Met Gala Calamity, Obama's Marriage TENSION, Meghan Markle's Cash Grab, and Cougar Couple Trend

Summary

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Spot On with Link Lauren

Episode: Met Gala Calamity, Obama's Marriage TENSION, Meghan Markle's Cash Grab, and Cougar Couple Trend

Host: Link Lauren
Date: May 6, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Link Lauren delivers classic sharp-tongued commentary on the latest political and pop culture debacles. With snarky humor and unfiltered honesty, Link dives into the reported marriage tension between Barack and Michelle Obama, dishes out scathing observations on the Met Gala’s fashion disasters, covers Meghan Markle’s latest cash grab stunt, and examines why younger men are increasingly dating older women. The episode wraps up with a discussion of President Trump’s reintroduction of the Presidential Fitness Test, peppered with relatable, witty asides.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Barack and Michelle Obama’s Marriage in the Spotlight

• Barack Obama’s New Yorker Interview: Link opens by discussing Barack’s revelation that Trump has caused "genuine tension" in his marriage to Michelle.
• Unfiltered View on the Obamas’ Relationship:
  • "Barack Obama... his marriage is in shambles. I guess nobody’s told him yet. Michelle hates him." (00:36)
  • Link claims Michelle “cannot stand” Barack, referencing Michelle’s past public admissions about marital struggles.
  • Criticism of Michelle’s public persona: "All she does is complain and whine. I guess Barack Obama is just now realizing this." (00:36)
  • Points out Michelle’s complaints about White House life as tone-deaf and privileged.
  • Suggestion that Barack needs to "be the man of the house" and that their family appears to be “in shambles.”
• Keen Observations and Memorable Quotes:
  • "She literally said in an interview that there were 10 years where she could not stand her husband. Now, there were eight years where we couldn’t stand him either." (04:58)
  • "If you are spilling out to reporters that there are problems in your relationship, then imagine what’s underneath the surface. That is just the tip of the iceberg, okay?" (08:31)

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2. Met Gala: The Circus of Calamity

• Final Referendum on the Met Gala:
  • Link calls for this to be “potentially the last Met Gala ever,” mocking it as an event for elites to play dress-up for the amusement of regular folks.
  • "It’s that one night a year where every celebrity traipses up and down a staircase in some ridiculous clown outfit, and we get to sit at home in our sweatpants laughing at them." (08:40)
• Fashion Disasters Highlighted:
  • Sarah Paulson:
    • Showed up with a dollar bill over her eyes, "protesting the 1%" despite wealth and ticket price hypocrisy.
    • "Sarah Paulson, you’re a clown. You’re a fool. We almost need to crown you utter Calamity of the week just for being so ridiculous." (10:13)
  • Heidi Klum:
    • Wore a "bizarre spirit Halloween outfit" resembling a "toilet paper toga."
    • "She used to be a supermodel… and she shows up looking like she’s covered in toilet paper." (09:53)
  • Madonna:
    • Ridiculed for "Pirates of the Caribbean ship on her head," heavy cosmetic changes, and an overall “shipwrecked” look.
    • "Maybe the Titanic. This outfit is kind of like the Titanic because it’s going down." (11:56)
  • Al Sharpton:
    • Attended "to support Beyoncé," but Link jokes he "should do ads for Ozempic" given his dramatic weight loss. (12:48)
  • Olivia Wilde:
    • Wore a dress with a "cage on her ass."
    • "Ma’am, you have a pile of scrap metal junk, rusted out, glued to your butt. And you think you’re glamour?" (14:07)
  • Kris Jenner:
    • Described as wearing a "Mrs. Roper caftan," likened to "an old gay man who was about to retire in Palm Springs." (15:41)
• Met Gala’s Changing Culture:
  • Critique over loss of exclusivity and overexposure of influencers.
  • "The carpet goes on for five hours… because they gotta wait for Rihanna and Beyoncé to show up." (15:04)
• Lauren Sanchez & Jeff Bezos:
  • Praised as the only "decently dressed" major attendee; Link questions protests over Bezos’ funding.
  • "Instead of just hating on someone who has money, try to work with them… the Bezoses seem very open to financing scientists and studies and people who need it." (17:42)

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3. Royal Update: Meghan Markle’s "Cash Grab"

• Meghan Markle’s Outfit Sale Controversy
  • Meghan allegedly tried to sell the outfit she wore to meet survivors of a terrorist attack, using the event for personal profit.
  • "This is some low down, dirty Kardashian behavior. This is what every little influencer under the sun does." (19:46)
  • Meghan’s defense in an interview is read and mocked as "garbledy goop" and PR spin (21:32).
  • "She got caught grifting and marching off meeting with survivors and that’s pretty gross." (21:36)
• Harry and Meghan’s Struggles Compared to King Charles
  • Claims King Charles and Queen Camilla’s US trip was far more successful and destabilizing for the Sussexes’ narrative.
  • "The press is always going to love covering the real royals more than they love covering us." (22:15)
• Full Circle Moment for Link:
  • Link notes it’s the 3-year anniversary of King Charles’s coronation, reminiscing how covering it launched his media presence.
  • "Getting up to cover that coronation is how people really discovered me… so today is a very, very full circle moment for me." (23:07)

