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141 facts from 45 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1950s
Donald Trump cited President Dwight Eisenhower as a precedent for removing large numbers of people who entered the country illegally.
“Dwight Eisenhower was sort of a moderate president, moderate type person, but he hated when he saw people pouring into the country”
2015
Donald Trump said his first debate as a politician was the Republican primary debate in which Rosie O'Donnell was a topic.
“My first debate was the Uh Rosie O'Donnell debate, right?”
2016
Donald Trump said he received 63 million votes in his first presidential run and that he got millions more in his second.
“I was told if I got 63 million, which is what I got the first time, you, you, you would win, you can't not win.”
2016
Cambridge Analytica used psychographic profiles built from the harvested Facebook data to assist political campaigns, including those of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in 2016.
“psychographic profiles built from this data to assist political campaigns, including Donald Trump's and Ted Cruz's 2016 US. presidential campaigns.”
2016
Eric McDaniel said that in 2016 Donald Trump claimed to have won the popular vote when he had won only the Electoral College.
“In 2016, Trump said he'd won the popular vote. He just won the electoral college.”
2017-2021
Donald Trump said no new wars began during his presidency and that this had not happened in seventy-eight years.
“we had no wars when I was president. That's a big thing. Not since seventy eight years has that happened”
2017-2021
Donald Trump said he ended the Nord Stream 2 pipeline during his presidency and that Joe Biden later approved it.
“I mean, I ended the Nord Stream two pipeline, the Russian pipeline. Nobody else could have done that.”
2017-2021
Donald Trump said he chose not to pursue prison for Hillary Clinton during his presidency because it would look bad.
“I thought it looked terrible to take the president's wife and put her in prison.”
2018
Jon Favreau said Republicans lost the national popular vote by about eight and a half points in the 2018 midterms during Trump's first term.
“He went into that midterm, he lost the popular vote by eight and a half points.”
2018
After Republicans lost the House in the 2018 midterms, Trump negotiated with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on spending, trade and criminal justice reform.
“Republicans lost the House then, and Trump actually started to negotiate with then Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi on spending on trade and on criminal justice reform.”
2020
Donald Trump said that after he spoke to the Taliban leader, no US troops were shot at or killed for eighteen months before the Kabul airport attack.
“We went eighteen months before this happened, this horrible day happened. We went eighteen months and nobody was shot at or killed.”
2020
Harari says Donald Trump did not hand over power peacefully after the 2020 election and tried to prevent the transfer.
“in 2020, he did not hand power peacefully. He tried to prevent it.”
2020
Dan Pfeiffer said allies of Trump recruited Kanye West to run for president in 2020 hoping to draw Black voters from Joe Biden.
“allies of Trump recruited Kanye West to run for president in the hope that it would siphon Black voters away from Joe Biden.”
2021
Donald Trump said 13 US soldiers died during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan and that many more were badly wounded.
“We left thirteen dead soldiers. Think of it, thirteen dead soldiers, many soldiers horrifically hurt”
2024
Donald Trump said he took part in an X Spaces audio event with Elon Musk that drew audience numbers he said were unprecedented.
“I did spaces with Elon, and they got numbers like nobody's ever heard before.”
2024
Donald Trump said the US southern border situation in 2024 was twenty-five times worse than in 2016.
“Our border is twenty five times worse right now than it was in 2016.”
2024
Donald Trump said he deliberately did not read Project 2025 and said it had nothing to do with him.
“No, I purposely haven't read it, and I've heard about it.”
2024
Donald Trump said marijuana legalization should be tightly regulated and praised Florida's approach, which was headed to a state referendum.
“it's got to be done in a very concerted, lawful way, and the way they're doing it in Florida, I think, is gonna be actually good.”
2024
Donald Trump said he visited Arlington National Cemetery at the invitation of Gold Star families from the Afghanistan withdrawal.
“I went to Arlington at the request of people that lost their their children.”
