Trump FLEES DC as EVERYTHING BLOWS UP!!

[0:00] Donald Trump is very publicly losing his mind as his entire life and his entire term [0:06] collapses before his very eyes. It is why, yesterday, on one of the most beautiful days [0:12] of the entire year, the dementia-addled President of the United States spent his entire day [0:18] spamming an AI slop generator instead of running the country. But honestly, all I have to say to [0:24] that is thank God, because that's the least harmful thing this idiot could possibly be doing. [0:30] But it is one of the most embarrassing. Donald Trump let loose a fever dream of fake pictures. [0:37] Of course they were of himself, and they did not make him look good. First, there's the deranged [0:43] Donald Trump kissing a giant gold statue of Jesus Christ. Very strange. Then there's Trump standing [0:49] next to a handcuffed alien in the desert. The joke kind of falls flat. There's Trump's head looming [0:54] over Greenland like a fascist weather balloon. Also, Donald Trump spliced onto George Washington's [1:00] body. He's also a Revolutionary War soldier in this photo, although he didn't ever fight. [1:06] Private bone spurs. It's like Donald Trump saw us react to his Jesus doctor photo. We reacted poorly [1:13] and decided, do you know what? Let's do more of that. Let's pretend that I'm a warrior via AI. [1:20] And I think Donald Trump's doing it at this point because he's losing every war that he's in. [1:24] Now, let me be clear. Donald Trump isn't just losing a war on Iran, although we see that every [1:30] day. He's losing several wars. Let's first talk about the war on the United States Senate. [1:36] Donald Trump cannot get John Thune to pass his Save America Act. So he's losing there. But [1:42] Todd Blanche as well. It's a battle Donald Trump can't win. You got John Cornyn. You got Tom Tillis. [1:47] They're telling him no. And so Donald Trump, all ashamed, fled D.C. He went to Camp David, [1:54] which allegedly he hates. And of course, he was spending his time with Natalie Harp. [1:58] Not strategizing, but having his cabinet officials kiss his ass because he needs to feel better about [2:04] himself. But he doesn't because his life, much like Mitch McConnell's, is falling apart. And so Donald [2:11] Trump is losing his mind very publicly with his post, very publicly in his private life. It is all [2:18] so bad and he can't figure out what to do. This is how Donald Trump navigates his failure. Everything [2:25] has to be a battle that he pretends to win. The Iran war, a leaky reflecting pool, the files he's [2:32] clearly implicated in. Donald Trump has to imagine or lie about a reality in which he's succeeding [2:38] because he cannot admit that the person most responsible for the country falling apart [2:43] is the main person causing it. Donald Trump himself. Donald Trump is also the person responsible [2:49] for his life in term falling apart. Your health isn't bad because of the radical left. It's because [2:55] of the hamburgers. The Senate isn't turning on you because, I don't know, MAGA is actually Antifa. [3:01] It's because your agenda is terrible. Everyone can see it, but everyone needs to hear it. And that is [3:09] why we are doing this show today with three people who are calling out Donald Trump, the collapsing [3:14] Donald Trump, that is, and all of his stooges as he loses his mind. We have an incredible first guest [3:20] on the show, my friend, Senator Bernie Sanders. We're going to be talking about the Democratic Party. [3:25] We're going to be talking about taking on Trump. We're going to be talking about so much else. [3:30] And I am very excited to get into it with someone I have admired for so long, [3:34] as well as another person I've admired for so long. We're being joined by Pod Save America's [3:39] Jon Favreau. We've got a conversation about Donald Trump's health, Donald Trump's corruption, [3:43] and why J.D. Vance sucks so much. So you're going to want to stick around for that. [3:47] And we'll close with the Democratic nominee for governor in the great state of Texas, Gina Hinojosa. [3:53] We got a lot to talk about in her campaign, so you're going to want to stick around till the end. [3:58] But we got a lot of great guests, like I said. I am ready to have great conversations [4:02] with them all, as we always do. It's you. It's me. It's our three fantastic guests, [4:07] and it's all happening right now on Sunday. Senator Sanders, thank you so much for joining [4:11] me on Sunday. My pleasure. [4:13] Well, you have been traveling across the country, specifically in Michigan and Minnesota. We have [4:18] a big primary coming up on Tuesday between Dr. Abdul Al-Sayed and Haley Stevens. And right now, [4:24] we've seen just the influx of tens of millions. I think it's going to be $80 million for Stevens, [4:29] big last-minute endorsements from the establishment. What have you made of this [4:33] last-minute push in such an important race? [4:35] I think what the election in Michigan tells us is the role of big money in a corrupt campaign [4:45] finance system. Look, I happen to be a strong believer in democracy. You want to run against [4:50] me? You think my ideas are wrong? I think that's great. That really is. It's a beautiful thing. [4:55] Argue it out. Let the people decide. But when you have billionaires and their super PACs, [5:00] AIPAC, and other special interests, spending tens and tens of millions of dollars trying to defeat [5:08] Abdul, that's not democracy. That's a corrupt campaign finance system controlled by billionaires. [5:15] So I think the reason there's so much interest in Michigan is people are saying, [5:18] is it possible in this day and age for a guy like Abdul El-Sayed to defeat somebody who has, [5:25] what do you think, $60, $70 million supporting her? That is the question. But I think at the end [5:31] of the day, he will. And I think he will because people understand not only that the campaign finance [5:37] system is corrupt, but that the economic system is rigged. [5:42] And it's something that you're certainly feeling on the ground. I'm sure you were. You did three [5:47] rallies in Michigan. These are the issues that Abdul El-Sayed is running. He's running on the [5:52] issues. He's talking about Medicare for all. He's talking about getting money out of politics. [5:56] He's been talking about data centers and AI a lot as well. This has become an issue. And in fact, [6:00] Donald Trump was in Michigan earlier this week. And I want to show you a clip because he was [6:05] protested at this rally over his support for data centers and his administration just unleashing AI on all of us. [6:13] But this is how he was trying to campaign against Abdul El-Sayed saying this. [6:17] But communism is the greatest threat to our country in history, including even World War I, [6:24] World War II, Pearl Harbor, or 9-11. I mean, this is a serious threat because they're going to give [6:30] promise all sorts of things. In one year, the country will be absolutely bankrupt. You'll live [6:35] in squalor. You'll live in fear. You won't have police. You won't have firemen. You won't have anybody. [6:41] You're going to be—it's a disaster. Even the thought of it is a disaster. [6:46] But communism is— [6:47] What do you make of Trump's Red Scare? [6:49] Well, first of all, it's sad to think that there's anybody in America who could believe [6:56] this nonsense. And second of all, you know, he lies all of the time. He lies about the difference [7:04] between communism and democratic socialism. And I think what he is trying to do is divert [7:14] attention, clearly, away from an economy in which working families are falling further [7:20] and further behind while his oligarchic friends—and he himself, you know? [7:23] Profiting massively. [7:24] Profiting massively. [7:25] What do you mean? He's made $2 billion since this— [7:26] He's made most of his money. [7:28] Yeah. So, you know, and the rich are getting richer. And working families, you know, can't [7:35] afford healthcare. They can't afford housing. He has this brilliant, big, beautiful bill [7:39] through 15 million people off of the healthcare they had in order to give a trillion dollars [7:44] in tax breaks to the 1%. But these are issues he will not talk about. Data centers. He wants [7:49] a green light for his oligarchic friends in big tech, with no safeguards at all for working [7:57] families. So he doesn't want to talk about any of those issues. So he comes up with this [8:01] scale of the communists, whoever they may be, are trying to take over the world here. [8:06] What do you make of it—and Mayor Mamdani said this recently—that socialism isn't a scary [8:11] enough word for them anymore. That, in fact, people prefer socialism to capitalism. [8:14] Well, I think you look at what Mamdani is doing in New York City. Contrast that to Trump. [8:18] Trump cuts funding for childcare. Mamdani thinks that we should have free and universal childcare. [8:26] Mamdani is trying to build low-income and affordable housing in New York City. Trump is cutting funding. [8:33] Mamdani opposes, as most of us do, the endless wars that are being fought right now through Trump, [8:39] as well as the extremist Israeli government and their genocidal policies in Gaza. Trump supports [8:47] Netanyahu. Who do you think is on the side of the American people on these issues? I think what we [8:52] are talking about is where the American people want us to be. So what Trump has got to say is, [8:58] oh, we can't look at democratic socialism. We'll come up with this boogeyman of communism. [9:04] It's not really landing. I don't really think people believe it. [9:07] Well, our job is to, and Abdullah's doing a great job at this, to really take a deep breath and to say, [9:16] what's going on in America? So let's, what's going on in America? Again, in the economy, ordinary people [9:23] are struggling. We have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on earth. How's that? [9:29] You got one out of three seniors are living in economic insecurity. You're an older worker [9:34] today. Do you think you can retire with dignity? You can't. Your generation, younger generation. [9:41] But the economists tell us that everything being equal, you're going to have a lower standard of [9:45] living than your parents. You're going to buy your first home 12 years later than your parents did, [9:50] on average. That's what the American people are seeing with their own eyes. And they're asking, [9:56] why in the richest country in the history of the world is this happening? That's the question. [10:01] And you talk about the rich getting richer. It's not, it's not just in, you know, playing and gaming [10:05] the stock market or any of these prediction markets that I hate. That's a whole nother conversation, [10:10] but they're also getting richer in the fact that their donations are going farther. Like you talk about [10:14] the money that is being poured in into Michigan or even into Minnesota. These are good investments, [10:20] right? Oh God. If you're a corporation and you give someone, [10:24] you got a hundred bucks back for every dollar that you put in. Look, you know, Elon Musk, [10:29] the richest guy in the world, put $290 million into Trump's presidential campaign. Pay off for him? [10:37] Absolutely. It worked out well. It worked out very well. So did the other billionaires. [10:42] But I think it, the question that's out there is instead of us making sure that all of our people [10:52] have healthcare, why are we cutting and throwing people off of the healthcare system that exists [10:59] right now? Why are we allowing the big tech oligarchs in AI to run ramshod over our economy, [11:08] rather than say, hey, wait a minute, you know, we're not going to let you eliminate tens of millions of [11:13] jobs, destroy our privacy, impact the mental health of our kids, maybe bring us to an existential threat, [11:21] if AI actually becomes independent of human control, you know? So people are asking hard questions [11:28] in a very difficult moment in American history. And I think folks like Abdul are providing serious [11:34] answers. And I think that's why it's going to win. And Peggy Flanagan is as well. You talk about [11:39] Donald Trump not wanting these questions asked. There are a lot of people in the Democratic Party [11:43] who don't want these questions asked as well. Earlier in the week, Rahm Emanuel had some words for [11:48] both you and myself, you said yourself and the Bernie bros. We're a big problem. And we're tearing the [11:54] Democratic Party apart. And it's and it's all a mess. And it's terrible. And we can't have it. [11:58] And it's because our ideas are too radical. They don't work. That is a framing that I just don't, [12:04] I don't think anyone believes we talk about what people believe right now. You were just in Minnesota [12:09] in that Senate race. Do you think people are believing that Peggy Flanagan and her ideas are too radical? [12:14] I think people see Peggy as a very decent, caring human being whose ideas really represent where the [12:23] working families of Minnesota are. It is no longer radical. I mean, you tell me, is it radical to say [12:30] that health care is a human right? No. Is it radical to say, why are we spending twice as much per capita [12:37] and we're the only major country not to guarantee health care to all people? Very radical idea. [12:42] Is it a radical idea? Go to Republican areas. Say, do you think billionaires should stop paying their [12:47] fair share of taxes at a time they're getting richer and richer? Yeah, we do. Is it a radical [12:52] idea to say that we should not be spending huge amounts of money on a military engaged in endless [12:57] wars in Iran, a war which has never should have been fought unconstitutional? It's not. [13:03] So I think what people like Peggy is doing in Minnesota, Abdul is doing in Michigan, [13:08] are asking very simple questions about why in the richest country on earth our people do not have [13:14] a better standard of living and why we are worried that our kids may even have a lower standard of [13:19] living than their parents. And those questions and their proposals are resonating in a way that [13:25] the democratic establishment is not. Especially when you have such a contrast up against, since the last [13:30] time that we talked, both of our close personal friend Elon Musk really hit a real great financial [13:36] goal that I think we were all cheering for. He became the world's first trillionaire, which is [13:39] in and of itself an abomination. But it seems like these people have just become, and we talked [13:44] about this the last time we spoke, more arrogance in their hoarding of wealth, that they think that [13:49] they are so special. You have spent your whole career talking about the billionaire class. Did you [13:53] ever think it would get to the trillionaire class? Well, I didn't. But above and beyond that, [13:58] your point is well taken. You know, look, we have always had greedy capitalists, nothing new about that. [14:04] And, you know, guys on top always wanted to make more money. They're always anti-union, anti-worker, [14:09] nothing new about that. These guys are a special breed. I really do believe that they see themselves [14:15] as brilliant, these big tech entrepreneurs developing this extraordinary technology called AI Robotics, [14:23] and they have a divine right to move. Who the hell do you think you are? They're worth hundreds of [14:29] billions of dollars. They own these incredibly huge corporations. They will make the decisions. [14:37] And how dare you think that you can question them? They know better than you. And by the way, [14:42] if things get bad, they're prepared to go into their bunkers in New Zealand or whatever. And they're [14:48] pretty open about it. Many of these guys are pretty open that they really do not believe in democracy, [14:54] people like Thiel and others. Isn't it so wild that when we have these questions about the future, [15:01] about what our planet will look like, about what our economy will look like, what AI will look like, [15:06] these are the people who tell us that we're asking ridiculous questions, yet they are planning for [15:11] nuclear fallout? Look, here is the bottom line. And again, I'm glad you're asking this question, [15:17] because it's not asked in the establishment media, certainly not in the halls of Congress. Here's the [15:24] bottom line. Never before in American history have so few people held so much wealth and so much power. [15:32] And these people are sitting there saying, we are going to transform humanity. Ain't that cool? [15:36] Yeah. We're going to bring in robots. We're going to wipe out manufacturing jobs. We're going to [15:42] wipe out transportation jobs. We're going to have kids addicted to their screens. I saw our statistic. [15:48] It really blew me away. I don't know if you've seen it. 40% of children two years of age or younger [15:54] have screens. And in many ways, they are addicted to screens. What does that mean to the future? [16:01] They're sitting up there making huge amounts of money, planning the future of the world. And all [16:06] we are saying is, sorry, we do not grant you the right to have this power. The people themselves will [16:12] have to determine what the future is, not you. I want to talk about the kids in the screens, because [16:18] this is a problem with my generation, a problem with AI. Well, I think it's through all generations. But [16:22] I was talking with a friend last night who has a surgery upcoming. This is someone who I care very [16:27] deeply about in my life. And they were talking to ChatGPT about medical advice for the procedure [16:34] after and before. And I just continue to see so many people who are having these conversations and [16:41] kind of befriending these large language models. I'm just worried about it. You should be. And look, [16:48] it's a huge discussion. We don't know the time, you know, it's a multi-hour discussion. But it's [16:54] nothing wrong with getting advice, I think, from, you know, ChatGPT about medical issues. Although, [17:01] there are problems there as well. They may not be. They'll be happy to hear you defend them on that. [17:05] But, you know, they're not, I mean, nothing wrong with that. But the issue is, what does concern me [17:11] is the amount of time that people spend on their screens? So if I am spending eight hours a day [17:20] on my screen, I am not talking to other human beings. I'm not saying hello to you. I'm not having [17:24] a cup of coffee with you. What does this do to me as a human being? And you got little kids out there, [17:31] kids, adolescents. I talked to a psychiatrist who works on addiction, getting kids off addiction. Do you [17:39] know what the major issue that she's dealing with in her clinic? Is screen addiction. It's not drugs, [17:44] it's screen. I worry very much that these kids have, quote unquote, companions, bots who are their [17:57] companions. What does that mean emotionally, if you're relating to a bot and not another human being? [18:02] Yeah. Et cetera, et cetera. So it is a huge issue. It is moving very rapidly. And that's why I have called [18:07] for two things, uh, a moratorium on data centers to slow this thing up so that we can get a handle [18:15] on it. Uh, and also an AI, uh, sovereign wealth fund. And I think that what you're also bringing [18:21] up when you're talking about the screens is something that I worry about so much. We talked [18:24] about loneliness in my generation the last time that we spoke. I just don't think that there's [18:29] enough focus on community. Exactly. And how we, we shape our, our policy around, [18:34] like, I'd be kind of thinking about this politics of like, quote unquote, hanging out. Like our, our [18:38] politics should move towards a place where it is easier to hang out and to be into an experience. [18:43] You know what? At the end of the day, all we got is human beings. [18:47] People just want to hang out and just be with each other. [18:50] And that's what we need. And that's how you grow. That's how you become a human, uh, being. Uh, and I [18:58] worry very much about people becoming addicted to the screens. You know, there's a movement out there. [19:04] It's an interesting movement. It's called let kids be kids. You want to hear radical idea? [19:10] All right, viewers, trace yourself. Trump's going to call you a communist. [19:14] Maybe we should let kids go out and play with each other. Oh my God. How radical is that? Learn from [19:20] each other, figure out how you resolve problems by working it out together, right? Uh, et cetera. So [19:28] again, all of this gets back to a very small number of multi-zillionaires who are pushing an agenda that [19:37] will have a profound impact on every man, woman, and child in our country, on our environment, [19:43] on our democracy. All right. You are more than aware of the deep fakes that are out there, [19:48] how sophisticated they are. They could put words into your mouth that you never said. [19:51] People do AI me and they do, they do shows on YouTube of, of me, but it's different. [19:56] And they take my words or they take my face. Yeah. And guess what? What happens if we're [20:00] running for the United States Senate? A bit of a problem, huh? A bit of a problem. [20:04] So you're, you're reaching the moment where people, you know, when they're on the internet, [20:09] won't know what's true. What know, what is fiction, your privacy rights. Hey, forget about it. [20:15] Yeah. Every financial transaction you made, somebody knows it. Every email that you send, [20:21] somebody knows it. A website you visited. So this, what this whole AI revolution about is [20:29] unbelievable, unbelievably transformational. We got to make sure it works to improve human life, [20:35] not harm human life. And that's how the billionaire classes and the trillionaire class has great PR. [20:42] Like no one's got better PR than the billionaires. They own it. They do own it. And they own the media. [20:46] Yeah. Increasingly. And that's why they're able to go out and try to frame all of this is such a [20:51] wonderful thing. It's going to be utopia, but Elon Musk ran up against someone who was not [20:55] kind of willing to do that bidding. And I wanted to show you this clip because [20:59] Elon had a thought about what the future of AI is going to bring. I think you might find this [21:03] pretty interesting. On how then you make money. Because in the end, people are buying your shares [21:08] because they expect you to make money. Do you sell robots? I'll make another prediction. [21:12] Money won't matter in 2036. I'm not sure that the people who bought your shares [21:17] think that money won't matter in 2036. Well, what do you want money for? [21:23] You want money for goods and services, right? You want money for obviously food, housing, [21:29] transport, entertainment. Well, if that is so abundant that the robots and AI are providing [21:40] more goods and services than any human could possibly consume, what do you need money for [21:47] in that case? [21:47] Well, yeah. Well, that's