Mehdi Hasan HUMILIATES MAGA superstar in Trump debate

[0:00] Donald Trump is the most corrupt politician in modern American history. [0:02] You just said he loves America. [0:04] Donald Trump is the most corrupt politician in America. [0:06] That's your opinion, guy. [0:07] Ilhan Omar can work for the rest of her life. [0:08] Do whatever she'll never make $187 million. [0:10] Trump made that in one day from the Emiratis. [0:12] If Biden or Hunter Biden had done it, you'd be up in arms. [0:14] All right, folks, pop the popcorn and pop the champagne [0:17] because you're going to love this. [0:18] It is proving to be a truly terrible week [0:21] for prominent MAGA Republican commentators. [0:24] We've been talking about the viral implosion of Dave Rubin, [0:28] but now we have another one to add to the list. [0:31] Friend of the show, progressive journalist [0:33] and founder of Zateo, Mehdi Hassan, [0:36] appeared on the Patrick Bette David podcast. [0:39] We've talked about PBD in videos in the past, [0:42] but none here lately. [0:43] He is a major MAGA player, a major MAGA commentator, [0:48] and he likes to interview liberals, leftists, and progressives. [0:51] I want to give him credit here. [0:52] Well, he made the mistake of having on Mehdi Hassan [0:56] and debating Mehdi on a whole host of issues, [0:59] but including political corruption. [1:02] And the stream went for like an hour and a half or two hours, [1:06] and it was brutal from start to finish, [1:08] so much so that PBD's own comment section [1:13] is roasting him from start to finish, [1:16] much like Dave Rubin in Jubilee. [1:18] And we've got to talk about this. [1:19] But before we do, if you end up liking this video [1:22] and you want to support the channel, [1:24] please be sure to hit the like, subscribe, [1:26] and alert bells before you go. [1:28] Folks, just to give you a little taste, okay, [1:32] before we play the clip, [1:33] I just want you to see how Patrick Bette David's [1:36] own comment section is reacting here. [1:39] Let's take a look. [1:42] Brace yourselves. [1:43] Okay, here we go. [1:44] We're going to scroll down here. [1:45] If I'm Adam, and that's Adam Sosnick, [1:49] who is one of PBD's sidekicks, [1:50] who had a virally humiliating debate [1:52] against Dave Smith on Piers Morgan's show, [1:55] and then PBD read him the riot act about it, [1:57] he's like, dude, what the hell? [1:58] You're supposed to represent my brand. [2:00] You did terribly on this debate. [2:02] That's the context for this. [2:03] The first comment says, [2:04] if I'm Adam, I would ask Patrick Bette David, [2:06] how do you think you performed against Mehdi? [2:08] In other words, as bad as I did on Piers Morgan [2:11] against Dave Smith, [2:12] you did as bad or worse against Mehdi. [2:15] PBD, you lost this one. [2:17] Holy fuck, PBD is getting dominated here. [2:20] PBD failed his own standards. [2:21] Now he has to apologize to Adam. [2:23] Thank you, Adam, for not being here for this one. [2:25] It was a cold morning for PBD. [2:28] Never seen PBD take so many shots. [2:30] It was like watching Apollo Creed [2:31] get killed by Ivan Drago. [2:33] That's, of course, a reference [2:35] to the Sylvester Stallone movies, [2:37] the Rocky movies. [2:38] Almost blanked out there. [2:39] I was almost blanked on the franchise, [2:41] but the Rocky movies, right? [2:43] PBD jumps from topic to topic, [2:45] not allowing Mehdi to answer. [2:47] Let the market speak, PBD. [2:48] I wasn't expecting all his arguments [2:50] to be refuted. [2:51] PBD, this is your Adam moment. [2:53] Underwhelming. [2:54] PBD has gone nuts. [2:55] PBD wasn't ready for Hassan. [2:57] PBD is nowhere near the same level [2:59] as Mehdi as a debater. [3:00] This was a light snack for Mehdi. [3:02] Patrick, bro, [3:02] he made you contradict yourself five times. [3:05] PBD looked very unprepared [3:06] and underwhelmed in this, [3:07] overwhelmed in this, [3:08] flustered even, [3:09] overall poor performance. [3:11] And so after the Dave Rubin [3:12] humiliation ritual, [3:13] it must be infectious, [3:15] sad times