York City if Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race, saying the city will collapse under his leadership

-- Donald Trump faces outrage as millions lose food assistance under his administration's government shutdown

-- CBS edits out major moments from Donald Trump's 60 Minutes interview, including remarks about his payout from the network and his pardon of a convicted billionaire

-- A Justice Department official confirms that anyone other than Donald Trump would have been jailed for mishandling classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago

-- Polls show a collapse in Donald Trump's support as 61% of voters say he worsened the economy and independents abandon him in record numbers

-- Mainstream media finally notices Donald Trump's recurring swollen eye, sparking public questions about his health and the White House's silence

-- On the Bonus Show: Dick Cheney dies at 84, Dilbert creator enlists Trump's help for cancer treatment, Nancy Pelosi plans to retire from politics, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (02:02) Trump political collapse surges (09:20) Trump threatens NYC funding (15:50) Millions lose food assistance (23:23) CBS edits Trump interview (28:02) DOJ: Trump gets special treatment (32:41) Aaron Parnas Substack Live (59:34) Trump support collapses in polls (1:05:36) Media notices Trump's swollen eye

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11/3/25: Zohran Mamdani on the show as Trump starving 42 million, Obama drops hammer Nov 03, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Zohran Mamdani, Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City, joins us to discuss his free bus plan, how to make New York more affordable, how he would resist Trump as mayor, and much more...

-- Trump refuses to distribute six billion dollars in emergency SNAP funds, causing 42 million Americans, including 16 million children, 8 million seniors, and 4 million people with disabilities, to lose food assistance

-- Trump attends a lavish billionaire party while Americans lose food stamps, healthcare coverage, and experience ongoing economic hardship

-- JD Vance faces political challenges in 2028 as reports emerge that his Hindu Indian wife Usha Vance may be a liability among MAGA voters and he encourages her to convert to Christianity

-- Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admits on CNN that sectors of the US economy are in recession, contradicting Trump's claims that the economy is thriving

-- Trump struggles during a 60 Minutes interview, shows confusion about foreign policy, pardons, and US economic issues, exposing gaps in knowledge and comprehension

-- CBS edits Trump's 60 Minutes interview, removing parts of his answers on Ukraine and the 2020 election, highlighting the irony of Trump benefiting from the same editing he criticizes

-- Barack Obama criticizes MAGA voters and Trump in Newark, NJ, highlighting scapegoating of minorities and the absurdity of Trump's claims about energy costs and crime

-- Karoline Leavitt makes public statements exaggerating Trump's accomplishments and spreading false claims about trade, tariffs, and healthcare reform

-- On the Bonus Show: Kash Patel alleges a Michigan Halloween terror plot, Trump's nuclear weapons testing plan won't include explosions, businesses feel the crunch of penny productions ending, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:37) Trump blocks SNAP funds (07:57) Trump's billionaire party (12:02) JD Vance's political challenge (20:00) Treasury admits recession (25:41) Trump struggles on 60 Minutes (34:56) CBS edits Trump interview (42:01) Zohran Mamdani interview (54:47) Obama criticizes MAGA (1:00:41) Karoline Leavitt exaggerates Trump

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BONUS: NBA gambling scandal, Javier Milei gets midterm victory, Trump rules out running for VP Nov 01, 2025

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-- On the Bonus Show: NBA players face federal charges in a major gambling investigation, Javier Milei wins big in Argentina's midterm elections, Trump rules out running for Vice President in 2028, and much more...

