From sit-ups to spin zones, President Trump brings back the Presidential Fitness Test with help from WWE, golf pros… and a convicted sex offender. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris launches her 107-day campaign memoir and hints at a 2028 run, to the GOP’s delight. Democrats remain rudderless as Hunter Biden hits the podcast circuit and the Smithsonian quietly scrubs Trump’s impeachments from its exhibits.
If you’re wondering how to lose an election in under four months, Kamala’s got you covered.
Portions of today’s show were made with the help of AI and “release the Epstein files.”
If you’re wondering how to lose an election in under four months, Kamala’s got you covered.
Portions of today’s show were made with the help of AI and “release the Epstein files.”
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Callaroga Shark media.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
From Washington, DC, where I'd like to see you run
a six minute mile.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Buddy, this is ballet and yay. Kamala is back, says,
no one, let's hit this.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
President Trump brought back the Presidential Fitness Test this week,
and I have to.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Say this takes me back. Remember this thing. You had
to do?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Sit ups, push ups, run a mile, basically everything that
made you realize you were not, in fact the athlete
you thought you were. Trump announced this alongside his new
sports Council, which includes some interesting choices. We've got professional
golfer Bryson Deshambeau, which makes sense. Guy hits a golf
ball really far. We've got WWE's triple h also logical.
(00:52):
He knows about all natural physical performance. And then we
have Lawrence Taylor, who is a registered sex offender. Now
I'm not saying that's the first qualification you look for
when assembling a youth fitness council, but here we are.
The President explained his love of sports by saying, when
you are really focused on sports, you've thought about nothing else.
To an extent, this is one of the reasons I
(01:12):
like golf. You get away for a couple of hours,
which is basically Trump admitting that golf is his form
of meditation, except instead of finding inner peace, he finds
sand traps. The fitness test will be administered by Health
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who I'm sure has some
very specific ideas about what constitutes peak physical condition. Okay, kids,
(01:35):
first we're going to test your one mile run time.
Then we're going to test your ability to identify chemtrails.
Lawrence Taylor took the microphone at the signing ceremony and said,
I'm just proud to be on this team. I don't
know why, I don't know what we're supposed to be doing,
but I'm here to serve. That's the kind of confidence
you want from someone helping design youth fitness programs. Complete
(01:57):
bewilderment about the assignment. Kansas City chiefs kicker Harrison Butcker
was also there, fresh off his controversial commencement speech where
he told female graduates they were probably more excited about
getting married than having careers, so naturally, he's the perfect
person to help encourage young girls to participate in athletics.
The President said this is preparation for hosting the twenty
(02:18):
twenty five Ryder Cup, twenty twenty six World Cup, and
twenty twenty eight Olympics. Apparently the key to international sporting
success is making sure American twelve year olds can do
more sit ups.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
How did we lose the World Cup?
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Well, our midfielder could only do forty seven push ups
instead of fifty. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
quietly removed references to Trump's two impeachments from their Presidential
exhibit in July, And honestly, this is the kind of
historical revisionismism that would make George Orwell reach for his laptop.
The museum had a temporary label up since September twenty
(02:55):
twenty one that mentioned Trump's impeachments alongside those of Andrew
Johnson and Bill Clinton, plus Nixon's near impeachment, But now
that's gone, and the exhibit just says only three presidents
have seriously faced removal, which is technically true if you
don't count the guy who was actually impeached twice. The
Smithsonian claims this was just part of the updating content
(03:16):
that hadn't been refreshed since two thousand and eight. Right,
Because when you're updating a presidential exhibit, the first thing
you do is remove the most recent presidential news. That's
like updating your phone and deleting all your photos from
the last four years. Only three, but we don't have
time to mention their names. Trump signed an executive order
in March to eliminate anti American ideology from Smithsonian Museums
(03:41):
and restore them as symbols of American greatness. We're going
to make America's museums great again by pretending certain things
never happened, the museum spokesperson said. Updating a large gallery
requires significant time and funding, but somehow they found the
time and funding to remove Trump's impeachments. Democrats are trying
(04:09):
to move on from their twenty twenty four election losses,
but their biggest names keep popping back up like a
game of political whack a mole. Kamala Harris just announced
she's writing a book about her campaign called one hundred
and seven Days, which is either the title or how
long it felt to voters. Harris appeared on The Late
Show Thursday night for her first interview since the election,
(04:30):
and she's not ruling out another White House run in
twenty twenty eight. She's also planning to campaign for Democrats
in the twenty twenty six midterms, which has Republicans excited.
