PBD Podcast
Bongino RESIGNS, Reiner Murders SHOCKING Updates + Shapiro SLAMS Tucker, Candace & Fuentes | PBD Podcast | Ep. 703
19 Dec 2025
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Adam, what's your point?
The future looks bright. A handshake is better than anything I ever signed, right here. You are a one-on-one?
I think I've never said this before.
OK, so let me start off by saying we are late today because of me, because my four year old was performing for Christmas event, the biggest event of the year at our school this year. And she was up there. And, you know, as a father, when you stand up and there's a thousand people in the crowd and you look like a little geek and you're like, hey, please, do you see me?
And then she just goes like this and she goes like this. That's all you wanted. All the money in the world, baby. That's all I wanted to see this morning. But we're here together in the podcast. We have a guy that apparently he is official. He went from the biggest trumpeting guy that he would sit here, you know, fight. You're never going to get me to average.
and always having temper tantrums, okay, to all of a sudden he's at the White House with the president with running around with all these, you know, people and yarmulke kissing the wall type of stuff going on. You know, Mark Levin putting his hands around the president saying he's the biggest Jewish president we've had, and Adam's right there in the room.
So forgive him.
With Marla Maples, by the way. Shout out to that gorgeous lady. With Marla Maples, yeah. So anyways. So that's what's going on today. We got a lot of stories. Turning Point USA yesterday, apparently these two guys who, you know, there's real serious talks of, you know, the UFC matchup that they're doing at the White House? There is a talk of maybe Tucker Carlson against Ben Shapiro.
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Chapter 2: What personal story does the host share about a Christmas event?
And people are actually buying into it. That could happen. There's a possibility. Because Ben gives a talk, okay? You never want to be the first to speak if you're going to call somebody out. Ben gives a talk, 20 minutes, written every single word. You could tell he read what he wrote in his note. Tucker comes up and gives a talk, I think 30 minutes, and then he does a 50-minute Q&A.
And there's some stuff going on there. There's some stuff going on there. We'll talk about that. I watched both of the speeches. and have some thoughts on it. Erica Kirk got up on stage, and I think, Rob, if you're saying she told a joke about Egypt and whatever, which is great that she's having fun right now. She's able to have some levity good for her. But we got a few stories here.
Miriam Adelson, who's kind of rich, pledges $250 million for a third... Trump term at White House Hanukkah party. And Mark Levin puts his arms around the president and shakes him. I don't know if I've seen the president being shaken like that. That was a man head pat. He grabbed his shoulder and was like. Yeah, I saw Mark doing that.
And a few other stories with Nick Reiner making first court appearance to face murder charges and killing of parents. Some very, very weird videos are resurfacing from many, many years ago. Some of them are extremely weird. That's resurfacing. But I think he's got some, obviously, some challenges he's dealt with in the past.
Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio's wife donates to 300,000 Trump accounts. 300,000 Trump accounts. Good for them. Trump's approval rating on the economy plummets to new low. Paul, that's a Daily Caller story. Ken Griffin from Citadel urges Trump to create distance between White House and Fed with his pick for chairman. And Hassett's Fed chair candidacy received pushback from high level.
We'll talk about that because that was one of the stories. Scott Jennings fires back where while stands with Trump after Vanity Fair backlash, Trump and top aides publicly defend. Susie Wiles on the Vanity Fair story that took place. Karen Bass admits botched response to L.A. fires. An unfortunate, candid moment.
Dan Bongino to leave the FBI deputy director job with rumored replacement waiting in the wings. Poll shock. Democrats' congressional approval sinks to an all-time low. AOC leads. You ready for this one, folks? Listen, pay attention if you're driving. Put your hands on 10-2. Go ahead. I'll give you a second. You ready? Okay. Ready? AOC leads J.D.
Vance for the first time in 2028 election matchup poll. And this is a real poll. Did you hear what I just said? AOC leads J.D. Vance in 2028 matchup poll. It's not a big lead, but it's still a lead. Would you have ever guessed that AOC would have been ahead of... J.D. Vance, well, that time is here. Ramaswamy calls on conservatives to reject groipers. Benny's got some thoughts on that.
