Rich Valdés This is America

Rich Valdés This is America

Donalds Wins, DSA Losers, Disabled-Desire-Doles

Aug 19, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min · 36 segments

On Tuesday night, Rich covers the victory of Congressman Byron Donalds with analysis of his victory speech as it happened, breaking down exactly what this means for leadership on Capitol Hill. Then…

On Tuesday night, Rich covers the victory of Congressman Byron Donalds with analysis of his victory speech as it happened, breaking down exactly what this means for leadership on Capitol Hill. Then, we turn our attention to the absolute breakdown of law and order pushed by DSA losers like New York Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, who openly defended criminals by claiming shoplifters have a "biological need" to steal from local stores. We pull back the curtain on this dangerous progressive rhetoric that treats theft as a human right and destroys our communities. Plus, we look at a terrifying true-crime nightmare out of Georgia. We expose the chilling details surrounding a diabolical babysitter who kidnapped two young girls right out of Atlanta and hid them away in a secluded trailer. It is a stomach-turning look at a complete violation of trust, and we're breaking down the crucial lessons every parent needs to hear. Finally, we close out the show by looking across the Atlantic to northern Europe for a story on progressive social engineering gone completely off the rails. The government of Denmark is sparking global outrage by doling out taxpayer-funded disabled-desire doles, allocating up to $12,000 a year to subsidize intimacy services for disabled citizens. Get your VIP membership plan today at RichValdes.com to unlock exclusive benefits. As a VIP member, you get ad-free, commercial-free streaming of every episode, early access to new segments, and entry into private, subscriber-only streams and events. Plus, you will get direct access to the live "Open Phone America" lines and premium bonus content with a dash of sofrito. Sign up today! RichValdes.com

On Tuesday night, Rich covers the victory of Congressman Byron Donalds with analysis of his victory speech as it happened, breaking down exactly what this means for leadership on Capitol Hill. Then…

Florida Primary and Atlanta Kidnapping Tease1:27 – 6:11

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What's up, America? I am Rich Valdés, Valdez with an S, at Rich Valdés on all of the social media.

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Your liberty-loving Latino amigo, 17 blocks away from Madison Square Garden, right here in Times Square, New York City.

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Blessed to be with you tonight.

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Beautiful audience I have.

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And it's the Tuesday night edition of This Is America, our late-night national town hall convo.

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And I want to jump right in.

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What a night, America, fresh off the primary action and a big victory because Byron Donalds has just won the Florida Republican primary for governor.

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And he did it with a big endorsement from President Trump.

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I have a clip on that.

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I'll play that for you in a little bit.

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But Donald's bringing it home big time this evening, this Tuesday night.

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And I believe we have that live that we can go to.

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Let's check in with Congressman Byron Donalds, who is now the official Republican candidate for the governorship of Florida.

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There's a lot of love in this room tonight.

Rich ValdésHost

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There is certainly a lot of love will continue as we get more on Byron Donalds, who, again, just crushed it.

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A big, big victory.

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I think yesterday or a few days ago, President Trump was saying he was up by 20 points.

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And he earned nearly 50 percent of the vote, doubling that.

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whatever the the competition had in a very very crowded field lieutenant governor jay collins and the rest of the pack all left honestly in the dust so now if he takes it november florida gets its first black governor and another strong conservative following desantis not too shabby right florida that makes me want to be in florida even more Anyway, President Trump's nominee says that Florida will stay free, stay sunny, and not so woke.

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We'll dig deeper into that as more announcements are made available.

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But very exciting.

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Congratulations to Byron Donalds.

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Maybe we can have Byron or Erica Donalds on this week.

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Let's see if we can set that up.