2024
Donald Trump said Kamala Harris proposed price controls and claimed they have been tried 121 times and have never worked.
“she came out with price control. It's been tried like 121 different times at different places over the years, and it's never worked once.”
2024
Donald Trump said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told him the world needs Trump back because leaders feared him.
“Victor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, said the world has to have Trump back because everybody was afraid of Trump.”
2024
Two New York Times reporters obtained over 500 hours of video recordings from the group behind Trump's campaign election lies, ahead of the 2024 election.
“what they got their hands on were over 500 hours of video recordings of the group that was behind this movement.”
2024
Dan Pfeiffer said Trump won Kansas by 16 points and that the state has not elected a Democratic senator in about 94 years.
“That's a state that Trump won by 16 points, hasn't elected a Democratic senator since Herbert Hoover was president, 94 years.”
2024
Donald Trump won Pennsylvania's eighth congressional district by more than eight points in 2024.
“Trump won your district by more than eight points in in 2024.”
2024
Dan Pfeiffer said Donald Trump won white voters without a college degree with 66% in 2024 but has only 51% approval among them in the Times/Siena poll.
“He won them with sixty six of the vote. In this poll, his approval rating among those voters is now 51%.”
2024
Tamara Keith says some Republican-drawn districts were based on the 2024 Trump electorate, a high point, and that young and Latino voters have since soured on him.
“some of these lines were drawn based on the Trump 2024 electorate, which was a real high watermark. Since then, key pieces of the Trump base have soured on the president, including young voters and Latino voters.”
2024
Under the new lines, Donald Trump would have won North Carolina's first congressional district by more than ten points in 2024, but the race is now rated a toss-up.
“With the new lines, President Trump would have won this district by more than ten points just two years ago. Now it's a toss-up.”
2024
Donald Trump won Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Louisiana by roughly 20 points in 2024, according to Stephen Fowler.
“President Trump won them by around twenty-ish points in 2024.”
2024
According to a search result Rogan read, Donald Trump's net worth rose an estimated $2.7 to $4.1 billion after the 2024 election, to about $6.4 billion.
“his net worth has increased an estimated 2.7 billion to 4,100,000,000 since winning the 2024 presidential election, bringing his total net worth to roughly 6.4 billion.”
2024
After the 2024 election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on NPR that Trump expected measurable progress in reducing chronic diseases within two years.
“Kennedy came on NPR in November, right after the 2024 election, and he said Trump expected measurable progress in reducing chronic diseases in two years.”
2024
Tamara Keith says Republican-led states drew new district lines based on Donald Trump's 2024 base and performance, which she calls a high watermark for him.
“These new lines were drawn based on President Trump's 2024 base and his performance in 2024, and that was a real high watermark for the president.”
2024
In 2024 the Trump campaign put hundreds of millions of dollars behind an ad attacking Kamala Harris over her support for trans rights.
“there was this Trump campaign ad that they put hundreds of millions of dollars behind in the final weeks of the campaign, attacking Vice President Harris for supporting trans rights.”
2024
Harry Enten says exit polls showed Donald Trump carrying Latino voters in Texas by ten points.
“Donald Trump carried the Latino vote in Texas by ten points, according to the exit polls.”
2024
Tommy Vietor says Donald Trump won Ohio by eleven points in 2024.
“because Trump won the state by eleven points in 2024.”
2024
Harry Enten says Donald Trump won Texas by thirteen points and Kansas by sixteen points in 2024.
“voted for Donald Trump by thirteen points in 2024. Kansas went for Donald Trump by sixteen”
2025
Adi Ignatius says that at the time of recording, Donald Trump was expected to meet Xi Jinping before the end of 2025.
“Donald Trump is probably going to meet with Xi Jinping before the end of of 2025, and that could improve relations.”
2025
Adi Ignatius says a recent headline reported that President Donald Trump was going after Intel because its CEO allegedly had ties to Chinese communists, which Intel called ridiculous.
