The Five 08-19-2025

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Five – August 19, 2025

Overview

This episode of The Five tackled the hottest political and cultural topics of the day, blending analysis, banter, and skepticism as only the panel can. Dominant themes included President Trump’s efforts toward a Ukraine-Russia peace deal, Democratic attempts to mimic MAGA political style, Hollywood’s anti-Trump sentiments, and lighter moments around viral videos and national fitness campaigns. The panel—Emily Compagno, Harold Ford Jr., Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, and Greg Gutfeld—debated the merits, motivations, and optics of each story with their characteristic candor and humor.

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Key Discussions

1. Trump’s Pursuit of a Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal

[00:19–13:14]

• Trump’s Statement and “Ticket to Heaven”:
  Trump’s rationale for seeking peace is both noble and humorously self-aware:

  “If I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed, I think that’s pretty… I want to try and get to heaven if possible. I’m hearing I’m not doing well.” —Donald Trump ([00:43])

• Progress and Criticism:
  European leaders appreciate Trump’s progress toward negotiations, but mainstream media and Democrats remain skeptical, suggesting Trump is being manipulated by Putin.

  • Greg Gutfeld commented on critics’ misplaced priorities:

    “You’re in a dark place when you’re rooting against peace because you hate the guy who’s brokering it.” ([02:37])

  • Dana Perino pointed out that the previous Democratic administrations also “gave Putin a platform,” so criticism seems ironic:

    “When they oversaw two incursions from Russia into Ukraine... now they have the gall to say, oh, he’s kissing up to Putin.” ([04:37])

• Negotiation Dynamics:
  Trump is praised for bringing parties to the table but criticized for ruling out U.S. troop involvement. Harold Ford Jr. highlights that negotiating with adversaries is standard presidential conduct, referencing Nixon-Mao, FDR-Stalin:

  “There’s nothing wrong with meeting with Vladimir Putin. Biden did it. Obama did it.” —Harold Ford Jr. ([08:59])

• Media Perceptions & Motivation:
  Panelists debated whether Trump’s personal motivations matter if the outcome is positive. The consensus: achieving peace, regardless of motive, is beneficial.

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2. Democrats Attempt to Capture MAGA Energy

[14:59–24:14]

• Democrats Mimicking Trump’s Style:
  Analysis of how Democratic figures, led by Gavin Newsom, are attempting to imitate Trump’s combative, meme-centric style on social media, often without authenticity.

  • Dana Perino critiqued this move:

    “If it’s not authentic and you’re trying to do somebody else who you say is Hitler... it’s just not funny.” ([17:00])

• Lack of Substance:
  The panel agreed that Democrats’ focus on style over substance fails to address real issues. Solutions—not just slogans—are needed.

  • Harold Ford Jr.:

    “No one’s talking about answers. No one’s talking about what the solution should be.” ([18:10])

  • Greg Gutfeld’s “thought experiment” questioned what Democrats would actually undo if solely in power, illustrating the lack of clear policy alternatives:

    “This is why... you rely on these hypothetical delusional fantasies. That Trump might run for a third term because you can’t actually tackle things that are being done successfully.” ([21:03])

• Critique of Newsom’s Governance:
  Emily Compagno, referencing personal experience, lambasted Newsom for “attention-seeking” and failing to govern effectively:

  “It kills me that he is too busy sleeping with his campaign manager’s wife... to even govern and to watch my state now have been run into the ground.” ([23:00])

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3. Hollywood and “Trump Derangement Syndrome”

[24:59–32:14]

• Chris Pratt’s Comments:
  Chris Pratt draws attention for calling out Hollywood’s reflexive anti-Trump sentiment:

  “I’d hate to be so mired in hatred for the president that any success from his administration is something I’d be having an allergic reaction to.” —Chris Pratt ([25:14])

• Hollywood’s Political Self-Interest:
  Greg Gutfeld argues that Hollywood’s open political expressions carry little career risk (unless you’re conservative). He draws parallels between performative wokeness and practical business failures:

  “If a celebrity just offers some common sense, they’re probably conservative. If they never say anything about politics, they’re likely Republican.” ([25:57])

• The Importance of Reason:
  Jesse Watters and Emily Compagno call for reason in public discourse, criticizing Democrats’ leaders for not echoing Pratt's balance.

  “If they really served their constituents, they would see that peace benefits everyone, that a rising economic tide benefits everyone.” —Emily Compagno ([29:31])

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4. National Fitness Push: “Making America Fit Again”

[32:53–36:05]

• RFK Jr.’s Fitness Challenge:
  The segment covered a fitness challenge inspired by President Trump, with RFK Jr. and others encouraging Americans to get active. RFK’s habit of working out in jeans sparked lighthearted jokes.

• Panel’s Banter on Fitness:
  Light, relatable anecdotes emerged on old school fitness challenges, weird workout attire, and odd sights in city life (like jogging while smoking cigars).

  “Why does RFK wear jeans when he exercises?... Is he trying to tell people he has good genes?” —Greg Gutfeld ([33:36])
  “I feel like I’ve seen it all in Central [Park]. Like, I saw one guy... literally jogging and while smoking a cigar.” —Emily Compagno ([35:48])

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5. Viral Video: Influencers + SUV Crash

[36:35–39:56]

• Shocking Video Discussion:
  The panel react to a viral clip of food influencers nearly being hit by an SUV crashing into a restaurant.

• Jokes and Commentary:
  Despite the dangerous situation, the panel riffs on influencer culture and the monetization of food reviews, veering between wry commentary and gallows humor.

