This video is a recording from yesterday’s live, where I jumped on early to react in real time to Donald Trump’s speech at a Republican retreat. What starts as dark comedy quickly turns into something more revealing—and more troubling. In just a few minutes, Trump ricochets between healthcare, taxes, IVF, transgender conspiracies, tariffs, and pharmaceutical pricing, rarely finishing a thought and frequently contradicting himself. The speech is notable not just for its incoherence, but for what it accidentally exposes about Republican policy priorities: vague promises, direct giveaways dressed up as reform, and a total disconnect from reality when it comes to healthcare costs and drug prices.
During the live, I pause repeatedly to fact-check claims on the fly—some are exaggerated, some are flat-out fabricated, and others are technically true but deeply misleading. I also unpack how Trump’s supposed “toughness” with drug companies amounts to little more than staged meetings and empty announcements, while prices continue to rise for real people, including my own family.
The clip ends with Trump dancing to “YMCA,” which somehow manages to perfectly summarize the moment: absurd, embarrassing, and treated as normal by a room full of Republicans who pretend it all makes sense. This live wasn’t just commentary—it was a snapshot of a political movement unraveling in plain sight.
