Melania's Gone A Month, Hegseth Campaigns On Taxpayer Jets, Blanche: No Permission Needed #1786

In this episode: • Who is Natalie Harp? • Melania hasn't made a public appearance in a month — she won't lie for him • Hegseth flew to Iowa on a government jet to campaign — the first defense secretary to break the Hatch Act • Blanche: "Congress has already given us the authority" — his own words, and they're the lie • Trump's approval craters 15 points inside his own party — and he calls Americans "the enemy within" • Trump votes by mail in Florida twice this year after calling mail-in ballots corrupt • The Ábrego García case: vindictive prosecution and for-profit detention • Stephen Miller's 3,000-arrests-a-day quota Key figures covered: Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Pete Hegseth, Todd Blanche, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, E. Jean Carroll, Kilmar Ábrego García, Lindsey Graham, Natalie Harp Subscribe so you never miss a mop-up. Live Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at 6:05 PM ET. Recorded live Tuesday, August 18, 2026.