Ballot with Patrick Gutfield - Where Politics Meets Pop Culture

Africanized killer bees are conquering thirteen states and holding grudges against humans, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner invest one point four billion dollars to turn a Soviet weapons base into a luxury Albanian resort, and Paris police finally recover Jim Morrison's stolen grave bust after nearly four decades

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A Disney World visitor gets kicked off a ride for wearing a sports bra and forced to buy a forty-five dollar tank top, the Treasury Department finally pulls the plug on the penny after losing millions, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Foundation auctions off historic artifacts including bloodstained gloves.

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Donald Trump leaned into the “Daddy” nickname after NATO’s Mark Rutte dropped it at a summit—then used his social media to attack NYC’s Democratic mayoral nominee as a “Communist Lunatic.” Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader claimed victory after a missile strike, despite U.S. reports of severe damage. From awkward nicknames to international drama, Trump stayed busy... even on a summer Saturday night.

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Influencer Brian "Liver King" Johnson arrested in Austin for terroristic threats against Joe Rogan. Plus Trump suggests renaming Defense Department back to War Department after Iran strikes

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Joe Rogan’s sit-down with Senator Bernie Sanders blows the lid off a brewing civil war in MAGA world. The pair dig into Congressman Thomas Massie’s “unconstitutional” critique of Trump’s Iran strikes, Trump’s retaliation PAC, and the Streisand-effect backlash from right-wing stars like Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alex Jones, and Candace Owens. Rogan also calls out deportation raids and Trump’s shaky “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” revealing how voters who wanted “no more wars” wound up with bombing runs and job-site round-ups.

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Patrick Gutfield skewers the surreal headlines of the day, starting with Donald Trump’s all-caps declaration of a “COMPLETE and TOTAL” 12-hour Israel-Iran ceasefire—an overnight timeout that feels more like a homework deadline than real diplomacy. From Truth Social theatrics to Iran’s pre-announced missile “warning shot” at a U.S. base in Qatar, Patrick dissects every eyebrow-raising detail and asks whether a subscription-style truce can really end decades of tension.Then it’s off to the Everglades, where Florida’s plan for a migrant detention camp dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” turns Trump’s moat fantasies into humid reality. Natural security courtesy of gators and pythons? Check. Canvas tents in peak summer heat? Double-check. 

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Patrick Gutfield tackles today’s triple-header of controversy: DHS and security pros warn Iranian hackers could retaliate for Trump’s “massive precision strikes,” the former president demands credit for four-or-five Nobel Peace Prizes on Truth Social, and a new directive orders National Parks to spin slavery, internment camps, and Jim Crow into feel-good patriotism—complete with QR-code snitch lines. From proxy-war cyber fears to a “sunny” rewrite of the Trail of Tears, Patrick serves up sharp snark on the latest twists in American politics.

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Patrick Gutfield pulls a weekend late-nighter to share commentary on President Trump's shocking decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear facilities with 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs. From Truth Social announcements to congressional outrage, we break down the biggest international news story with sharp wit and political satire. Covering the Fordo facility strikes, oil price impacts, American troop safety, and what this means for Middle East tensions.

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A provocative golden statue crushes Lady Liberty on the National Mall and draws crowds—and fire. Netanyahu compares his son's postponed wedding to the London Blitz, and the internet explodes. Meanwhile, foreign students must now share their social media to get U.S. visas. 

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Israel launches major strikes on Iran—and somehow, we knew it was coming thanks to a spike in Pentagon-area pizza orders. Patrick Gutfield breaks down the so-called *Pentagon Pizza Report*, the long-standing theory that pizza deliveries reveal military ops. Meanwhile, President Biden accidentally stumbles onto the set of *Reacher*, discusses quantum physics, and apparently beats Jack Reacher in arm wrestling. And Trump Mobile is here—kind of. The Trump family’s new wireless service charges you upfront but doesn’t actually connect you to anything... except hidden fees.

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