Hey There Rubinites,

Hope you all are having a great week! Welcome to the twenty-first issue of The Rubin Recap! I’m thrilled to continue sharing facts, insights, and more while always hearing your thoughts on all things Rubin Report. Let’s get into it!

This Week on The Rubin Report: 

On Monday, I covered Bill Maher’s brutal takedown of Democrats on Real Time with Bill Maher, sparking an intense reaction from his audience as he called them out for losing to Trump. ABC News’ Sarah Isgur added to the conversation, pointing out that the liberal elite’s reaction proves they haven’t learned much since the last election. Over on Morning Joe, Axios’ Jim VandeHei shared why mainstream media isn’t as relevant as legacy hosts think, highlighting how Joe Rogan’s podcast and Elon Musk’s X are becoming more powerful platforms. I discussed Van Jones telling CNN that Democrats were outplayed by Republicans’ strategic use of podcasts and influencers to reach more voters, a reality that left some on the left feeling blindsided. Meanwhile, Megyn Kelly gave a sharp critique of failed celebrity endorsements from Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, and Oprah Winfrey, pointing out that star power isn’t moving the needle as expected. And to wrap up, I shared Argentina’s Javier Milei’s thoughts on politicians obsessed with approval ratings rather than actual results.

On Tuesday, I jumped into Elon Musk’s fiery response to Sam Harris’ meltdown over Trump’s win on the Making Sense podcast. Sam Harris didn’t hold back, taking aim at Joe Rogan for letting comedians like Dave Smith discuss foreign policy on his show. Trump’s new border czar, Tom Homan, addressed criticisms head-on from The View’s Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro, defending his approach to border security. Over on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart admitted he was wrong about the election, while former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau shared surprising internal polling data from Biden’s camp on Pod Save America. I also highlighted Joe Rogan and Theo Von’s reactions to Trump’s election night win, which they discussed on Rogan’s podcast.

On Wednesday, things got heated as CNN’s Abby Phillip had to intervene when Jay Michaelson had an outburst at Shermichael Singleton over Americans’ lack of support for trans athletes in women’s sports. Dana Bash on CNN attempted to catch James Blair in a “gotcha” moment about Trump’s campaign ad on trans rights, but it didn’t go as planned. Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough finally acknowledged that “woke” politics might be hurting the Democratic Party’s appeal to Black and Latino voters. I discussed Comcast’s plans to sell MSNBC as mainstream media continues its struggles, while CNN is reportedly preparing for major layoffs. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were officially tapped to lead the DOGE initiative, aimed at reducing government waste, and Pete Hegseth, now Secretary of Defense, talked on Shawn Ryan’s show about strategies for purging CRT and DEI from the U.S. military. I rounded off the day with a special Q&A on The Rubin Report Locals community, taking questions on a range of topics from fans.

On Thursday, I joined Megyn Kelly to break down her accurate election predictions, discuss Kamala Harris’ challenges that the mainstream media isn’t addressing, and explore why the freedom to talk about controversial topics is drawing audiences away from traditional outlets. We dove into whether MSNBC’s Joy Reid or The View’s Sunny Hostin has stirred more controversy, and speculated on Elon Musk’s potential future in the Trump administration. I also joined Piers Morgan Uncensored featuring David Pakman, Brian-Tyler Cohen, Ben Ferguson, Brianna Wu, and Lindy Li. To finish it all up, I headed to Phoenix to join Jordan Peterson for his 500th episode—big congrats to Jordan!

Get ready because today we have an incredible roundtable discussion featuring the one and only Michael Knowles and Gad Saad!

Looking Ahead:

If you’ve been following my Locals channel you probably know I’m getting ready to release my own Tequila brand! I’ll be announcing the name, details, and more soon so keep tuning into my newsletter where I’ll give you all the first looks!

Also check out my newest merch, available only on my site today!

To watch our full interviews make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel or become a supporter of The Rubin Report on Locals!

Dave’s Fave’s and Insights:

My fave’s for the week have got to be those incredible cabinet picks Trump is nominating. It’s so refreshing to see sanity taking back the White House in this Crazy World! Who has been your favorite Cabinet Pick? Let me know in the comments.

Also check out our dinner from Jordan's 500th episode featuring Dr. Oz!

Weekly Motivation:

Let’s end the week off with some motivation. I like this one and thought I’d share it with you all.

