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EPISODE · Sep 30, 2026 · 1H 5M

MAGA Gets Schooled, Jack Smith Gets "Attacked", Trump’s Political Theater AND Midterm Shenanigans

from The Vocal Minority with Nick & Steve

On this episode of The Vocal Minority with Nick and Steve... The guys start with Romanian comedian Victor Pătrășcan and his viral confrontation with MAGA, which opens up a larger conversation about how America and American politics are viewed by people outside the United States. The guys then break down Jack Smith’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Republican effort to slam him, including the embarrassing attempt to challenge Smith that fell apart after the Republicans got the sports teams completely wrong. Marjorie Taylor Greene provides facts for the MAGA crowd about what she witnessed inside the Trump administration when executive orders were being handled, including the internal ratings system and how some orders could be pushed forward simply to energize the MAGA base. The conversation moves to taxpayer funded political advertising promoting Donald Trump and the controversy surrounding Americans being forced to pay for political messaging from the president. The guys then turn to Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her welfare campaign commercial featuring a white child, which has apparently left some members of the MAGA movement angry that the ad is not racist enough. The supposed migrant caravan is back all over Fox News as the midterms get closer, raising questions about whether the recycled story is being used to scare voters and drive immigration fears during another election season. The conversation then moves to Brandon Herrera, his outrageous "online persona" and his Republican campaign in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, along with Mike Johnson’s defense of Herrera and the argument that his online persona should be separated from the candidate. James Talarico’s attempt to get Ken Paxton into a debate gets attention as Talarico calls Paxton and leaves him a voicemail challenging him to debate on Fox News, leading to a discussion about why Paxton appears unwilling to face Talarico on the debate stage. Finally, the guys discuss John Fetterman’s apparent slip when he referred to himself as a lifelong Republican and what his increasingly complicated relationship with the Democratic Party says about where he stands politically. All of this and so much more on this episode of "The Vocal Minority with Nick and Steve."

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