As one GOP spokesperson put it, we'd offer to pay
for her plane ticket to any swing district in the country. Meanwhile,
Joe Biden gave a speech to the National Bar Association
(04:51):
where he called these dark days and said Trump's administration
was doing its best to dismantle the constitution. Biden's been
making periodic public appearances, which some Democrats wish he'd stop doing.
One consultant said they're concerned about Biden trying to relitigate
his presidency, which is political speak for please stop talking.
(05:12):
And then there's Hunter Biden, who's been on podcasts settling
scores and attacking everyone from political consultants to George Clooney
for criticizing his father. As one Democratic strategist put it,
no one needs to hear from Hunter Biden, literally, no one,
One Democratic strategist said, potential twenty twenty eight candidates need
to be honest about twenty twenty four or risk losing
(05:33):
credibility if you say anything other than the guy was
not up to the task of running again, and our
party made a mistake in not making that clear. Voters
are going to think you're lying. I say, don't worry
about that. If you're running for office, I just assume
that you're lying. The party finds itself in what one
strategist called a rudderless period, comparing it to after John
(05:53):
Carey's loss in two thousand and four. They're waiting for
their Barack Obama moment, but instead they're getting hunter in
podcast appearances and Kamala Harris book tours. Harris's book promises
a behind the scenes look at running the shortest presidential
campaign in modern history. I'm sure it'll be a riveting
read about how to lose an election in one hundred
(06:13):
and seven days. Chapter one, how to replace the nominee
after a disastrous debate. Chapter two, Why calling Trump supporters
garbage wasn't great messaging. One Silicon Valley Democratic strategist put
it perfectly. The core reason the Democratic Party is in
the position it is in today is because no new figures,
(06:36):
no new ideas, have been allowed to rise up and
take hold. Chuck Schumer probably disagrees. The Democrats want to
turn the page, but they keep reading from the same
chapter and until they find their next generation of leaders.
They're stuck in a sequel nobody asked for. Twenty twenty four,
the revenge portions of today's show were made with the
(06:57):
help of AI and release the Epstein files.
Callaroga Shark media.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
From Washington, DC, where I'd like to see you run
a six minute mile.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Buddy, this is ballet and yay. Kamala is back, says,
no one, let's hit this.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
President Trump brought back the Presidential Fitness Test this week,
and I have to.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Say this takes me back. Remember this thing. You had
to do?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Sit ups, push ups, run a mile, basically everything that
made you realize you were not, in fact the athlete
you thought you were. Trump announced this alongside his new
sports Council, which includes some interesting choices. We've got professional
golfer Bryson Deshambeau, which makes sense. Guy hits a golf
ball really far. We've got WWE's triple h also logical.
(00:52):
He knows about all natural physical performance. And then we
have Lawrence Taylor, who is a registered sex offender. Now
I'm not saying that's the first qualification you look for
when assembling a youth fitness council, but here we are.
The President explained his love of sports by saying, when
you are really focused on sports, you've thought about nothing else.
To an extent, this is one of the reasons I
(01:12):
like golf. You get away for a couple of hours,
which is basically Trump admitting that golf is his form
of meditation, except instead of finding inner peace, he finds
sand traps. The fitness test will be administered by Health
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who I'm sure has some
very specific ideas about what constitutes peak physical condition. Okay, kids,
(01:35):
first we're going to test your one mile run time.
Then we're going to test your ability to identify chemtrails.
Lawrence Taylor took the microphone at the signing ceremony and said,
I'm just proud to be on this team. I don't
know why, I don't know what we're supposed to be doing,
but I'm here to serve. That's the kind of confidence
you want from someone helping design youth fitness programs. Complete
(01:57):
bewilderment about the assignment. Kansas City chiefs kicker Harrison Butcker
was also there, fresh off his controversial commencement speech where
he told female graduates they were probably more excited about
getting married than having careers, so naturally, he's the perfect
person to help encourage young girls to participate in athletics.