Failure is an option here. If things are not failing you are not innovating enough.” - Elon Musk

Signing Off: 

Well, that's all folks. Well, that's all folks. Make sure to share this newsletter with friends and family and continue to hop on every Friday for my weekly updates. Let me know what you guys want to see on the show or in my newsletter next!

Until next time, stay sane and keep the conversation going!

Bye, Ciao, Stay Hard,

Dave Rubin

Hey There Rubinites,

Hope you all are having a great week! Welcome to the twentieth and most EXCITING issue of The Rubin Recap yet! I’m thrilled to continue sharing facts, insights, and more while always hearing your thoughts on all things Rubin Report. Let’s get into it!

This Week on The Rubin Report: 

We finally did it. Donald J. Trump has been re-elected as the 47th president of the United States. If you happened to be under a rock this week and have absolutely no idea what happened don’t worry, as always I’ve still got you covered. Get ready for the best edition yet!

On Monday we had an insane show from start to finish. For this special edition of The Rubin Report I talked with co-hosts Dr. Phil, Glenn Beck, and Governor Ron DeSantis. We started off by discussing Joe Rogan getting John Fetterman to admit that the migrant crisis might help Democrats consolidate power in swing states by moving migrants to where Democratic voters are needed and Elon Musk pointing out how early polling in the swing state of Pennsylvania is showing promising signs of a Trump victory. Moving on we shared our thoughts on Ben Shapiro getting “Club Random” host Bill Maher to admit what he may have gotten wrong about Kamala Harris and JD Vance explaining to Joe Rogan how most politics has become focused on fake stories and distractions and Karoline Leavitt telling ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze why Democrats have exposed themselves as hypocrites for continuing to condemn Donald Trump for divisive rhetoric. Lastly we ended the day off by discussing Kristen Welker being shocked by pollster Steve Kornacki revealing how voters are realizing how much better their lives were under a Trump presidency compared to a Joe Biden one.

Tuesday was the big day and it did not disappoint. We started the day off with an episode of the The Rubin Report where we talked about Joe Rogan finally sharing who he’s endorsing for president after posting his interview with Elon Musk and his discussing how most people have lost every shred of trust in mainstream media because of the countless lies they’ve been told about Donald Trump. I also discussed Elon Musk sharing how self-driving autonomous vehicles like Tesla’s new Cybercab could change mass transportation and the layout of cities as we currently know them and Ben Shapiro explaining to the hosts of the "Full Send Podcast" how an error by the U.S. census during the last population count could bring about a worst-case scenario in the counting of Electoral College points and force the Supreme Court to decide the winner of the election. I had to end the day off with my reaction to Megyn Kelly’s savage attack on Mark Cuban at a Trump rally.

Tuesday evening was a wild ride as I co-hosted the biggest election night live stream featuring Megyn Kelly, Ben Shapiro, Russell Brand, Bret Weinstein, Jordan Peterson, Adam Carolla, Dr. Phil, Glenn Beck, Clay Travis, Tom Bilyeu, Dr. Drew, Sage Steele, and many more as we provided real-time analysis and reaction to the 2024 election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. 

Wednesday was all about Donald Trump’s stunning comeback victory as we analyzed everything from the UFC’s Dana White’s speech bringing Trump supporters to their feet and Elon Musk’s hilarious first tweet after Trump’s definitive victory. Some of the other post-election day topics discussed included, CNN’s Scott Jennings giving Anderson Cooper and Van Jones a hard wake-up call about the death of mainstream media’s influence on American voters, Elon Musk explaining to Tucker Carlson how Trump’s appearances on alternative media podcasts like Lex Fridman and Joe Rogan's helped him secure the popular vote, Ben Shapiro explaining what’s probably going through Joe Biden’s head right now, “Shark Tank’s” Kevin O’Leary explaining to Fox News how the Democratic Party can now be free to rebuild itself away from the influence of Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Barack Obama and so much more. 

There’s nothing better than watching the radical left have a nervous breakdown after an event like this, so of course our first stop on Thursday was “The View.” I started the day of by talking about Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, and Joy Behar having a truly historic meltdown live on the air as they come to terms with Donald Trump’s landslide victory and Alyssa Farah Griffin pushing back on Sunny Hostin’s insulting attack on “uneducated white women.” The leftist media analysis continued with “Morning Joe’s” Joe Scarborough and Al Sharpton sounding like bigots as they call black men sexist and Latino men racist for not voting for a black woman. I moved on to Ben Shapiro sharing data that should scare Democrats about how America is turning more conservative and Mark Halperin explaining to Tucker Carlson why Trump’s victory is likely to lead to a mental health crisis unlike anything we’ve ever seen.

