-- On the Show:

-- Democrat Mindy O’Neall defeats incumbent Republican Mayor David Pruhs in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Pruhs concedes with grace instead of conspiracy theories

-- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker accuses Donald Trump of suffering from dementia while condemning his decision to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland

-- Attorney General Pam Bondi erupts in a combative Senate hearing, dodging questions about Trump and Epstein while lashing out at Democratic senators

-- Trump openly suggests rewarding loyal federal workers and punishing others, effectively proposing an unconstitutional spoils system on national television

-- Trump baffles Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a press conference with rambling, incoherent remarks about airports, AOC, and a Canada–US “merger”

-- Stephen Miller accidentally admits on CNN that Trump has “plenary authority,” exposing the administration’s authoritarian mindset before the network cuts him off

-- Stephen Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric and racist remarks while dismissing accusations of incitement

-- Trump calls for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker, echoing the rhetoric of 20th-century dictators targeting dissenters

-- Former MAGA-friendly podcasters like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Adin Ross rapidly distance themselves from Donald Trump as their audiences turn against his presidency

-- On the Bonus Show: Mike Johnson warns furloughed workers may not get back pay, the White House says it'll use tariff revenue to pay for food assistance, the Treasury defends minting a Trump coin, and much more...

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(00:00) Intro
(00:43) Democrat defeats Republican Mayor in Alaska
(05:33) Governor Pritzker calls out Trump’s dementia
(16:00) Pam Bondi clashes with Democrats in Senate hearing
(26:02) Trump suggests rewarding loyal workers, punishing others
(29:22) Trump confuses Canadian PM with bizarre press remarks
(37:15) Stephen Miller admits Trump has “plenary authority”
(42:38) Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric
(49:26) Trump calls for jailing Chicago Mayor and IL Governor
(54:25) Former MAGA podcasters distance themselves from Trump

-- On the Show:

-- Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and social impact entrepreneur, joins David for a Substack Live to discuss what went wrong with Kamala Harris's 2024 campaign

-- Donald Trump’s government shutdown leaves airports unmanned, flights delayed, and the FAA in crisis as air travel collapses under dangerous conditions

-- Kevin Hassett admits soybean exports to China stop, silos overflow, and Trump’s trade war sparks panic inside his economic team

-- Trump shocks reporters by floating clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell, bragging about ending wars, and musing about using the Insurrection Act

-- Karoline Leavitt clashes with reporters as she defends Trump with false claims, wild health care math, and attacks on Antifa funding

-- Emmanuel Macron, Ilham Aliyev, and Edi Rama laugh after Trump confuses Albania, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, humiliating the U.S. on the world stage

-- Trump concedes the shutdown is about killing Obamacare while ranting about Portland and insulting a judge he himself appointed

-- Trump melts down over Bad Bunny, the NFL, water in Los Angeles, and the Insurrection Act during a chaotic Newsmax exchange

-- On the Bonus Show: A judge who ruled against Trump has her house burn down, AOC tells supporters to “laugh at” Stephen Miller’s “insecure masculinity,” Trump announces a White House UFC event on his birthday, and much more…

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(00:00) Intro
(01:01) Shutdown wreaks havoc on air travel
(06:23) Hassett deflects blame for trade chaos
(13:59) Trump hints at Maxwell clemency, wars, Insurrection Act
(22:32) Leavitt defends Trump with false claims
(29:05) World leaders laugh at Trump gaffe
(1:00:33) Mike Nellis Substack Live
(1:06:53) Trump admits shutdown targets Obamacare
(1:10:59) Trump rants on Bad Bunny, NFL, LA, Insurrection Act

-- On the Show:

-- Rep. Maxwell Frost, Democrat from Florida and the first Gen Z member of Congress, joins us to discuss the government shutdown, Trump's immigration policy, tariffs, and much more…

-- Reports document chaos in Chicago and Los Angeles where Donald Trump’s ICE agents create violent incidents, federal officers clash with citizens, and crowds intervene to stop detentions

-- Trump deploys National Guard troops across state lines in Oregon and Illinois against governors’ objections, and the Department of Homeland Security posts a religious recruitment tweet

-- Trump gives a confused speech to Navy servicemembers claiming he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before 9/11 and demands credit

-- Trump gives incoherent answers to reporters and appears disoriented and unaware of ongoing events, raising concerns about his fitness for office

-- Karoline Leavitt claims illegal immigrants cost Americans in emergency rooms, and gets corrected with facts about healthcare law and EMTALA

-- Trump disappears for several days without explanation during a critical week, returns late, and delivers a poor speech to Navy servicemembers

-- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is denied access to a restroom in an Illinois municipal building

-- While hosting Saturday Night Live, Bad Bunny triggers conservatives by saying they have four months to learn Spanish before his Super Bowl halftime performance

-- On the Bonus Show: The Supreme Court takes up cases testing Trump’s presidential power, the Saudi comedy festival sparks controversy with many American comics participating, a petition to cut congressional pay during shutdowns gains traction, and much more…

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