Youth sports in crisis are skyrocketing. Costs price out parents. Threaten childhood health. It is expensive, to be honest with you. We were part of a soccer team. One soccer team, it's like, you've got to buy seven jerseys. I said, what did you say? He said, Jennifer comes and says, he needs seven jerseys. I said, babe, what? NBA players don't have seven different types of jerseys.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of Dan Bongino's resignation?
Trump was raised Presbyterian, but now identifies as non-denominational Christian. He just said I'm not a... So should I trust what Trump has... You don't look at PDO, Chad GBT. Okay. It came out of his mouth. Go ahead, Adam. Adam. Adam. Can you just say you're wrong? So what do you think he is? Tough guy? I don't know. I'm very tough. What do you think he is? The... He...
He was raised in a Presbyterian church just because he's not as Christian as you would like him to be. What do you think he is? You're defending something that just came out of someone's mouth. Continue with your story. I'll sit back. I'll sit back. What was the question? I turned my headphones off. Get off your high horse. Okay, my high horse.
If people aren't as Christian as you would like them to be, maybe. Now, you see how the argument just changed? I just proved you wrong, and now you're making it about me. Continue with your story. How did you prove me wrong? He's not Christian. Because he's Presbyterian. Adam, do we chat GBT'd it? You think he prays to Jesus Christ, and he's giving himself to God? I... I don't know.
Adam, just go with the story.
I don't know.
I just proved you wrong. But I don't know. No, you don't. You're doing the Candace thing. You're just throwing bullshit out there. Now it's Candace. Now it's Candace. I just showed you. Vinny, I get it. You got a cool shirt. Relax. Here's the deal. I want everybody to understand what's happening right now. Trump is a Christian. It's so funny. Who is very, very friendly with Jews. Okay.
And I'll tell you why if you shut up for a second. You're wrong. He told a story about his dad. Okay. You ever hear this story? Or do you just want to pretend that you do? He told a story about his dad, who was his role model. He said he would go around with him all around town trying to look into property. Manhattan was way more expensive than Brooklyn and Queens.
And we go around meeting all these people. And he said some of his dad's closest friends were Jewish people. And because Trump such admired his dad, they were very close with Jewish people. He said there, I'm not Jewish, but yeah, I'd love you guys basically. So I don't know if you're inferring that he's a different religion than he has been his entire life.
The problem that you're basically identifying is he is Christian, Presbyterian, however you want to frame it, that is friends with the Jews. And that is exactly what he said word for word. That's it. The words that I heard, Adam, was I'm not a Christian. Tom, do you have any thoughts on this? I just bought VinnyHasTheAnswer.com, so I'm... Nobody's subscribing. I'm going to... All right. Look...
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Tucker Carlson's influence?
I don't think he's the guy. I don't think he's the guy. I do think... I do think he is in so many people's ear. And he is so, if he wants to, there was a guy I did business with. He was very good at the following line. You ready? So good at doing this. And one day he called and he and I had a conversation about it. He would call and say, oh, my God, you see what Patrick's doing?
You see what Patrick's doing? You see what Patrick's doing with PHP? See how much it's growing? And the insurance industry was like, we were the conversation of town. And everyone's like, holy shit, this thing's growing. You say, yeah, but... They're doing great, but. Oh, the yeah, but guys. And so he created wedges. Is that the right word, Tom?
Chapter 5: What concerns arise from the recent polling data?
Is that wedges like against others? I do think Tucker's playing that game behind closed doors. Little shades here and here. I do think Tucker's like, yeah, be careful with that guy. Be careful with this guy. And I think he's doing that behind closed doors. He gives me the vibes that he's fully capable of doing that. Of course. I think Ben is doing that publicly.
I think Tucker's doing that privately. I think Ben is doing that publicly. Tucker's doing that privately. And he's working overtime on that side. So, you know, where it's kind of like, I don't want to have the influence over the thing, but man, I want to disrupt and just kind of shake things up just to shake things up to say, I still have that influence.
I think that's kind of where Tucker's at right now. And for me, as we're going through this next phase, it's going to be interesting because I, One of two things is going to happen. Megyn... I don't know if that's going to happen, but Megyn Kelly is... There's got to be a synergist in this community right now. I don't know who that synergist is. It's not Ben. It's not Tucker.
Neither one of them are synergists. It was Charlie. It was Charlie. No, no, I'm saying now. Like who is that person now to play that card? I don't know. I don't know. We're going to see what's going to be happening.
