This IHIP News episode offers a sharply opinionated reaction to the fallout from the midterm elections. The hosts discuss reported tensions inside the Trump administration over deportations, Ted Cruz's remarks about Texas politics, Susan Collins's election loss, JD Vance's possible 2028 run and Justice Samuel Alito's plans to stay on the Supreme Court.
Listeners will hear the hosts' opinions on these figures, which are presented as their own views, along with their criticism of Democratic leaders over ICE accountability.
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All right, there's some new reporting on Melania, and I just want everyone to realize, like, we are here to fight every single avenue of this. We're up against the Democratic establishment, Hakeem Chuckle's hit the bricks, nobody wants you in leadership, bye. But we will not take our foot off the gas on MAGA and all of these criminals and sycophants and morons that have, uh, we've had to witness them commit crimes all the time. So here is the new reporting on Melania, let's pop this up.
The Wall Street Journal reports that after First Lady Melania Trump complained about people she knew getting deported, President would tell aides that the architect of his aggressive immigration campaign, Steven Miller, had gone too far. Republicans in Texas and Florida privately complained to the White House as well. So this is such, uh, this is so indicative of white women and every white woman I've ever met in my entire life. They don't care about other people until it happens to them or somebody that they know and they love.
And then all of a sudden they found Jesus on the issue. And that is such a cultural problem in white culture. It is such a cultural rot in white culture that you don't, you're not taught to have the empathy to care for marginalized people as a default setting. It's always a me-first thing for these white women.
Absolutely. And you know, that's, that's my whole life. That was me at one point. And the understatement of the year is that Melania was worried about her friends. Melania doesn't give a shit about anybody but her. And she's worried about her social circle. And she supposedly is negotiating peacefire and she loves children and she wants robots in schools. The reality is she doesn't have any care in the world for anybody other than what's me first, just like her husband.
And here's the deal, Steven Miller, I cannot wait for his testimony before Congress. I can't wait for his ass in an orange jumpsuit. In my opinion, that man is a criminal, full stop.
He needs to be turned over to The Hague.
Yep.
Lock the prison cell. That, that person is the worst. And it's disgusting that Melania herself, an immigrant, is not a champion for other immigrants. Same as Elon Musk. Remember, you two were immigrants. You two have gotten a lot of government handouts, both of them, Melania and Elon. But let's do a little check-in with Ted Cruz, Josh, one of your absolute favorites. Lion Ted, Raphael. And let's just say he's the last man standing in Texas. He's the lone Republican in Texas.
It's beautiful. Let's play the clip.
Will bring Texas back. I am filled with hope and optimism. Texas will be red again. We have not suddenly become a bunch of tofu-eating, gun-banning, tutu-wearing, pinko-cami liberals. That ain't us. Texas is still Texas.
You know what happens, Josh? When states grow and big companies move in, multiculturalism starts raining. And when white people live around other people with dark skin, it's harder to vote against them. You become more tolerant. You become more empathetic. Unless you're fat fuck Raphael, and then you're still sitting there saying tutus and tofu, which by the way, you should put down the cheeseburger.
Right.
And start hitting the tofu, Ted.
And his podcast, I presume, is called The Verdict. And the verdict is in, Ted. It came in Tuesday. And it was a pretty astounding verdict. And so you're going to be the only senator in that state. The remarkable story of Texas is how the state government down the ticket went blue. And so you're going to have to live in that, Ted Cruz. And there's a reason. And he knows deep down, this is all just fodder and bullshit for his podcast audience, all these, you know, red MAGA trolls that he's attracted over the years.
That's what he's, he's, he's smarter than that. He knows. The gig is up. The gig is up on MAGA. And I personally think that Tuesday night, a fork was put in MAGA and MAGA's done. There's nobody else to carry that. There's not. Nobody. It's over with. You're seeing that. And so now you're going to see what I like to say, like to call the recreation of oneself. You're going to see these politicians recreate themselves as if MAGA never happened. Yeah, they're going to be, they're going to talk about all these things.
