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-- On the Show
-- Donald Trump damages Republican prospects in the 2026 midterms as betting markets shift to a 50/50 chance of Democrats winning control of the Senate
-- Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin publicly feud with personal insults on social media while Donald Trump intervenes to defend Mark Levin, exposing growing conflict inside the MAGA movement
-- Karoline Leavitt struggles to answer basic questions from reporters about the Iran conflict, troop deployments, and allied military support
-- Donald Trump posts a lengthy late-night rant attacking the Supreme Court over a tariff ruling while repeating claims about the 2020 election and accusing the court of political bias
-- JD Vance claims rising gas prices in 2026 are the fault of Joe Biden, even as prices surge after Donald Trump’s Iran war and instability in global oil markets
-- Donald Trump boasts on Truth Social that media figures who criticized him have lost influence, signaling pressure on journalists and media organizations that challenge him
-- Stephen Cheung attacks Gavin Newsom with personal insults after Gavin Newsom posts a clip from our interview with him in which he criticizes Stephen Miller
-- Tim Dillon criticizes Donald Trump and warns that the Iran conflict and economic conditions could push the country toward a wider crisis
-- On the Bonus Show: Tucker Carlson says he is under investigation, rumors spread about Netanyahu being replaced by a body double, and much more...
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(00:00) Start(01:38) GOP Senate outlook collapses(07:44) Kelly Levin MAGA feud(17:21) Leavitt struggles on Iran questions(25:13) Trump attacks Supreme Court ruling(31:12) Vance blames Biden for gas(37:50) Trump boasts about media critics(42:46) Cheung attacks Newsom over interview(49:11) Tim Dillon criticizes Trump
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