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June 4, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Mental State Exposed in Damning Video as Rubio Spins
As Rep. Ted Lieu corners Marco Rubio during an extended exchange over Trump’s mental decline, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.
June 4, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Mental State in More Doubt as Damning New Video Flummoxes Rubio
As Representative Ted Lieu corners Marco Rubio during an extended exchange over Trump’s mental decline, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.
June 3, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump’s Vile Pick for Intel Chief Rattles GOP Senators
As Trump chooses the guy who works to jail his enemies as his new director of national intelligence, a legal observer explains why this could lead to a true nightmare scenario.
June 3, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Push to Jail Foes Takes Darker Turn—and GOP Senators Are Rattled
As Trump picks the guy who works to jail his enemies as his new director of national intelligence, a legal observer explains why this could lead to a true nightmare scenario.
June 2, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Rages Over His Iran Blunders as GOP Frets: “Screwed”
As Trump erupts amid fresh obstacles on multiple fronts, commentator Molly Jong-Fast discusses how much worse things can get in the final two and a half years of Trump’s term.
June 2, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Rages Over Fresh Iran Humiliation as GOP Angst Grows: “Screwed”
As Trump erupts amid fresh obstacles on multiple fronts, commentator Molly Jong-Fast discusses how much worse things can get in the final two and a half years of Trump’s term.
June 1, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Epstein Scandal Takes Damning Turn as MAGA Cracks Up
As Trump’s travails cause MAGA to fracture and GOP defenses to crumble, a historian of the right explains how all the turmoil reflects growing awareness that Trump is passing from the scene.
June 1, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Epstein Leaks Worsen as MAGA Cracks Up: “He Lame-Ducked Himself”
As Trump’s travails cause MAGA to fracture and GOP defenses to crumble, a historian of the right explains how all the turmoil reflects growing awareness that Trump is passing from the scene.
May 29, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: MAGA Dope Markwayne Mullin Threatened Dems. It Backfired.
As the homeland security secretary issues a preposterous threat amid a battle at an ICE facility, an immigration advocate explains how this saga captures Trumpism’s deep derangement.
May 29, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump ICE Standoff in N.J. Takes Darker Turn With Unnerving DHS Threat
As Trump’s homeland security secretary issues a shocking response to a worsening battle at an ICE facility, an immigration advocate explains how this saga captures Trumpism’s violence and bloodlust.
May 28, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Blurts Out Surprise Midterm Admission as GOP Panics
As Trump accidentally says too much about his party’s midterm travails, the author of a piece on Trump’s deepening unpopularity argues that Democrats have hidden ways to capitalize.
May 28, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Blurts Out Surprise Admission About Midterms as GOP Panic Erupts
As Trump accidentally says too much about his party’s midterm travails, the author of a piece on Trump’s deepening unpopularity argues that Democrats have hidden ways to capitalize.
May 27, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Is Weak, Unpopular, and Deteriorating in Plain Sight
As Trump propagandists rage at journalists for covering his physical decline, a writer who focuses on the president’s weaknesses explains why covering up his frailty is backfiring spectacularly for him.
May 27, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trumpworld Erupts in Fury as Coverage of His Health Takes Brutal Turn
As Trump propagandists rage at journalists for covering the president’s physical decline, a writer who focuses on Trump’s weaknesses explains why covering up his frailty is backfiring spectacularly for him.
May 26, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Tirades Take Weird Turn as Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
May 26, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Tirades Take Unhinged Turn as His Epic Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
May 22, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump in Visible Panic after Truly Brutal Fox Poll Hits
As Trump publicly begs the GOP to rig the midterms, the writer of a piece on his unpopularity explains why his coalition is imploding—and why his only way out is massive cheating.
May 22, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms after Humiliating Fox Poll Hits
As Fox News releases some of Trump’s worst polling ever, the writer of a piece on his unpopularity explains why his coalition is imploding—and why his only way out is massive cheating.
May 21, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Rages Wildly as Slush Fund Prompts Quiet GOP Revolt
As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.
May 21, 2026
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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Rages at GOPer in Crazed Tirade as Slush Fund Prompts GOP Revolt
As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.
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