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10/31/25: They think we're stupid as Epstein panic grows, grift falls apart Oct 31, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Trump allies try to distract the public from Epstein revelations by turning the FBI's 2020 election investigation into a fake scandal

-- A viral clip of 92-year-old Senator Chuck Grassley unable to hear reporters sparks debate about aging politicians and fitness for office

-- Vice President JD Vance defends racism and xenophobia as "reasonable," exposing the GOP's open embrace of prejudice

-- Kelly Loeffler falsely claims the economy is booming under Trump, gaslighting Americans while small businesses struggle with tariffs

-- Farmers who once supported Trump turn against him as tariffs and collapsing export markets devastate rural America

-- Trump's new tariffs raise prices and destroy jobs, leaving his working-class base suffering from the very policies they cheered

-- Many Trump supporters remain fiercely loyal despite personal harm from his policies, showing cult-like devotion rooted in identity and faith

-- The Friday Feedback segment, where we react to notable emails and social media posts from the audience

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump wants to end the filibuster to end the government shutdown, MAGA demands weight testing for SNAP benefits, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:40) Trump allies distract from Epstein (07:23) Grassley struggles with reporters (12:28) JD Vance defends prejudice (18:18) Loeffler falsely claims boom (22:59) Farmers turn against Trump (29:35) Tariffs hurt working-class Americans (36:26) Supporters show cult-like loyalty (44:37) Friday Feedback

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10/30/25: Trump demands nuke tests as Xi dominates him, 14 Republicans turn on Trump Oct 30, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Jonathan Karl, Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, joins us to discuss his new book "Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America"

-- Fourteen Republicans rebuke Trump's trade plan, saying his Argentina beef deal hurts U.S. ranchers and exposes GOP fractures

-- Donald Trump claims he's restarting nuclear tests and mimics dictators to project false strength

-- Donald Trump gushes over Chinese President Xi Jinping and spins his failed trade war as a win

-- Donald Trump rambles about tariffs and deals after meeting Xi Jinping, showing confusion and fixation on flattery

-- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admits there's no proof Tylenol causes autism, undermining his own conspiracy claims

-- Fed Chair Jerome Powell blames Trump's tariffs for rising inflation and a weakening job market

-- FBI Director Kash Patel used a government jet for personal trips with his girlfriend, billing taxpayers for luxury travel

-- On the Bonus Show: Tucker Carlson hosts Nick Fuentes on his podcast, an AI school security system mistakes a Doritos bag for a gun, arrests made following the Louvre heist, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:45) Republicans challenge Trump's trade (08:52) Trump claims nuclear tests restart (19:10) Trump spins China soybean deal (27:02) Trump confused on Xi tariffs (34:03) Jonathan Karl interview (53:39) RFK Jr. admits no Tylenol link (1:00:45) Powell says tariffs hurt economy (1:06:31) Patel jets girlfriend with tax dollars

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10/29/25: Layoffs explode as Trump turns on farmers, half the country sues him Oct 29, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Major corporations including Amazon, Microsoft, and UPS cut over 100,000 jobs as Trump's promises of growth turn into widespread layoffs

-- Twenty-three states sue the Trump administration for halting SNAP food aid, accusing it of letting 42 million Americans go hungry during the shutdown

-- Trump fires an entire federal agency overseeing his White House renovation after a profanity-filled outburst over his East Wing demolition plan

-- Trump appears visibly disoriented while meeting the Japanese prime minister, adding to growing concerns about his cognitive health

-- Trump struggles through multiple incoherent speeches abroad, confusing topics from AI to Obamacare while boasting about weak job numbers

-- Trump rambles so badly during a Tokyo press conference that even Newsmax cuts away, highlighting his ongoing mental decline

-- Trump's team begins blaming ranchers and farmers for rising beef prices, sparking backlash from his own rural supporters

-- Fox host Maria Bartiromo spreads multiple falsehoods about Biden's policies, autopen signatures, and immigration in a single segment

-- On the Bonus Show: The House Oversight Committee says Biden's autopen pardons are void, The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates again, Texas sues Tylenol makers alleging risks of autism, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (02:00) Mass layoffs hit under Trump (08:26) Trump sued over SNAP cuts (16:44) Trump fires arts commission (24:42) Trump appears disoriented abroad (31:01) Trump's incoherent Asia speeches (41:21) Rambling Tokyo press conference (47:30) Trump turns on farmers (55:36) Bartiromo pushes autopen lies

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