for PBD. [3:16] I mean, folks, [3:17] this is his own, [3:18] this is not Mehdi's comments section. [3:21] This is Patrick Bette David's [3:23] own podcast section. [3:25] In other words, [3:26] Patrick Bette David's own fans [3:27] are saying, [3:28] dude, [3:29] you just got humiliated. [3:30] So with that in mind, [3:32] I want to turn [3:32] to a specific section [3:33] because as you know, [3:34] we complain a lot [3:35] about political corruption here [3:36] and we recognize [3:37] that Donald Trump [3:37] is objectively [3:38] the most corrupt [3:39] president in American history. [3:41] So let's talk about [3:43] that exchange [3:44] because Patrick Bette David [3:46] really hates Ilhan Omar. [3:47] He doesn't like Ilhan Omar, [3:49] Democratic Congresswoman. [3:50] And he believes [3:51] not only does she hate America, [3:52] but she's also very corrupt. [3:55] Well, [3:55] you don't want to invite, [3:56] you know, [3:57] a discussion about [3:57] political corruption [3:58] if you're a Trump supporter. [3:59] You don't want to invite [4:00] that opening [4:01] with Mehdi Hassan. [4:02] But unfortunately, [4:03] that's exactly what PBD does. [4:06] Ilhan Omar. [4:06] You can, [4:07] it's her words. [4:07] Pull up the video. [4:08] Listen to me. [4:08] Pull up her video. [4:09] It's her words. [4:10] I just showed you [4:11] I've never seen [4:13] that video. [4:13] Let me say this to you. [4:14] Go ahead. [4:14] Donald Trump has made [4:15] more anti-American remarks [4:16] than Ilhan Omar. [4:16] If we're going to go down [4:17] who loves America? [4:18] She loves it more than Trump does. [4:19] She didn't incite her insurrection. [4:20] You think Ilhan Omar loves more? [4:21] A hundred times more. [4:22] I'm so glad you're saying this. [4:22] A hundred times more. [4:23] I'm so glad the audience [4:24] can see that Ilhan Omar [4:26] loves America more than Trump. [4:27] Well, [4:28] one person incited [4:29] an attack on our democracy. [4:30] One didn't. [4:31] One tried to undermine [4:31] American democracy. [4:32] One didn't. [4:33] Well. [4:33] One pardoned [4:35] 1,600 people [4:36] who attacked America. [4:36] One didn't. [4:37] What happened with her finances? [4:38] Where did the $30 million network [4:39] come from out of nowhere? [4:40] So now. [4:41] Oh, it was an accounting error. [4:41] Hold on, hold on. [4:42] I'm so sorry. [4:42] It was an accounting error. [4:43] Hold on, hold on, hold on. [4:44] Stay on, Ilhan. [4:44] Don't go Trump, but Trump. [4:45] I am going to do that. [4:46] Don't do the but Trump. [4:46] Because your argument now [4:47] is if you're... [4:48] First of all, [4:48] I don't want to get into [4:49] rights and wrongs [4:50] of politicians' finances. [4:51] You're telling me [4:51] Republican congressmen [4:52] are not corrupt? [4:53] Oh, you're doing a but. [4:53] Okay, got it. [4:54] No, I'm just wondering. [4:55] Forgiving, Ilhan. [4:55] It's not a big deal. [4:56] It's just like you have this wine here. [4:57] No, no, because... [4:57] Ilhan Omar amended [4:59] a congressional financial... [5:00] What's that got to do [5:00] with loving America? [5:01] You're telling me [5:02] people's finances don't have... [5:03] Donald Trump is the most corrupt [5:04] politician in modern American history. [5:05] You just said he loves America. [5:07] Wait, you're saying... [5:08] Donald Trump is the most corrupt [5:08] politician in America. [5:09] Did you deny that? [5:09] That's your opinion, guys. [5:10] He just made $3 billion. [5:11] No, it's not. [5:12] In your eyes... [5:12] Okay, Rob... [5:13] Okay. [5:15] You can already see [5:16] how it's going to you. [5:17] Why would you... [5:18] Why would you talk about [5:20] financial corruption [5:21] if you're a Trump defender? [5:23] Like, look at Mehdi's face here. [5:24] Mehdi's like, [5:25] are we really doing this? [5:27] And by the way, it is true. [5:28] Ilhan Omar does love this country [5:30] a hell of a lot more [5:31] than Donald Trump. [5:32] And Mehdi comes up [5:34] with some great examples [5:34] along the way. [5:35] But Donald Trump [5:36] routinely trashes