great. The trillionaire or the guys who are seven, 800. [21:55] He's lost a little bit of it. [21:56] Yeah, I know. We worry about him. [22:01] Maybe he's a little confused now because of his loss of money. But [22:05] I mean, you know, money won't matter really. How are people, how are people, you know, [22:12] robots are going to do everything for you. Is that what it is? [22:14] We already do have abundance as well, which is, it was just so, it's so crazy to say that, [22:19] well, there will be abundance, so it'll be fine. We have it now. [22:21] Look, this is a smart guy, but they live in such an isolated world. We have abundance. Talk [22:26] to the 60% of people who every week are struggling to pay the rent, pay for groceries, pay for health [22:35] care. I mean, to go out to ordinary America and say, we're living in a society of abundance is insane, [22:41] when a majority of people are living paycheck to paycheck. So I think, I mean, this is again, [22:48] a guy who believes they have the divine right to determine the money doesn't matter. Hey, [22:53] yeah, I got 800 billion. It doesn't matter to me. You'll try to live on a, you know, so there you go. [23:00] It's, it is, it is funny that they do the, all will be fine in the future, [23:04] but don't talk to us about the future. Although we are living in this present right now. [23:07] And by the way, just as one small example of the nonsense that Musk is talking about, [23:15] if people are not working, how are you going to be able, how people are going to be not paying taxes, [23:22] right? You don't have a job, you're not paying taxes. If you're not paying taxes, [23:25] how do we have social security, which is dependent upon your payroll tax? [23:30] How do we have Medicare? How do we have Medicaid? How do we have public education? Who's going to [23:34] turn on that? Where, Mr. Musk, you know, channel that money? How do we run the government? Well, [23:40] maybe we don't have the government. Maybe Mr. Musk and his friends will sit around and run it all. [23:43] The privatization of everything, everything becomes renting. Everything has become renting. [23:47] Everything's paywalled. Everything's a subscription. Do you know that printers now, [23:51] some people have to pay subscriptions for their printers, that they've quite literally taken [23:55] everything away. It's a future without ownership is the hope. And that's why I think that the debate [24:00] currently happening in the Democratic Party about our future is so important. This is a debate that's been [24:04] ongoing with, you know, great primary victories of progressive challengers, [24:08] beating incumbents or progressives or democratic socialists winning across the country. And you've [24:13] heard a lot of people say that if you're not going to just kind of fit in nicely with the [24:17] Democratic establishment, you shouldn't be a Democrat. Well, maybe the converse is true. Maybe the [24:24] Democratic establishment should begin to understand they are way, way out of touch with where the [24:29] American people are, that we don't need a party anymore, which is dominated by wealthy campaign [24:34] contributors. So when you talk about the Democratic establishment, it's really, really, relatively few [24:38] people. And they're pretty open about it. You know, the donor class said, you or you should be the [24:44] candidate for the Senate. That's what the donor class said. You should be running for president of the [24:49] United States. I don't think that's where the American people are. I think what the Democratic [24:53] Party should become is a party of working people, of young people, of people of color, of people who [25:01] understand what it's like to struggle, who are prepared to take on the oligarchs, who want to see [25:09] an economy that works for all, not just the few. We've got to raise simple questions. We're the wealthiest [25:15] country in the history of the world. Why don't we have the best educational system in the world? Why don't [25:20] we have the best health care system in the world? Why are we not building new hospitals in rural America, [25:26] rather than shutting them down? Why aren't we attracting well-paid young people to become [25:31] teachers, because we know how important teachers are? Why aren't we leading the world in combating [25:37] climate change? Why aren't we controlling AI to make sure it works for us, not just for Mr. Musk? [25:43] Those aren't radical questions. Those are the questions on the minds of working people. And if the [25:48] Democratic leadership can't ask those questions, because they are busy getting campaign contributions [25:54] from the very billionaire class, we will see where the Democratic Party goes. But I think the future [25:59] is with us. And those questions have always been framed as kind of, for some reason, well, it's [26:03] because, you know, those in charge love the status quo, is as anti-American. Now they're being, or [26:07] anti-patriotic to challenge why we can't do better. Now you're seeing the same thing with the Democratic [26:12] Party. You shouldn't be challenging the status quo, but that is what's getting people off the couch, [26:18] which is what you talked about after the 2024 election, how we've lost people, mostly working class [26:23] people who either voted for Trump or aren't going to show up. What is it about Abdul Sayed and Peggy [26:28] Flanagan that make you feel encouraged about a future? Because they have the guts to talk to the [26:34] issues that are on the minds of ordinary Americans. It's not more complicated than that. You know, [26:41] you may not, it's a complicated, crazy world. We may not have all of the answers, but at least we're able [26:47] to verbalize and say, you know what, there is something fundamentally wrong when billionaires [26:54] can buy elections. And we talked about that a moment ago. You go out, you're a conservative [26:59] Republican. You think it's okay for one person to be able to put in hundreds of millions of dollars [27:05] to decide who the presidential candidate is? And an investment, right? [27:08] An investment. You're real. Very few people believe that. But if you're a leader in the Democratic [27:15] or Republican Party, you certainly do believe it because that's where you get your bread and butter [27:19] from. Last time that we spoke, you watched a clip of someone that we're not a fan of. It was Kevin [27:26] O'Leary. And it went really viral. And I think it was just because you were so put off by what he said. [27:31] We've talked about the people who are out of touch. He's still doing this bit about my generation, [27:37] not having lunch or drinking coffee or anything. I wanted you to see this. [27:41] Steve McLaughlin Stop buying coffee for $5.50. I can walk around with anybody [27:45] for a day and show you that they're wasting 15% of their money, sometimes 20. Stupid stuff. [27:52] You know, you go to work, you spend 15 bucks on a sandwich. What are you, an idiot? It costs you 99 [27:56] cents to make a sandwich at home and bring it with you. So what if you bring it with you? Bring your own [28:01] water if you have to, or your own drink, or bring your own coffee. [28:04] Steve McLaughlin So that is the economic problem that young people are spending. [28:08] Steve McLaughlin Having lunch? [28:10] Steve McLaughlin Yeah. Going out to fancy [28:14] restaurants. I think maybe the economic problem might be that young people are worried they're [28:21] going to have a lower standard of living than their parents, that they're living in their parents' home [28:25] because they can't afford the rent or the money they need to buy a new house. And young people are [28:31] very worried about what the future will bring. But this is an example of somebody who is way out of [28:36] touch with the reality facing young people. Steve McLaughlin And that's why my generation [28:40] is encouraged by people who are, you know, speaking to the issues that we care about. The Zeran [28:43] Mondani's, the Abdul El-Sayed's, Peggy Flanagan, and of course yourself. Senator, I always appreciate [28:48] you joining me. Steve McLaughlin Thanks. Steve McLaughlin Thank you so much. [28:50] Steve McLaughlin Thank you for what you're doing. Steve McLaughlin I appreciate it. [28:51] Steve McLaughlin All right, look, what you guys are doing is enormously important. And I think you're [28:55] you're bringing a sense of reality to millions of people who desperately need to hear it. [29:03] Steve McLaughlin I really appreciate it. [29:05] Steve McLaughlin Always so fantastic to be joined for the second time on the show by Senator Bernie [29:10] Sanders. Like I said, someone who I have so looked up to for so long. And we've got another guest who [29:16] is just like that Jon Favreau of Pod Save America. Tommy, I hope I hope I don't. I hope I don't make you [29:23] jealous by speaking with your co host. But let's get into my great conversation with Jon. Jon Favreau, [29:28] thank you so much for joining me on Sunday. Jon Favreau Thanks for having me, Jack. [29:32] Steve McLaughlin Yeah, of course. You may not be thinking, [29:34] thanking me in a second, because we're probably going to end up after these set of questions where [29:39] our good friend Brian Tyler Cohen is. And that is, that's on Trump's enemies of the state list, [29:45] all the media offenders, because I want to, I just want to talk about MAGA health for a little bit [29:49] right now. It's obviously the topic of conversation with Mitch McConnell, which has allowed the Donald [29:55] Trump health stuff to go under, like kind of under the rug a little bit. You covered on the Crooked [30:00] channel a few days ago, the fact that Donald Trump is snoozing at Lindsey Graham's funeral. He's like [30:05] playing with Tic Tacs. Some people think he soiled himself. Let rip. What do you think is going on [30:12] with the health? This is my favorite conversation. [30:14] Steve McLaughlin This could be a boring take, or maybe it's counterintuitive. But like, I just think [30:21] he's an old fucking guy who is president United States, which is a tiring job for like 50 and 60 [30:30] something presidents, let alone someone his age and in his shape, which is not great. But I think like, [30:39] I, if Trump was running for another term, this was like the first term, I would be like, yes, [30:44] of course, we should be talking about the health more because this guy's trying to run for election. [30:48] And I don't think people are going to want to elect him again. But my view of it now is like, [30:53] if the guy fucking, you know, is unhealthy and can't do the job tomorrow. Great. I don't like what? [31:01] Like, that's wonderful. But like, I don't know if that we're going to like uncover anything that's [31:05] going to have Donald Trump lead Donald Trump to step down, or his cabinet to turn on him or [31:10] Congress to turn on him. And I think if you ask most Americans, like what they don't like about [31:16] Donald Trump, a million other things come up before the health, you don't think the weakness [31:20] thing is a part of it? Because I always just go back to the moment it was, what was it like the [31:25] Florida Panthers, it was the last Stanley Cup champion, who's at the White House, and Trump was [31:30] talking to his favorite people, big, strong guys. And he's like, wow, what strong guys we love, [31:35] we love strong guys. He's like, you're like, they're, they're so beautiful. I'm sorry that [31:38] I always do this. People hate it. It's good. It's good. It's fine. It's not good. Don't [31:41] encourage it. That's