“the latest headline is that President Trump is going after Intel because its CEO, you know, has had ties, quote unquote, with Chinese communists.”
2025
Nilay Patel says the Trump administration argues the Fourteenth Amendment's phrase 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' does not mean what courts have long taken it to mean on birthright citizenship.
“now the Trump administration is saying there's nope, actually, that's not what subject to the jurisdiction thereof means.”
2025
The New York Times article described Nvidia as a linchpin in the Trump administration's trade negotiations with Asia.
“The AI chipmaker has become a linchpin in the Trump administration's trade negotiations with Asia.”
2025
Walter cited an Echelon poll for Puck showing Republicans identifying as Trump Republicans fell from about 60 percent in January 2025 to about 34 percent.
“back in January of 2025, I think it was something like 60% of Republicans identified as a Trump Republican, and now it's like 34% identify as Trump Republican.”
2025
Eric Holder said protests outside the Georgia and South Carolina legislatures led them to back off redistricting that Donald Trump had requested.
“if you look at states like Georgia and South Carolina, protested outside of their state legislatures and those legislatures, which were prepared to do gerrymandering as Trump asked them to do.”
2025
Tamara Keith says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was a tax bill that also cut healthcare, and most other Trump actions were executive.
“Other than the one big beautiful bill act, which is the the tax bill and also made some cuts to healthcare.”
2025
Tamara Keith lists tearing down the White House East Wing to build a ballroom, without asking Congress, among Trump's unilateral actions.
“and tearing down the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom without asking.”
2025
Barbara Sprung says the Republican-led Congress did not constrain Trump even when he rescinded congressionally appropriated funds.
“even when he does something that some Republicans have have not really appreciated, like rescinding congressionally appropriated funds.”
2026
The Associated Press reported, citing a senior US official, that Donald Trump and Marco Rubio were weighing the removal of Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece.
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio are, quote, extremely pissed off about Guilfoyle's reported conduct and are weighing her removal”
2026
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social asking where James Talarico was.
“pos posted a message on Truth Social, uh, saying, Where the hell is James Talarico”
2026
A crew member said Donald Trump told a rally crowd in Clarksville, Tennessee that he could say the stupidest things and they would clap.
“Trump was doing a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, and he said to his supporters, I could say the stupidest things and you would clap.”
2026
President Donald Trump reversed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's decision to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood attacker after pushback.
“President Donald Trump reversed Secretary of War P. Hegseth's decision to livestream the state execution of the Fort Hood terrorist after pushback against the shocking decision.”
2026
Trump said the Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad would proceed as scheduled without a livestream, but victims' immediate families could attend in person.
“this event will not be streamed. That said, the execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims if they so choose.”
2026
At a rally Donald Trump said tariffs do not cause inflation but cause wealth.
“Tariffs don't cause inflation, you know what they cause? Wealth.”
2026
A Fox News poll put Donald Trump's approval rating at 36%, the lowest ever in a Fox News poll.
“the latest Fox News poll, which has Trump's approval rating at a record low 36%, lowest ever in a Fox News poll.”
2026
The Washington Post reported that Nvidia gave $25 million toward the White House ballroom, three months after Trump allowed it to sell advanced chips to China.
“Biggest donation, $25 million from Nvidia, made three months after Trump decided to let the AI giant sell advanced chips to China over the objections of security experts.”
2026
Politico reported that Donald Trump had been asking friends about replacing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
“the president has reportedly been asking friends what they think of his incredibly loyal White House chief of staff, and he has even reportedly started floating potential replacements”
2026
Donald Trump canceled Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
“Trump has officially backed down from Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.”
2026
Amy Walter said President Donald Trump's approval rating is under 40 percent, similar to George W. Bush's at this point in 2006.
