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I firmly believe that we're up against fascism.
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I firmly believe that we are up against entrenched corporate interests and an oligarchy that is not going to give this up lightly.
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We're going to have to fight them
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for it and it's going to require all of us pitching in. Right. How motivational. Graham Platinum. What a great leader he is when he's not on Tinder or Kick. That's unbelievable. What's come out. We have New York Post with an exclusive story today. Woman came out, says we bonded. I know he was engaged, but we bonded over the fact that we had the same political beliefs. Okay. It's interesting. And then we found out that he also bragged about his Nazi tattoo and they said part of a killing machine over in Iraq. So he says he and his unit, he said to another woman, he and his unit all have the same Nazi tattoo. So that's wrong. So we know that he's a fake. Oysterman makes $5,000 a year. Either Maine's out of oysters or he's terrible at it or he's not trying at it. People just are trying to make excuses for him. The worst is James Carville. Listen to this. Oh, by the way, who covered up for Bill Clinton for years. Cut 27. But, but I, I think Platinum might be just his ideas and the things that his courage and also his imperfections or imperfections that we can all identify with. Yes. And also I think there's forgiveness. Identify with police. I mean, you had so said. He's a. He goes, I fight for regular guys. Please, on behalf of regular guys everywhere. Don't. Don't put yourself in their category. Other people not making excuses. Senator John Fetterman, he's going to town with this. And keep in mind, he calls him P Hustle because that's the word. That's the handle he uses on his dating sites. Cut 29.
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Let me make a deal. Make a deal. I'll tell P Hustle I'll wear a suit every day if he releases all those texts and messages that he's had for the dozen women, you know, and you can prove, America, what you really. What's these conversation, you know, can. Can Pete Hussle prove how old these people are? Who was he really talking? You know, were they underage? You know, what were these conversations doing that? And why would you do that as a married guy?
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Right. So Senator John Fetterman, who calls him Pete Hussle because that's what he uses on his dating sites, he liked to know. Just tell me exactly who you're going interacting with. Find out how old they are, because most of the people on that kick site are Te. And if you are in fact not dealing with somebody underage and if you provide all those. All those people that you're interacting with, he will wear a suit every day. Would Adam Hunter ever put his reputation on the line like that? And would he use the pseudonym of Pete Hussle to describe Graham Platner? We'll find out. Adam Hunter, outstanding comedian, writer, and also performer for with the Gutfeld Show. We're in your town and you came to see us. Adam, thanks so much.
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Thanks for having me.
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How do you refer to Graham Platter? Do you call him P Hustle or do you call him future Senator Icon?
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I don't know. I mean, role model? I mean, I think everything's. Ever since Fetterman, like, got the brain damage, he's just been right on the money. I know. Like, you almost kind of wish all. All the congress people would go through whatever he is, but, I mean, this dude Platner, I can't believe he's their best choice, like, out of all of Maine. This is the guy. I mean, they should have, like, figured it out right away when he was, like, posting things on Reddit, which was like, do black people tip? Like, that was the first flag. Which, by the way, I Went to high school in Maine. There are no black people in Maine, so he wouldn't even know that was number. There's like 2.7% people, but that was number one. And then with the Nazi tattoo, which he didn't know then, it was just. He was calling girls slash gashes, gash wounds.
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I don't even know what that means.
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Yeah, yeah. And I mean, some of the pickup lines he was using allegedly were like, hey, you know, I want to invade you just like Poland. And then he was like, why don't you come over and let's play duck duck goose step. You know, he had all these like, I'm Fetterman, you know, Right. This guy, this guy can't be the number one guy for them.
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What's amazing is, and we're going to talk of this on One Nation on Sunday, is that they really didn't even Google him. So if Adam Hunter wanted to run for office, Adam, you know, the first thing you would probably say is check bay out thoroughly. I want to get all the opposition research out because I don't need to destroy my family and running. So you would think that this guy wanted the operation before he jumped in, but they go and find him. He's a fake oyster man who says he's a working class guy whose dad was rich and he went to a prep school. It cost 70,000, so there's nothing authentic about him. And then the people that screened him, I mean, do they ever work again, period?
