Donald Trump just entered the contest for worst messaging attempt of 2025 with his “affordability is a Democrat hoax”, and polling indicates the Republican coalition is utterly falling apart. Add the Tennessee special election shift towards blue in the mix, and things are beginning to look good for the 2026 midterms! Also, Pete Hegseth can't stop himself from lambasting reporters and being infinitely corny in the process – even when being questioned about his alleged war crimes.

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Seen on this episode:

Pete Hegseth commits brazen war crimes - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/hegseth-us-soldiers-iraq-rules-engagement 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/hegseth-drug-boat-strike-order-venezuela.html 

Affordability - 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/04/poll-americans-trump-voters-affordability-crisis-00674747

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/02/tennessee-special-election-live-updates/87479909007/