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4. Trending: Young Men Dating Older Women

• The "Cougar Couple" Phenomenon:
  • Cites a New York Times opinion piece and New York Post data on a 64% rise in young men seeking older partners (24:18).
  • Breaks down reasons for the trend: older women are more financially secure, not seeking kids, value autonomy/fun; younger men may want fewer familial pressures or want to be supported.
  • "Maybe younger men are like, look, we don’t want to work that much. We want a break, okay?" (25:45)
• Double Standards and Celebrity Examples:
  • Notes societal double standard for cougar couples vs. older men with younger women.
  • Celebrity examples: Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher, Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble, Cher, Madonna, Ellen & Portia (27:58–28:25).
  • "If I were an older woman, I’d be dating a younger man, too. Hello! They can fix things, carry bags, carry luggage. I really can’t be bothered with all that." (29:39)
• Link’s Take on Compatibility:
  • "I actually don’t think age matters so much. I think age is less important in today’s society than being aligned with your values… it’s much harder to date across party lines… than to date across an age barrier." (26:03)

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5. Presidential Fitness Test Returns

• Trump’s Policy Move:
  • President Trump reinstates the Presidential Fitness Test, previously discontinued under Obama.
  • "Wasn’t Barack’s wife, Michelle, all about fitness… Why were y’all doing away with the Presidential Fitness Test? It makes no sense." (31:35)
• Child Health Crisis Context:
  • Sobering statistics: up to 60% of US kids have a chronic health issue (obesity, asthma, diabetes, ADD, etc.).
  • "If Gen Z, Gen Alpha and so forth don’t have health and wellness, what kind of country do we have?" (33:42)
  • Humorous reflection: "The only thing I run after is a sale at Sam’s or Costco. The only thing I run after is an all you can eat buffet." (34:18, 34:24)
• Applause for the Move:
  • "Kudos to President Trump and with everybody in his administration for prioritizing children’s health." (35:40)

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• On Michelle Obama:
  “She literally said in an interview that there were 10 years where she could not stand her husband. Now, there were eight years where we couldn’t stand him either.”
  — Link Lauren [04:58]

• On Met Gala fashion:
  “Sarah Paulson, you’re a clown. You’re a fool. We almost need to crown you utter Calamity of the week just for being so ridiculous.”
  — Link Lauren [10:13]

• On Met Gala’s decline:
  “This might need to be the last one. Anna Wintour… maybe take a couple of years off. Regroup. Be a little bit more selective.”
  — Link Lauren [14:07]

• On Meghan Markle’s PR defense:
  “That is a bunch of garbledy goop. She’s acting like this is about the designer. No, you wore an outfit you thought girls were gonna go out there and buy so you can make a little bit money to pay for the mansion in Montecito and your trips around the world.”
  — Link Lauren [21:32]

• On cougar relationships:
  “Cher, do you believe in life after love? Apparently you believe in life after diapers.”
  — Link Lauren [28:00]

• On fitness tests:
  “The only thing I run after is a sale at Sam’s or Costco.”
  — Link Lauren [34:18]

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Key Timestamps

• Obama marriage segment: 00:36–08:39
• Met Gala chaos: 08:39–17:42
• Meghan Markle royal update: 17:42–24:18
• Cougar couple trend: 24:18–29:39
• Presidential Fitness Test return: 31:35–35:40

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Episode Tone

• Unapologetically sharp, irreverent, and comedic.
• Heavy on sarcasm and witty cultural observations.
• Encourages audience engagement—Link wants to hear agreement and dissent alike:
  "I love when you guys agree with me, disagree with me, because you know, I welcome everything on our page." (17:42)

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Takeaway

A roller-coaster ride through pop culture and politics—no sacred cows, plenty of laughs, and some biting, sometimes controversial takes on the week's most overexposed headlines.

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Transcript

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[Lauren]