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No. I mean, I look, you look at those people, it's like. It's like a testosterone ad. Or like, is it basically. I've never seen more estrogen. These people make Tim Wallace look like Chuck Norris. Right? It's just the late, the late Chuck Norris. Rest in peace. But. But, yeah. No, and then when I was on last comic standing and I was in the finals, they. They knew every parking tick, they knew every speeding ticket.
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Right?
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I mean, they really do it. When you go on a reality show, Survivor or Big Brother, they find things out. I mean, how do they not know any of this stuff? I mean, he was blasting Purple Heart people saying horrible things about them. He's not, I mean, we're not even talking about the fact that he's like a communist. You know, his policies are terrible.
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See, I have a theory. Do you realize in terms of, let's say he gets past the personal faux pas, you know, you know, Donald Trump didn't have a perfect past. Bill Clinton didn't have. Doesn't have a perfect present. I mean, he had huge problems. But let's say we get past that. The scary thing is he's not a center left guy. He's a. He is Elizabeth Warren. He is Mayor Mamdani. You know, he is aoc.
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Yeah.
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So that's the thing. Is this almost a distraction? You look at the Reddit stuff is like the good news about him?
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Yeah, yeah. I mean, they can't. I can't believe, because Maine, I grew up in the high school in Maine, onto a place called the Hyde School in Maine. And it is hardworking people.
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Oh, yeah.
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It is blue collar.
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There's not a lot of people. Right. A lot of open land. Yeah.
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It's freezing, but it is beautiful. It's a beautiful place. And the fact that they have this guy, I just think that they can't cut their losses. Sometimes you just got to cut your loss and be like, this is not the guy and run anybody else.
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Right.
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This can't be the number one guy.
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I want to hear more from Senator Fetterman. He was on just talking about this, who he is cut 30.
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How would a Democrat describe P Hustle if that was a Republican and the terms that they would use, that would be true. And that's exactly who he is. Now, you don't have to actually insult P Hustle. You know, he has already defiled his own character and behavior. And you know, he hasn't. It's not about, it's not about redemption. This is a guy that's pleading after he got caught and lying. He lies about everything. He was in D.C. last week and he lied to, you know, the people here in our caucus, like, oh, no, there won't be any more scandals. And then there is. And there, you know, he likes to rough up his ex girlfriend. So now there will be more shoes dropping.
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So, I mean, it's going to be tough for them to go against Paxton, who's got huge problems too. I don't know why the people text, get all angry, but John Cornish is a classy guy. You disagree with him on a couple of things. Raised like $400 million for the senators and they go, got to go with Ken Paxton, who's gonna be on trial. His wife's like taking him to court. This is gonna be a public hearing. I mean, this is not gonna be good.
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No, I mean, look, it's not like, look, the guy in Colorado is pretty bad too, though. The Republican who like, who lied about. Seems to be lying about killing people at seven years old. You know that guy?
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No, I didn't even know this Guy.
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There's a guy in Colorado who's. Who's, like the number one guy for the Republicans who they're just blasting about. They just keep catching him in all these kind of lies. It's almost like they just. Everyone's focused on who the worst person is, you know, like. Like, they have their guy, and then now that we have this guy. But, yeah, I mean, I heard at Platner's victory party, he was sending everyone who vote for him free penis pictures.
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So that's.
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Yeah, yeah, he was sending them all that, which was nice. And then, like, we talked on Gutfeld. He said any guy that, like, came in, whatever, he would just. He would rape them, but not in a gay way, which, by the way, you're quoting. Yeah, I'm quoting.
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Yeah.
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I don't even understand that.
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Right.
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And then now his ex said that he had a really small. You know.