  “They sat for a bite and an SUV... gave them a fright. Boom. Oh, my God.” —Greg Gutfeld ([36:35])
  “Should they leave a tip?” —Greg Gutfeld ([38:58])

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6. “One More Thing” & Lighthearted Closer

[40:16–42:46]

• Zoo Animal Guessing Game:
  The panel humorously tried guessing the animal behind odd zoo sounds. The answer: a yellow-casqued hornbill ([41:03]).

• Koala Rescue Story:
  Dana Perino shared a clip of a man helping a koala cross the road—leading the panel to reflect on animal discipline.

• Other Quick Hits:

  • First responder rescues, canine officer retirement.
  • Meta-banter about upcoming shows and podcast plugs.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Trump on Peace & Heaven:

  “If I can save 7,000 people a week... I want to try and get to heaven if possible.” —Donald Trump ([00:43])

• Greg Gutfeld on Media Criticism:

  “You’re in a dark place when you’re rooting against peace because you hate the guy who’s brokering it.” ([02:37])

• Dana Perino on Political Irony:

  “When they oversaw two incursions from Russia into Ukraine... now they have the gall to say, oh, he’s kissing up to Putin.” ([04:37])

• Chris Pratt on Partisan Reactions:

  “I’d hate to be so mired in hatred for the president that any success from his administration is something I’d be having an allergic reaction to.” ([25:14])

• Greg Gutfeld on Authenticity:

  “If a celebrity just offers some common sense, they’re probably conservative. If they never say anything about politics, they’re likely Republican.” ([25:57])

• Greg on Gavin Newsom’s Memes:

  “Gavin aping Trump’s tweets... reminds me of a child putting on his dad’s clothes...” ([19:55])

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Conclusion

This episode intertwines sharp political critique, spirited debate, and characteristic humor. The panel scrutinizes the authenticity and substance of political maneuvers on both sides, questions the motivations behind policy moves, and underscores the need for real solutions and reasonable leadership—while also making plenty of room for jokes about RFK’s jeans, influencers dodging SUVs, and the quirks of zoo life.

For listeners looking for political insight with a heavy dose of personality, this episode exemplifies how The Five blends cultural commentary and current events into compulsively listenable panel television.

Transcript

[Jesse Waters]

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[Emily Compagno]

Hello, everyone. I'm Emily Compagno along with Harold Ford Jr. Jesse Waters, Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld. It's five o' clock in New York City, and this is the five. Well, President Trump has an extra reason to pursue a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. It could be his ticket to heaven.

[Jesse Waters]

Watch.

[Donald Trump]

If I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed, I think that's a pretty. I want to try and get to heaven if possible. I'm hearing I'm not doing well. I really at the bottom of the totem pole. If I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.

[Emily Compagno]

But before the President cashes in at the pearly gates, he's got a war to end. President Trump speaking with Vladimir Putin and started laying the groundwork for a historic trilateral meeting between himself, Zelensky and Russia's leader. And according to a new report, the White House is eyeing the Hungarian capital of Budapest as the potential meeting spot. As for Europe's, European leaders agree to offer troops to station in Ukraine, which will operate similar to NATO peacekeepers in the event of Russia and Ukraine coming to an agreement. But President Trump says there will be no U.S. boots on the ground. Here's 47.

[Donald Trump]

I think really they have respect for our country again. A year ago, they wouldn't have come. I called President Putin yesterday and I do have a good relationship, but it's, you know, only matters if we get things done. Otherwise, I don't care about the relationship. I hope President Putin is going to be good and if he's not, it's going to be a rough situation. And I hope that Zelensky, President Zelensky will do what he has to do. He has to show some flexibility.

[Emily Compagno]

European leaders are giving President Trump praise for breaking the logjam with Russia and nudging the war closer to peace. The only ones not cheering the liberal media who, who still want him to flop.

[Dana Perino]

He melted like ice in the Alaska sun as soon as he met with Putin.

[Emily Compagno]

It's Trump and Putin versus all of the good guys.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Vladimir Putin is a thug.

[Jesse Waters]

He's a war criminal.

[Greg Gutfeld]

He should not be trusted.

[Jesse Waters]

And he plays Donald Trump like a fiddle. All four of those things are true.

[Emily Compagno]

Greg Guthel. So you were just saying same pattern.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah. Nothing new. Budapest. You know what that is? When a monk has fleas, you know you're in a dark place when you're rooting against peace because you hate the guy who's brokering. You hate his personality. It's like having a heart surgeon that saves the life of your spouse, but you don't like him because he doesn't recycle. Maybe it's not that important that you don't like him because if you're rooting against him for doing something good, then that makes you. It makes you the bad guy. The Never Trumpers could learn something from that Heaven quote. You know, he may go to heaven if he saves thousands of lives a day. So Trump haters will seize on the idea that he's always out for himself. You know, he wants to get into heaven, ignoring the fact that Trump's intentions also align with everyone else's. You know, Trump personally wanted Zelensky to dress better. That was his desire. But it helped Zelensky too, by dressing up. He's like the dad who wants his son Timmy to mow the lawn because he wants a nice lawn. But then Timmy learns the value of hard work and gets some money in his pocket. It's win, win, as my uncle who stutters says. As for the media and these idiots, they don't matter. You don't have to listen to them. This is a post media world we're living in. You know, after relentlessly pushing Russiagate, Trump has every right to preface every announcement with a middle finger to the mainstream media. Russiagate was designed to destroy him and preserve a Cold War mentality with Russia. That is why they were pushing Ukraine into NATO, which is like pushing Russia pushing Canada into the Warsaw Pact. So it makes you think, what would it have been like without Russia Gate a few million people might be alive that are now dead.