Chapter 6: How does the Reiner murder case impact public perception?
The reality is this. While this is going on, guess what chart came out, okay, while this is going on. While this is going on, folks, you ready? According to a new poll from Newsweek, not Newsweek poll, Newsweek writes this article. I'll tell you who the poll is from. AOC officially leads J.D. Vance for the first time in 2028 election matchup. I'm sorry, what did you say, Pat? Yeah, exactly.
The socialist, AOC, democratic socialist, leads J.D. Vance for the first time. You know, the Republicans, oh, J.D. Vance is a shoo-in. Oh, it's done. Oh, really? Yeah. All right. AOC, a slight lead over J.D. Vance in a hypothetical 2028 matchup. AOC edges the Republican nominee 51-49.
In the argument Verisite survey released on Tuesday, however, the result was within the 2.7% point margin of error, making the two candidates statistically tied. The poll asked voters who they would vote if the election was between the two of them. Newsweek reached out to the representatives of Vance and AOC by email to comment on the story outside of normal business hours.
While neither individual has formally announced a presidential run, both have been widely tipped as potential candidates. So the poll also found that Vance was more popular among white voters with 57% saying they would vote for him and 43% opting for Ocasio-Cortez. But she has a commanding lead with black voters, 79%. And with Hispanic voters, she's at 64%.
Keep in mind, black voters, 79% just 20 years ago was 92%. Just 10 years ago was 88%. So even 79%, it's not as high as it once used to be just a decade ago. So Tom, is this a real poll? And is this something the American people should be concerned about, specifically conservatives? Well, yes and yes. Yes, it's a real poll. It was the argument Verisight survey.
And you could say, well, there's flaws in them. Typically, over time, they haven't been perfectly accurate. Yeah, well, but you know what? Think of these polls, Pat, as directional, that it's directional. So it's a real poll, and people should be concerned about it. The other polls that are out there that have J.D. Vance versus the field, Vance holds his own at like 37%, 39%. And the second poll,
in those polls is Gavin Newsom, like at 22%. So when you do Vance against the Democrat field, everybody goes, wow, he's way up on them. But you have to remember, everybody in those polls as Republican is saying Vance. The Democrats are splitting their votes about everybody that's down there. And when you take off Gavin Newsom, then it's this.
So whenever you do a head-to-head poll like this in the midst of going into weakness in midterm, I'm not surprised by the result. However, this should be a concern for the GOP and for Vance and people because what it means is a consolidated Democrat side right now is closer than you think and may even be a little bit ahead of
Because the economy and affordability and some other issues are very real. So this is something to be concerned about. And she's capable. The other thing I look at now, this is me going to go below the surface. Who paid for this poll? Usually politicians pay for the polls. The pollsters just don't go out and do it. They have donors and they have sponsors of the polls.
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Chapter 7: What role does Santa play in the holiday message?
Usually you can see the sponsors. Let me tell you... ABC will ask Ipsos, say, we'd like you to do a poll. A part of me is... You know, the way I would do it, if this was the world I was in, you know how I would do it, Tom? I would do it as a conservative and funded, showing AOCs ahead. Are you freaking kidding me? Light a fire. They better realize what the hell is going on.
While you guys are working for ranking on influence and media and podcasts and all this stuff, the Democrats are whooping your ass. If it's just about the podcast game, then great. You're doing fine. But it's about your values and principles winning, you're losing. If it's this close, there's a problem. That's my opinion. Interesting. Vinny, where are you at? AOC against JD.
By the way, can you play that clip by AOC, what she says? Watch this, folks. She was asked, if you guys went head-to-head, how do you think you would do against JD? Look what... She says, go for it. Do you think that you could beat J.D. Vance in a head-to-head race for president, as polling suggests, in 2028? Listen, these polls, like three years out, are, you know, they are what they are.
But let the record show, I would stomp him.
I would stomp him!
Thank you, Congresswoman. I will stomp him.
I will stomp him.
Do you think she kind of knew the question? Of course. I don't know if she knew the question. I know she knows about the poll. The vibe she gave me is she knew about the poll. That's a little smug. Rob, is that saying who did the poll?
Yes, it's an argument Verisite poll. Apparently the organization was founded in August of this year.
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