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Don't know what you mean.
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Yeah, yeah, he was very small down there. She could almost not see it. So that. Yeah, it's just Nazi.
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That's the only thing he denies.
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Yeah, that's the only.
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Yeah, the Nazi tattoo. Oh, yeah, it's a Nazi tattoo. But let me just tell you.
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Yeah. I mean, it's just. And then. And then even, like, the whole thing with, like. I don't understand where the, like, the whole me too movement. I guess if your estate starts with me, me too doesn't work because, like, how are we just. How are they just letting this guy get away with it? Even the woman on the. On the New York Times last night, she said, oh, well, you know, with. As far as these women, it's a little different than other things. You know, it's just one allegation. Right. I thought it was believe all women right now. It's just one. Oh, it's only one.
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He would grab and be rough with them and then lock them in rooms. Okay.
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It happens while filing his ax.
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Yeah.
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Who has an axe that they're filing all day while a woman's. I mean, this is like a Stephen King.
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Well, the funniest thing. Adam, I don't know if you got this. There's so many anecdotes. He said, look, I didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo. My brother married a Jewish woman. I never would have taken my shirt off at his wedding if I knew it was a Nazi tattoo. It would have been so insulting. Now, let's break that sentence down a little bit. When's the last time you were at a wedding, just to be honest? And when did you take your shirt off.
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Never.
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Have you met somebody that took their shirt off at a wedding.
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I didn't take my shirt off after my wedding. But like, like that, right? I didn't take my shirt off.
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Yeah. You don't want to ruin the night.
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No, I think I fell asleep. Yeah. I mean, he's just, it's all bad. It's just so funny that this is the number one guy. Right? I mean, that woman who, the woman who, who dropped out like two weeks ago, that he was the governor.
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The governor. She's 78 years old, Mills. Yes.
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She, she has to be kicking herself. Like, why didn't I just wait? Why, why did I wait for.
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Well, this guy's got. This is the sad part. And this is why the next chapter could be written now. Susan Collins, whatever you think of her, she's center, right? And she's classy woman. I don't picture ever cursing at all, let alone Nazi tattoos and has a dark side. It would be stunning. But, you know, she's got a. She always seems to find a way. But the money, the more allegations come out, the more money pours in. And Bernie Sanders, all these people have not backed off. I couldn't believe. I mean, I just played James Carville before, before you walked in. So I won't play it again. But James Carville says, I think people like, he's just like a normal guy. People relate to him. Excuse. I don't think so. There's, there's some others, like Ro Khanna actually appear with them last Friday night. So they think that this guy is, is going to be good. He's going to be good for everybody.
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No, they're not looking at bigger picture. Bigger picture is anytime they call anyone a Nazi now or anyone that's calling anyone a racist or it's like you're going to. Oh, really?
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Right. Here's Sonny Hostin of the view. Cut 28. I don't think Republicans at this point
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can ask us to take the moral high ground.
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There you go. That is over at this point.
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That's right.
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That it's time for Democrats to stop
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that nonsense, put emotions on the side.
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Let's be strategic. Let's get some power.
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All right. We're going to take a time out, so don't worry about it. He's going to run, so he's going to stay in. And I think these revelations are going to come fast and furious. Why that kicks site. The more people tell me about the kick site, it's like two thirds are teenagers. So I mean, come on, if you, if you link him with a teenager,
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the pictures haven't even come out yet, right? They haven't Even like the 12 pictures, 12 women that he was texting. They haven't even. And then time puts him on the COVID Like Time magazine puts this guy on the COVID Like who do they not put? O.J.
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and he really tried to downplay it.