“you have a president with an approval rating under 40%, which is where George W. Bush was at this point in 2006, an unpopular war and corruption being sort of the center of the conversation”
2026
Walter said Trump's approval rating among independents is 26 percent.
“Trump's approval rating with independents is 26%.”
2026
Pfeiffer said Trump campaigned in Alabama's redrawn 2nd district, held by Democrat Shomari Figures, where Black turnout could be very high.
“Trump campaigned there recently. Um, and that. But because of what could be a sky high turnout in BL- in among Black voters after the Collette decision.”
2026
Cacioppo relays that French software founders said they switched to Chinese models after access to a leading American model was closed to non-Americans.
“We basically all switched to Chinese models when Trump closed Fable off to non Americans.”
2026
Andy reads that President Trump demanded LeBron James apologize to service members and families for disrespecting the national anthem before a game.
“President Trump just demanded an immediate apology from LeBron James. To service members for their families for disrespecting the national anthem before the game.”
2026
Andy relays an unverified online theory that opponents plan nationwide protests to push Donald Trump into declaring martial law and then remove him from office.
“That they are planning to do a protest nationwide. Um, to the point where they force Trump to basically declare martial law and regain control and then paint him as an authoritarian to remove him from office.”
2026
An Atlanta rapper was charged with dozens of fraud counts as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on nearly $42 million in food stamp fund theft.
“Atlanta rapper, uh, with a penchant for peeing naked from balconies. Um, he was busted on dozens of fraud charges as part of Trump's administration's fraud crackdown to recover nearly 42 million in food stamp funds meant for needy families.”
2026
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social fully endorsing Vivek Ramaswamy's ad, calling it 'hitting pay dirt'.
“Trump chimed in, uh, with a lengthy Truth Social post, fully endorsing the ad, calling it quote hitting pay dirt”
2026
The Times reported that Donald Trump granted Julio Herrera Velutini a full and unconditional pardon weeks after the arrangement with Alina Habba.
“Mr. Trump granted Mr. Herrera a full and unconditional pardon.”
2026
Lula warned that a Bolsonaro victory would let Donald Trump trample Brazilian sovereignty and pursue Brazil's resources, including rare earth minerals.
“Lula warned that if Bolsonaro won, Trump would trample Brazilian sovereignty and would come for Brazil's resources, including its rare earth mineral reserves.”
2026
At a rally Donald Trump made a remark about the appearance of rapper Nicki Minaj.
“I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before Nicki Minaj.”
2026
At a Michigan rally Donald Trump called Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member.
“I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator.”
2026
Donald Trump said at a Michigan rally that Abdul El-Sayed would have to go through a metal detector to enter the Senate.
“He would be the only senator that will have to go through a metal detector before he's allowed to go into the Senate.”
2026
Donald Trump posted that he would pay 1 million dollars to anyone reporting voter fraud, payable once the person behind the fraud is convicted.
“Trump posted that he's offering 1 million dollar reward for anybody reporting voter fraud in the past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterm election, payable when the person behind the fraud is convicted.”
2026
House Judiciary Committee Democrats released an unsigned staff report alleging that Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's abuse in the 1990s.
“Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released an unsigned staff report on Monday that quote demonstrates that Trump was a quote active participant in Epstein's abuse in the nineties”
2026
Donald Trump posted a roughly 1,300-word essay on Truth Social criticizing talk show host Bill Maher.
“Donald Trump posted a dense, 1,300 word essay to Truth Social, again, record-breaking, uh, on a subject of vital importance to all of us, talk show host Bill Maher.”
2026
In his Truth Social post about Bill Maher, Donald Trump claimed a CNN poll found him the most unpopular Republican in party history, at 53 percent versus 18 for Ronald Reagan and 8 for Abraham Lincoln.
“CNN did another poll at who was the most unpopular person in the history of the Republican Party, and I won that too, with me being at 53%, Ronald Reagan being at 18%, and Abraham Lincoln being at 8%”
2026
In the NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, President Donald Trump's approval rating among likely voters was 40%, slightly higher than among registered voters.