America [5:38] on a daily basis, [5:39] whether he's president or not. [5:41] You know, we're developing [5:43] into a third world country. [5:44] You know, we're a country in decline. [5:46] That was a common refrain for him [5:48] in 2024 on the campaign trail. [5:51] The whole point, [5:52] make America great again, [5:53] implying that we are not great now. [5:56] His whole shtick [5:57] is that he hates America. [5:58] He just loves himself. [6:00] Donald Trump is the most corrupt [6:01] politician in modern American history. [6:02] You just said he loves America. [6:04] Donald Trump is the most corrupt [6:05] politician in America. [6:06] Have you denied it? [6:06] That's your opinion, guys. [6:07] He just made three billion. [6:08] No, it's not. [6:08] In your eyes... [6:09] Okay, Rob, pull up the numbers. [6:10] How much... [6:10] Pull up the numbers, Rob. [6:11] Forbes magazine, [6:12] how much money did [6:13] Donald Trump's net worth [6:14] go up by last year? [6:14] Let me ask you... [6:15] Three billion dollars. [6:16] Just out of curiosity. [6:16] Three billion. [6:17] How did he make that? [6:18] Are you going to go... [6:19] How did he make three billion [6:20] while president? [6:20] Are you going to go... [6:21] How did he make three billion [6:22] while president? [6:22] I'm going to go [6:23] and show the same... [6:24] Wait a minute. [6:24] If you're going to allow me [6:25] to rebuttal... [6:26] You always rebut with a question. [6:27] You've noticed that [6:28] over two hours. [6:28] You've been doing it. [6:29] All you do is yeah, [6:29] but, yeah, but, yeah, but. [6:30] I answered. [6:30] I said Ilhan loves America. [6:31] You're a professional yeah, but. [6:32] I said Ilhan loves America. [6:33] Just out of curiosity. [6:34] You're the jumper on guy. [6:35] We were talking about [6:36] who loves America [6:36] and now we're talking about [6:37] politicians. [6:37] Are you also... [6:38] Are you also going to go... [6:40] Look at that line, Patrick. [6:41] Look at that line. [6:41] Rob is good. [6:42] Can I show you something? [6:43] You know you said [6:43] capitalists expand, Rob, [6:44] if you're ever looking [6:45] for a job, my friend. [6:46] Yeah, everybody's been trying. [6:48] So if you... [6:49] Again, he's very, [6:50] very funny. [6:51] They obviously have [6:52] a good report [6:52] and this is where [6:53] I'll give PBD [6:54] a lot of credit, [6:55] believe it or not. [6:56] He seems to be [6:57] just a genuinely [6:58] affable person [7:00] in conversation. [7:01] So David Pakman [7:02] was on Patrick Bet David. [7:04] Destiny's been on [7:04] Patrick Bet David. [7:06] Medi... [7:07] I don't know [7:07] if any other liberal [7:08] or leftist [7:09] that I can think of [7:10] offhand [7:10] have been on [7:11] Patrick Bet David's show [7:13] because I don't think [7:15] Adam's been on [7:16] or Luke's been on [7:16] but like he's good [7:19] with banter. [7:19] He's not easily offended. [7:21] You know, [7:21] he can banter [7:23] and roll with them [7:23] but look at that. [7:25] Medi basically [7:26] hijacks the show [7:27] and say, [7:27] hey, Patrick's producer, [7:29] put this up. [7:30] Wealth history, [7:30] hover to reveal [7:31] net worth year by year. [7:32] Look at Donald Trump's [7:34] net worth skyrocketing [7:36] since he has returned [7:38] to power [7:38] off the presidency. [7:40] The most shamelessly, [7:42] staggeringly corrupt [7:43] president in American history [7:44] and I want you to see [7:45] how Patrick desperately tries [7:48] to brush this over. [7:49] You know you said [7:50] capitalists expand, [7:51] Rob, [7:51] if you're ever looking [7:51] for a job, [7:52] my friend. [7:52] Yeah, [7:53] everybody's been trying. [7:54] So if you go back here, [7:55] then what's your argument [7:56] if you say, [7:57] look how, [7:57] no, no, [7:57] stay on that, [7:58] Rob, [7:58] stay on that. [7:59] No. [7:59] Then what do you say? [8:00] His first presidency [8:01] lost so much money. [8:02] Did you ever say that? [8:03] You never said that [8:03] because that doesn't [8:04] add to your