Yeah, exactly. It's like religion. Yeah, you go get baptized and all your sins are washed away. It's the same thing. They're going to run from this and try to reinvent history and talk about other things other than the fact that we endorsed ICE agents to go out and murder citizens. We allowed corruption. They're not going to talk about those things. They're going to reach across the line and talk about a new America, one that's full of conservative values and all this bullshit. Put a fork in MAGA. Put a fork in Ted Cruz. It's over.
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Texas is blue. Texas has been trending blue for a long time. The Democrats have been working hard. It has gone from red to purple, and it is now blue. And I would personally like to thank Elon Musk for that.
Yes.
Because he moved in there and he acted like he was the big sheriff in town. You know, here's a hundred million for you, 10 million for you. And then, you know, Talarico is going to trans-Texas.
He's deleting all those tags, by the way.
That's what I was going to say. It's crazy.
It's beautiful. All right, let's do a little check-in with Susan Collins, the Senator of Maine who I refer to as a domestic terrorist. She has terrorized this country for 30 years with her concerns. She's so concerned. Let's check in on Susan Collins' concern level today. Pop this up. New, in a bitter post-defeat interview with one of her favorite Beltway media errand runners, Carl Hulse of The New York Times, Susan Collins lashes out, putting the blame for her loss squarely on the voters themselves.
Says, "Mainers lost sight of what matters." She says, "Everybody ignores the fact that I voted to convict him in the second impeachment trial." Ms. Collins said, "What bigger break could there be? It is never enough. I want results and they want angry rhetoric." Susan Collins, you voted for to confirm every single one of his dipshit, unqualified, moronic, criminal cabinet members.
And I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever forgive you for voting for chronic beer drinker, snot, slinging, crying, sexually assaulter, alleged Brett Kavanaugh. As a woman, you voted for him. You are dead to me and dead to Maine. And it is beautiful, pops.
I was just surprised that she still, after getting beaten so decisively, didn't see the plot. Like she completely missed the plot. You hurt women with your vote. And you stood during this campaign and said that you were fine with it. You didn't have any regrets about it. So you own that because actions have consequences. And another consequence was that you sat there and you dilly-dallyed and, you know, you were, "I'm not going to do this."
And then you voted with Trump over 90% of the time. So Susan Collins, the reason you got beat is your vote hurt people. That you wanted to act like that you were going to vote for the second impeachment because you knew it wasn't going to pass. And you knew you'd have to answer for that. But you also voted for Brett Kavanaugh and you still have not answered for that. And what your answer was during the campaign is, "I don't regret it." And we believed you. And now you are no longer in Congress. And thankfully, that's true.
I completely agree with all of that. All right, JD Vance is going rogue. He is going rogue. And I heard some clips on Fox News people saying he's being so disloyal to President Trump. And I'm like, "Oh my God, popcorn, love it, love it." Cannibalism. Republican cannibalism is delicious. So JD Vance is gearing up for 2028, which I want to just say I'm endorsing JD Vance as the Republican nominee for 2028. That's a fight I want to have. I want to have that fight front and center.
I've had it podcast. We're behind you, JD, as the Republican nominee. Let's giddy up, cowboy. I want the whole fucking map blue. All right, pop this up. Fox News, JD Vance courting disgruntled Trump voters to form New Right Alliance after Republican bloodbath, sources say. Vice President JD Vance is seeking to forge a new alliance with disaffected Trump voters ahead of the 2028 election cycle. Fox News Digital has learned. Vance took control of his own messaging Wednesday morning.
How brave. In the wake of the brutal Republican midterm beatdown, breaking with President Donald Trump on foreign policy and America's relationship with Israel. Talk about a profile and courage. Fucking 10 years too late, pussy, Josh.
Well, and this, we just talked about this. When I said that MAGA is over, that's what JD Vance is saying. He's trying to run from MAGA. And so he writes this long piece that got posted on Twitter. It's as if he's writing like an opinion column for The New York Times. And he wasn't a member of the Trump administration. That's what it's like. Like he was just a journalist writing an opinion piece. Well, no, wait a second, buddy. You're the part of all that shit that you're writing about. You don't get to run from it now. Like you were in the middle of it.