I think it's better than I'd say it's like 70th percentile. Okay, [31:46] I can rock with that. I'm good with that. But he's like, you guys are so big and tough, [31:49] but I have the US military. So it's obviously like a crutch of him feeling bad about his current, [31:54] you know, kind of physical state. Do you not think that the weakness [31:57] and how much it drives all the other stuff that he does? Isn't so is that something that you think [32:02] that wouldn't be top line messaging for you? Would it? [32:05] No, I think it's that he's a moron. And he has [32:09] there's definitely that. Yeah, he has gotten us into a disastrous war that is expanding and made [32:15] everything more expensive. And he has bumbled his way through a second term by just sort of using the [32:22] government to make himself rich and punish everyone else who doesn't like him. And [32:30] and that's bad. And the Republicans who enabled that should be punished at the ballot box. [32:35] This seems like a good message. Have you done this before? Have you done this for a living? [32:39] That's my that's my main tip. And it's also like, oh, Donald Trump lost a step. Donald Trump never had [32:43] a step. There was no steps to lose. Well, I mean, like, if you go back and listen to 2016, [32:47] the words are coming out a little smoother. They sure are not like that. That is the stark difference. But you [32:52] think that the the incompetence thing is the way to go? Obviously, he's a dipshit to fuck up. And so [32:56] is everyone else in his administrator and a crook. Yes. And that contributes to all of it. Do you think [33:00] that then the corruption ties into the stupidity? One of my favorite moments of of the corruption, [33:06] and this kind of contributes a little bit to the stupidity because it was Vance being kind of an [33:10] asshole and not realizing what he was saying. But it was when he was doing the Carol and Levitt job, [33:14] and he was hosting the press conference. And he was asked about all the all the insider trading [33:18] Vance was. And he goes, well, it's not like Trump is behind the Resolute desk with his Robin Hood [33:24] account open. And he thought that that was like a big own. And I was like, you know, you're admitting [33:28] that there's other people involved in the corruption, then that this is like a wide, a wide ranging [33:32] thing. Also, it's like, don't worry, we didn't we were under no illusion that Donald Trump would know [33:37] how to run his Robin Hood account. He doesn't post his own his own tweets, his own bleeds and stuff. [33:43] Yeah. I actually think the other thing with Trump is he doesn't care anymore. Like he doesn't care [33:48] what people think of him. He's in such a bubble that he's letting himself ramble more as old people [33:53] tend to do. Right. And he's like, I'm going to tell the stories I want to tell. And I'm going to [33:57] say what I want to say. And I don't give a shit. And like, he's always been like this. But I do think [34:01] advanced age has made him even more like that, because he's like, he's just there. It's fantasy camp for [34:06] him. He's the second term as president. He's having a good time. He's renovating what he wants to [34:11] renovate. He's making stealing all the money he can and everyone else can go fuck off. [34:16] We should let him be first lady. I think that'd be great. We should we should make a deal where you [34:20] can have a ballroom, you can have the maple trees, you can do the gold. He loves loves the gold on [34:25] everything. And then we should set him up with his own AI presidency where he it's like Truman show. [34:31] Yeah, exactly. And he gets to do everything he wants. And people tell him he's great. And he can [34:34] watch what everyone's and pretend that he's making big boy decisions. And then in reality, we just have [34:39] him, we just have him cloistered away on the side. I think it's a good plan. Is that what you were? [34:44] I feel like not to flashback to simpler times, but when he won back in 2024, geez, we've gotten so old. [34:51] Um, was that your thought? Is that what you thought he was going to do? Like, you know what he was going [34:55] to do? Well, there was there's a little bit of a revenge. But did you think it was going to be a lot [34:59] of more golfing than all of this? What do you what do you think has led us to this exact path? [35:04] I think it's entirely expected that this was going to happen. I actually I the only thing [35:09] that has surprised me is the speed with which he's been able to fuck everything up so badly. [35:15] And I also think he I thought that he would do all of the bad stuff he did. I didn't think it would be [35:22] as maybe not as bad in some areas. I didn't think he would be as unpopular as he is right now. That's [35:29] been a pleasant surprise. I'm learning. Yeah, I thought that maybe he would learn on the political [35:35] front, how to do more damage while staying maintaining popularity. And he still has not [35:39] learned that lesson. So that's probably you know, that's one of the silver linings, I guess. But the [35:45] rest of it, you know, you kind of you could see it coming. And the only really the only big surprise [35:50] now is that a lot of this didn't happen in the first term. And I guess that's because there were more [35:55] people around him who weren't quite as insane as the people who are currently around him. [35:59] Yeah, and willing to go along with it. It's also the access thing where it's like, you know, [36:02] these people have their access to more concentrated power to do the crime that they like, whether it [36:08] be, you know, like financial or any other sorts. So you really like you really like the idiot narrative. [36:13] Is that like, how would you package that if you were if you were James, if you were James Tallarico [36:18] right now? Or do you like what he's doing in Texas? I mean, look, I think he's an idiot. But like, [36:23] I think that the corruption, the corruption narrative is the cleanest and I think has [36:28] the virtue of being true is what does Trump care about? In reality, he cares about himself. That's [36:33] it. And he cares about making money. He cares about being loved, being liked being feared, whatever it [36:38] may be. And so everything he does is about making sure that he gets rich and that he, you know, gets [36:46] has these cabinet meetings that are just like suck fests. Where, where the whole, where everyone [36:52] technical term, that is a technical thing where everyone just goes around the table and tells [36:56] them how great he is. And if the rest of the country doesn't like him, he doesn't want to [37:00] hear that. He just wants, he just wants people around him. We're going to say yes, help him get [37:04] rich, help him punish his enemies. And that's it. And I think that is the truth. I think people are now [37:08] seeing, I think most people in the country see that that's the truth. I was just looking at a poll, [37:14] a navigator poll where they specifically focused on Trump voters who voted for him in 24 and now regret [37:20] their vote. And they had a word cloud of all the reasons people gave for why they regret their vote. [37:25] And the war was the biggest word and the word cloud economy was next and then promises was next. [37:31] So it's a lot of people thought that he, that he made promises to bring prices down and keep us out [37:36] of wars. And he broke both of those promises and is corrupt and making a lot of money for himself [37:41] instead. That's that to me is the whole story. Yeah. And it really affords kind of counter narrative [37:47] for, for, for Dems that we really want right now. Cause I think if you did our word cloud still, [37:51] or at least, you know, right after election night or really in the beginning of the administration, [37:55] more than any other time, I think like kind of feckless and weak popped up a lot of what people [38:00] thought of the party. You have obviously had a little bit of, a little bit of criticism for, [38:04] uh, for the, for the party and specifically the, the DNC. If you were running things right now, [38:10] what would be, what would be the, the, the FAV doctrine? What would you be doing? [38:13] It's a great question. I would love everyone to get on the same message. That would be nice. Um, [38:20] I would, I would find a new story of Trump's corruption every single day to highlight and [38:25] then talk about what Democrats would do differently. I do think we are, the party is suffering from a, [38:32] um, look, most people don't, uh, most people think that, uh, politicians are, are lying anyway [38:38] and corrupt anyway. And so trust in institutions is low. Democratic party is, um, is, you know, [38:46] it doesn't escape that at all. But I think everyone says, Oh, Democrats need to show fight. Yeah. [38:51] Fight also. But like, if you want people to vote for, you got to tell them what you're going to do. [38:56] You got to tell people what you're going to do for them. You're going to say, you know, [38:58] like, what are you going to do for their lives? And I don't know that many people understand [39:03] right now what the democratic party is fighting for. Um, and so, yeah, the first, the first challenge [39:09] was they're too weak and they're feckless and they don't fight, but we've now nailed the, or maybe we [39:14] haven't nailed it, but like some Democrats will say, okay, well, people want me to fight. So I'm [39:18] going to fight. All right. What are you fighting for? And who are you fighting for? And I don't know [39:23] that most people in the country understand who and what Democrats are fighting for. And, um, [39:29] I think it would behoove the party to sharpen that message ahead of the midterms. And certainly, [39:35] um, in the 2028 primary, well, let's say you don't take over and it's got to happen on its own, [39:40] even though you can try, there's still an opportunity out there. How do you, how do you [39:44] think that's going to shake out? Is it going to be someone who is running in 2028 is going to have to [39:50] kind of set that agenda and be the forward facing, like, you know, I think it was Tim Miller who, [39:55] who talked about this a couple of weeks ago, where it's like, you know, [39:58] the democratic party seems to kind of be suffering from a similar problem to the NBA, [40:03] which is like, you, you kind of, you kind of need the transcendent, like you need the guy. [40:07] Like, of course we still have my glorious King LeBron James. And I think the NBA scheduling kind of [40:12] plays that out and how important he is, but it's like, you got the Wembenyama. You also have a Zoron, [40:17] right? You have a Zoron kind of dictating what the party should be doing, but do you think it's going [40:20] to need to be like a face of the franchise type of thing in which like Democrats kind of all get behind, [40:27] whether it be an Ossoff and AOC, a Gavin, like, and their kind of tone setting, [40:31] or do you think it's just going to be our collection of, okay, we won this Senate race and [40:35] you know, this kind of member of Congress is popping off a little bit more. Do you think [40:38] it's all going to trickle down from one person? You need a leader. You need a leader. I know, [40:42] I know, you know, we're all, we're all commies, uh, workers of the world unite. We're all about [40:46] grassroots movements and revolutions and all that. Um, but, um, and I've, in all seriousness, [40:52] I've, I of course like believe deeply in, in movement politics, but, um, every successful [40:59] movement, every