Happy hump day. We have a lot to discuss. Okay, Barack Obama. His marriage is in shambles. I guess nobody's told him yet. Michelle hates him. Michelle cannot stand you. We all know that. Michelle is insufferable. All she does is complain and whine. I guess Barack Obama is just now realizing this. We're also going to break down what happened at the Met Gala, because even though it was two days ago, we still need a little bit of a referendum. And we haven't seen you guys since the Met Gala. So we have some of the ridiculous buffoonery, tomfoolery and some of the wiggery and chicanery and any other synonym that ends with E. We're going to discuss it having to do with the Met Gala. Heidi Klum, you were a disaster. I don't know what was going on. People say this is an event for the elites, but y' all just look like clowns. So we're going to break that down. We have some more political stories, some more cultural stories, things. This morning, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Okay, Last night, you guys, I said, I'm going to go to bed early and get a good night's rest. I need to catch up on sleep. And you know how when you try to go to bed early, your body and your brain know you're fooling us? You're trying to go to bed and get a good night's rest, and then they sabotage you. So I finally fell asleep at about 1 or 2. I wake up at 5 to this noise. It's. It's this chirping. There are these animals. I did not watch Animal Planet growing up. I was watching Bob Fosse, which explains a lot. Jazz hands. So I didn't watch Discovery Channel or Animal Planet, but I did record the animals outside my window. I don't know if it was a bird. I don't know what it was. I'm going to go for a walk. In my neighborhood. And if I see a little female bird limping around, it did sound like every other bird in the nest took turns on her. Okay. I don't know if it's because it's spring or summer, it's nice weather, but all of the animals are out in full force, especially the birds. Okay, so I've been up since 5. I had some scrambled eggs, I had a couple of Milano cookies. I'm up, I'm here. We're persevering. I'm so excited to be back with you guys. We have a great show planned, but we got to pay some bills really quickly. We have a 60 second ad and then we're back to discuss Barack, Michelle, the Met gala and everything. Stay tuned. This spring if you want real results. Better gut health, glowing skin, stronger hair, and steady energy, start with Colostrum. When your gut is balance, everything else improves. Today's sponsor, Cowboy Colostrum offers premium bovine colostrum sourced entirely from American grass fed cows and made in the usa. Unlike many brands, it uses true first day whole colostrum packed with bioactives like immunoglobulins and growth factors. Don't worry. Only surplus colostrum is collected after calves are fully nourished. Cowboy Colostrum is unprocessed, full fat and protein rich for maximum nutrient density. Supporting your gut can boost immunity, reduce bloating and improve skin, hair, nails and energy levels. Results you can actually see and feel. It's also easy to enjoy with natural flavors like chocolate, Madagascar vanilla, matcha and strawberry made from real ingredients. Just add a scoop to your coffee or smoothie and feel the difference all day long. For a limited time, our listeners get up to 25% off their entire order. Just head to cowboycolostrum.com link and use code link at checkout. That's 25% off when you use code [e-mail] link well, there's trouble in paradise for Barack and Michelle Obama, the happy couple. Barack Obama, who's been all over the news and the Internet because he did an interview with the New Yorker in which he said that Donald Trump has caused genuine tension in his marriage to Michelle. Apparently the Trump derangement syndrome is eating them up in Martha's Vineyard as well. It's not going well for them. Okay. Apparently he's going to blame Donald Trump for for all of his marital issues and the fact that Michelle is upset with him. But Barack. Come in close. Come in close, sweetie. Your wife hates you. Your wife can't stand you. We've all known this, okay? Anybody who has listened to Michelle Obama's podcast, to any interview she has given, all she does is complain about this. Man, I almost feel bad for Barack Obama. And people were writing me on social media saying, listen, we can't stand his politics. We don't think he was a good president. But honestly, going home to your wife who complains constantly and hates, she literally said in an interview that there were 10 years where she could not stand her husband. Now, there were eight years where we couldn't stand him either.

[Link]

But no, she said there were 10

[Lauren]

years where she could not stand her husband. And so I guess Barack Obama is tardy to the party, figuring out that all Michelle Obama does is whine and complain and bitch and moan. And we even have pictures of her taping her podcast. So Michelle Obama, she sits up in her mansion in Martha's Vineyard with these spaceballs on her head whining about how hard her life is. There are people who actually have real problems in this world, but Michelle Obama has the audacity to go out there and complain that she has to do hair and makeup. She complained that she had to pay for food in the White House.

[Link]

I had to pay for my own food in the White House. I had to pay for my own private jet, you guys, I have it so hard.

[Lauren]

Michelle Obama, okay, she is one of the most spoiled, privileged little brats on earth. She's probably the most privileged woman on earth. There's nobody who was praised more by the liberal media and the liberal establishment than Michelle Obama. All Michelle Obama does is complain, though. I would love for Michelle Obama to go work a 9 to 5. She says she's this girl from the south side of Chicago, rags to riches story. Why doesn't she just say thank you? Michelle Obama should go up to Barack Obama in the house. You know, when they pass each other in the house, she should go up to him and say, honey, thank you for this life we have built together. I had the honor and the privilege of being first lady of the United States. We have two beautiful children. Look at the pictures of this house in Martha's Vineyard. What does she have to complain about? But it just goes to show you money, power, fame, access. They can't really change you. If you're an unhappy, miserable wench, then you're going to be an unhappy, miserable winch in your mansion in Martha's Vineyard with a cook and a chef. Well, I don't know if they still have the chef. The chef allegedly drowned in two feet of water. A few feet away, but they don't have a chef anymore. But how is she still complaining? So Barack Obama, you can say what you want about Donald Trump. You can say he's the reason there's tension in your marriage. He's the reason your wife is upset. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Okay, everybody under the Tuscan sun knows that your wife is a complainer. All she does is sit on her podcast and complain. I thought there was maybe even. She didn't like the way Barack Obama chewed. She didn't like the way he chewed his food or something. I don't know. So I'm glad Barack Obama has finally woken up to this. We live in an era now where if they got divorced, it'd be a headline for one day. One or two days, that's it. If Barack Obama was single. Listen, I don't like his politics. I don't like when he wears those mom jeans. But I do think he could go out there and live a good life as a single man. Their kids are grown. Their kids are outside of the house. I don't know what Sasha and Malia are doing. Anytime I see their kids, they're out chain smoking in the street and harem pants and bra tops. So they're not real winners either. So I think the Obama household is in shambles, and Barack needs to be the man. Barack needs to be the man of the house. Stop being a little beta male and get your home in order. Get your home in order. Right? But you couldn't really run the country, so I'm not surprised that you can't run your household. And we've even seen this with, you know, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton. Their house was a mess. Everything else was a mess. So we never know what people have going on behind closed doors. But telling the New Yorker that there's genuine tension in your marriage, if you are spilling out to reporters that there are problems in your relationship, then imagine what's underneath the surface. That is just the tip of the iceberg, okay? When a man is out there telling

