-- On the Show
-- Donald Trump highlights November job gains while burying October losses as unemployment rises to its highest level in more than four years
-- Donald Trump prepares to remove FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino after their leadership failures create political embarrassment
-- Donald Trump mocks filmmaker Rob Reiner after his violent death by blaming criticism of Trump rather than behaving like a president
-- Donald Trump defends his remarks about Rob Reiner, shifts blame for mass violence, and contradicts himself on policy
-- Republican officials publicly rebuke Donald Trump for mocking Rob Reiner, signaling a weakening hold over his own party
-- Donald Trump faces demands to disclose medical and financial records after suing the Pulitzer Prize Board and triggering legal discovery
-- Trump advisers reveal basic economic ignorance as Kevin Hassett struggles to explain why 25 percent GDP growth is impossible
-- Dr. Mike dismantles Daniel Amen's brain scan claims by explaining why SPECT imaging cannot diagnose cognition or justify supplement sales
-- On the Bonus Show: Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, Trump sues the BBC for $10 billion over an edited January 6 speech, Erika Kirk meets with Candace Owens amid conspiracy claims, and much more...
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(09:24) FBI leadership shakeup
(19:03) Trump mocks Rob Reiner
(26:51) Trump defends Reiner remarks
(34:27) Republicans rebuke Trump
(39:53) Trump records disclosure pressure
(46:23) Advisers expose economic ignorance
(53:23) Dr. Mike debunks brain scans
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