successful political party, all the successful like times in our, in our history, [41:05] where we look back on, there was a leader and just the way that the two party system works in this [41:10] country, um, parties that are in the wilderness, parties that are out of power, um, they tend to get [41:15] back into power and with an actual leader who can shape the agenda of the party and be the face of [41:22] that party. And look, I remember, I remember in 08, like we were, you know, Barack Obama and Hillary [41:28] Clinton and John Edwards and all the rest of that field. They were just, the, the first step was [41:32] running against George Bush. George Bush is terrible, blah, blah, blah. And like, we did that. [41:36] And then at one point worked well, it worked well, but one of the ways we broke out in that primary [41:40] was say, okay, given George Bush is not going to be president again. Um, and we know that he has, [41:45] led us through a catastrophic eight years. The question now is what's next, what is next for [41:51] America? What is next for the democratic party? And, um, ultimately you're going to need a candidate [41:56] who can answer that question in a way that is compelling and interesting to people and doesn't [42:00] make them fall asleep. Because then, uh, when you say what's next for America, you give like a laundry [42:04] list of boring, fucking incrementalist policies. Right. And so you need, you, you need someone with [42:11] charisma. And I do think we like underrate, um, charisma, uh, as a, as a quality and candidates [42:17] that we like, because we, we think it's, I don't know, too showy or phony or artificial or whatever, [42:22] but like some people, Zoran Mamdani. And he's got the sauce, right? Plenty of it. There's plenty of [42:28] DSA, uh, candidates that have run and lost. Um, and there's a reason Zoran Mamdani and AOC are so [42:35] popular. There's a reason Bernie Sanders is popular. There's a reason Barack Obama was popular, [42:38] right? There's a reason that Donald Trump was popular. Um, there are a lot of other politicians [42:43] with their same views, but at the end of the day, it does take a certain level of talent and [42:48] charisma to rise above the rest. And many a time you have said that you are very much [42:52] in the prediction game and that is what you do professionally, correct? Professionally. Yes. [42:56] I am a human Calci. Well, not, not sponsored. We are not sponsored. There's no sponsorship. [43:02] We don't take the money. We don't want the money. Poly markets stay away. I don't like the [43:06] predictions. It's defrauding and, and, and stealing all the money away from my general, [43:09] our generation, right? You're 20. Yeah. No. Yeah. I'm 28. Right. Yeah. The skin, [43:14] one skin. Are you guys, do you guys do one skin? We do do one skin. Yeah. But I do. Um, [43:18] I have my own little secret, which is just water and, and, and, and love and good feelings and Los [43:24] Angeles, but you're not the prediction game. Okay. Right now, who is being set up correctly in the, [43:29] in the wake of the South Carolina announcement. Do you think that changes the game for those [43:33] who, uh, haven't seen the news? South Carolina is going to be the first state in a democratic [43:37] primary right now. It seems like New Hampshire doesn't want that to be the case. Uh, but then [43:41] it doesn't really seem like it's going to matter. Do you think this actually changes anything? Or do [43:46] you think the way that the calendar set up, you got, uh, what do you got Michigan a little bit later? [43:50] Uh, of, of course you got Nevada. Uh, do you think it matters or is this kind of shaking or [43:56] shaping your perception of, of who's going to be a front runner? [43:59] Yeah. I think it matters tremendously and every single, uh, candidate and campaign [44:06] will base their entire strategy around the early state calendar and the order of the early states, [44:11] for sure. But who does it advantage? I think that is less clear than some people are guessing because [44:19] first of all, you don't know, uh, the field, right? And so there's, there's two variables you need to know [44:25] for the, the beginning of the primary. You need to know which states are going to be the early states, [44:30] what order they're in, which we know now, but you also need to know the rest of the field. [44:34] And so until we find out all the people who are running, it's, it's hard to handicap it. I also think [44:40] that like every state obviously has different demographics, different, uh, ideologies of voters, [44:46] but I do think it's balanced enough. Now the, in the, the five states that they've chosen, uh, [44:52] for the first five states that everyone with different strengths, uh, among different constituencies [44:57] will have a chance to prove themselves at somewhere along the way. So if you are set up well in South [45:02] Carolina, um, that's great. But if you win South Carolina, then you've gotta keep winning. Yeah. [45:09] Like someone winning South Carolina is not good. That story is not going to last until the end of [45:14] the month because there's going to be Nevada the next week and New Hampshire and whatever else. [45:18] And so, um, you've got to build a campaign that plays your strengths, but also, um, you know, [45:25] make sure that you're performing well and playing well in states where you might not be as strong. [45:29] Um, I do think that having Michigan and Virginia at the end is going to be important because [45:34] I think if someone, I think if a candidate can win Michigan and Virginia, uh, both before super [45:40] Tuesday, that campaign is probably going to be set up to win. Um, and so I think that most of these [45:46] campaigns will be thinking about, and so it's either, have you won some of the early states and [45:50] now you want to, you know, put a period on it by winning Michigan and Virginia, or have you been [45:55] doing somewhat poorly in the early states, but you still have enough money to compete in Michigan and [45:58] Virginia. And so that's your last stand, like whatever it is, I think those will be important states. [46:03] They'll also be like the two most expensive states to run in. Yeah. And so unfortunately, [46:07] like people who don't have the money by then are not going to be able to compete and will [46:10] probably Peter out and that's probably by design. Um, but I think that, I think Michigan and Virginia [46:15] will tell you a lot about who is going to end up being the nominee. I want to talk a little [46:19] Republican 2028, but there was, I think it was an Emerson poll out earlier in the week that I think [46:25] had Kamala Harris and like fourth or fifth amongst a, a pretty packed crowd. It wasn't like anyone was [46:31] missing off the list. It's not like, you know, AOC wasn't there, Peter, Gavin or anything. [46:35] If, if you were in her camp, what would be the advice? Would it be run? Would it be kingmaker? [46:39] Would it be, what do you think? I mean, I would, I would say it's up, you know, it's up to her, [46:45] right? Like you've got to decide now, if she, if she said, I want to run, I would say, [46:51] why do you want to run? And, um, what do you have to say about where the country is and where it's going [46:58] and where you want to take it? What have you learned about last time in your last campaign [47:03] about what went wrong and what could go right this time? And tell me what you'd, what you'd tell a [47:09] crowd. Um, if you, if they were asking you, why do you want to be president? And just like, put all [47:15] the polls down. Don't ask for any advice. Just like, what do you want to do? Why are you in this race? [47:22] Do you think the Zoran meetings are obviously he's, I think in my opinion, he's the leader of [47:27] the party right now. Um, at least maybe it's him, maybe it's Bernie in terms of people who have the [47:31] most popular support. Do you think that that's, do you think that's a beneficial thing? Everyone [47:36] meeting with Zoran, or do you think that that's, that reflects well on anyone's individual ability [47:41] to kind of come to a place on their own? Or I know these meetings happen, but what is your, [47:45] what is your takeaway from kind of everyone? I just had Gavin on a couple of weeks ago and he, [47:50] he says that they have a great texting relationship. I think my takeaway there is, [47:54] uh, people, advisors tell them, uh, Zoran, you know, maybe the most, one of the most popular [47:59] figures in the party and you're going to need, uh, lefties if you want to win the presidency. [48:04] And so you should, uh, talk with Zoran and hopefully that will leak out. And so people will [48:08] know that you talked to Zoran. That's what I think that's about. The positive leak outs, [48:14] the leak outs that we like. Bashir, I wanted to ask you about this before we move to, [48:18] before we move to Republicans. What do you think the Mitch saga has done for him? What [48:22] have you made of the Mitch saga just generally? I think it's wild. Like it's crazy, isn't it? [48:29] It's great. And I'm not, what are you doing? So I'm, I'm like, I tend to try to avoid the [48:34] conspiracies. You came to the wrong place. I was going to say, but it's look, you know, [48:40] maybe because I'm just naive that that's why I, maybe I don't fall for, uh, I don't get into [48:45] conspiracies. Cause I just, I assume that it's like too hard to pull that off. Um, but like, [48:51] when I really dug into it, I'm like, okay, well, I don't, I don't think he's dead, [48:56] but it's not alive. That's what I keep coming back to. Like, it's like, why, why can't we hear [49:01] his voice? Cause he's not in speech therapy. So he can talk apparently, apparently maybe no. [49:07] Right. The second picture is even more, is, is even weird to me than the first, [49:12] because it's like, he looks good, but he's also posed like the first and like, wouldn't you want [49:16] to switch it up a little bit after the first, like his newspaper too. Also how has no one, [49:22] no reporter has been able to like uncover this down in Kentucky. No one has like sat outside the, [49:27] the rehab center where he is to try to like, get a, get a comment from, from Elaine Chao or [49:33] someone who's visiting him. It's so bizarre to me. And what I think about it is that there's, [49:39] there's a big part of the story. We're not hearing. I don't know what it is. I couldn't [49:43] guess what the, again, like, I don't want to dive into the conspiracies here, but there, [49:47] this is clearly the explanation that they have given us so far is clearly not the whole story. [49:52] That is that I feel confident about. This is why I'm so interested in, [49:55] in the Trump health stuff, because it does come back to like, who has access to these people, [50:01] who has access to the concentration of power that is clearly not having decisions made with it by a [50:08] single person thinking of representing a constituency, right? Like the white house is [50:13] open to whoever can get close. Trump is concentrating power for himself, but sure, [50:17] everyone else who wants access. And it's the same thing with Mitch. So if you were in, [50:21] in the Beshear shoes, what would you be doing both with like Mitch McConnell and the rest of [50:26] this term in mind, but also 20, 28, because he clearly wants to run. He clearly wants to run. [50:32] I think that this is whether it was intentional or not, it's a, this was a good way for a mild [50:39] mannered center left governor of a small state who may be unknown to get