[Emily Compagno]

Dana, what's the significance of the potential for the trilat or the meeting between Zelensky and Putin?

[Dana Perino]

Well, I think that even though you had the European leader saying something has changed here and we think it is you, now some of the media would say, oh, they only came here knowing they had to flatter Trump. It also happens to be true. Yes, and I did find it a little bit interesting. So Susan Rice, who was one of the clips there, she was in the Obama administration when Russia, Putin took Crimea. She was part of the Biden administration. She was in the Domestic Policy Council, but basically in witness protection. I don't think she's ever answered a question about how Biden was able to or not unable to do his job in the White House. So it's a level of rich I can't totally comprehend. When they oversaw two incursions from Russia into Ukraine, and. And now they have the gall to say, oh, he's kissing up to Putin. I can understand that some people would quibble with the way the Alaska summit turned out. Right. Maybe you don't need the red carpet, but you got the B2 bombers flying overhead. Maybe you don't need a big handshake and you don't need to give them a platform, but how else were you going to get them to the table? And now you have a real chance for peace. I think that the progress towards ending the war is something that we haven't seen in several years. And I want to also say something that she's not asking for attention or credit, but I do believe that the first lady and her conscience and her ability to say, please, please, husband. I don't know what she calls him. Donald, can you please hand deliver this to Putin? And it was a poignant letter. And I think both of them are very mission focused. Okay, so the mission is help try to end the war and do what we have to do, and also maybe take a hit, because you're giving Putin a platform. But if you don't give Putin the platform, he's not going to come to the table. So now you do have a real possibility for peace. It might not work, but we had no sort of movement like this. President Biden constantly said, as long as it takes. He didn't say whatever it takes. And Trump is not saying that either, necessarily. But he is saying, I am going to be the one that gets everybody to the table. And I think that. I think even some in the media are grudgingly having to admit it.

[Emily Compagno]

That's the thing. Because when so many lives are at stake, Jesse isn't. If there's an even remote chance at peace, isn't that incredible? And shouldn't everyone be on board to applaud any way that we could achieve with peacefulness the resolution of this war?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Well, it's really all about getting into heaven. And I think he's kidding, but he's also partially serious. And that's why we love him, because he has this childlike spirit, this Sunday school school of thought, that if you just do good things, there's a chance. And it's like the guy likes cheeseburgers and candy and nicknames, and that's kind of why we relate to him, because he's so relatable and revels in these childlike moments, but we can all understand wanting to do good. So we walk into those pearly gates. Now, I think he knows he's been a bad boy, and I think we all know he's been a bad boy. He's not the baddest boy. He's not Diddy, but he's done some things, and he knows the things, and we don't even know all the things he's done, but he knows. And after Butler, he believes he was saved, that God saved his life, and that he is now on a mission from God to put America first and to make peace. And that's great. I don't care what motivates him. I read a little bit about Christianity this afternoon. Apparently, you actually can't just do good things to get into heaven. There has to be more about faith. You just learned that today, right?

[Jesse Waters]

Yeah.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

You can't just do good things and, like, hope it works out. And that's why I'm going in, because I know that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, and I'm a really good boy. I'm not nearly as bad as the Donald Trump. The critics, now, they're saying that he shouldn't even meet with him. Nixon went to China and met with mao. He slaughtered 20 million people. FDR had champagne and caviar and cigars with Stalin. I think another 20 million at that point. Those two guys responsible for more death in the entire world history, Maybe Genghis Khan. So there's nothing wrong with meeting with Vladimir Putin. Biden did it. Obama did it.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Biden met with Genghis Khan.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

He'll tell you a story about that. And so they actually got played like a fiddle. Trump's coming in and he's trying to just make peace. It doesn't matter who the good guys are. When you think about it, Putin thinks he's a good guy. Zelensky thinks he's the good guy. We obviously know we have the best guy and we have the best country and we have the best intentions. But if the Democrats are going to say the Europeans are the good ones, then how do they square that? When the Europeans are saying, Trump's amazing and he's bringing more peace at a higher rate than has ever happened before, it's like, what is the Democrat plan? They don't have one to stop the war or win the war. So he's doing all this, and Newsom and Kamala Harris haven't said squat. And if they want to lead this country, they have to say, square something besides Calling Dana a ding dong.

[Emily Compagno]

Shame on him for that happened. Harold. All right. I feel like we sort of were doing half Santa and half heaven. We know getting into heaven is not works related. Yes. But let's, let's answer Jesse's question. What is the Democrats plan? What would be the alternative to this president and his process?