On Friday we had an exclusive Q & A where I answered all your questions here on Locals!

This Week’s Sit Down Interviews: 

This week I released my exclusive sit-down interview with Jillian Michaels where we discussed her transition from fitness to political discussions, her wake-up call about the politicization of health and how it pulled her into the political space, her first timer voting for Trump feeling alienated from her liberal peers due to her views, her evolving perspective on mainstream narratives, her comparison of “coming out” politically to coming out as bisexual decades ago, her frustration with corporate and political elites, including billionaires like George Soros and Bill Gates and so much more!

Looking Ahead:

If you’ve been following my Locals channel you probably know I’m getting ready to release my own Tequila brand! I’ll be announcing the name, details, and more soon so keep tuning into my newsletter where I’ll give you all the first looks!

Also check out my newest merch, available only on my site today!

To watch our full interviews make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel or become a supporter of The Rubin Report on Locals!

Dave’s Fave’s and Insights:

What better way to end off the week then by saying how happy and relieved I am that sanity is once again returning to America. With Trump as our president I know the country will go in the right direction once again. 

Weekly Motivation:

For this week’s motivation, I thought we’d do something a little different in honor of the election and the next four years ahead. Check out this video:

Signing Off: 

Well, that's all folks. Well, that's all folks. Make sure to share this newsletter with friends and family and continue to hop on every Friday for my weekly updates. Let me know what you guys want to see on the show or in my newsletter next!

Until next time, stay sane and keep the conversation going!

Bye, Ciao, Stay Hard,

Dave Rubin

Hey There Rubinites,

Hope you all are having a great week! Welcome to the eighteenth issue of The Rubin Recap! I’m excited to continue sharing facts, insights, and more while always hearing your thoughts on all things Rubin Report. Let’s get into it!

This Week on The Rubin Report: 

This week was just one major news article/clip after another. As always I made sure to give you guys my exclusive insights and of course include some surprises along the way.

On Monday I welcomed the Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles to co host a special direct message segment with me and start off the week right. We began by discussing JD Vance’s successful turning of New York Times' Lulu Garcia-Navarro’s gotcha question regarding illegal immigration and the housing shortage against her. Additionally, also referenced the bizarre moment on; ABC News’ where Martha Raddatz minimized Venezuelan gangs taking over only a “handful” of apartment complexes in Aurora, Colorado. We moved on to CNN’s Scott Jennings pointing out how the Harris campaign's pandering to voters, like having Tim Walz go hunting, isn't tricking black voters to vote for Kamala Harris and CNN showing how current polling is showing new party affiliation data that could tip the election in favor of Republicans. The two of us also talked about ”The Young Turks’” Ana Kasparian telling Jillian Michaels what finally made her leave the Left and realize the dangers of “wokeism” as well as Michael Shellenberger telling Joe Rogan how the Democratic Party has changed in disturbing ways. To end the day off we took a look at Donald Trump breaking the news that he will be appearing on Joe Rogan's show to the Nelk Boys on the “Full Send Podcast.” How do you think that is going to go? Drop the questions and topics you think Rogan will ask about in the comment section.

On Tuesday I initiated our segment by talking about how Bill Maher’s audience reacted to his analysis of Kamala’s latest poll numbers. I also mentioned that conversation between “Real Time” guests Buck Sexton and Laura Coates where he explained to her why the Democratic Party is losing so many working-class male voters. I thought one of the highlighted sections of the day was when we referenced Charlamagne tha God admitting to Andrew Schulz that his “Flagrant” interview with Donald Trump might just be helping him get elected and Nina Turner explaining to CNN’s Abby Phillip why Barack Obama’s lecturing of black male voters is completely backfiring. I made sure to discuss Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy losing his mind over Democrats gaslighting over the qualities of Kamala Harris before pivoting to our conclusion where I took a look at Elon Musk presenting a very reasonable idea to address the dangers of illegal immigration at the southern border.