[Link]

journalists there's tension in his marriage, honey,

[Lauren]

everything is a lot worse than we even know. So I won't be surprised if we see them in divorce court. But we've got to move on to the Met Gala.

[Link]

Well, now we need to do a

[Lauren]

final referendum and look back at the Met Gala from Monday night. I think this needs to be the last Met Gala ever. Okay? I don't know how it could get any worse. And I know a lot of people like to hate on The Met Gala. Oh, it's for the elites and this and that. Yeah, that's why I like to laugh and gawk at it. It's that one night a year where every celebrity traipses up and down a staircase in some ridiculous clown outfit, and we get to sit at home in our sweatpants and our pajamas, laughing at them and judging them, okay? Acting like Miranda Priestly from the Devil Wears Prada. We get to sit at home and judge these fools. And what's so funny is they are going up and down that carpet, smizing and giving faces, and they're really, really feeling their oats. They're really feeling like they're hot stuff.

[Link]

We're all at home going, you guys look ridiculous. You look ridiculous.

[Lauren]

So let's go through some of the outfits. I want to start with Sarah Paulson. So Sarah Paulson, she's a famous actress. She's from American Horror Story. She showed up with a dollar bill over her eyes, and she was apparently protesting the 1%. She was there to protest the 1%. Now, mind you, tickets allegedly go for 100,000. She has a net worth of $12 million. So if you were trying to protest the 1%, maybe you should have just stayed at home. You know what I'm saying?

[Link]

I don't think going to the Met

[Lauren]

Gala is the place to protest the 1%, because tickets are hundreds of thousands of dollars. But this is what she did. She's become a laughingstock all over the Internet. And it goes to show you, right, these people are all talk and no action. She wants to protest the elites, but she still wasn't gonna miss out on going to the Met Gala.

[Link]

If you notice, she's like, listen, okay,

[Lauren]

I'm gonna do a little protest boat. I'm gonna wear a dollar bill over my head, which looks so stupid, And I'm gonna still go and cavort and, you know, rub elbows and shoulders and sip champagne and let them eat cake. So, Sarah Paulson, you're a clown. You're a fool. We almost need to crown you utter Calamity of the week just for being so ridiculous. Now I want to go to Heidi Klum. So Heidi Klum showed up in this bizarre spirit Halloween outfit. I don't know what's going on with Heidi Klum. I don't know if her brain has snapped. I don't know if she's had an aneurysm, but she used to be a supermodel. Heidi Klum was one of our most famous supermodels, and she shows up looking like she's number one covered in toilet paper. It's like she did toilet paper. She looks party city spirit, Halloween. This is not glamour. And this is a woman who had a show for 20 years. Was it Project Runway? What show was it where she would judge people on how they look? If I went onto her show and she tried to tell me anything about my style and fashion, I'd be like, ma', am, you showed up in a toilet paper toga to the Met Gala, and Madonna was no better. She showed up with the Pirates of the Caribbean ship on her head. Okay, looking shipwrecked. Here's Madonna. Now, if you don't recognize Madonna, people fell in love with Madonna back in the 80s and the 90s. That was five faces ago. Okay, y' all gotta get with the program. So Madonna, she looks a little bit different. She's been nipped and tucked and flipped and since the dawn of time. So she showed up with a ship on her head. I don't know what's going on. I thought maybe it was a symbol or some type of message. You know, there's that ship that's stranded over there with the hantavirus, where the people can't get off. I thought she was maybe doing this in solidarity for the people over there who were stuck on that ship.

[Link]

I don't know what she's like.

[Lauren]

Maybe the Titanic. This. This outfit is kind of like the Titanic because it's going down. It's going down. It hit an iceberg. It's going down. She's also carrying some little flute or some trumpet. I don't know what this is. This is like some Tim Burton steampunk, shipwrecked kind of look. And fun fact, One of the people carrying the train is one of my old friends from New York. So I guess that's good for your career that you got to carry Madonna's train. But this who outfit is still an utter calamity. So let's move on. Who else do we have? Al Sharpton. So Al Sharpton also showed up to the Met Gala. I don't know why Al Sharpton is there. Okay, Al Sharpton. He should do ads for Ozempic. Okay, Al Sharpton should do some ads for Ozempic. Because the man, he's whittling away. He's whittling away. So let's play a clip of Al Sharpton because he said he showed up to the Met Gala to support Beyonce.