[Jesse Waters]

Now, let me first say I agree with Jesse. I think that I'm a Christian and we all try to live our lives and to believe and to have faith to try to get to heaven. And certainly your actions are a big part of that. I heard. I don't it's above my pay grade whether the president gets there or not. I hope he gets there. And I do believe if he's able to get an answer here and a solution that is good for Ukraine and good for the Russian people, not Putin, but good for the Russian people will certainly help him. We should remind ourselves how we got here a few years ago, several years ago when this, when they invaded the Russians invaded or Putin invaded Ukraine, many believed that Kyiv would fall. And in three or four days, if not a week or so, people doubted the resistance and the resiliency and toughness of the Ukrainian people. It's an amazing thing when you're fierce and pugnacious because you want to dictate your own future and live on your own land, what that may do. We talked about it yesterday, the adaptability of the Ukrainian people. Learn how to use the weapons. We have the greatest weapons systems, greatest munitions in the world. We develop and produce right here in America. And we've sent them to them for many years and, and they have used them against the military that many people believe might be the second strongest military or third strongest military in the world, maybe behind China, if not in front of China, but certainly behind us. And the Ukrainians have basically rebuffed them in so many ways. In the strongest of ways. Now we find ourselves at a time where you have a president who I genuinely believe has a special set of skills, has a special set of skills and talents as it relates to trying to bring solutions to challenges. I wish the president hadn't said this morning on the great Fox and Friends show that he would not send troops even if he was not willing to send American troops. I would not have taken that chip off the table. But I understand where he's going. I think part of that might be appealing to some in his base. It's amazing. The great Mario Cuomo once said that you campaign in poetry, but you govern in prose. And sometimes the campaign poetry can clash with or contradict with when you have to govern. Mr. President, you're doing a great job up to this point. Don't hold into account what the Democrats are saying. I will say that Michael Mafal, the former Russian ambassador, US citizen, who was a Russian ambassador, praised what the President was able to do with the Europeans there at the White House yesterday. I think the president's entering the toughest part of this, though. He has to decide if sanctions should be restored and if we should continue to give them weapons, including offensive weapons, to go against the Russians. The sad thing is, as much as Putin was good at Alaska, he's still attacking the Ukrainians. So do we try to achieve some sort of cease fire as they try to create some peace? I'm not going to second guess the President at the moment. I remain optimistic that as I hear him talk and even hear the European leaders talk, Team Europe, I thought the most formidable thing was to see them in the White House yesterday together, speaking as one. If they can continue to do that, I think we can get an end to this thing and the President may be well on his way to those when he wants to. When the Lord decides it's his time. To the pearly gates.

[Emily Compagno]

Pearly gates. All right, guys. Up next, Democrats think they can copy MAGA and that voters will suddenly like them again. Stay with us. Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom and freedom.

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[Harold Ford Jr.]

Democrats are attempting a poor man's maga. The left thinks the way out of their electoral slump is by jacking Trump's style. In Twitter prose, Axios is chronicling the quote, rising Democratic MAGA movement. Democrats are tired of looking and feeling like chumps. They want to brawl politically and verbally. Gavin Newsom thinks he's clever by having his staffers do his dirty work. Crank out knockoff Trump style. All caps, rants and memes. They claim conservatives don't get the joke, but we do. We, we just think you look like a tool.

[Gavin Newsom]

My answers for the supposed fake media about California's beautiful, big, beautiful maps. People are saying. People are saying that we're the greatest maps. They're just saying this. They are, Brian. People are saying the greatest maps many people have heard that ever created. Even better than Christopher Columbus. Donald, defend your Trump. Be warned that tomorrow may be the worst day of your life. All because you missed the deadline. He misses a lot of deadlines. Liberation day for America. G C and I should have said, thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

It's not just greasy. Centrist Democrats are worried ripping off Trump could elevate the radical left. Case in point, the squad and Jazzy Crockett want to get more aggressive and progressive.

[Dana Perino]

I understand that the fight has to be remixed a little bit, and I tell people all the time that I am that remix. But the reality is this. Some people want to rebuild the same old systems. We can't go back to the systems that had consistently failed us anyway.

[Emily Compagno]

We got colleagues that think that the answer is to moderate our imaginations, to. To moderate our aspirations, to shrink when the electorate is telling us, no, go bold, go big, go deep.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

All right, we'll get to the Martha's Vineyard confab in a second, Dana, but what was Gavin doing there?

[Dana Perino]

He was reading tweets that were written for him by people that he is heavily investing in to try to help him look more like Trump, I guess. I mean, I thought they hated Trump, but they're trying to be more like him, and they have to pay people to do it. They thing is, what I was saying yesterday is that I believe that everybody needs to find their own way. You don't see Governor Andy Beshear doing things like this. He's running his state. Governor Josh Shapiro running his state. Governor Gretchen Whitmer running her state. And all of them got big problems. They all have things that they want to accomplish. They all might want to run in 2028. And they are actually involved in being able to show what they show their work. They'll be able to say, these are the things that we did. California's got a huge amount of problems. And if you think about Mamdani, his authenticity is what rocketed him to the top. And now you have Cuomo trying to copy him and it's just cringe. And that was my point, is that if you're doing this and it's not authentic and you're trying to do somebody else who you say it's Hitler and you think that we don't get the joke. Oh, no, we get the joke. It's just not funny.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Is it funny, Harold?

[Jesse Waters]

No, I think that we've done a story showing the. What is he called the oligarchy tour that.

[Emily Compagno]

Fight the oligarchy.

[Jesse Waters]

Fight the oligarchy that Bernie Sanders is doing. I think there's part of what he's doing that's right. But what he's. And it's a little bit of part of what they're doing is right. But the main part of it is that no one's talking about answers. No one's talking about what the solution should be. It'd be great if they went out. And I think what Bernie's doing is more preaching to people what he believes the challenges are, and he's diagnosing some of it. But even here in New York, get out and listen to what people really want, what people really need, the kinds of. And then draft solutions around it as opposed to listening to yourself. I hope you use the word you use and your thing as you respond to what that looked like, what they were doing. It didn't look like a serious. It didn't look like a serious political event. It was interesting and perhaps entertaining and nuggets of things that were said. But if you are trying to run, start a small business, if you're trying to provide health care for your child and find it for you, if you're trying to ensure that your kid gets a good education, why not be about saying to President Trump you want to fold the Department of Education? Why not make it a best practices place? Any place in the country that is doing good things to teach kids, they get bigger grants, bigger opportunities, bigger piles of money to be able to scale those things than others. That's what people want.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Then somebody say, what about school choice?

