First off, thank you to the thousands of you who joined me and Katie Couric live. This community is why my brothers and I—and our entire team—do this. If you missed it (or want to re-watch), I’ve embedded the full conversation with Katie Couric above. Please share it widely and consider joining as a paid subscriber if you haven’t yet.
Katie opened with the question I get often: how do we keep up with this avalanche of chaos? My answer is simple: moral clarity. Start from values and the coverage writes itself. We don’t “both-sides” a hate rally when the speaker literally declares hate. We don’t pretend it’s normal when a president plays doctor and tells pregnant women to avoid Tylenol or tries to convert the People’s House into a gilded ballroom sponsored by his corporate donors. We call it what it is.
Trump’s UN spectacle was pure grievance and cruelty. Yes, tens of millions still cheer that. We have to reckon with that. But a majority of Americans don’t. He’s losing altitude because the cruelty is the point, and most people don’t want their country run by a bully whose only ideology is self-enrichment. Our job is to show receipts. Show the clip, the document, the lie, side by side. No euphemisms. No enabling. Just ‘play the clip,’ as I like to say.
Katie and I also talked about the corporate capitulation around Jimmy Kimmel. I’ve sat in those executive suites. I’ve heard the soaring speeches about civil rights and “values.” Then a bully rattles the cage, and suddenly principles are negotiable. But just like with mob threats, once you pay the protection racket, they always come back for more.
The ballroom grift at the White House isn’t a “personal touch.” I liken it to a marker, like a dog peeing on your mailbox to claim his territory. Where’s the action? Where are the lawsuits? If you’re comfortable with foreign or corporate money reshaping public property, you’re comfortable with corruption. I’m not. None of us should be.
We also discussed the creeping effort to muzzle the press, including nonsense “pledges” to report only “authorized” information. That is straight up authoritarian. The press can’t keep treating this like normal politics. “That’s just Trump being Trump” is how democracies drift into soft dictatorships.
And yes, we must demand more from our politicians. People want leaders who look them in the eye and say: I care about you. I feel your pain. Here’s what I’m doing. There are bright spots, like real pushback from governors and communicators who understand message discipline. But the moment demands organization and action that matches the stakes. Voters want fighters who will put skin in the game, not just press releases and strongly-worded letters.
What can you do right now? Live your values out loud. Don’t let everyday cruelty pass unchallenged. Show up for peaceful mass actions like the ‘No Kings’ rallies if you can. Support independent media so we can keep bringing receipts instead of vibes. Clip, cite, and share. Rest when you must, then get back in. Authoritarians count on your exhaustion; don’t give it to them.
We also touched on the Epstein files and the daily scandal conveyor belt. The $50,000 “COVID bag” bribe allegations, the UAE chip-for-cash corruption, and more. If any of this were exculpatory for Trump, Fox would have it on a loop. The frantic blocking is the tell. The game isn’t to chase every headline; it’s to expose the pattern: corruption, impunity, and the systematic demolition of guardrails. Keep the pressure on. Make them answer under oath.
A quick aside: I really want to thank you all. Successful resistance needs people who show up with evidence, integrity, and community. That’s you. That’s us. We will never be perfect, but we will be persistent. And we will be honest.
Thank you again for showing up live in such huge numbers. If this conversation resonated, please share the video, subscribe here, and invite a friend into the fight. We’ll keep bringing the receipts. We’ll keep saying “No.” And together, we’ll reclaim the idea of America from a con man who mistakes cruelty for power and gold paint for greatness.