argument. [8:06] No, [8:06] I've always said [8:06] the second term [8:07] is the term [8:07] where he's got no guardrails, [8:08] he gets to do [8:09] whatever he wants. [8:09] No, [8:10] but his first term [8:10] he lost money. [8:11] Okay, [8:12] but the second term. [8:13] What about a second term? [8:14] Markets gone up, [8:15] he's made money. [8:16] Markets gone up. [8:17] Have you made more money [8:18] in the last 18 months [8:18] with your investments? [8:19] Do you know what happened [8:20] on January 19th? [8:21] The day before he became [8:22] president, [8:22] inaugurated? [8:23] Tell me. [8:23] The Emiratis put [8:24] $500 million [8:25] into his crypto fund. [8:26] You think that was [8:26] the market going up? [8:27] They gave a half a billion [8:28] dollar bribe [8:29] to Donald Trump. [8:30] $187 million [8:30] went straight [8:31] into Trump bank accounts. [8:32] Ilhan Omar can work [8:33] for the rest of her life, [8:34] do whatever, [8:34] she'll never make [8:35] $187 million. [8:36] Trump made that [8:36] in one day [8:37] from the Emiratis. [8:38] If Biden or Hunter Biden [8:39] had done it, [8:39] you'd be up in arms. [8:40] I want to stop [8:42] right just there. [8:43] Right there. [8:45] Precisely. [8:46] We're talking about [8:47] the World Liberty [8:48] Financial coin [8:49] which Trump launched [8:50] after the election [8:51] but before his inauguration. [8:53] So it was inevitable [8:53] that he would become president. [8:55] He'd already won the election. [8:56] It was the interregnum [8:57] for the remainder [8:58] of President Biden's term. [8:59] He launched this coin [9:00] and it has been a vehicle [9:01] for just one story [9:04] after another of corruption. [9:05] Fox News lawyer [9:06] and National Review [9:08] contributor, [9:08] conservative lawyer, [9:09] Andy McCarthy. [9:10] Andrew McCarthy [9:11] has been tracking [9:12] this relentlessly. [9:13] He says it's staggering [9:14] impeachable corruption [9:15] that makes the Joe [9:16] and Hunter Biden corruption [9:18] of which Andy McCarthy [9:20] was a devout believer. [9:21] He's like, [9:21] hell yeah, [9:22] it's the Biden crime family. [9:23] This right-wing [9:24] legendary conservative [9:26] beloved by Megyn Kelly [9:27] and other right-wingers, [9:28] National Review, [9:29] Fox News, [9:30] top legal analyst. [9:31] He says that what Trump [9:32] is doing and has done [9:35] just with World Liberty [9:36] Financial [9:36] makes what they believe [9:38] that the Bidens did [9:40] look like peanuts [9:40] by comparison. [9:42] Orders of magnitude difference. [9:45] And that's just [9:45] the crypto coin [9:46] that, again, [9:47] has been a vehicle [9:48] for one corrupt [9:50] quid pro quo [9:50] after another, [9:51] but it's not a loan. [9:53] Trump has given [9:54] taxpayer-funded contracts [9:57] from the Defense Department, [9:58] tens of millions [9:59] of dollars, [10:01] to his own children [10:02] by way of DOD, [10:05] by way of, [10:06] you know, [10:07] the Defense Department [10:08] to drone companies [10:09] and other companies [10:10] as well, [10:11] defense contractors, [10:12] you know, [10:12] affiliated with Eric [10:13] and Don Jr. [10:14] Hunter Biden, [10:15] as we speak, [10:16] has actually joined Twitter [10:17] and he's replying [10:18] to people left, [10:19] right, [10:19] and center [10:20] talking about [10:20] the corruption [10:21] of the Trump family. [10:24] And Patrick Bette David [10:25] was one of the many [10:26] MAGA commentators [10:27] ranting and raving [10:28] about Biden corruption, [10:30] but he has no answer [10:31] for this. [10:33] Let's continue. [10:34] Back to the topic [10:34] of who loves America. [10:35] The fact that you said [10:35] Ilhan Omar loves more than, [10:37] I'm so glad [10:38] you're going to be judged [10:39] quoted for that. [10:40] Please, please quote me. [10:41] Let me finish the quote. [10:42] And then let's go back [10:42] to Islam as well. [10:42] Let's finish the quote. [10:43] I will. [10:44] Ilhan Omar has spent [10:45] her political career [10:46] trying to get free lunches [10:47] for