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[Lauren]

Okay, if you're feeling bad about not being invited to the Met Gala, when you see these clowns and these fools, when you see Al Sharpton, don't you feel so good about your own life? Don't you feel good just being at home in the real world? Going to the Met Gala does not seem exciting to me. What excites me is going to Costco, trying free samples. What excites me is watching reruns of a show that I love and being at home with my family. Okay, I don't want to go to an event where you have to hang out with a bunch of degenerate celebrities. Let's be honest. A lot of them are stoned or zoned out on uppers and downers and God knows what. And there's no glamour. There's no glamour anymore. Now, speaking of no glamour, let's look at Olivia Wilde. We have Olivia Wilde outfit. So Olivia Wilde, she was married to Jason Sudeikis, who played Ted Lasso. Now, Olivia Wilde, she showed up with this cage on her ass. I don't know why she has a cage on her butt. It's like she sat on an antique chair and it got caught on the

[Link]

way to the outfit.

[Lauren]

It's almost like Maya Angelou. Why does the cage bird sing?

[Link]

Like, is there a caged bird in the back?

[Lauren]

Why does that caged bird sing? Look, she's going to turn around again. Wait, she thinks she is hot stuff. Ma'. Am. Ma'. Am. You have a pile of scrap metal junk, rusted out, glued to your butt. And you think you're glamour. You think that's glamour? You think that. Show stopping. This is why I think the Met Gala. This might need to be the last one. Anna Wintour. Listen, I wish them the best. I'm not one of these people who loves to hate on everything. I'm not saying to just do away with the Met Gala, but maybe take a couple of years off. Take a couple of years off, Regroup. Be a little bit more selective. The Met Gala used to be more of a private fundraiser for socialites and wealthy individuals. And a few celebrities would get to come. Right? A few celebrities, mainly like New York staples and things like that. Now it's become every influencer and every Tom, Dick and Harry under the sun. I mean, the carpet goes on for Five hours. For five hours. Because they got to wait for Rihanna and Beyonce to show up, because they always show up late. But the carpet goes on for hours and hours and hours and hours. What they should do next year to really piss these celebrities off, just do a small, more intimate Met Gala. That's how you create sort of hive mind exclusivity, right? All these celebrities are going to be calling, you know, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, saying, where are our invitations? We're just doing a small gathering this year. A small private gathering with our own photographers. That's what you should do. Okay, Just do the socialites. Do the wealthy folks. Kris Jenner also, okay, Just gotta say, she showed up in a Mrs. Roper caftan. She looked like an old gay man who was about to retire in Palm

[Link]

Springs, which will be my life someday. So I'm not really being judgmental.

[Lauren]

But showing up to the Met Gala in a caftan, none of the Kardashians look good. None of the Kardashians look good. The only reason they get invited is because they have followers. That's it. There's no glamour there. The outfits are utter calamities. The last thing I want to say about the Met Gala, a lot of people are upset with Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, for financing part of the Met Gala. They allegedly gave $10 million. Some people say $15 million. People were protesting all over New York City. Now, y' all know, okay, I'm a fan of Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos, and I get hate for this, but there's something about them that I like. Okay, they're sort of fun. They live in their own world. They're not trying to be anything other than they are. And what confuses me about all the protesting over the Met Gala, it's never been an event for you and I, it's never been an event for the normal folks. Working class Americans aren't invited to the Met Gala. For decades, it's been a bougie event for either wealthy individuals, donors, or socialites and celebrities. So I don't understand protesting. Now, what also confuses me about hating on Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos as it pertains to the Met Gala, these liberals in New York, I know because I lived there. I had several friends at the Met Gala, they have begged billionaires to finance the arts, to finance fashion. For years, they've said, why don't billionaires give money to fashion and the arts? So when Lauren Sanchez gives millions of dollars to the Met Gala, you're mad at her. So she can't win. She can't win. And if we're going to be honest, Lauren Sanchez's outfit was the most modest, presentable look of the night. She actually looked like someone I wouldn't be embarrassed to stand next to. I don't want to stand next to Heidi Klum in the toga toilet paper outfit. I don't want to stand next to Olivia Wilde and like the poopy bird cage on her behind. I don't want to stand next to Kris Jenner in the caftan. I don't want to stand next to Madonna with the ship on her head and all this, you know, train going on. She should take a midnight train to

[Link]

Georgia and get out of there.