“President Trump continues to be unpopular, with an approval rating among likely voters at 40%, which is actually a tick up or two from what it's been with registered voters.”
2026
President Donald Trump offered a million-dollar bounty for election fraud tips leading to a conviction, though Eric McDaniel says it is unclear how or if it would be paid.
“They point to things like a million-dollar bounty offered by President Trump yesterday for election fraud tips that lead to a conviction, though it's unclear how or if that would be paid.”
2026
DJ read a Truth Social post in which Donald Trump offered $1 million to anyone reporting voter fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction.
“Anybody reporting voter fraud in the past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterm election will be paid $1 million upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the fraud.”
2026
President Donald Trump held a rally in Lubbock, Texas, for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton.
“last night in Texas, he rallied voters in Lubbock for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton”
2026
Trump has told a rally story about Ohio Senator John Husted having been a good college football player, which turned into a comedic riff about his physique.
“The context is that Trump tells a story about how he recently found out Houston was a pretty good college football player, which led to Trump appraising his body.”
2026
At a rally Trump revisited the years-old story of Senator Elizabeth Warren taking a genetic test about her heritage.
“He had a section about a news story from years ago when Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren took a genetic test about her heritage.”
2026
Trump has complained at rallies that he did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize.
“He's complained, for example, about how he didn't get a Nobel Peace Prize.”
2026
Daniel Kurtzleben said midterm turnout tends to be low while Trump's base still loves him, which is the case for his rallies.
“Midterm turnout tends to be lowish, and the base still loves Trump.”
2026
Donald Trump announced a tele-rally for the Louisiana Senate race for the night before the election.
“he announced a tele-rally for the Louisiana Senate race set for the night before the election.”
2026
A New York Times story reported that aide Natalie Harp works out of Donald Trump's private dining room and that Bill Pulte's role was described by an official as court jester.
“Natalie Harp, who apparently now works out of Trump's private dining room, uh, and Bill Pulte, whose role one Trump official described as court jester.”
2026
Donald Trump dictated a 1,300-word post criticizing Bill Maher to aide Natalie Harp after watching Maher's monologue.
“we did find out that Trump dictated the 1,300 word Bill Maher tirade to Natalie after watching Bill Maher's monologue.”
2026
Donald Trump canceled an in-person rally in Kansas and replaced it with telephone rallies, including one on election eve for the Republican Senate candidate in Louisiana.
“Trump just canceled his in-person rally in Kansas this weekend, and he's replacing it with a series of tell rallies, including one on election eve for the Republican Senate candidate in Louisiana.”
2026
Barack Obama joked that Donald Trump had made the White House look like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.
“I heard the president was not happy when, uh, I joked over the weekend that he's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory.”
2026
Jon Favreau said Trump posted photos of the government-owned East Potomac golf course, which he has been trying to renovate despite a judge's orders.
“Trump spent several hours truthing photos of the government owned golf course, uh, East Potomac, that he's been trying to renovate over over a judge's orders.”
2026
Donald Trump canceled in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas and planned nineteen tele-rallies instead.
“Trump is opting to host nineteen tele-rallies, perhaps more bang for his buck rather than fitting in two in-person rallies over the weekend.”
2026
Donald Trump has the Justice Department suing to block certification of Alaska's Senate election if Senator Dan Sullivan narrowly loses.
“He's, uh, got the Justice Department suing to block certification of the election if Senator Sullivan, uh, narrowly loses.”
2026
Regulators took a strict approach to crypto under the Biden administration, while the Trump administration has promised lighter regulation.
“under the Biden administration, regulators took a really strict approach to the crypto sector, but the Trump administration has promised a much lighter regulatory approach.”
2026
President Trump signed an executive order encouraging domestic production of glyphosate.