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He knew there was already talk about his age he spent that week. This is how he celebrated. It was a birthday brunch Thanksgiving week between a family trip and his granddaughter's wedding. Very low key. He stayed out of the spotlight that week. President Trump, meanwhile, is building an illuminated octagon with a 92 foot portable canopy stage known as the Claw, where he and thousands of spectators will watch half naked men brutally assault each other. So to each their own, I suppose. For more on this, let's go to political commentator Adam Hunter, now an outstanding comedian. Adam Hunter from Gutfeld, in his own stage career. How do you feel about that comparison, Adam?
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I mean, it's ridiculous. Look, half naked men.
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It's called ufc.
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It's better than when Al Sharpton called it, like, slavery, which I said, like, you know, which. One of the jokes I wrote for Greg was like, yeah, I never masturbated to ruse. But, but, but, but it's just, look, Trump likes a lot of the things that I like. He likes these, all these, you know, Rush hour. He likes fighting. He likes Rush Hour.
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Movie. Yeah.
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Some of the same music. So I, I happen to love it. You know, I happen to love. I used to work for the ufc. Me, to roast fighters. Very, very safe. Very, like six years. Sorry. Safe job. A couple fighters got mad. Jon Jones, who's like the most powerful black heavyweight since Lizzo, he got upset other people. But I think it's great, you know, I mean, a lot of people are excited about it. I don't know if you know this, but Don Lemon has already asked to check all the cups on the guys, which is good.
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He's volunteering.
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Yeah, he's volunteering. Bill Clinton is already in the. In the dressing room with the ring girls, which is nice.
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Make sure they know what they're doing.
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They're basing the leather on Nancy Pelo Pelosi's face gloves. It's going to be. And they have a couple backups, like, in case the fights don't happen. They have a couple guys, like, they're going to have John Fetterman versus Pants. They're going to have Laura Loomer fight. What's her name? Caitlyn.
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Caitlyn Jenner.
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No, no, no. Caitlyn.
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She would lose.
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What's my. Whatever her name is?
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Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Yeah. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Yeah. I mean, just might as well. I. I think it's. I think it's gonna be great. I'm excited for it. They say it might rain in her butch body. And her. Yeah. And her butch Bodley.
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Yeah.
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And Jasmine Crockett. They're all going to be there. No, Candace Owens is what I was checking out, but they're saying it might rain, which is not good because I think Liz Warren was dancing on the White House lawn trying to get a rain dance going because she's against it. Against it.
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It's an outdoor event. Do you know this? I'm going to throw this at you. Do you know that Karen Best's brother is suing the city of Los Angeles because his House burned down. Does he know who his sister is? The mayor that let it bride burn down.
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It's the craziest. You know, it's. It's the worst sibling feud since Elia Ilhan Omar and her brother got divorced.
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Right? It's still hurting.
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Yeah, that's still hurting. It's crazy. I mean, can't, like, Karen Bass just like Venmo, the guy, money at the dinner? I mean, how awkward is it? First of all, the class.
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There's some hospice money laying around you could use.
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I think it's in the reservoir. I think. I think that's where the votes were for Spencer. For what's her name?
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Spencer Pratt.
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Yes. Spencer Pratt. God. I mean, they can't fix anything in California except an election, right? Nothing else can be fixed.
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And we don't know if it's fixed.
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We don't know if it's fair.
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Because you remember when you're on with me, I'm a journalist, and you have to be Adam Hunter, the journalist. Why is everyone. Why were you the most upset about the assassination attempt or one of the most upset at the white.
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Because I got hired to write jokes for the president, for Trump, which, by the way, I'm a comedian. If, if Biden would have hired me, I would have wrote jokes for him. I would have wrote jokes for Bill Clinton, Obama, George Bush. It just happened to be Trump. You know, I got hired for a speech that one of them went really well. I said, like, for one of the speeches I wrote, Liz Warren would be here, but couldn't get a reservation. That went viral. That went all the way to Scott Bessett on the Senate floor. She's like, he's like, you hear that, like, joke that I said about you? And she's like, I heard about Trump said about you. So, yeah, I got hired to write for the White House correspondence that. We were all excited. I had my whole family.
