How viable is James Fishback's long-shot Florida governor campaign against a Trump-endorsed frontrunner like Byron Donalds? On this unflinching episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, Tara Palmeri presses James Fishback—a polling dark horse at around 3-5% in recent surveys—on his hardline stances against "anchor babies," barring non-citizen children from Florida public schools, claims of systemic anti-white discrimination, refusal to disavow Nick Fuentes-aligned supporters, labeling Byron Donalds a "DEI hire," and the personal controversies that shadow his outsider campaign, all while he pushes a vision of economic dignity wrapped in grievance and America First rhetoric. Where does James Fishback's Florida governor run land once the bravado wears thin and the scrutiny ramps up? For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." https://tarapalmeri.substack.com/ https://www.tarapalmeri.com/subscribe Latest from the Red Letter: https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/live-with-bill-bishop-the-world-order https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/the-epstein-files-and-the-prosecutor https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/the-ice-campaign-bruce-blakemans To support her mission of independent journalism, consider donating to her GoFundMe account: https://gofund.me/0c46f9a5 Follow James Fishback: https://x.com/j_fishback https://www.instagram.com/fshbck/?hl=en Fishback campaign website: https://fishback2026.com/ Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Listen to the 'Tara Palmeri Show': Apple https://apple.co/4lWeFuo iHeartRadio https://iheart.com/podcast/273622585/ Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cdfe747e-54a2-47ae-9ec5-15957642e533/the-tara-palmeri-show Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3kgamV3lbZIGIHW2H0XUTR?si=1ffdbb566a964bc1 New videos from Tara are released 5PM EST on weekdays and Sunday https://www.youtube.com/@TaraPalmeri Follow Tara: https://www.instagram.com/tarapalmeri/ https://x.com/tarapalmeri https://www.tiktok.com/@tarapalmeri For inquiries, email: [email protected] #Politics #Florida #Immigration #MAGA #AmericaFirst #Election #Republican #Conservative #FloridaPolitics #GOP #BorderSecurity #Trump #News #Podcast #PoliticalInterview #TaraPalmeriShow #TaraPalmeri Florida Governor Hopeful James Fishback MELTS DOWN on Race & Immigration Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show 02:35 James Fishback joins the Tara Palmeri Show 03:59 Fishback rejects birthright citizenship for "anchor babies" 05:26 America is a nation of settlers, not immigrants 08:43 Winding down public school enrollment for non-citizens 13:24 Fishback refuses to disavow Nick Fuentes supporters 17:52 Calls Byron Donalds a "DEI hire" and token black guy 20:22 Fishback explains the indignity of being a white man today 25:15 Don Lemon should be "lucky" not to face hanging for church ransacking 29:42 Age-gap accusation and court exoneration 32:50 Hedge fund job title dispute and Greenlight lawsuit 35:27 Biggest mistake: straying from Catholic faith 39:16 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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