some attention, which is hard. [50:46] Do you think it's all been good though? Uh, I, well, I don't know. I, I guess I haven't [50:52] really looked into it as closely, but I guess some people are, what do people think that Andy [50:56] Beshear is going to do? I just think that because he said that he was looking for a way to move around [51:04] the kind of the state legislature and he believed the constitution afforded him the ability to replace [51:10] the sitting or the, the unsatted Senator, um, that, that he thought he was in more control. [51:16] I think that's what people are, are kind of maybe not irked by, but they want him to do. [51:20] He definitely doesn't have that. Like I just said, I don't, he's governor of the state. You can't, [51:24] you can't just kick out a sitting Senator. No, it's not because like you can't do it because it [51:30] would be like breaking decorum. It's just like illegal, but you can't like, but illegal has never [51:36] stopped other people. It's true. I think that's what people are up against right now where it's [51:40] like, if he tried to do it, like, and by try to do it, I don't mean like say just like, okay, [51:45] well, you know, now, now I'm the Senator. They're not going to put the cuffs on him. I think that's [51:50] what people, when, when we talk about like what's illegal or not. And I know you don't want to look [51:54] ridiculous, but I think that's what people are kind of up against is like, are we putting enough [51:59] pressure? Cause we don't know anything. And like, how do we get answers if it's not standing outside the [52:03] hospital? Yeah. I mean, maybe he could go stand outside the hospital. Maybe do a press conference [52:09] outside the rehab center and demand answers that way, I suppose. But like, I don't, I don't blame [52:15] or credit Andy Beshear for any of this. It's like, what is he? He's just, he's the governor. He has [52:20] certain powers as governor. He's trying to get them on the phone. He's probably done more than other [52:24] Democrats to try to, uh, figure out what's going on here. But, um, also I don't need Mitch McConnell back [52:30] in the Senate right now. I'm, I'm very, very fine. Yeah. I'm, I'm, I'm all good with them being a vote [52:39] down in the Senate. There's one fewer, one less Republican, one less Mitch McConnell. Like I don't, [52:45] I don't want to see him back there. Um, there, you know, if there's some kind of a special election [52:50] that could happen and Thomas Massey jumps in and screws it up for the Republican. I love that. Um, [52:56] but I don't know that that's happening either. It seems like a, you know, hopefully Charles [53:01] Berger can, you know, win and things can, things can change. You could win in November, but like, [53:05] it's, you know, it's a pretty, it's a little, yeah, it's a little less likely. All right. I [53:09] want to end on a bit. You're a busy guy. I'll let you go. I want to end on a little bit of hate fest. [53:13] Cool. JD Vance. I just want, I just want your current JD thoughts right now. And then I got a question [53:19] about Republican 2028. You know, people haven't asked me about JD Vance in a while. I haven't talked [53:24] about him in a while, but really, yeah, well, he's cut, but this is, he's been a little, this is part [53:28] of my take here. I'm a little worried that he has, cause he's very online. I'm a little bit worried [53:37] that he has internalized what people think of him, which is not much. And, um, I, I think he is horrible [53:45] in every way, but I do think he's smart. And, um, I think he's trying to recalibrate his presentation, [53:53] uh, ahead of 2028 so that he is not so distasteful to every single person who comes in contact with [54:03] him on whatever medium. Did you see that Trump has been sharing privately, that he's excited [54:09] about the weight that he lost? I think I did see something like that. Yeah. So there's the crazy [54:15] thing from Trump. Like, wow, he's, there's the way, but there's also like, he's, he's not [54:20] shit posting. He's not going back and forth on Twitter anymore. You got him a couple of times. [54:24] That's why. Yeah. Well that I'm sure someone told him like this guy is a fucking former, [54:28] this former Obama staffer with the podcast. You're just like spending your days arguing with this [54:33] fucking kid. Um, which is what I would have said to him. That would have been my advice. Like, [54:37] what, why are you replying to him? Um, so yeah, I'm a little, uh, he successful politicians, [54:44] Barack Obama, Donald Trump, um, soon to be John Favreau, Zoran Mondani. They're good at code [54:50] switching. They have either grown up with the foot in different kinds of worlds. And so they know how [54:56] to either, it's like you're a class trader or you're biracial or whatever it may be. You know how to [55:02] speak to different audiences. JD Vance is that JD Vance was in the elite in the, in the establishment [55:10] elite that he now rails against. He was part of that once he wrote Hillbilly Elegy and had, [55:15] you know, worked with Peter Thiel and all that kind of stuff. So he knows what that establishment [55:20] and what, uh, more liberal voices maybe, or, or less crazy right-wing voices want to hear. And so I [55:27] would not underestimate JD Vance's ability to put on a different, a different human suit. Um, and, and [55:34] try to change perception of him. That's, that's one thing I'm worried about with JD Vance. [55:38] Well, he just gave me the perfect, the perfect pivot to my last question. I think you, [55:42] you should do this for a living. Um, there's no one who's done that better than Tucker. [55:46] Tucker has been, Tucker was on dancing with the stars. He, he was doing that. Like he, [55:51] Tucker is, has gone all over the place with who he is. It's a lot of plaid now. [55:56] And he's in Maine. Um, which I think he was always in Maine, I guess. [56:00] Yeah. But now he's there like full-time. Well, I guess he's got a house in Florida too. [56:03] Yeah. You know, it must be nice. Doesn't he have like the, the chicken nugget fortune or is that his wife? [56:08] I don't know. Does he? Maybe he's got some money. He's, he's got enough. He's got enough. He's got [56:12] plenty. Uh, but, but Tucker, he does the code switching really well. He does the multiple [56:18] human skins very well. He's probably got some, um, you know, given just the situation is, [56:24] is he a big worry to you? Like he is for me? Not really. Um, they call me down. Tell me why [56:31] I should relax on Tucker. Are you, are you saying like to run for president? I'm, I'm worried about him. [56:35] Yeah. Um, I don't think he wears well with enough of the right people that you need. Like, [56:43] I think that Tucker Carl, I mean, maybe if he wanted to, he doesn't seem like he definitely [56:49] wants to. Um, I don't quite get that from him. I think he could, I think he'd be formidable if [56:54] he tried. I just don't know if he'll actually try. I've also noticed that since he has broken from [57:00] Trump, um, whenever he, they throw his name into a poll, his approval rating with Republicans is, [57:06] is, is way down. Now that could change. Um, but I think I worry about him playing. I actually think [57:14] that JD Vance has realized that he can't lose the Tucker wing of the party and that there's going to [57:19] be a little bit of a JD Vance, Tucker Carlson alliance that he'll try to get back into Tucker races [57:25] and that Tucker will actually welcome him back, um, in his good graces and that Tucker could be [57:29] a very influential, um, force in helping the JD Vance, 20, 28 operation, get off the ground. [57:38] Terrifying. So that part, that part I worry about. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you for leaving. [57:41] Are you calm down? No, why would I be? It's great. Everything's going to be fantastic. I really [57:47] appreciate, uh, not to, I hope I don't make you feel old here. You know, I've been, I've been listening [57:51] to y'all show since, you know, I'll call it high school. It was middle school though. And, um, [57:55] you know, independent media has been so important in this era. Um, and that's largely because of [58:00] what y'all have been able to build for, for so long. And I just, I appreciate your voice. Uh, [58:04] it's had a lot of influence and impact on me. It's had a lot of influence and impact on other people. [58:09] And I, I really appreciate you joining me today, man. It makes me feel extremely old, but that is [58:14] an extremely kind thing to say. And, uh, congratulations on all your success. And, um, [58:19] um, the best part of hearing that is knowing that, um, people like you are taking the baton [58:25] and have decided to start your own thing as well. So that makes me, um, need more voices like that [58:29] out there. So I'm really happy you're doing that and appreciate what you're, the work that you're [58:33] doing. Appreciate it. A pleasure being joined by Jon Favreau, independent media and independent media [58:39] collabing, hanging out. It's something that we need more of. And we also need more Democrats in red [58:44] states, flipping those red states. And that is why we are going to be speaking with Jeannie Hinojosa [58:48] right now. We're going to have a great interview. State representative Gina Hinojosa. Thank you so [58:54] much for joining me on Sunday. It's my pleasure. Uh, we are seeing some really fantastic news out of [59:00] Texas over these past couple of weeks and months. And, and I feel like your campaign is really [59:05] starting to get the attention that it deserves a part of that package of, of great news coming out [59:10] of Texas, especially a new poll that we just saw earlier this week, which has you trailing [59:15] Governor Abbott by only one point. What do you think makes this election different than others [59:22] that we've seen in the past out of Texas? Well, in 2026 politics is all mixed up because people just [59:29] want change, right? People are putting off partisan labels and they just want somebody who's going to [59:36] work for them. There is a level of corruption happening in government right now across this country [59:42] and in Texas in a big way that turns off people rightfully so. And they just want to vote for [59:48] somebody who they can believe in, who's going to work for them, who's not going to be focused on [59:53] culture wars, but about really centering their lives and making them better. [59:59] And I think you've really addressed one of the problems that's starting to get maybe more [1:00:04] attention than any other talking about data centers. Is that, is that position that you've [1:00:10] come to calling for that, that moratorium, one that, that came out of speaking to voters who are [1:00:15] increasingly raising this concern or, or where does that, where does that passion for, for kind of [1:00:20] putting the, the kibosh on this kind of crazy flooding of, of, of cash and infrastructure and [1:00:26] building that doesn't seem too productive come from? Right. Well, actually data centers are prime [1:00:31] example of that kind of corruption that is in the system in government right now in Texas in a big [1:00:38] way. Greg Abbott has received millions of dollars in campaign contributions from data center moneyed [1:00:44] interests. And so when we went to the panhandle, visited with people in these communities where all [1:00:49] these data centers have descended because Greg Abbott passed the most generous tax break for data [1:00:55] centers in the whole country. And now we are being really