[Lauren]

So I thought Lauren Sanchez actually looked the most normal and decent. She looked like a woman who was there to co chair the event and whose husband was underwriting the event. And so I think Lauren Sanchez is going to be a more formidable force than people realize. And instead of just hating on someone who has money, try to work with them because the Bezos have this foundation where they hand out money. They seem very open to financing scientists and studies and people who need it. So try to work with them. I think it's interesting to see people hating. So that concludes our coverage of the Met Gala. I can't wait to read all your comments. I love when you guys agree with me, disagree with me, because you know, I welcome everything on our page, but we got to pay some bills really quickly. And then we're back with a royal update. Everybody's talking about weight loss injections because the results are so dramatic. They work by lowering blood sugar and reducing appetite. But what if you're looking to lose weight but not interested in painful weekly injections, especially when you hear about some of those intense side effects? Well, listen up, because that is exactly why doctors created a weight loss supplement called Lean. And the results are remarkable. The studied ingredients in Lean have been shown to lower your blood sugar, burn fat by converting it into energy and curb your appetite and cravings so you're not as hungry. But listen, Lean is not for the casual dieter with only a few pounds to lose. The doctors at Brickhouse Nutrition created Lean for frustrated dieters with 10 or more pounds to lose. Let's get you started with 20% off in free rush shipping so you can add Lean to your healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit takelean.com and enter link for your discount. That's promo code linkakelean.com well, it's time for a Quick royal roundup. Meghan Markle. She's still trying to explain why she was selling the outfit she wore to meet Bondi beach survivors. This is how low Meghan Markle has gone, right? This is how broke they must be. She is trying to sell an outfit she wore to meet survivors of a terrorist attack. I mean, how low can you go? The only thing I want to do is Meghan Markle is play limbo. So here we have them down under in Australia. Their finances are also down under, in my opinion. And so she wore this outfit and then there was an app and a website that she is allegedly an investor in. And they put the outfit up immediately so people could buy it. And she's supposed to get a commission of the sales. Now, this is some low down, dirty Kardashian behavior. This is what every little influencer under the sun does. And you can actually see the website here we have it up on the screen. Selling an outfit you wore to meet survivors on what's supposed to be this altruistic, philanthropic royal tour shows us exactly who Meghan Markle is. But she did an interview, and here's what she had to say. This is with the Australian Women's Weekly. She said fashion is one of the most powerful industries. Even if you don't say a word, you can convey something in what you wear. Over the last several years, I would hear about an incorrect designer getting credit for something I wore either via affiliate links or press, and that never seemed fair. Credit where credit is due. These brands and designers work so hard and take great pride in their work. And I choose them for a reason. So it's always been important to me that the correct designer is credited. Okay, that is a bunch of garbledy goop. She's acting like this is about the designer. No, you wore an outfit that you thought girls were going to go out there and buy so you can make a little bit money to pay for the mansion in Montecito and your trips around the world. That's it. That's it. I don't even know what designer you need for this outfit. It looks like a little top that she's tied bow in and some flowy, wrinkled pants. She's acting like I really need to credit the designer. Like it's Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton. This is H and M. This looks like H and M, which is where

[Link]

I shop, but this looks like something I have in my closet. So she's acting like she really needs

[Lauren]

to credit her designer.

[Link]

Like she's wearing givenchy doll. She's wearing Givenchy.

[Lauren]

But no, this is all a bunch of bs. There's a bunch of PR kind of cleanup that she's doing because she got caught. She got caught grifting and marching off of meeting with survivors and that's pretty gross. And I think Harry and Meghan are also reeling because King Charles and Queen Camilla had such a successful trip here in the United States. I mean, King Charles got 12 or 13 standing ovations from Congress. The event at the White House, I was there, as you guys know, all day was beautiful. The reception was fantastic. You really saw how effective King Charles was at his job. As he should have been, right? He's been doing this a long time. He was born a prince.

[Link]

He's been in waiting quite a while

[Lauren]

to be king, so he better be good at it. But no, I think the trip was such a success. Harry and Meghan are a little bit shook. I think Harry and Meghan are kind of shook because they've been pushing this narrative. The monarchy's outdated. Nobody likes King Charles. I mean, they trash Camilla in the book as well. In the book. Spare. So I think it's been a wake up call for Harry and Meghan to see. Oh, they've still got it. The press is always going to love covering the real royals more than they love covering us. The last thing I'll say in this royal roundup, it's the three year anniversary of King Charles Coronation, May 6, 2023. I remember getting up at 2am to watch the coronation. It's something he waited a long time for. He waited his entire life and it was a beautiful coronation. So it's interesting how three years flew by because getting up to cover that coronation is how people really discovered me. At first I was making videos on TikTok and that month on TikTok I got 32 million views. I was covering all the royal stuff, all the coronation as well as politics and the republican primary here that was heating up in May of 2023. So it's just a special day for me to think about where I was three years ago. Getting up at 2am to cover King Charles coronation and then to last week be at the White House with King Charles and Queen Camilla is such a full circle moment and honestly makes me a little bit emotional and it wouldn't have happened if people didn't support me and watch me and show me love. And it's why I always love our Internet family here on the podcast. Those of you who are with me on Instagram and other social media platforms, because I wouldn't be in the space, in these spaces or have these opportunities. So today is a very, very full circle moment for me to look back at so much that has happened in the past three years and so much have. So much has changed in my life. Well, we're gonna pivot from Meghan Markle to older women. So there's this article that's gone viral from the New York Times. It's an opinion piece and it's called Older Women are in Demand by Younger Men. And they break down all the reasons. Now young men are pursuing relationships with older women. In fact, there's been a 64% rise in men specifically looking for older partners on dating apps. That's according to the New York Post, which is our bible.