Wednesday was just full of contentious conversations for both political candidates so I began the day by talking about Donald Trump’s heated interview with Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago over the efficacy of tariffs as well as Kamala Harris’ disaster interview with “The Breakfast Club” Charlamagne tha God. I moved onto “Meet the Press'” Kristen Welker being shocked by pollster Steve Kornacki revealing how Trump is pulling ahead of Kamala Harris in almost all key polling categories as well as MSNBC’s John Heilemann telling “Morning Joe’s” Joe Scarborough that it’s time for Democrats to start panicking. Now how crazy is that?! Our daily DM also covered Larry David revealing to CNN’s Chris Wallace that his Trump derangement syndrome has only worsened and Nancy Pelosi telling "Politics Weekly America" how her relationship with Joe Biden has disintegrated since the Biden coup. To cap off a great show we referenced that clip of Ryan Girdusky educating CNN’s Abby Phillip and Bakari Sellers about the Ferguson effect.

Thursday. Boy, Thursday was just insanity. I began our DM by talking about Kamala Harris' disastrous interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, where he asked her if she was partially responsible for the border crisis and the murders of Rachel Morin, Laken Riley, and Jocelyn Nungaray, which were allegedly committed by illegal migrants. I also discussed Baier asking Harris if she still advocated for taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgeries for prison inmates. I really have to commend Baier. He did an amazing job, particularly considering his revelation that behind-the-scenes the Harris team had attempted to sabotage the interview from the start. I finished by discussing Bill Clinton’s inappropriate remarks at Ethel Kennedy’s funeral as well as my thoughts on a few other subjects. As always I hosted a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session based on a wide range of questions from all of you here on Locals. Now’s your chance! Make sure to brainstorm a question to ask me for next week and your’s just might be featured on our show. 

Today, I had my weekly roundtable with the one and only Sage Steele! Hop on now to see our conversation.

This Week’s Sit Down Interviews: 

This week we released so many sit-down interviews! To begin I released the second part of my interview with former Ambassador to Israel David Friedman about the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Hezbollah's firing of thousands of missiles into Northern Israel, how Israel has severely damaged Hezbollah through military precision with its attack on Hezbollah's pager system, the importance of deterrence in the Middle East, how Israel's recent actions have shifted the power balance, Netanyahu's leadership and so much more!

I also had a great conversation with Dinesh D’Souza where we talked about his initial skepticism of Donald Trump, how Trump became a champion for the ignored people, why cultural elites now loathe him, Trump’s underestimation of government corruption, Trump’s learning curve regarding institutions like the FBI and CDC, how a potential second Trump term could correct past mistakes, the growing wide-tent political coalition with figures like RFK Jr. and Elon Musk and a an incredible amount more!

To finish off a fantastic week of sit-down interviews I talked to Spencer Klavan about the inspiration behind his book, "Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith," how the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the dangers of treating science as a quasi-religion, the historical relationship between science and religion, where early science was rooted in religious belief, how quantum physics points to a complex reality that includes consciousness and transcendent principles, the need to reintegrate faith and science for a more humane approach, the potential and risks of AI and the role of human consciousness in understanding reality.

I want to know which Sit-Down was YOUR favorite! Tell me below. 

Looking Ahead:

Our new rebranded website has officially been released! Be sure to check it out here! What do you think of the new layout?

Additionally, I am dropping ALL NEW FALL MERCH TODAY! It’s a crazy world edition featuring all new graphics and designs! Get yours now!

If you’ve been following my Locals channel you probably know I’m getting ready to release my own Tequila brand! I’ll be announcing the name, details, and more soon so keep tuning into my newsletter where I’ll give you all the first looks!

To watch our full interviews make sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel or become a supporter of The Rubin Report on Locals!

Dave’s Fave’s and Insights:

My fave of the week would be to watch Mr. McMahon on Netflix. You’ll see why I’m always talking about the kayfabe and how it relates to politics. 

I hope you guys have some exciting things planned for this weekend. Feel free to share it in the comments below. I also need more inspo, especially when it comes down to fun things to do with the kids, so get creative!

Dave’s Tweet of the Week:

Check out my Tweet’s of the week!

 Weekly Motivation:

Let’s end the week off with some motivation:

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” - Elon Musk

Signing Off: 

Well, that's all folks. Well, that's all folks. Make sure to share this newsletter with friends and family and continue to hop on every Friday for my weekly updates. Let me know what you guys want to see on the show or in my newsletter next!

Until next time, stay sane and keep the conversation going!

Bye, Ciao, Stay Hard,

Dave Rubin