inundated in our rural areas with these [1:01:01] data centers. People are mad. There are no rules in these data centers. There are no regulations. This [1:01:07] is in the unincorporated area, right? Not in city limits. So no land use rules, regulations at all to [1:01:14] protect Texans. So Texans are angry about it. And I have called for a moratorium until the legislature can meet [1:01:23] so that we can put some basic protections on these people that don't currently exist. People want to [1:01:29] seat at the table. They want to say in if and how these data centers should come for their, into their [1:01:34] community and they deserve it. Yeah. Especially when the, the lack of regulation that you're talking [1:01:40] about has allowed these kind of nonstop. I don't know if you've seen the stories data centers built so [1:01:45] close to people's houses that the, the nonstop frequency that they're omitting are giving people [1:01:51] serious health issues. Have you heard these stories when, when visiting people who live so close to [1:01:56] these things? That's yes. One of the examples also eternal daylight, right? These data centers in [1:02:04] these rural areas that are prized and, um, really special because you can see the stars at night for [1:02:11] instance, right? There's a whole song about that, uh, deep in the heart of Texas, right? And so just [1:02:18] have eternal light, water concerns, especially in areas like the Panhandle where, um, they already are [1:02:25] concerned with drought and contracts that are giving these data centers, Matador being the biggest in the [1:02:31] world that was started by our former governor, Rick Perry has precedents in water rights over the actual [1:02:39] people, citizens of that community. It's crazy. So this is the kind of stuff, the kind of abuses that [1:02:46] are happening right now. Greg Abbott said next year, he will work with the legislature to put in some basic [1:02:53] protections. Well, so what has happened is everybody's trying to get their project in under the wire. He [1:02:58] announced to all his donors, you got a year to get in with no rules. And that accounts for this mad rush [1:03:05] that is happening right now. So he has the power to issue a moratorium now with an executive order [1:03:11] and to call the legislature back today in an emergency special session to pass real reforms that empower [1:03:19] people. I think that it's such a, it's such a connective tissue issue when you see, you know, [1:03:26] the governor saying, okay, the money has come in now, now do whatever you want as quickly as possible [1:03:32] before people can start to have their, their voice heard on this. You know, we see that so often in [1:03:37] our politics. How do you think that this issue though, specifically, which has gotten so much [1:03:42] attention kind of along the lines of, of other issues of corruption connects to those that, that [1:03:47] happen? Like what is a corruption issue that you wish people in Texas or just people around the country [1:03:52] knew more about as it relates to the governor? What I wish press would cover and what I wish [1:03:57] people understood is that it's all about corruption. We in Texas, at least it is, we are paying into a [1:04:05] system that is working against us. The legislation that I see that gets passed in the Texas house, [1:04:10] the only legislation we get to vote on that comes before us is pushed by moneyed interests. That is [1:04:17] correct. Right. And so it is the reason why people are turned off about government. It's the reason [1:04:23] by why people are turned off by capitalism, because they're experiencing this crony capitalism that we [1:04:30] have in this country now and in Texas in a big way, Texas has become a pay to play state. And as a result, [1:04:38] we have skyrocketing taxes, property taxes, but we have over 150 whole school districts operating at four [1:04:45] days a week because they can't afford to operate at five days a week. Whole school districts. We have [1:04:50] over 150 schools shutting down. We have the most uninsured in Texas, the most uninsured children in [1:04:57] Texas. We have the most people being disconnected from their electricity because they can't afford to [1:05:01] pay their bills. I mean, this list goes on and on. That is Greg Abbott's record. That's why the polling [1:05:07] shows people want change. They know Greg Abbott. They know he's been there 12 years and they will not elect [1:05:15] them to another four. And that's the opportunity that we have in this election. So I'm running on [1:05:20] saving the American dream, bringing back the American dream by saving Texas schools and putting [1:05:25] money in your pocket. And that's it. That is the plan. It is short. It is simple because the plan should [1:05:31] be as plain as the promise. And it's resonating. Yeah, it's a campaign that seems to connect with an [1:05:36] idea that government can work if we have the people who want to make it work and they're not taking orders from [1:05:42] money, money to interest. You bring up the problems that you're seeing across Texas schools. That's part of [1:05:47] the reason you got into politics, wasn't it? Right. So I never meant to run for anything. I made my husband [1:05:53] promise never to run for anything before we got married, in fact. But my son's school was going to be shut down. [1:06:00] So I ran for the school board and that fight for schools took me to the Texas house. And now what I see is what's [1:06:08] happening to our schools is just happening in every part of our economy, our state, our government. [1:06:15] And that's that it is the moneyed interests that are calling this shot. And people see it. People [1:06:20] know it. So, I mean, just to give you an example, I said we have the most people who are disconnected [1:06:26] from their electricity because they cannot afford to pay their bills. Well, that happened after winter [1:06:31] storm Urie in 2021 when we had the Texas blackout and over 700 Texans died. Greg Abbott let the gas [1:06:41] companies withhold gas until the price was so high they could make billions in profits, record profits, [1:06:49] right? He decided we would all foot the bill. Now we're all paying at least $40 more a month on our [1:06:56] electricity bill. That's the Greg Abbott corruption tax, but it infects every part of our lives as [1:07:03] Texas. It does. And I'm sure that's what you're hearing a lot of on the ground when talking about [1:07:10] those specific examples of corruption. What else are you hearing from voters on the day-to-day that, [1:07:17] again, people maybe outside Texas aren't thinking about right now? Yeah. Well, just how hard life is. [1:07:23] Texas. It is Texas was known to be the land of opportunity. I joke that Frank Sinatra saying New York, [1:07:33] if you can make it camp, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. Texas was the opposite. If [1:07:37] you can't make it here, you can't make it nowhere, right? We prided ourselves in that kind of opportunity. [1:07:44] And now people more and more, let me tell you this story. It's shocking. Weekly. Now I come across [1:07:51] Texans who are donating plasma as a second job to pay their bills two to three times a week. They'll go [1:07:59] to donate plasma as a second job. These are special education teachers, crane operators. These are jobs [1:08:07] that used to pay enough so you could have a good life. That was the promise of Texas. That was the [1:08:13] promise of the American dream. But so many working people do not believe in the American dream, [1:08:20] and it is our job to make sure it is working here in Texas. How do you also, in that vein, [1:08:26] make sure that there's a feeling that you've seen, maybe not that Texas is New York or New York is [1:08:35] Texas, and you just brought up New York, so it makes me think about it. But you know, [1:08:38] people see what Mayor Mamdani is doing and say, okay, well, government can work if the right people [1:08:43] are focused on the right things. Is part of the campaign that you are running, and of course, [1:08:49] James Tallarico is running as well, talking about making sure that politics is no longer coin [1:08:54] operated, also about proving to people that there is good government. I feel like there is always [1:09:00] and still this residual fear that has been the Republican project to say that more government [1:09:05] is always going to be bad. Regulation is going to be bad. And certainly, there is red tape that you [1:09:10] want to cut, and I'm sure there's red tape that you want to cut as governor. But how much of that is [1:09:16] part of the conversation as well, just kind of changing people's mind on the fundamental about what [1:09:21] government can and should do? It's everything. People don't trust government today. I don't trust [1:09:27] government today. And so our first job is to restore that trust. And that's why I have put forward a policy [1:09:36] position that is not normal, not orthodox, but these are not normal times. And it is to send to every Texas [1:09:45] household a check for $1,500 $1,500 to every Texas household. It comes from what's known as our rainy [1:09:54] day fund that is sitting at $27 billion. It used to be at 10 billion. But Greg Abbott's hoarding that money [1:10:01] won't spend it to help people, right? So just give it back to the people. People know how to spend that [1:10:08] money better than government. And at a time when trust in government is at all time low, we need to show [1:10:14] that we can do something, something to help working Texans. And so that is my proposal. It's gotten a lot [1:10:21] of attention because it is different. And we have to be able to break through all the noise, all of the [1:10:29] fighting, all of the what is happening with these social issues, culture wars that they want us to be [1:10:35] fighting about and talk about how we will deliver for Texans. Yeah, I saw that proposal. And I really like [1:10:41] the universality of it. I think that's important. And especially in a state like Texas, where there [1:10:47] is so much pride, I'd probably say maybe more than any other state in the country. How do you think [1:10:51] about that universality of policymaking of saying like, we are all in this, this is a thing for [1:10:57] everyone, we can build things for everyone. We are one Texas. Sometimes it's like a whole other country. [1:11:04] I was just there visiting a friend, I was in San Antonio, and I was in Austin. I was like, okay, [1:11:09] I like that. We had some stuff going on here. It was a little, it was hot outside. But that, [1:11:14] that Austin River is great. How do you think about that universality in politics, especially in your [1:11:18] state? Well, it's still hot outside. Yeah, I'm sure. But look, the $1,500, I call it the Greg Abbott [1:11:26] corruption tax refund, because we all pay it. And really, to your point, we're all in the same boat [1:11:31] at this point. It's like 99% of us against 15 billionaires who are calling the shots in this [1:11:39] country and in Texas in a big way. We got Elon Musk here. I'm sorry. Well, thank you. I appreciate [1:11:46] that. So, so yes, we're all in the same boat. And I think that's why people who have traditionally [1:11:55] voted Republican are saying, you know what, this is not about partisan politics anymore. We're beyond that. [1:12:00] That is not relevant in 2026. When we are all struggling, it is harder to make it in Texas. [1:12:07] It should not be. We are a world economic powerhouse. The people of Texas built that [1:12:13] power. We