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Trump EXPLODES On Kanye: He Tried to F*c& Me!
Donald Trump is furious with Kanye West over claims that Ye tried to sabotage his 2024 presidential campaign. The story originated late last week when Trump had Kanye and Nick Fuentes over for dinner. The failed former president rightly received backlash over the event because he was hosting two anti-Semites. Trump has since claimed he didn’t know Fuentes and has offered excuses for Kanye saying he was a big supporter of his presidency. Once the story got widespread attention, there was talk of the dinner being a setup orchestrated by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos to make Trump look bad. Trump responded by fuming about the possible ambush, saying about Kanye, “he tried to f--- me. He’s crazy. He can’t beat me.” This controversy is Trump’s fault even if it was an ambush because he should never have invited Kanye West to Mar-a-Lago in the first place. There also should have been a protocol in place to make sure an avowed white supremacist wouldn’t be able to sit with a former president at dinner.
WE GOT 'EM: Trump's Tax Returns Released to House
After three years of debate and litigation, the IRS has handed over Donald Trump’s tax returns to a Democratic-controlled House committee. The House Ways and Means Committee requested Trump’s tax returns back in 2019 for an inquiry into how the IRS audits presidential tax returns. The former president said for years he’d be willing to release his tax returns once he was no longer under audit. He later moved the goalposts and claimed the American people simply don’t care to see them. People speculate as to what the real reasons are for Trump hiding his returns, with the main theory being that they’ll show he’s not nearly as rich as he claims to be. Just because this House committee has control of the tax documents, doesn’t mean they’ll become publicly available. However, there’s a great deal of speculation that in a matter of weeks, these will get leaked to the public and people will finally get their questions answered about Trump’s finances.
From yesterday’s show:
OOPS: Herschel Walker Admits He Doesn't Live in Georgia
Herschel Walker is in the midst of a new scandal over revelations that he doesn’t actually live in Georgia. Walker’s campaign has been filled with controversy, as he’s had to respond to allegations that he paid for abortions, answer for abusive relationships, and thought he was a real cop because he was given an honorary police badge. With less than a week to go before the runoff, now there is a question about Herschel’s actual residence. Audio recordings have resurfaced from the early days of Walker’s campaign wherein he said that he lives in Texas so he has seen the issues at the southern border firsthand. He does own a home in Georgia as well, but this is used as a rental property so he doesn’t actually live there. Republicans will make excuses for this news about Herschel just as they have covered for him throughout his campaign, but it’s yet another reason why he’s not qualified to represent the people of Georgia in the US Senate.
From yesterday’s show:
Mitch McConnell: Trump Unelectable Due to Nazi Meeting
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made a statement condemning Donald Trump for having dinner with anti-Semites Kanye West and Nick Fuentes late last week. Surrounded by other members of Republican leadership, McConnell said, “there is no room in the Republican Party for anti-Semitism or white supremacy. And anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgment, are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States.” This statement makes it seem like McConnell would never again vote for Donald Trump. But during the same press event, he was asked whether he would back Trump if he becomes the Republican nominee in 2024. Instead of answering the question, Mitch repeated what he said before and left the door open to eventually backing Trump. These Republican figures act brave while they’re condemning Trump but if push comes to shove they’d be willing to send him back to the White House over a Democrat.
More on the show:
-- Adam Rogers, Senior Tech Correspondent at Insider, joins David to discuss his recent article about social media deepening polarization in America, but maybe not in the way that most people would assume
-- Joe Biden possibly responds to a shout from the audience of "four more years" with what might be "I don't know about that"
-- Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries will replace Nancy Pelosi as the leader of Democrats in the House of Representatives
-- Failed Arizona Republican Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she wants supporters willing to go to jail for her
-- Former Vice President Mike Pence appears on Fox News in an interview so absurd, it rivals some of Donald Trump's worst interviews
-- Donald Trump once again loses it in a middle-of-the-night rant on Truth Socia
-- Voicemail caller warns David that his judgment day is coming
-- On the Bonus Show: Republicans with unlimited sick days vote against time off for rail workers, parents refuse use of vaccinated blood in baby surgery, Iranian man shot dead for celebrating Iran's World Cup loss, much more...
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