every American child, [10:48] including the children [10:49] of MAGA voters. [10:50] Donald Trump has spent [10:51] his presidency [10:51] taking away Medicare, [10:53] taking away health care [10:54] from people, [10:54] taking Medicaid away [10:55] from people. [10:55] So yes, [10:56] Ilhan Omar loves Americans [10:57] more than Donald Trump [10:58] loves Americans. [10:58] By the way, [10:59] when she was threatened [11:00] to kill her, [11:01] he went to prison, [11:02] tried to kill Ilhan Omar [11:03] in 2019. [11:04] She went to the sentencing [11:05] and she asked for his sentence [11:07] to be reduced [11:07] to give him grace. [11:09] I can't imagine [11:09] Donald Trump doing that. [11:11] So I do think [11:12] Ilhan Omar is someone [11:13] who has actually [11:13] a very good role model. [11:15] Do you know how many? [11:17] It's amazing. [11:18] Yeah. [11:19] I had totally forgotten [11:20] about that story. [11:21] I had totally forgotten [11:22] about that. [11:23] Donald Trump would never. [11:24] Donald Trump would never. [11:25] Most people would never. [11:27] Actually, it's not even [11:28] an indictment against Trump [11:29] per se. [11:29] It just goes to show [11:30] how extraordinary [11:31] Ilhan Omar is [11:32] by comparison [11:33] in terms of grace [11:34] and mercy [11:34] compared to most people, [11:36] especially Donald Trump. [11:38] But like Mehdi says, [11:39] I don't know [11:40] if I could do that. [11:41] Hell, I might be going [11:42] showing up to the sentence [11:43] and saying, [11:44] throw the book [11:44] at this person. [11:46] Triple the sentence. [11:47] And she was calling [11:48] for a reduced sentence [11:49] instead. [11:50] And again, [11:50] I love this idea [11:51] that what Ilhan Omar [11:52] fights for, [11:53] what progressives fight for, [11:54] what liberals fight for, [11:56] are to help [11:57] the people [11:59] who vote against them, [12:00] who condemn them, [12:01] the loved ones [12:02] of the people [12:03] who vote against them [12:04] and condemn them. [12:05] MAGA voters [12:06] would benefit [12:07] from Democratic rule [12:08] or Democratic administrations [12:10] than compared [12:11] to Republican rule [12:12] and Republican administrations. [12:14] We want to expand [12:16] voting rights [12:17] not just for people [12:18] who vote [12:19] the way we do [12:20] and we prefer. [12:22] We want to make it easier [12:23] for Republicans [12:23] and conservatives [12:24] to vote. [12:26] When we want [12:26] health care reform [12:28] in this country, [12:29] either in the form [12:29] of an expanded ACA [12:31] or ideally [12:32] a Medicare for all [12:33] or single-payer option, [12:35] that wouldn't just be [12:36] for liberals [12:37] and progressives [12:37] and Democratic voters. [12:39] When Democrats [12:40] are in charge [12:41] of the government, [12:42] we give out [12:43] emergency funds, [12:44] emergency assistance, [12:45] FEMA, [12:46] to red states. [12:48] Donald Trump [12:49] is denying that [12:50] to blue states. [12:53] The asymmetry [12:54] is staggering [12:54] in terms of [12:55] personal character, [12:56] in terms of [12:57] political character. [12:58] And again, [12:58] this thing goes on. [13:00] It's like, [13:01] again, [13:01] it's two hours [13:02] and 30 minutes. [13:03] I was wrong [13:03] because I had it [13:04] on like 2x speed [13:05] listening through it. [13:06] And by the way, [13:06] that's a challenge [13:07] given how fast [13:07] Mehdi talks. [13:08] But I was trying [13:09] to listen to [13:09] as much of it [13:10] as possible. [13:11] I mean, [13:12] this is brutal. [13:15] Mehdi just clean house. [13:16] And again, [13:16] it says something [13:17] that PBD's [13:18] own comment section [13:20] has turned on him [13:22] just one after another. [13:24] You got humiliated. [13:25] You got cooked. [13:25] You lost. [13:26] You lost. [13:26] You lost. [13:26] You lost. [13:27] You're no match for Mehdi. [13:28] It's been a bad week [13:29] for MAGA commentators. [13:31] In the meantime, [13:32] let me know what you think [13:33] in the comments.