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5 min read"This Sounds Like A Big Deal"
Dan Bongino opened his show with an unusual announcement: he had just gotten off the phone with President Donald Trump, who called in mid-broadcast — something Bongino said had never happened before in the show's history. The president, Bongino reported, wanted him to pass along a message to the audience about how much he loves and appreciates his supporters. That call set the tone for an episode built around a single, insistent argument: Republicans heading into the midterms have an extraordinary record to run on, and anyone who says otherwise simply isn't paying attention.
The Portfolio of Results
Bongino spent most of the show walking through a series of economic and public safety statistics, all released in the preceding days, that he argued constitute the strongest possible case for Republican leadership. The U.S. poverty rate, according to the Census Bureau, dipped to 10.2 percent — the lowest on record. Real median household income hit $87,460, also the highest on record dating back to 1967. Jobless claims tumbled to a 57-year low. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model projected third-quarter growth at 5.1 percent, a number Bongino described as "Reagan-era 80s numbers." Retail sales came in stronger than expected, up 1.2 percent.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (05:10) **Show Theme: "This Sounds Like A Big Deal"** - Bongino introduces the episode’s central argument: the Trump administration has an objectively incredible record of success, and he is baffled by Republican voter apathy.
- 2 (09:16) **Headline #1: Poverty Rate Hits Record Low** - Bongino presents the first major data point, a Reuters report showing the U.S. poverty rate has dipped to its lowest point on record under President Trump.
- 3 (10:14) **Headline #2: Violent Crime Plummets Nationwide** - Bongino presents an FBI report showing a record decrease in violent crime, the biggest drop in 90 years, under the Trump administration.
- 4 (11:02) **Headline #3: Border Reaches Zero Releases** - Bongino highlights a DHS announcement of 16 straight months with zero releases of illegal immigrants at the border.
- 5 (12:30) **The "Election Denier" Double Standard** - Bongino pivots to attack the hypocrisy of the left-wing media and Kamala Harris on election integrity.
- 6 (18:22) **China's Catastrophic AI Spy Blunder** - Bongino discusses a report where Chinese AI firms, attempting to steal the capabilities of the U.S. model "Claude," accidentally exposed massive amounts of Chinese state and military data.
- 7 (20:56) **The Need for Patriots in Higher Ed & Tech** - Bongino uses a Wall Street Journal article to argue that American universities and tech companies must become more patriotic to protect national security.
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Show Notes
In this episode, I discuss stunning new economy numbers, backlash to the AI "doomerism" and another embarrassing midterms moment for the Democrats.
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