[Jesse Waters]

School choice would be one of them. You show me a mail.

[Greg Gutfeld]

You guys would never say that.

[Jesse Waters]

No, no. There are a bunch of Democrats that support school choice. But if you're a mayor. But if you. But I think. I think there are a lot of mayors and. But if you put the incentives out there for it, the key has to be what's working. Anyway, I just don't think they're offering solutions. I like the entertainment and some of them. I know, but this is not what's going to win elections.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Greg, you seem to want to interject.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes, I do. Frankly, I'm tired of Harold's rudeness. No, I'm kidding. I was really. I was really struck by those young, strong, black political leaders daring to head into the gritty urban center that is Martha's Vineyard. The message they needed to hear. They're suffering there. They're suffering there. Gavin aping Trump's tweets. It reminds me of a child, you know, putting on his dad's clothes when he's not home. It's like, look, I am an accountant. I'm accounting. That's him. I mean, this is why the right can meme and the left can't. When the right memes, they pull truth out of absurdity. But if you're absurd, you can't do that. And he called you a ding dong.

[Dana Perino]

Yeah.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Wow, that's funny coming from a guy who bangs ho hos. So we know the Demps got no leaders, no reputation, no credibility, no ideas or politics, no money. Other than that, they're doing great. But. So here's the question, and Harold is right about the solution thing. So you need a little thought experiment every time you're talking to a Democrat. This is the thing that people have to do. And cnn, you guys can take this if you like. A meteor strikes. Only red states. The only people left are Dems. They're now in power. What would be the first thing you would undo? Would it be the executive order that bans men and women's sports? Would you do that? Probably not. Would you undo all the peace deals that Trump has made? There's like six to eight of them or something. Probably not. Would you bring back the price of eggs so they're more expensive? You probably wouldn't do that. Would you rebuild Iran's nuclear facility? You probably wouldn't do that either. You have about a million to 2 million illegals that have left. Would you invite them back now that you can? I don't think you would. So this is why, absent issues that you can't find the center, you can't find the center. You rely on these hypothetical delusional fantasies. That Trump might run for a third term because you can't actually tackle things that are being done successfully. So what? The Democrat Party, they're not combating Trump, but they're not combating Republicans. They're combating their own party. The far left is driving this bus. And until you turn into Keanu Reeves and stop it from speeding into oblivion, you gotta start identifying problems and real solutions and implementing them. It's not 4D chess. Trump's doing it all the time. Instead, the Dems keep choosing unpopular things and pushing it against popular will.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

And Gavin looks like Keanu Reeves, so he's halfway there.

[Greg Gutfeld]

That is such an insult on Keanu. I know he looks like Keanu Reeves. Reeves after a horrible car accident.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

You are rough today.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Look at him.

[Emily Compagno]

I can't sign on to that statement respectfully. All right, you guys, this is what kills me. This is a sitting governor. Those are congress people. And it feels like we're watching a summer camp skit. We're watching slam poetry. We're watching these attention seekers that are just so wrapped up in clickbait and they are supposed to be governing. You guys. I lived in San Francisco during Gavin Newsom's reign as mayor. I've been subjected to that individual for decades. And it kills me that he is too busy sleeping with his campaign manager's wife. He's too busy sipping his plumpjack wine. He's too busy eating at the French Laundry while everyone else has to eat behind masks to even govern and to watch my state now have been run into the ground. Homelessness spiking, half of it is burned. The highest tax rate, everyone has fled. The budget is over. It's an. We're in debt by $20 billion. And then he just piecemeals things, and that's his strategy. And then he just crows on Twitter while the taxpayers pay for his little helpers to write the stuff that he can't. So I wish, Governor Newsom, that you would just get back to California and govern, because there's a lot of Californians that need right now a leader, one with a vertebrae, instead of someone that just follows Donald Trump around.

[Greg Gutfeld]

All right?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

And I just want to apologize to Keanu Reeves. I did not know he was that good looking.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Oh, he's very good looking.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Up next, Chris Pratt drops the hammer on Hollywood's Trump derangement syndrome.

[Greg Gutfeld]

When we were young.

[Emily Compagno]

Oh, we love when it got cold.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I can't be told how are people 60 and older?

[Bret Baier]

Listen to the all new Bret Baier podcast featuring Common Ground in depth. Talks with lawmakers from all opposite sides of the aisle, along with all your Brett Bear favorites like his All Star panel and much more. Available [e-mail] or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dana Perino]

And an A list actor isn't following the pack of his fellow Trump bashing Hollywood elites. Yes, Chris Pratt showing up on Bill Maher's club Random. And he mocked the over the top hatred some Americans have for the president, even if it's good for the country.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I'd hate to be so mired in hatred for the president that any success from his administration is something I'd be having an allergic reaction to. To be like, oh well, if they do it, I don't want it to happen.

[Jesse Waters]

I'll put Clorox in my children's cereal myself. You know, say, come on, have some. Be reasonable here.

