Ep. 126 - Dave Smith on Trump, Iran, Epstein and the Fracturing of the American Right
July 13, 2025
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On this show, Liam interviews Dave Smith about the fracturing of the MAGA coalition and the broader American right. Liam asks Dave about the most controversial month in Donald Trump's presidency, with Trump's approval of aid to Ukraine, bombing Iran, and the mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Dave Smith responds to Ben Shapiro's take on Epstein and reacts to the new media environment we are in, with figures like Tucker Carlson surpassing those of Old Media. Dave also reflects on his debate with Douglas Murray on The Joe Rogan Experience and responds to Jordan Peterson, James Lindsay, and Sam Harris. Liam asks Dave whether he is finding himself to be more rightwing and what it says about the right that he is being accepted by Tucker Carlson and invited to TPUSA events. They also talk about the viability of the Libertarian Party, "Woke Libertarians," and Elon Musk's creation of the America Party. At the end, Dave Smith reflects on the Ron Paul Revolution and says that he will be attending Ron Paul's 90th Birthday BBQ on August 9th. Get your tickets to the BBQ here
Recorded on July 9th, 2025.
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CHAPTERS:
Intro: 0:00
Trump Sends Aid to Ukraine: 1:24
Trump bombing Iran: 3:38
Is the Iran War over?: 10:25
Dave’s Criticism of Trump on Breaking Points & Tucker Carlson Influence: 10:16
Trump still better than Kamala?: 19:05
Republicans handing populist energy to Democrats, Bernie, AOC, Mamdani: 26:05
Trump Epstein cover-up and Dave’s reaction to Ben Shapiro’s take: 32:06
Epstein cover-up worse than Biden’s health cover-up: 45:15
Epstein and Iran will damage Trump and JD Vance: 52:43
The new media environment, Dave’s Douglas Murray debate on JRE: 55:23
Jordan Peterson & Sam Harris: 1:03:20
JBP, young men, and the Groypers: 1:08:41
The ‘Woke Right’ and James Lindsay: 1:16:53
Is Dave Smith right-wing?: 1:23:50
Dave and the Libertarian Party: 1:29:34
The left-libertarian problem: 1:35:14
A MAHA, Bitcoin, and Elon coalition in the LP or Elon’s America Party: 1:54:52
Ron Paul’s 90th Birthday: 2:00:29
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