Oct 2, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min · 18 segments
Pete Hegseth, in an unconventional speech, announces that beardos, weirdos, and wimps are no longer welcome at the Department of War as his boss officially hit the road to campaign for Senate…
Jon FavreauHost
Dan PfeifferHost
Adam HamiltonGuest
With 32 days left until the midterms, Donald Trump has finally hit the campaign trail in his so far successful effort to make the election about him and his 38% approval rating.
The Republicans who are actually on the ballot, uh, don't seem as enthused about this strategy.
But as one Republican operative told Politico, quote, "These guys are in a pickle.
They may not want Trump to come to the district, but there are still things Trump can do to help." Another GOP strategist working on midterm races was asked what would happen if Trump campaigned in their battleground states and said, quote, "I suspect my candidates would come down with COVID." [laughs]
Uh, but one candidate who was seemingly COVID free on Thursday, Ken Paxton, who campaigned with Trump in Texas just a few days after audio leaked of Paxton telling donors what he really thought about Trump's midterm convention in Dallas.
Do you feel like he's a little bit of a drag?
So, to be honest with you, that I was, in case, when we did that convention with Trump, our numbers, everybody's numbers dropped.
Um, right now, um, yeah, no, not, not good.
[laughs] That was Paxton saying that, yeah, Trump, someone asked him if Trump's been a drag, and he said, "Yeah, Trump's been a drag," and that after everyone, after that convention in Dallas, everyone's numbers dropped a little bit.
I mean, Paxton, now, this is not the point here, but it's just truly unbelievable that someone, like most incredibly corrupt politicians who succeed have incredible charisma.
And Paxton, like what is Paxton bringing to the table that I, that allows people to just go along with his corruption?
People, uh, who, you know, analyze Texas politics for a living and do Texas politics for a living have made the point that he has gotten as far as he has because of his corruption.
With 32 days left until the midterms, Donald Trump has finally hit the campaign trail in his so far successful effort to make the election about him and his 38% approval rating.
The Republicans who are actually on the ballot, uh, don't seem as enthused about this strategy.
But as one Republican operative told Politico, quote, "These guys are in a pickle.
They may not want Trump to come to the district, but there are still things Trump can do to help." Another GOP strategist working on midterm races was asked what would happen if Trump campaigned in their battleground states and said, quote, "I suspect my candidates would come down with COVID." [laughs]
Uh, but one candidate who was seemingly COVID free on Thursday, Ken Paxton, who campaigned with Trump in Texas just a few days after audio leaked of Paxton telling donors what he really thought about Trump's midterm convention in Dallas.
Do you feel like he's a little bit of a drag?
So, to be honest with you, that I was, in case, when we did that convention with Trump, our numbers, everybody's numbers dropped.
Um, right now, um, yeah, no, not, not good.
[laughs] That was Paxton saying that, yeah, Trump, someone asked him if Trump's been a drag, and he said, "Yeah, Trump's been a drag," and that after everyone, after that convention in Dallas, everyone's numbers dropped a little bit.
I mean, Paxton, now, this is not the point here, but it's just truly unbelievable that someone, like most incredibly corrupt politicians who succeed have incredible charisma.
And Paxton, like what is Paxton bringing to the table that I, that allows people to just go along with his corruption?
People, uh, who, you know, analyze Texas politics for a living and do Texas politics for a living have made the point that he has gotten as far as he has because of his corruption.
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