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6/9/25: Trump deploys troops to LA, threatens arrests, authoritarian meltdown begins Jun 09, 2025

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— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joins David to discuss the blatant increase in authoritarianism and the flouting of the rule of law under Donald Trump, and just as importantly, what the average person can do about it

— Trump deploys National Guard troops to Los Angeles without state approval, threatens to arrest Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass, and declares protests a "rebellion"

— Trump's sick authoritarian power trip continues with threats of sending Marines into LA, pushing closer to martial law as he cheers on the chaos

— The Trump police state is no longer theoretical: ICE raids, media crackdowns, and threats of force against protesters are happening now

— Speaker of the House MAGA Mike Johnson refuses to rule out using active-duty Marines on U.S. streets, brushing off legal restrictions as "not heavy handed"

— Trump spirals into an overnight meltdown on Truth Social, demanding arrests, praising raids, and pushing for troops in LA

— Trump's White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explodes in a Fox News meltdown, celebrating the suspension of an ABC reporter who mildly criticized Trump and spouting shaky math about the deficit

— Trump falls on the stairs of Air Force One and suddenly it's no big deal—because the rules don't apply to him

-- On the Bonus Show: Producer Pat's trip to Colombia, Dave Portnoy lashes out at employee over Jew jokes, and much more...

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BONUS SHOW: Weathermen say they can't predict hurricanes, Texas goes after Doritos and M&Ms Jun 07, 2025

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-- On the Bonus Show: Florida weathermen say they can't predict hurricanes due to budget cuts, Texas considers warning labels on Doritos and M&Ms, and Chuck Todd says his tires were slashed after Trump targeted him, much more...

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6/6/25: Trump vs Elon goes nuclear, MAGA civil war unleashed Jun 06, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump and Elon Musk turn on each other with ugly allegations in a complete and total collapse of this fragile and volatile alliance

-- A full blown MAGA civil war is launched by the collapse of Elon Musk and Donald Trump's relationship

— Democrats shock everyone with a massive win in rural South Carolina, flipping a Trump district in a local landslide

— A top Trump budget witness collapses under questioning, admitting the national debt will explode under Trump's own proposals

— Trump is reportedly skipping his intelligence briefings nearly every day, raising questions about who's actually running the government

— Trump's Secretary of Education flubs basic math in public hearings and can't answer simple questions about U.S. education rankings

— A Republican strategist warns Trump might not make it through his second term—cognitively or physically—and the MAGA movement could fracture if he fades

— A brutal analysis of MAGA as a movement built on loneliness, resentment, and a craving for identity through hate

— Trump's new hiring plan requires federal employees to write loyalty essays pledging allegiance to his agenda

-- This week's Friday Feedback

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump appoints 22-year-old to lead terror prevention, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh joins Democratic Party, more of Congress is 70+ than ever before, much more...

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6/5/25: New travel ban announced, Putin issues new marching orders Jun 05, 2025

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-- Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist (D-MI), also a candidate for Michigan Governor, joins David to discuss Medicaid cuts, due process, and much more… https://garlingilchrist.com/

— Even MAGA is turning on Trump after learning he's building a centralized surveillance database of American citizens with Peter Thiel and Palantir

— Trump announces a new travel ban after the Boulder attack—then bans 19 countries except the one the attacker came from

— Trump's Education Secretary faceplants in a brutal hearing, unable to answer basic questions about DEI, history, and Holocaust denial

— Trump brags about coordinating with Putin on Iran while parroting Russian propaganda and taking foreign policy cues from the Kremlin

— Trump reemerges with a mess of confused lies about gas prices, planes, and imaginary timelines

— Speaker Mike Johnson confirms Trump is furious with Elon Musk, as the right-wing billionaire civil war explodes into the open

-- On the Bonus Show: Momentum stalls in the Senate for Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," Karine Jean-Pierre announces she's leaving the Democratic Party, and Karoline Leavitt quietly ditches her cross necklace after a Jon Stewart segment, much more...