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And it was a tough. It was a tough monologue.
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It was. It was going to be great. I don't want it because he's still going to do it in July.
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He's going to do it.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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Did he want an update?
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I'm going to give him an update, but I don't know what jokes from the past he's going to use because he's like, it was rough. He's like, I was all ready to go in there. It was a tough one. But the crazy part was like, while the shooting was happening, they're like, it's like, still might go on, like the whole So I was writing jokes while people were underneath the table shooting. Yeah, like, people were under breaking news. Trump was under the table. And I'm like, Bill Clinton heard there were girls at the table and ran to the event. And man, that mentalist couldn't predict anything. Like, I was like, because they say it might go on. You know, they told everyone to get down and Nicki Minaj started dancing. Yeah, I was, I was cranking them out. But, you know, maybe the next.
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So that you answer the question, Adam Hunter can handle breaking news with breaking jokes.
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Yes, you have.
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All right, so Adam, would you join me Sunday at 10 o' clock on One Nation? Is it too much to ask? Is it too much? Brian, Kill me.
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Of course, I'd love to.
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All right.
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At seven o'. Clock. You still get home on time.
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Thank you.
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All right, go next, right?
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Yes, of course, yes.
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Podcast: Brian Kilmeade Show
Episode: Writing Jokes Under Fire at the Correspondents' Dinner!
Host: Brian Kilmeade
Date: June 13, 2026
Main Guest: Adam Hunter, comedian, writer, and Gutfeld Show contributor
This episode features a lively and irreverent discussion between Brian Kilmeade and comedian Adam Hunter about the political scandals surrounding Senate candidate Graham Platner, the vetting process within parties, the blurred lines in political allegiances, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and the challenges of writing political humor during a real-time crisis. Adam shares behind-the-scenes stories of joke-writing for Trump and recounts how the would-be assassination at the Correspondents’ Dinner changed everything.
Graham Platner's Troubled Candidacy: The episode opens with sharp commentary on Graham Platner, whose history includes allegations of Nazi tattoos, inappropriate online behavior, false claims of blue-collar status, and mistreatment of women.
Failure in Candidate Vetting: Both Kilmeade and Hunter express disbelief that Platner wasn’t vetted more thoroughly.
Comparison to Reality TV Checks:
Democratic and Republican Missteps: The conversation extends to hypocrisy on both sides, referencing other politicians' scandals, and challenging the current "believe all women" mantra's selective application.
Media and Politician Responses: Fetterman is highlighted for his pointed remarks on Platner’s scandals, suggesting he’ll wear a suit daily if Platner proves certain accusations untrue.
Money Flow Despite Allegations:
Roasting Platner: Adam Hunter mocks Platner’s online personas, his ineptitude, and the implausible Nazi tattoo explanation.
Shifting Standards & Me Too: Hunter skewers media double standards on sexual misconduct allegations, especially when party lines are involved.
The Assassination Attempt and Comedy: Adam was hired to write jokes for Trump's White House Correspondents’ Dinner set, which was abruptly canceled due to a shooting incident.
Adaptability Under Pressure: Adam reflects on writing jokes in the midst of chaos.
Trump’s UFC Spectacle:
Local Political Grievances:
The conversation is rapid-fire, irreverent, and marked by a breezy, sarcastic back-and-forth. Both Kilmeade and Hunter skew heavily toward satire and exaggeration, especially when discussing controversial or scandalous behaviors. There’s an insider’s sense of humor around both politics and comedy writing, with plenty of ribbing and mockery.
This episode offers an entertaining, zinger-laden look at the state of American political scandals and media coverage, featuring comedian Adam Hunter’s firsthand account of joke-writing for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner during a crisis. It’s a behind-the-scenes glimpse for political junkies and comedy fans alike, underscoring how, no matter what unfolds in Washington, someone is always ready with a punchline—even when the stakes are deadly serious.