have great pride in that. And I'm running to take it back. I saw a video of you. I think it [1:12:18] was with, it was two Republicans and they were wearing, what were the shirts that they were wearing? [1:12:23] But they were like, yeah, we're, we're, we're breaking off. We're breaking away. We were just, [1:12:26] we're kind of tired of this. But when you're first speaking to a Republican voter, maybe they're, [1:12:30] at one of your events or you're out, out across the state, what's the first thing that you like to, [1:12:36] to bring up? I think people are always interested in, and kind of like a Democrat running and running [1:12:40] in Texas or running in a redder state. How are they making sure that, you know, we're not compromising [1:12:44] our values, but we're bringing people in. What's the first thing you like to talk about? [1:12:49] Well, I asked them what's their experience. What do they care about? The way I see what happened [1:12:56] with MAGA and the reason why people voted for Trump in Texas and Latinos voted for Trump [1:13:01] too in Texas is because he said the system is rigged and he's right. The system is rigged and [1:13:09] people know it, right? We have to stop defending a system that is indefensible. Now, Trump's rigged it [1:13:17] for himself, of course. That's not right. Now, that's what he's done. He's done a really great job [1:13:22] unrigging it and then rigging it for him. So he's rigging it to the him direction. Yes. And people see [1:13:28] that too. And people don't like the corruption. And so it creates an opportunity and it creates a [1:13:34] space to have real conversations about what people care about. But I think we have, I have tried my [1:13:42] hardest not to be knee jerk about these positions that people even who are MAGA have, but to listen [1:13:48] to about where it comes from, because it actually comes from a populist sentiment. And in Texas, [1:13:56] this is the birthplace of populism. It was LBJ's grandfather with the Farmers Alliance that pushed [1:14:03] back against the big railroads to have some power, to have some say in their communities. And so it's [1:14:10] very much our roots, our political roots in Texas. And that's what I'm running on. People like to talk [1:14:16] about, are you moderate? I don't think those labels apply anymore. I think it's about, are you going to [1:14:22] deliver for people? And that's the same kind of conversation that both you and James Tallarico [1:14:28] are having. What's it been like out on the campaign trail with him as well? Well, great. It's good when [1:14:35] I see him. Texas is a big state, so I don't get to see him all that often, but we are in close [1:14:40] connection. He and I both are in the Texas House together. We sit next to each other on the floor [1:14:45] of the Texas House. Actually, we both serve on the public education committee. And in 2023, we were [1:14:50] the co-chairs of the effort to kill vouchers, and we were successful at that. So I have a good working [1:14:55] relationship with him. I'm proud of him. He is a great boost for this ticket. We work well together. [1:15:01] So it's, and that, the fact that we have such a strong top of a ticket for the first time, we have [1:15:08] Democrats running in every congressional seat, every state house seat, state senate seat, in 50 years, [1:15:16] we haven't had this in 50 years, creates this opportunity. We saw it play out in the primary. [1:15:21] I got twice as many votes in my primary as Betho got in 2018 when we came so close to flipping. [1:15:27] And that's because Democrats are working it in every section of the state like we haven't before. [1:15:35] And I want to make sure before I leave you that I express and explain what are the national stakes [1:15:41] in this. Please do. Yeah. Because we saw last year that Greg Abbott was so willing to do this power grab [1:15:50] to take congressional seats. We know now after the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, politicians have [1:15:58] said they will come back next year and redraw maps again because now there are no rules. When that [1:16:03] happens, we will lose five Democrats in Congress. And then the Brennan Center predicts in another two [1:16:10] years, the census will show Texas is entitled to another four to five congressional seats because [1:16:16] we're growing faster than a lot of the other states, right? If we don't flip before the end of the [1:16:21] decade, and we're right there, there can be no Democratic control of Congress. That's 10 seats [1:16:29] off the table. The math no longer works. Texas becomes too big. No Democratic control of Congress, [1:16:35] not for this election, for all elections. And whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, [1:16:42] when an election is decided before the first vote is cast, we all lose. We need a governor in Texas [1:16:48] who will veto their rig maps. I will be that governor. Yeah, I think that the national implications [1:16:54] are clear. And that is why, of course, there's so much energy for your campaign all across the [1:16:59] country. If people watching right now want to support your campaign, how can they do so? [1:17:03] Yes. Well, I'm asking every American to be part of this fight and go to Ginafortexas.com and do what [1:17:11] you can, but do all that you can, because this might be our last best chance. Yeah, you got to give it [1:17:16] are all. You are certainly doing so out on the trail. So I'll leave you to get back to it, [1:17:20] but I appreciate you. Thank you so much for joining me on Sunday. [1:17:23] Thank you. It's my pleasure. So great chatting with Gina Hinojosa, [1:17:27] whose campaign we absolutely need to be getting behind right now, not only because it is time to [1:17:33] flip Texas from red to blue, but also the corruption and incompetence coming out of Greg Abbott [1:17:39] is just staggering, to say the least. And speaking of staggering incompetence, [1:17:44] it is time for hopefully your favorite segment, although the interviews are great, but my favorite [1:17:49] segment of the week, and that is the idiot of the week. And this week, and in a certain way every [1:17:54] week, the idiot is Donald Trump, who managed to turn a failed $14 million paint job into a failed [1:18:02] felony prosecution. Now, in case you need a refresher, back in May, Donald Trump ordered a rushed [1:18:08] renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, repainting the bottom for literally no reason [1:18:14] whatsoever, other than, of course, corruption. And as well as the fact that he wanted it ready [1:18:20] and pretty for his big birthday bash and his big 4th of July celebrations. They both failed. [1:18:27] No one surprised. And no one was surprised that the reflecting pool failed. It was an immediate [1:18:32] disaster. The paint job was terribly done. It looked horrible. It looked like shit. It started falling [1:18:37] apart right away. The lining appealed. The algae, it bloomed. And we salute you, algae, in your fight [1:18:43] against this administration. The water obviously turned green, as we remember. And of course, rather [1:18:49] than admit that a rushed government contract that was botched by a contractor named Atlantic [1:18:54] Industrial Coatings might have had, you know, gone badly, the administration, they decided instead of [1:19:00] just taking accountability, something Donald Trump will never do, that the real culprit, well, it had to [1:19:05] be Antifa. The leftist Democrat vandals, they were the ones responsible. And in classic fashion, [1:19:11] they chose literally the worst person possible to single out. Do you remember this? David Hearn, [1:19:16] a three-time Olympic canoeist, represented the country on the world stage. Yeah, he stopped during a bike [1:19:23] ride to just touch a piece of the pool liner that had already come off, and they charged him with a felony. [1:19:29] And again, in classic Trump fashion, had to quietly back off after screaming about it for weeks. Now, [1:19:38] on Friday, you might have saw this, Trump's own Justice Department quietly admitted that the whole [1:19:43] thing was fake. Jeanine Pirro's office filed to drop the case, writing that the damage was not the [1:19:48] result of a vandal. No, no, no, no. It was the botched installation. They also said that the Interior [1:19:55] Department and Dougie Eyebrows had actually been sitting on documents proving that the whole time. [1:20:02] So obviously, Donald Trump, the very mature individual that he is, he took the news well, [1:20:08] he moved on with his date. No, I'm joking. I'm joking. Of course he didn't. He lost his mind. [1:20:13] He got on Truth Social and said, well, quite frankly, I disagree 100% with Jeanine Pirro, [1:20:19] the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on the reflecting poll. I don't know what she was [1:20:24] thinking. To me, it was a pure case of vandalism that included the grass, which had been, it's got [1:20:30] a big 86-47 on it with giant letters. It's so terrible. And other elements of the surrounding area, [1:20:37] they were all so damaged. It was so sad. There have been some contractor difficulties, sure, [1:20:42] or just some, but the major damage was caused by the vandals. Like I said earlier, it just shows that [1:20:49] Donald Trump cannot let anything just be an accident because an accident means something [1:20:54] happened on his watch that wasn't somebody else's fault. And admitting, admitting that it's, [1:21:00] that he's not infallible, it is just out of the question. It's classic cult behavior. Instead, [1:21:07] we get a felony indictment over pool paint, an innocent athlete dragged through a criminal case [1:21:12] for weeks, and Trump overruling his own justice department in public because his ego cannot survive [1:21:19] one single mistake. Donald Trump, as always, you are the idiot of the week. Go cry into your busted [1:21:26] little pool, big guy. We're going to keep calling you out every single week, even when you're not [1:21:31] the number one idiot. You always are in our hearts and our minds and our souls, and we are just tired [1:21:37] of it. But that is why we do this show, and that is why I want to thank not only my three guests, [1:21:42] Bernie Sanders, Jon Favreau, and Gina Hinojosa, but also my friends who helped put this show together. [1:21:47] I want to give a special shout out to my buddy Jules, who helps me produce this show, of course, [1:21:52] along with the Mycellus brothers, Brett, Ben, and Jordy, who've got a new book coming out soon. [1:21:58] Make sure you grab a copy. But I also want to say thank you to y'all, the audience, tuning in every week, [1:22:04] being so supportive, dropping blue hearts in the live chat, leaving a like, sharing the show. [1:22:09] I've seen y'all talking about it on Twitter, on Blue Sky, on Facebook, on Instagram, [1:22:12] and the comments of my YouTube videos, of Midas YouTube videos. The support has been incredible, [1:22:18] and I so greatly appreciate it. It is why we are continuing to grow this show. It is why [1:22:22] we're taking over mainstream media. They're a little scared of us, considering the viewership [1:22:27] that we get, and we are going to continue to do so because of y'all. So thank you so much. [1:22:31] And if you want to support the show, don't just watch this weekend. Watch every weekend, [1:22:36] because we are going to continue to bring it every single weekend. It's going to be you. [1:22:41] It's going to be me. It's going to be a couple of great guests. And as always, [1:22:44] it's going to be happening on Sunday.