[Link]

What.

[Lauren]

What could the New York Post get wrong? And so I want to tell you guys what I'm thinking. I reached out friends over the last few days and said, why do you think we're seeing this trend? And so many of my friends said, listen, women now work outside the home more than ever. Women are breadwinners in their household, right? They can choose partners who may not be totally financially secure just because they like them, just because they want to have fun. And then I think there are younger guys who maybe don't want to have kids. No, that's not for them. Maybe they have kids from a previous relationship and they're looking for a woman who. Who's past that age. Maybe they're looking for a woman who's past childbearing age. And so there's this sort of perfect synergy there. I do think it's interesting, the double standard in society just for me, I'm going to get judged for this. You know, I welcome everyone on my page. You guys can agree and disagree with me, but I still think there's a double standard, right? If a younger woman dates an older man, I think we can accept that more that seem that's deemed more normal in society. When you see a much older woman dating a much younger man, it almost feels like, oh, she's a cougar. There's this negative connotation to it. There's this little, you know, Oedipus complex element maybe as well. You know, I think there may be some young men, like, I have this one friend who hated his mother, hates

[Link]

his mom, has major mommy issues, now,

[Lauren]

only dates older women. And I think, okay, maybe there's a little bit of something there. And so I'd love to hear from you guys. Why do you think we're seeing this trend of younger men pursuing older women. I think it also could be the fact that maybe younger men are like,

[Link]

look, we don't want to work that much. We want to break, okay?

[Lauren]

It's a hard knock life out here. So maybe younger men are looking for older women who can support them, who have resources, who have experience in life and knowledge. Right? A woman who can plan all the

[Link]

trips and be mom, but also girlfriend

[Lauren]

at the same time. And so to see a 64% rise, that's a pretty drastic number. That's a pretty drastic number. So let me read you a little bit more. So why older women are open to it. They say in the New York Times they often want fun, autonomy and connection without traditional expectations, not necessarily marriage or financial dependence. Now, this is why younger men are into dating older women. Older women are seen as more confident, direct, and less game playing, which makes dating feel easier and more honest. Now, listen, it's a hard knock life. It is hard out here, dating for all of my single friends. I'm the one friend they call and they ask for advice. It's like blind leading the blind. You know how you can give really good advice, but you don't take your own advice? So my friends call me and I'm like, listen, I hear you. It is tough out here in these streets. So I actually don't think age matters so much. And that's sort of my thesis. I think age is less important in today's society than being aligned with your values, than being aligned ideologically. I think it's much harder to date across party lines, right, across value lines, than it is to date across an age barrier or an age gap. I think that's a hill you can overcome. I don't think that's a huge deal anymore as long as you're all consenting adults. But if you have real differences in terms of values and how you see the country and see the world, then that is going to be trouble for your relationship. But this also isn't anything new. We pulled up some celebrity couples. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. They are sort of the first big famous couple of the 21st century. They'll be up in the Montage we have Kris Jenner and Corey gambler. He is 25 years younger than her, but I feel like Corey Gamble is also kind of an assistant to Kris Jenner. She's kind of. Corey Gamble is kind of an assistant bodyguard, helps her with business. But he is 25 years younger. Cher is dating a guy named Alexander Edwards who is 40 years younger than her. But listen, Cher, do you believe in life after love?

[Link]

Apparently you believe in life after diapers.

[Lauren]

So here we are. Madonna is always dating younger people. She's in the montage as well. She always dates partners who are 20 or 30 years younger than her. I feel like every time Madonna goes over to Africa to get a new child, she also brings back a new African boyfriend.

[Link]

You know what I'm saying? She's always coming home with some new, young, hot guy from Africa. Then she's on to the next.

[Lauren]

That's just, in my opinion, with Madonna. But we don't even really know what Madonna looks like without all the filters. Here she is.

[Link]

Here she is.

[Lauren]

I don't. We don't know who this man is. He's just happy to be getting a green card and a visa and be over here. Now, Ellen and Portia, they're 15 years apart. That's not much, I feel, in the gay world, because the pool is smaller, we should get a pass, right? Y' all know. Y' all know Chris is older than me. If you know who Chris is, it's because you follow me on Instagram. You know, my relationship I've been in for years. He's older than me. I think the gay dating pool is a lot smaller. I don't know much about the lesbian dating pool. That's not a pool I want to swim in.

[Link]

I'm not. Not grabbing my snorkel to swim in that pool.