[Greg Gutfeld]

There's certain things that would be a.

[Jesse Waters]

Good thing to have.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I want them all to be successful.

[Dana Perino]

And proving Pratt's point, Star wars star Mark Hamill says he wanted to flee America to escape Trump, giving his wife two choices for where they could move, either London or Ireland. But he ultimately decided against it. Quote, I still believe there are more honest, decent people than there are the MAGA crowd. If I didn't, I've moved back to England. Maybe he didn't go to Ireland because somebody else is already there.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah, she's drank all the Guinness. Look, if a celebrity just offers some common sense, they're probably conservative. If they never say anything about politics, they're likely Republican. The only people who actually talk politics in Hollywood or speak regularly, outgoingly, every issue are liberal because there's no shared risk involved to your status. You're not gonna lose anything. These are people who treat their non binary kids as exotic pets. Look, look what I have. It's not a boy or a girl, you know. And if your movies don't make money, your stances guarantee that you'll still be invited to parties where you'll probably inevitably find work. While many stars who only come out as Republicans until they're super rich, when they have FU money like the Clint Eastwoods and the Sylvester Stallone's, Hollywood's in trouble because they've gambled on online media types and alienated the general population, what they failed to see is that social justice warriors don't go to movies. They also got taken in by DEI's instantaneous reward. But DEI is on a separate track than the one called profit. So a person could get promoted in a company, a film company, for achieving dei goals without ever making a dime for the company. And the companies are now feeling that. I'll relate this to D.C. the D.C. police chief, Pamela Smith, did not know what the term chain of command meant. This is a crucial piece in police organizational authority. She previously served as the department chief equity officer. Now, just think about that in Hollywood. And all this is happening in every company. This is why they're going down.

[Dana Perino]

But Chris Pratt said. Harold reminded me of when Michael Jordan said republicans buy Nike stew.

[Jesse Waters]

Yeah. He's saying they buy tennis shoes. But look, we should be on a level here. We sometimes criticize around this table, Democrats, who, the Hamills and all these folks. And then we don't like Chris. They're allowed to say whatever they want to say. And if they want to move. What's the lady's name? That move.

[Greg Gutfeld]

But nobody's saying we're not.

[Jesse Waters]

No, but, no.

[Greg Gutfeld]

That's a straw man argument, Harold. I won't.

[Jesse Waters]

But how is that a straw man? But all I'm saying is.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Because you're implying that I'm against it.

[Jesse Waters]

How dare you?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

No, no.

[Jesse Waters]

I'm saying you like what he's saying, but you just don't like what Rosie's saying in Northern Campbell. I could care. They're like every other American. No, no. Some people, I like them all. And if they want whatever he wants to say, I think Chris Pratt is giving serious message. You can't just dislike him and think that's going to advance what it is that you want to do. Because you said it in the last segment, we don't really have anything clear that we want to do. I've not heard Democrats offer, even as they're critical of President Trump's foreign policy. You know, there's nothing to be critical on him blasting a mountain where they're developing nuclear material and him saying, I'm going to try my hardest to bring it into war. I can understand if you say, Mr. President, when are you going to sell TikTok? It's still harming our kids. I can understand if you say Nvidia and AMD are able to sell chips to China because they basically paid what national security concerns have been eased. But if all you do is attack, attack with no substance and no answers. To your point, last segment, we're going to be in a minority a long time.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I'm tired of your fairness.

[Dana Perino]

Emily. Do you think that Hamill's wife looked at the weather forecast in London and Ireland was like, I'm not doing that. No way.

[Emily Compagno]

Yeah, look, I lived it in it would be like Tuesday at 10am and the streets would be packed with protesters. I'm like, don't any of you have a job? Apparently not. I'm sure I pay your salary in some form or another with my tax dollars. The thing is, is that Chris Pratt's comments. Why isn't Governor Newsom saying that? Where is the leadership of the Democrats saying that? Because if they really served their constituents, they would see that peace benefits everyone, that a rising economic tide benefits everyone. So I find it so telling. You know, at weddings, everyone takes their cue from the bride. Those brides are the horror ones. They have mascara streaming down their face and they are frightening. They are leading the charge on the left. They're setting the tone. And so that's why we have to cover. When just one person says, can't we all be reasonable? Remember when Coach Harbaugh said, I want my president to succeed? I've told you guys this before. After that horrific Vegas shooting at the country concert, I told you, my friend from California, who is utterly delusional and lives with their parents still, but had the nerve to say, good because the victims were Republicans, since they were country concert goers. That is the level of delusion. And it's incumbent upon all those Democrat leaders more than Chris Pratt, to tell everyone to remain reasonable.

[Dana Perino]

But, Jesse, maybe because of your esteemed show and incredible leadership in the country.

[Jesse Waters]

And ability to sell books.

[Dana Perino]

Here we go. It feels like something is changing.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I used to think my mom had tds. And then when Trump won the second time. Or is it the third time?

[Jesse Waters]

No, it's the second.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I was humble enough to admit that I had misdiagnosed her because we were in Maine the other day and she said, you know what? I love that Donald Trump is bringing back the fitness test. And she never gotten my grill about mass deportations. She conceded that Washington, D.C. has a crime problem. So my mom is not as crazy as I thought. Now, if you can accept reality and acknowledge that some things the president's doing are good, then you are sane. But if you cannot accept that reality, as Greg said, if you want to rebuild the program that the Iranians had, or you want to bring people back into the country, or you want to bring back paper straws.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes, good one.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

You are mentally ill, because that is the definition of mental illness. If you cannot accept reality. I mean, when Osama bin Laden was killed by Barack Hussein Obama, I was unmentally ill enough to applaud him.

