Trump is setting Republicans up for total failure

-- On the Show:

-- Producer Pat Ford fills in for David

-- A disheveled Donald Trump makes nonsensical claims about wind turbines, Iran, and data centers during an interview with GB News

-- Vice President JD Vance fills in as Press Secretary and struggles to answer press queries regarding rising gas prices and military strikes

-- Senator Ted Cruz prepares a 2028 presidential campaign while trailing far behind other conservative candidates in early polling and betting odds

-- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is avoiding scheduling televised debates against Democratic Senate challenger James Talarico

-- Fox News fires host Maria Bartiromo after she reportedly leaks network coverage guidance regarding election fraud claims to the White House

-- Reverend Adam Hamilton runs a competitive Democratic Senate campaign in Kansas despite Republican attacks targeting his views

-- The Lincoln Project releases a targeted media advertisement mocking Donald Trump as weak and airing it directly in his local viewing areas

-- The official White House website launches a games section featuring politically charged arcade titles like "Flappy Bill" and "Build the Wall"

-- On the Bonus Show: The military moves away from the "Operation Epic Fury" name, Markwayne Mullin says RFK Jr. is helping stop "birthright tourism," and much more...

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(00:00) Start
(01:09) Trump does an interview with GB News
(09:11) JD Vance fills in as press secretary
(23:28) Ted Cruz is probably running for president
(29:02) Paxton is avoiding debates with Talarico
(39:03) Fox News fires Maria Bartiromo
(44:09) Democrats could win a Senate seat in Kansas
(50:28) The Lincoln Project releases a devastating ad
(56:29) White House website unveils arcade games

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