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6/4/25: Elon turns on Trump, Republicans nuking Medicaid Jun 04, 2025

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-- Governor Phil Muprhy (D-NJ) joins David to discuss New Jersey's economy in the wake of Donald Trump's tariff program, the future of the Democratic Party, and much more

— Republican Senator Roger Marshall says gutting Medicaid is how you "strengthen" it, in the latest episode of MAGA logic

— Elon Musk turns on Trump, calling his budget bill a "disgusting abomination" that explodes the deficit

— Trump begs the Fed to bail him out after a disastrous jobs report signals economic slowdown

— Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt crashes and burns under even the simplest press questions

— Don Jr. flails under questioning about Trump's crypto scheme, claiming it's "hard to know where the money's coming from"

— Fox News hosts melt down over Trump being called "TACO," proving once again that his ego is paper-thin

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6/3/25: Trump team humiliated on live TV, FEMA chief clueless about hurricanes Jun 03, 2025

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— Republicans gut Medicaid while claiming they're "protecting" it, with Trump's bill set to kick 15 million Americans off health coverage

— Ukraine humiliates Trump by carrying out its biggest drone strike without even informing the U.S. President

— Donald Trump goes missing for days following the Ukraine embarrassment, raising serious questions about who's really in charge

— Trump has an unhinged meltdown on Truth Social, posting incoherent rants about uranium, tariffs, and the autopen

— Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stumbles through basic foreign policy questions, revealing chaos at the top

— Leavitt delivers a string of blatant lies about Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," inventing benefits that don't exist

— Trump's FEMA chief is reportedly unaware that hurricane season exists, as layoffs and inexperience plague disaster response

— MyPillow's Mike Lindell melts down outside his trial, blaming Satan and shredded evidence in a surreal courtroom rant

-- On the Bonus Show: MAGA's response to a proposed national citizen database, 50 Cent vows to block a Trump pardon for Diddy, and a Republican senator says the best healthcare plan is "a job," much more...

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6/2/25: Republican says they'll block Trump's bill, Elon's derange interview Jun 02, 2025

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— Republican Senator Rand Paul announces he'll vote to block Trump's DOGE bill, calling it a tax hike dressed up as populism

— Trump officials admit the promised wave of new trade deals has produced exactly zero agreements so far

— Trump's FDA pick spreads vaccine misinformation on live TV, leaving host Margaret Brennan stunned

— Donald Trump mocks Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis, floats bizarre conspiracies, and suggests pardoning P. Diddy

— Trump tells so many lies during a single appearance that even a friendly crowd seems stunned

— Elon Musk's interview goes off the rails as he dodges basic immigration questions and spirals into Trump flattery

— Elon Musk was reportedly involved in a physical fight in the Trump White House over failed budget promises

— JD Vance blames Biden for economic shrinkage… four months into Trump's second term

— Trump brags that Melania asked if he's "as long" as golfer Bryson DeChambeau in another Freudian overshare

-- On the Bonus Show: Attacker injures eight at Israeli hostage march, AOC more popular than Trump or Harris, CDC is stripped of power to help stop childhood lead poisoning, much more...

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BONUS SHOW: Elon Musk leaves White House, FBI to release Epstein video May 31, 2025

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5/30/25: 2-year-old citizen deported, Musk turns on Trump's tax bill May 30, 2025

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— Trump administration illegally deports a 2-year-old American citizen to Brazil, leaving her stateless and without basic rights

— Trump ally Peter Navarro calls a judge "rogue" on live TV, only to be reminded that Trump appointed him

— Trump administration admits China trade talks are going nowhere, contradicting months of promises

— Elon Musk turns on Trump's tax bill, calling it a betrayal that explodes the debt and guts DOGE's agenda

— Trump White House Press Secretary declares the Constitution a problem, claims government "can't function" if Trump is held accountable

— Trump FBI Assistant Director Dan Bongino publicly breaks down over having to go into work, calls it emotional strain

— JD Vance defends Trump's deportation plans by praising Nazi scientists who helped build the U.S. space program

-- The Friday Feedback segment

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5/29/25: Trump triggered by TACO trade, David considers leaving the country May 29, 2025

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— Federal court rules Trump's sweeping Liberation Day tariffs illegal, a massive blow to his second-term economic agenda

— Trump declares all-out war on progressive values, using over 150 executive orders to dismantle DEI, environmental, and immigration protections

— Republican lawmakers introduce a bill to defund medical schools that acknowledge systemic racism or teach diversity

— Donald Trump appears visibly confused in a string of public gaffes, raising concerns about his cognitive fitness

— Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt implodes on Fox News, calling for fewer LGBTQ majors and more plumbers

— Ben Shapiro turns on Trump over his weak stance on Ukraine, signaling cracks in right-wing media support

— David contemplates contingency plans to leave the country as Trump ramps up authoritarian attacks

— MAGA Congresswoman Ashley Hinson booed by her own constituents for praising Trump's economic agenda

— Trump supporters finally confront the truth: they're never getting the Epstein files, and Trump doesn't want them released

-- On the Bonus Show: Jordan Peterson's viral atheist debate moment, Trump's possible pardon of Whitmer kidnappers, and a Trump-friendly reality TV couple gets a $36M fraud pardon, much more...

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