“And Trump signed an executive order encouraging domestic production of the pesticide”
2026
A poll cited in the episode found 32% of Americans approve of Donald Trump's job performance and nearly two-thirds disapprove.
“32% of Americans in our poll approve of the job he's doing, nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove.”
2026
Tamara Keith says the war with Iran launched under President Trump was unexpected, even though he campaigned on avoiding foreign wars.
“there's the war with Iran that wasn't really on anybody's bingo card”
2026
According to Tamara Keith, days before launching the Iran war Trump boasted of a gas station in Iowa selling gas at $1.85 a gallon.
“Just days before he launches this war with Iran, he is boasting about how he had seen a gas station in Iowa where gas was a dollar eighty-five a gallon.”
2026
Tamara Keith says many Trump administration election lawsuits were thrown out, and experts call its efforts legally dubious because states control elections.
“the Trump administration has filed a ton of lawsuits that have been thrown out, and election law experts say that pretty much everything that they've tried to do has been dubious legally because states control elections, not the federal government.”
2026
After Trump's restoration of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool went badly, the Justice Department tried to prosecute people for vandalism before admitting the damage came from a rushed and botched job.
“the Justice Department tried to prosecute people before having to admit that the damage was actually the result of a rushed and botched job.”
2026
Donald Trump said one or two Iranian sites remained to be dealt with and that this could be done in ten minutes.
“he said there were still one or more or two sites, uh, to take care of, and that this could be done in quote ten minutes.”
2026
Nate Cohn said Democrats need to win at least two Senate seats in states Donald Trump carried by double digits to take control of the Senate.
“whether they can win the Senate, where they need to win at least two seats that Donald Trump won by double digits.”
2026
Five of the seven key Senate battleground states in the Times's polling voted for Donald Trump by double digits.
“Kansas, Iowa, and Alaska. Five of those states, by the way, voted for Trump by double digits.”
2026
Kentucky's sixth congressional district, around Lexington, voted for Donald Trump by 15 points and is considered a toss-up.
“Kentucky's sixth district. It's around Lexington. It voted for Trump by 15 points. That race is considered a toss-up”
2026
On the last full day of campaigning, President Donald Trump gave a speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool denouncing Democratic candidates as extreme.
“On the final full day of campaigning across the U.S., President Trump tried to rally Republicans with a speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, where he denounced this year's Democratic candidates as extreme.”
2026
Jon Favreau said no president since Harry Truman has been as unpopular as Donald Trump heading into Election Day.
“No president since Harry Truman has been this unpopular heading into election day.”
2026
Jon Favreau said there was reporting that Benjamin Netanyahu was pressuring Donald Trump to resume strikes on Iran as soon as the week of the midterm election.
“lots of reporting the last few days that Netanyahu is pressuring Trump to start striking Iran again as soon as this week.”
2026
Tucker Carlson reported, citing anonymous sources, that Donald Trump might be within days of launching a nuclear strike on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site.
“reporting from Tucker Carlson, who cited anonymous sources close to Trump saying that the president may be within days of launching a nuclear strike on Iran's pickaxe mountain”
2026
Jon Favreau said the Cook Political Report rated five Republican-held Senate seats that Trump carried by more than ten points as toss-ups.
“Cook has five Republican-held Senate seats in the toss-up column that Trump carried by more than ten points, which is wild.”
2026
Franco Ordonez said NPR's reporting did not show the reflecting pool to be a top voter issue, yet Trump's final speech largely addressed it.
“I can tell you that none of our reporting showed that the reflecting pool was a top issue for voters, but that's what he really largely talked about.”
2026
President Trump spoke for about 20 minutes about his controversial reflecting pool renovation before mentioning the midterm elections in his final speech.
“Notably, it took 20 minutes into a speech that was largely about his controversial project to renovate the pool before he brought up these consequential elections.”
2026
Trump held 30 rallies in 30 days, urging voters to act as if he were on the ballot.