[Emily Compagno]

I think it was Rob o' Neill that killed him.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

That's how I get around admitting that he didn't really do the dirty work.

[Dana Perino]

Okay.

[Jesse Waters]

Just like President Trump flew those planes to Iran, right?

[Dana Perino]

That's right. Up next, Speedax. Seth and RFK Jr test their muscle with a workout challenge.

[Emily Compagno]

I'm Janice Dean. Join me every Sunday as I focus on stories of hope and people who.

[Gary Player]

Are truly rays of sunshine in their.

[Emily Compagno]

Community and across the world.

[Bret Baier]

Listen and follow now@fox newspodcast.com.

[Jesse Waters]

Maha is making America fit again and leading by example. HHS boss Robert Kennedy Jr. Throwing down a workout challenge against Defense Secretary Pete Hexseth. Watch this. And we had our big, big body challenge today. It was President Trump who inspired us to do this. This is the beginning of our tour challenging Americans to get back in shape, eat better, but also you need to get out and exercise. RFK is in pretty good shape. But if workouts aren't your thing, how about the great outdoors? RFK Jr recently took Dr. Oz hiking in Colorado's Garden of the Gods. No M points. You have a visceral reaction.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Somebody's got to raise this question. Why does RFK wear jeans when he exercises? This is not the first time. This is now the third or fourth time. It's all the time. You know, it's like wearing a Speedo to church. This is not right. Is he trying to tell people he has good genes? He doesn't have to. He's a Kennedy. It doesn't make any sense to me. Maybe he has weak legs or maybe.

[Jesse Waters]

He'S trying to show that you can work out in any attire, that if you're going to work or you're out with your friends, you can just. I don't know.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I hope he changes the genes.

[Jesse Waters]

What do you think, DP well, first.

[Dana Perino]

Of all, I think hiking is dangerous.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes.

[Dana Perino]

Though I do love the Garden of the Gods. Okay, so I love the fitness challenge. I would never want to go up against Emily because she would beat all of us for sure. But I was remembering one thing. Do you remember the ropes? And you had to climb the rope. That was really hard on my hands. I don't want to have to do that again.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Oh, it helps go through every puddle's basement.

[Dana Perino]

Is that part of the fitness challenge? The rope?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

No, the fitness challenge. And I tried it this morning. It's in five minutes. Can you do 100 pushups and 50 pull ups and wait, wait 10 minutes?

[Greg Gutfeld]

10 minutes?

[Emily Compagno]

No, that's it. That was theirs.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

That's why I failed. Okay. So, yeah, I was. I mean, I got pretty close on the push ups, not so close on the pull ups. I didn't know I had an extra five minutes. I could easily do that. I could easily do 100 push ups and 50 pull ups. I felt bad about myself all day.

[Jesse Waters]

What do you think about this 10 minutes?

[Dana Perino]

I was, that's not the President's fitness test. That was.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

No, this is the Bobby and Pete challenge. And we have Kennedy on the show today. Tonight I'm going to ask him, why do you wear jeans?

[Greg Gutfeld]

You got to. You have to.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I will.

[Jesse Waters]

Emily, what are your thoughts on this?

[Emily Compagno]

Well, it's like people who wear jeans to the beach. And if anyone is like, I've never seen it, go to California. Like, I hate the concept of sweating. Seeing people sweat in denim feels really raw, especially when it's on the bottom.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I never understood the old West. Do you know what I mean? Like all these guys in denim, blue on horses. That's not good. That's not even sanitary. Imagine being a sex worker in Reno, Nevada and have to deal with that.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Well, you cowboys wearing shorts.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yes.

[Emily Compagno]

Shorts.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Tight shorts.

[Emily Compagno]

Biker shorts.

[Jesse Waters]

Yes.

[Emily Compagno]

I feel like I've seen it all in Central. You know how in New York you see everything? Like, I saw one guy, this older guy, he was literally, literally jogging and while smoking a cigar at the same time in his mouth. I was like, that's savage. So I feel like that's the kind of thing you see here too, like jogging in jeans.

[Jesse Waters]

I've done that before with the cigar. Scott Baio, when I was a kid, used to compete in those things on TV with all the stars. Battle for the network Stars Battle for the network stars. He look, I used to try to do exactly what he did as a kid, working out. I gotta now take this test. Up next, shocking video. Two food influencers cheat death.

[Greg Gutfeld]

This is Jimmy Phela inviting you to join me for Fox Across America where we'll discuss every single one of the Democrats. Dumb ideas. Just kidding. It's only a three hour show. Listen live at noon Eastern or get the [e-mail] welcome back. They sat for a bite and an SUV or SUV gave them a fright. Boom. Oh, my God.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Yeah.

[Greg Gutfeld]

The two influencers died instantly after an suv. I'm kidding. They're alive. But it would have been a more interesting story. They plowed into the restaurant they were in. Dina, before the show, in the green room, you said, I'll bet you 100 bucks the driver was a woman. I'm glad I didn't take that bet because in fact, she was A woman. She thought the car was in park. Isn't that so adorable?

[Dana Perino]

Probably a ding dong, too. A sexist would say yes. And they did.

[Jesse Waters]

Yeah.