And that's my biggest problem. You know, he acts like I'm a New York Times journalist. These are my observations from afar. This is what I think about all this stuff that happened. Oh, by the way, I was the vice president. I did all this shit. That's the problem with these guys. If you're going to be MAGA, if you're going to do that shit, stay true to it. Own it. Don't run from it after the fact. Like we just talked about the reinvention of oneself, you know, post-MAGA. Now that you see that it's a fucking dumpster fire, you don't want to be a part of it. Now that you see people are madder than hell that we're in a war with Israel, you want to run from it?
Well, we're with Iran, but really Israel's our ally. And so, and nobody's happy about it because Israel's committing these genocides against the Palestinians on a day-to-day basis. And so now you want to say, "Hey, hey, let's go a new direction. I foresee a new path." Kind of like the Ted Cruz thing. It's bullshit. Own it. You're a part of it. Own it.
I'll just add this. There's no one that's going to have an easier time reinventing themselves than JD Vance because this is what he does. New names, new policies. I mean, this guy, it is so easy for him to slip on a different skin every time the wind changes.
It's a very, very, very important point, pops. All right. There's new reporting on Justice Alito, in my opinion, another domestic terrorist. Pop this up. Samuel Alito has said that Tuesday's sweeping election win by Democrats didn't change his plans to remain on the Supreme Court when the new Congress takes office, according to a person who spoke with the justice. Well, this is just the best news ever. I never, ever, ever thought I would praise one Samuel Alito when I say you stay on it.
You cling to that seat with your cold, dead hands. Do it. Do it. Don't leave. Only a pussy would leave right now. You stay there, Samuel Alito. You stay there. All right. And the final story is something that we all very much need to remember. And I think the electorate came out and voted for this. Americans are honoring Alex Pretti and Renee Good after the blue wave. Let's pop this up. Governor Tim Walz tweets, "I stopped by Renee and Alex's memorials today and was inspired to see all those who showed up to pay their respects and leave an I voted sticker.
We have not forgotten. Accountability is coming. That is leadership. That is true masculinity, not this unevolved masculinity that Ted Cruz and JD Vance and all these weirdos engage in. That is decency." And I just, I've always loved Tim Walz and that is just such an important message. Each of you, final thoughts, pops. You go first.
You know, it is so hard to see goodness right now in this political landscape. But I mean, I get teared up when I think about him going there. These were his constituents. He governed these people and he saw them murdered. He saw the FBI and Department of Homeland Security covering up for the people that murdered him. And what I loved most about that is he recognized them. And then he said, "Accountability is coming." And I so, so hope he is correct.
Completely agree, Josh.
And to me, when I see the politicians, Jefferies and Schumer running from accountability, I think instantly of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. I think instantly of the outrage. All of us felt when two American citizens were gunned down in our country by law enforcement, by these thugs with masks, and the federal government refused to investigate it. And then they chastised each one, called one a bitch. The other one was called a terrorist on a Twitter account. I think of that every day. So when I see Schumer, to me, that's more so than the corruption.
I think about the killing of American citizens and the accountability that must ensue when Schumer and Jefferies talk this bullshit of theirs.
Yeah. And just so everybody knows, Jefferies is on the record as wanting to reform ICE. Not defund it, not prosecute. He just wants to reform it. That is unacceptable. I agree with Senator-elect Pannie, Peggy Flanagan. ICE needs to be ripped and torn apart and they need to be defunded and prosecuted and jailed. We will be a true party of law and order because you cannot have a democracy. You cannot have an economy without the rule of law.
All right. Make sure you are subscribed. Make sure you leave us a comment. Make sure you like. The new Dems are here. The fight is just now beginning. We have to hold the people in our party accountable because we, unlike MAGA, are not in a cult. We'll see you all later.
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