“So the president made an unusual choice for an unpopular president. 30 rallies in 30 days, and his message to voters was pretend I'm on the ballot.”
2026
Trump visited Ohio three times in the campaign, and Ohio, Kansas and South Carolina were races his team would watch early.
“races in Ohio, where Trump visited three times, Kansas, as well as even South Carolina.”
2026
On the Monday before Election Day, Trump posted on social media that an agreement with Iran could happen.
“and then on Monday, Trump posted on his social media that an agreement with Iran, quote, could happen.”
2026
Mara Liasson says Donald Trump intervened in the North Carolina and Texas Senate races to push aside or primary Republican incumbents who likely would have been reelectable.
“he intervened in two specific Senate races, North Carolina and Texas, to either push aside or primary Republican incumbents who probably would have been pretty reelectable.”
2026
Mara Liasson says Trump pushed aside Thom Tillis in North Carolina and defeated John Cornyn in a primary, and that the Democratic Senate win would have been smaller without those moves.
“Tom Tillis, who he pushed aside in North Carolina, John Cornyn, who he defeated in a primary, if he hadn't done that, I don't think the Democrats win in the Senate would have been as big.”
2026
Mara Liasson cites the war in Iran, tariffs and a focus on beautifying Washington, DC as Trump choices that provoked voter reaction.
“A lot of this was about public reaction to the unforced choices he made, the war in Iran, tariffs, the focus on beautifying DC.”
2026
Franco Ordonez says Trump relied on his personal appeal to offset low approval ratings and economic concerns, including high gas costs.
“He banked on his personality and appeal with supporters to basically offset those low approval numbers and concerns about the economy and the high cost of gas.”
2026
Trump visited Texas three times to support Ken Paxton, yet James Talarico became the first Democratic senator from Texas in almost four decades.
“Trump visited Texas three times after putting his thumb on the scale for Ken Paxton. But now James Talarico is the first Democratic senator of Texas in almost four decades.”
2026
Franco Ordonez says Trump encouraged Darlene Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, to run for Senate in South Carolina and visited the state twice in October.
“Trump encouraged Darlene Graham, the late Senator Lindsey Graham's sister, into the Senate race. He visited South Carolina twice in October”
2026
Barbara Sprung says a Democratic Senate majority will create major obstacles for Trump's cabinet and judicial nominees, including any Supreme Court nominee.
“A Democratic Senate majority means massive roadblocks for confirming President Trump's future cabinet and judicial nominees, of course, if there's a Supreme Court vacancy.”
2026
Barbara Sprung says Democrats are wary of impeaching Trump, which would be their third impeachment of him.
“I think Democrats are wary about jumping into an impeachment of the president. It would be their third time.”
2026
Nate Cohn said Democrats would win at least fifty-four Senate seats, including at least five the president won by double digits.
“the Democrats will win at least fifty-four seats in the Senate, including at least five seats that the president won by double digits in the last election.”
2026
Nate Cohn said Republican Senate candidate Darlene Graham, whom he described as anointed by Donald Trump to replace Lindsey Graham, lost in South Carolina.
“the Republican candidate, Darlene Graham, who was essentially anointed by Donald Trump to replace her brother, Lindsey Graham.”
2026
Nate Cohn said Donald Trump was the least popular political figure heading into a midterm since 1946 and his party suffered its worst drubbing in half a century.
“now he's the least popular political figure heading into a midterm since 1946, and his party just suffered the worst drubbing in a half century.”
2026
Nate Cohn cited a Times poll in which a majority of Republicans wanted the party to continue in Trump's direction.
“In our last poll, a majority of Republicans still said they wanted to see the Republican Party continue in the Trump direction”
2026
Michael Barbaro reported that Trump conceded higher gas prices from the war he launched against Iran had upset voters.
“Trump conceded that higher gas prices from the war he launched against Iran had upset voters.”