[Dana Perino]

Okay. So watching the video, I don't think it was staged, but do you remember when those. We did. We did something just like this, and I believe it took place in Texas and it was a podcast, and they were right in front of the window. And then the car came and yes, I remember that. Nobody really got hurt, but it was like it got them up. They did it to fame.

[Greg Gutfeld]

That's not a bad point, Emily. The restaurant, I heard got three stars on Yelp, but the SUV got five.

[Emily Compagno]

No, this is definitely real and totally horrifying. I'm really grateful we're putting it in slow mo because I immediately was like, I need to slow mo. Because those are the things where you then see, did he protect her? You know, you see people like. And then it shows their true colors.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Whether they kind of grabbed her. You know what? Right there.

[Emily Compagno]

They're together. They're a couple.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Oh, they are.

[Emily Compagno]

This is so scary. God, they're. Okay, but this is the whole point.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

I don't approve. Mixing business with pleasure.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Dana, I'm trying to put Emily in slow mo.

[Emily Compagno]

I thought it was mute. I thought you were pressing the mute, Harold.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Talk about a drive thru. We'll be right back. Will this curb the rise of annoying food influencers? I hate them.

[Jesse Waters]

At some point, you could see on their faces, they're. They're thinking, have I told the Lord I love him today? Because they don't know what they're going to be happening. There's no doubt about it. Look, that was real. That was real. Thank God nobody was hurt.

[Greg Gutfeld]

You're an expert on this, Jesse. Should they leave a tip?

[Harold Ford Jr.]

How much money can you make as a food influencer? You're telling me you just eat? I think it's paid to eat.

[Donald Trump]

No.

[Greg Gutfeld]

You know, you take pictures of restaurants and you could. You wield a lot of power.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

So you're a food critic.

[Dana Perino]

Yes. And you know, you can make a lot of money.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah, it's repulsive.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Why don't more people do that then?

[Greg Gutfeld]

I don't know.

[Jesse Waters]

More people do it. You just.

[Greg Gutfeld]

More people. There are people in third world countries right now taking pictures of crappy food.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Here's a beetle. This is the best beetle.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I just applied that thing to the modern age. They're people and starving. No, it's like. Anyway, why explain the joke when you understand it? One more thing.

[Emily Compagno]

Reba here, back to tell you from.

[Bret Baier]

The FOX News Podcasts Network.

[Dana Perino]

Hey, there, it's me, Kennedy.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Make sure to check out my podcast.

[Dana Perino]

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[Emily Compagno]

It's time now for one more thing.

[Greg Gutfeld]

We got a great show tonight. Cat Tiff, Jamie Lissow, Mahling, Hemingway and tyrus. The tonight, 10 o'.

[Emily Compagno]

Clock.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Let's do this.

[Emily Compagno]

All right.

[Greg Gutfeld]

I'm going to play this sound. Let's play the sound and we'll go around. That rhymes. Isn't that cute?

[Emily Compagno]

Look at those kazoo. Kazoo things. A kazoo.

[Greg Gutfeld]

That's not an animal, you weirdo.

[Emily Compagno]

It's just that what I want, I stand by fight. A parrot. A parrot. Parrot speaker.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Okay, a parrot speaker.

[Jesse Waters]

Some sort of bird.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Some sort of bird.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

We're gonna go with sea lion.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Sea lion.

[Dana Perino]

I'm gonna go with a parrot.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Well, a terrible answer. Nobody's right. But let's see what it looks like. A bird. That's a yellow cast hornbill.

[Jesse Waters]

Some sort of bird.

[Donald Trump]

Oh.

[Greg Gutfeld]

At the Memphis Zoo. So you can rig this by having your friends let you know what they're sending us.

[Emily Compagno]

It's an Elvis bird.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Yeah. Isn't that nice? It's a yellow cast corn bell.

[Dana Perino]

All right.

[Greg Gutfeld]

What they used to call Bill Clinton in college.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Speaking of Bill Clinton in college, we have James Carville on the show tonight. Also, Dana Lash, Secretary Kennedy and Carli Shimkus. Tonight, 8pm Is that it?

[Emily Compagno]

Oh, Dana.

[Dana Perino]

Well, so you've heard about the chicken that tried to cross the road. Well, check out this koala. Yes. And this koala tried to cross the road. And this guy gets out of his car. He's like, nope, you are going back over here. And then they had a little interaction. He gave him a real stern talking to afterwards. If you see here and a kick gets him over there and he says, don't you dare ever do that again.

[Greg Gutfeld]

Wow.

[Emily Compagno]

Oh, buddy.

[Dana Perino]

And the koala points right back at him.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

They need discipline.

[Jesse Waters]

First responders. In California, this fella got stuck for two days rappelling down this thing here. Thank God these first responders found him. He had minor injuries, recovered.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Was that Dr. Oz? How did he get lost on the hike?

[Greg Gutfeld]

Was he wearing jeans?

[Jesse Waters]

He needed that guy from the last one to give him a good tongue lash and tell him not to do that.

[Emily Compagno]

Quick. Congratulations to K9 officer Aylis, who just retired after seven years in Texas. Congrats and God bless you. And Sergeant Hernandez.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

That dog can't hear that well.

[Emily Compagno]

That's terrible. We congratulate you.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

This is Jason Chaffetz from the Jason.

[Jesse Waters]

In the House podcast.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Join me every Monday to dive deeper.

[Jesse Waters]

Into the latest, latest political headlines and.

[Harold Ford Jr.]

Chat with remarkable guests.

[Bret Baier]

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