[Lauren]

But I think when you're gay, the

[Link]

pool is much smaller. So I think you give a little

[Lauren]

bit more grace for an age gap. But it's interesting that the New York Times is covering this trend of, you know, younger men looking for older women. I don't think it matters so much anymore. And I'm also thinking about if you guys watch Real Housewives of New York, Carol Rad's will, you know, the wannabe Kennedy, she has also dated younger men. I just think it's more about values and what you're looking for. And if you're not looking to have kids and you're financially secure and you want to date some young guy, and maybe he's good in bed. Maybe he's virile. Maybe he's got energy, you know, I'm sorry if my mom's Bible study is

[Link]

watching, but, hey, maybe. Maybe some of those ladies are up for grabs now.

[Lauren]

They might have young men coming onto them at the supermarket. Honestly, if I were an older woman, I'd be dating a younger man, too.

[Link]

Hello.

[Lauren]

They can fix Things, carry bags, carry luggage. I really can't be bothered with all that. So anyway, we're going to pay some bills really quickly and then we're back

[Link]

to talk about the presidential fitness test.

[Lauren]

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[Lauren]

Well, I better get my running shoes on. President Trump has reintroduced the Presidential Fitness Test that Barack Obama actually discontinued back during his term. And what's funny to me wasn't Barack's wife Michelle, all about fitness and doing push ups and herkies on the Ellen show and planning gardens. Why were y' all doing away with the Presidential Fitness Test? It makes no sense. But anyway, President Trump, he reintroduced the Presidential Fitness test. Here he is in the Oval Office with Secretary Kennedy, Noah Syndergaard, other athletes. I don't know much about Noah Syndergaard. I know he's a famous baseball player and he follows me on Instagram and supports me. So shout out to Noah Syndergaard. You can see Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, and these young kids who are always so excited to be in the Oval Office. The kids, I hope they're taking in this moment. But he's reintroduced the Presidential Fitness Test. Now, let me give you some statistics of why this is important. I don't think it's a surprise, the parents out there or the doctors. We have a chronic disease crisis in our country. So many young people have ailments and illnesses that we never, never, never used to see. And of course, there are factors with the food, the water. We can have that conversation about what kids are eating and being exposed to. But let me read you some of these stats. According to a UCLA study from March 2025, about 1 in 3 kids in the U.S. now has a chronic health condition, up from roughly 1 in 4 two decades ago. July 2025, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered it's even worse, closer to 45%. I've also heard from people within the administration that it's closer to about 60%. 60% of kids have some type of chronic illness. Obesity, asthma, diabetes, pre diabetes, adhd, autism, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, autoimmune conditions. And so I'm happy to see the President reintroduce the Presidential Fitness Test. And he seemed to be having so much fun out there with the kids. They're all so excited. You kids really aren't partisan. They just love the president. They love being at the White House. Hell, I love being at the White House. So I don't blame them. But he was out there having fun with the kids, teaching them how to do the ymca. If there's one thing President Trump is going to do, it's the ymca. My favorite thing is when President Trump is feeling real jazzy with it and the hands go up. So he's doing the ymca, but then, you know, he does this thing with his hands, kind of like a lasso thing that he does when he's really feeling the spirit. But he's out here with the kids, they're having so much fun. It looks like gorgeous weather. And it's never a bad thing to put an emphasis on health and especially children's health, because we don't have a future. If Gen Z, Gen Alpha and so forth don't have health and wellness, what kind of country do we have? What kind of workforce do we have? What Kind of military. Do we have less people than ever could even qualify for the military. I probably couldn't qualify for the military. I'm looking at this presidential fitness test. Listen, you have to run miles, do sit ups and pull ups and all of this. No,

[Link]

the only thing I run after is a sale at Sam's or Costco.

[Lauren]

Okay.

[Link]

The only thing I run after is

[Lauren]

an all you can eat buffet. But no, I'm just kidding. Anyway, the presidential fitness test is back. That's really all we have to say. I hope the kids get healthy. I hope they get outside and they exercise and they get vitamin D. I'm also one of these people, you know, parents nowadays, they lay their their kids in all of this sunscreen and it's just so thick and everything. I think a little bit of sunlight, fresh air, vitamin D. Getting a little bit of rosiness in your cheeks. I know I'm like Casper the Ghost half the time. I'm like that guy from the movie Powder, but you got to go out there and get a little bit of sunlight. I think getting outside exercising, this is great. And you know, there's always this narrative that liberals are all about health and wellness and vitamins and everything. How come the Republican administration is doing more for children's health than any administration we've seen in modern history? So kudos to President Trump and with everybody in his administration for prioritizing children's health. Well, my friends, that concludes our episode of Spot on with Link Lore and I absolutely love you. Thank you for tuning in. If you watch with your boyfriends or girlfriends or husbands, your wives. If you're watching us alone right now, I'm thinking of you. So you're not actually alone. And there's no shame in being single or alone because it's hard out here. It's hard out here. So I'm grateful for you guys for tuning in. Thanks for keeping up with me on social media throughout the week. In between episodes, that's where I give you more content and I express more

[Link]

of my thoughts and ideas.

[Lauren]

I'm not one to hold back, so I can't wait to read everything you have to say about this episode. Be well. God bless you. We'll see you soon. Bye.

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