2026
In a phone call with Times reporters, Trump said he was willing to accept the midterm election results.
“I do, but I am absolutely willing to accept those results.”
2026
Donald Trump said most American aid to Israel, about $4 billion, would be cut off at the end of the year.
“President Trump said that the bulk of American aid to Israel, about $4 billion, would be cut off at the end of this year.”
Undated
Donald Trump said he never visited Jeffrey Epstein's island and that many prominent people did.
“I never went to his island, um, fortunately, but a lot of people did.”
Undated
Chris Olah says that while at OpenAI he found a dedicated Donald Trump neuron in the CLIP vision model.
“to give a concrete example, there we found that there was a Donald Trump neuron.”
Undated
Jordan Peterson says Joe Rogan's interview with Donald Trump showed the power shift away from legacy media toward podcasts.
“that became stark, starkly obvious when Rogan interviewed Trump. That was the death knell of the legacy media.”
Undated
Michelle Obama says she chose not to attend Trump's inauguration because she decided she had done enough of always doing the expected right thing.
“I think I just told myself, I think I've done enough of that, and if I haven't, then I never will.”
Undated
Aaron Levie says the Trump administration is biased toward not over-restricting AI, which he credits as an improvement over the Biden administration.
“There's a general bias toward not trying to overly lock down AI, but actually let let AI get more diffuse because you you eventually innovate faster”
Undated
Aaron Levie says the Trump administration's AI approach has some positives over the Biden administration's, including a bias toward supporting open-source AI.
“there are some incremental positives relative to the Biden administration. So so there there's a general bias toward supporting things like open source AI.”
Undated
Stankey says the Trump administration did more work in about nine months on bringing licensed spectrum to market than was done in the previous four years.
“There's been probably more work done in, you know, a nine-month period of time than what was done in the previous four years.”
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Tyson says the US Space Force grew out of the existing Air Force Space Command, and was made official during Donald Trump's first term.
“There already was a space force, they didn't call it that, it was called the Air Force Space Command.”
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Darren Prince says Hulk Hogan decided to support Donald Trump after the assassination attempt.
“he just after that assassination attempt, that's when he put his foot down and he felt that it was time to support Trump”
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Pollan says Joe Rogan texted President Trump about ibogaine's importance, which Pollan credits as the reason psychedelics are being fast-tracked.
“Joe Rogan texted the president and said, This is really important. He had done a show on ibogaine.”
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Andy Frisella said border encounters were at a fifty-year low and that there had been fourteen months of zero releases.
“Border encounters are at a fifty year low, and we have fourteen months of zero releases.”
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Andy Frisella listed no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and deductible auto loan interest among the Trump administration's tax changes.
“No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, auto loan interest is now deductible.”
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Trump said under NASA's Artemis program American astronauts will return to the Moon to establish a permanent presence, followed by Mars.
“Under NASA's Artemis program, American astronauts will soon return to establish a permanent American presence on the moon.”
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Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling back tariffs and sanctions on Russia that had been imposed under a bipartisan law named after Lindsey Graham.
“on Friday night, he signed an executive order pulling back the tariffs and sanctions placed on Russia as part of an overwhelmingly bipartisan law named after Lindsey Graham”
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Donald Trump urged supporters not to watch his event on Fox News and to stream it on the Right Side Broadcasting Network instead.
“he posted a a plea to his supporters not to watch his event on Fox, but instead to watch it on RSBN, the right side broadcasting network.”
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Donald Trump posted that New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America.
“New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico. We are the United States of America.”
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Dan Pfeiffer said Trump's Mar-a-Lago club held a Gatsby-themed costume party during the government shutdown.
“They had a great Gatsby themed costume party at Mar-a-Lago during the government shutdown.”
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Harry Enten says that in the Trump era, Republican strength has been underestimated by about four points on average in close Senate races.
“It's been four points on average in close Senate races, that is Senate races in which the polling average before election day was within five points.”
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