Because They Disrespected Me”: Zack Wheeler Rejects The All-Star Game As Philly Takes Center Stage

Harry Mayes joins for the cut sheet as All-Star Week arrives in Philadelphia. Cory Booker offers a sincere tribute to Graham and explains how their work helps produce the First Step Act. Harry keeps the door open to foul play before the show moves toward Kamala Harris at a WNBA game, her courtside interview, her locker-room address, and Caitlin Clark’s effect on attendance, television audiences, and player pay. Josh Shapiro’s first pitch and other awkward political sports appearances close the hour. Harry Kane describes playing golf with Trump, which gives the crew a chance to picture Nick being removed from the course after a disastrous opening hole. Rosie O’Donnell then appears with Jake Tapper, attacks Trump’s mental fitness, predicts he will not make it through 2028, and draws another round of Trump impressions. We also discuss the large salary paid to George Stephanopoulos and the consequences media figures face—or avoid—after costly mistakes. After the break, we return to Graham’s modest finances, Trump’s last call with him, and Graham’s reputation as a tireless Senate negotiator. Nick asks where principled conservatism ends and counterproductive purity begins. Shawn answers that divided government requires concessions, arguing that winning most of an agenda is better than rejecting every deal because it falls short of perfection. Pennsylvania’s mandatory recess policy returns through a clip from Shapiro, followed by debate over why recess ever disappears from elementary schools. James Carville erupts over socialist candidates defeating establishment Democrats, and the crew says the Clinton-era Democratic Party no longer exists. Trump says he has a preferred successor for Graham but refuses to release the name, and the conversation shifts toward media handling of older Republican lawmakers.