-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump casually references a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela so incoherently that journalists and officials initially cannot tell whether the United States carried out an act of war or whether the president is confused

-- Donald Trump's long claim of an Epstein hoax collapses as documents, photos, statements, and flight records confirm his sustained proximity to Jeffrey Epstein and undermine the idea that Trump was unaware or uninvolved

-- Donald Trump launches a chaotic spree of false claims and incoherent statements about hostages, Putin, asylum, and foreign policy that expose his increasing detachment from reality

-- Donald Trump delivers a rambling press conference filled with lies, vague threats, and factual ignorance that leaves reporters stunned and forces aides and journalists to correct his statements in real time

-- Benjamin Netanyahu awards Donald Trump a symbolic prize that feeds Trump's obsession with validation and reinforces a pattern of foreign leaders flattering him to manage his ego rather than honor real achievements

-- Jessica Tarlov reminds Fox News viewers of Donald Trump's record of believing authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, puncturing the myth that Trump is tough or strategic with dictators

-- Donald Trump repeatedly claims he inherited a broken economy despite taking office amid falling inflation and strong employment, then blames Joe Biden

-- Donald Trump's elastic definition of ending wars collapses when applied consistently, revealing that by Trump's own standards Barack Obama would qualify as having ended far more conflicts

-- On the Bonus Show: Gen Z men drift away from Trump, Kennedy Center performers cancel events after Trump name change, Trump installs plaques in his White House "walk of fame," and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:30) Trump Venezuela strike confusion (07:13) Epstein hoax collapses (14:26) Trump incoherent foreign policy spree (23:17) Rambling press conference meltdown (33:13) Netanyahu flatters Trump with prize (39:06) Fox News truth moment (46:22) Trump lies about economy (52:26) Trump war claims fall apart

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