The President said this is preparation for hosting the twenty
(02:18):
twenty five Ryder Cup, twenty twenty six World Cup, and
twenty twenty eight Olympics. Apparently the key to international sporting
success is making sure American twelve year olds can do
more sit ups.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
How did we lose the World Cup?
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Well, our midfielder could only do forty seven push ups
instead of fifty. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
quietly removed references to Trump's two impeachments from their Presidential
exhibit in July, And honestly, this is the kind of
historical revisionismism that would make George Orwell reach for his laptop.
The museum had a temporary label up since September twenty
(02:55):
twenty one that mentioned Trump's impeachments alongside those of Andrew
Johnson and Bill Clinton, plus Nixon's near impeachment, But now
that's gone, and the exhibit just says only three presidents
have seriously faced removal, which is technically true if you
don't count the guy who was actually impeached twice. The
Smithsonian claims this was just part of the updating content
(03:16):
that hadn't been refreshed since two thousand and eight. Right,
Because when you're updating a presidential exhibit, the first thing
you do is remove the most recent presidential news. That's
like updating your phone and deleting all your photos from
the last four years. Only three, but we don't have
time to mention their names. Trump signed an executive order
in March to eliminate anti American ideology from Smithsonian Museums
(03:41):
and restore them as symbols of American greatness. We're going
to make America's museums great again by pretending certain things
never happened, the museum spokesperson said. Updating a large gallery
requires significant time and funding, but somehow they found the
time and funding to remove Trump's impeachments. Democrats are trying
(04:09):
to move on from their twenty twenty four election losses,
but their biggest names keep popping back up like a
game of political whack a mole. Kamala Harris just announced
she's writing a book about her campaign called one hundred
and seven Days, which is either the title or how
long it felt to voters. Harris appeared on The Late
Show Thursday night for her first interview since the election,
(04:30):
and she's not ruling out another White House run in
twenty twenty eight. She's also planning to campaign for Democrats
in the twenty twenty six midterms, which has Republicans excited.
As one GOP spokesperson put it, we'd offer to pay
for her plane ticket to any swing district in the country. Meanwhile,
Joe Biden gave a speech to the National Bar Association
(04:51):
where he called these dark days and said Trump's administration
was doing its best to dismantle the constitution. Biden's been
making periodic public appearances, which some Democrats wish he'd stop doing.
One consultant said they're concerned about Biden trying to relitigate
his presidency, which is political speak for please stop talking.
(05:12):
And then there's Hunter Biden, who's been on podcasts settling
scores and attacking everyone from political consultants to George Clooney
for criticizing his father. As one Democratic strategist put it,
no one needs to hear from Hunter Biden, literally, no one,
One Democratic strategist said, potential twenty twenty eight candidates need
to be honest about twenty twenty four or risk losing
(05:33):
credibility if you say anything other than the guy was
not up to the task of running again, and our
party made a mistake in not making that clear. Voters
are going to think you're lying. I say, don't worry
about that. If you're running for office, I just assume
that you're lying. The party finds itself in what one
strategist called a rudderless period, comparing it to after John
(05:53):
Carey's loss in two thousand and four. They're waiting for
their Barack Obama moment, but instead they're getting hunter in
podcast appearances and Kamala Harris book tours. Harris's book promises
a behind the scenes look at running the shortest presidential
campaign in modern history. I'm sure it'll be a riveting
read about how to lose an election in one hundred
(06:13):
and seven days. Chapter one, how to replace the nominee
after a disastrous debate. Chapter two, Why calling Trump supporters
garbage wasn't great messaging. One Silicon Valley Democratic strategist put
it perfectly. The core reason the Democratic Party is in
the position it is in today is because no new figures,
(06:36):
no new ideas, have been allowed to rise up and
take hold. Chuck Schumer probably disagrees. The Democrats want to
turn the page, but they keep reading from the same
chapter and until they find their next generation of leaders.
They're stuck in a sequel nobody asked for. Twenty twenty four,
the revenge portions of today's show were made with the
(06:57):
help of AI and release the Epstein files.
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