In short
The hosts argue that Donald Trump’s attendance at the U.S. Open (Arthur Ashe Stadium) was disruptive and “staged” for optics—claiming he was booed, that the event was delayed due to security, and that Fox News allegedly used zoomed-in shots and “piped in” cheers to make the stadium look fuller.
Guest backgrounds
No named guests appear in the transcript.
Key claims
Trump told the USTA/media not to film booing; stadium was “less than 10% full”; Fox allegedly added cheers via editing; Trump “clapped for himself,” sat with political allies, and acted jealous when Carlos Alcaraz won.
Notable examples
Bruce Springsteen “Born in the USA” moment with cheers; Martina Navratilova’s comments; comparison to Trump’s behavior after Biden’s win; Alcaraz trophy presentation; repeated references to “authoritarians” needing optics.
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Chapters
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1:06 to 2:15
Discussion on Trump's attendance at the U.S. Open causing chaos and delays.
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Media Manipulation and Trump's Image
2:15 to 3:52
Analysis of how media portrayal may inflate Trump's popularity at events.
“As always, Trump put himself over everyone else.”
The Reality of Trump's Booing
3:52 to 6:50
Examination of the mixed reactions Trump received, including boos and staged applause.
“And I want to tell you, the stadium was less than 10 % full.”
Comparison of Sportsmanship
6:50 to 11:11
Contrasting Trump's behavior at the Open with the sportsmanship of young athletes.
“He's got pedophile protector Pam Bondi right next to him.”
The Legacy of Trump's Public Image
11:11 to 14:00
Discussion on how Trump's presence at events and media portrayals will shape his legacy.
“And it's just everything about him being at tennis.”
Critique of Power and Integrity
14:00 to 15:09
Explore the moral failings of those in power who support controversial figures.
“And you have plenty of money, all kinds of money.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:28You're listening to this podcast, so I know you've got a curious mind.
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1:13A man who has been accused of sexual assault at the U.S. Open, none other than Kankles McTaco Tits, who I will refer to as Kanks, just for spite for the remainder of this episode, he got invited to go back to the U.S. Open. But he is such a titty baby and he knows how wildly unpopular he is that he told the USTA to tell the media not to film any of the booing. And so this creates this huge thing for everybody going into Queens to get into Arthur Ashe Stadium. It is a complete shit show. The event has to start 30 minutes late. people that have paid a ton of money to go to the U.S. Open are going through multiple layers of security just so this sex offender can return to the scene of the crime and fake that he's popular.
2:02Let's put up this tweet. Call to Activism is reporting Donald Trump's selfish decision to attend the U.S. Open caused a complete disaster for the athletes and fans who were delayed at security checkpoints. As always, Trump put himself over everyone else. Play the clip. It is absolute chaos right now at the U.S. Open because Donald Trump chose to attend. There are thousands of fans literally standing online going through security right now. And the U.S. Open was supposed to start at two o 'clock. It is well past time and they are still outside. I want you to look at this Chiron. The U.S. Open was delayed because Donald Trump is a selfish prick.
2:46And that's the way everybody needs to go with this stuff. He is a selfish prick. He thinks he's athletic. We've all seen his cankles. We all know that he's not. This is just so embarrassing for the United States. It's so embarrassing for the United States. And what is so interesting is he actually thinks that he's popular. I saw that his team sent that out because they knew he was going to be booed. So my question in my mind was when he was actually booed, was he shocked? Because they tell him you have 90 % approval rating. Like what's, what's truth? What's fiction? Let's dive deeper into that.
3:23Let's look at how this was staged. Put up the tweet first. Decoding Fox News reports that he arrives at the U.S. Open. The stadium is basically empty, you guys. It is basically empty. So he goes out because he always wants to have this Ava Peron moment, right? He's waving to an almost completely empty stadium. There's a crowd of people who were held outside due to security reasons. And here is what they staged for him. And I want to tell you, the stadium was less than 10 % full. Play this clip.
4:15Okay, look at how they zoom out. Look, these seats are empty. Pause that right there, Kylie. These seats are completely empty. And this is the audio from Fox News where I think, and this is just my, I think they're putting in the cheers because I've been to Arthur Ashe Stadium multiple times. And you guys, that is abysmally seated. And so this is when he does his big debut. But I want to show you how Fox covered it. Notice there's no wide angle in the next video, how it's just zoomed in to give the appearance that this guy is actually popular and somehow got a standing ovation. Play the clip.
5:06Okay. You guys saw from the video before, these images of him match up. There are barely any people in this stadium. But Fox has to only show the zoomed in and then they artificially fill it in with all of these cheers as though he's popular because this is what propagandists do. They cannot run on their policies. They cannot run on who they are. They run on optics. And these optics are lies. I think the people that were there, I don't think they were clapping like you said. I think Fox News was piping it in, but I always find it interesting that Donald Trump always claps for himself. He always sits there and claps for himself.
5:48And then he's mouthing, thank you to no one. He's literally standing there like a nut. Like a nut. And they've had to stage this whole thing because this man requires so much coddling because he has the most toxic, insecure ego on the planet. But they show him again, and you can tell. Now, there are some nuts in the United States, obviously, that see him and they cheer for him. And these are the bigots. These are the racists. These are the people that have no problem going to eat at Mexican restaurants. These are the people that have no problems watching college football all day, every day, and then don't give a shit about people of color.
6:31And so, of course, some of these people go to the tennis tournament. But here's another video of him clearly getting majority booed. And of course, there are some cheers in here. I mean, just to be honest, but play this clip.
6:52So he has a slap for himself. He's got pedophile protector Pam Bondi right next to him. He has lying, KKK, fake Christian, Caroline Levitt, who is a complete propagandist of the highest order. And it's just such a disgrace that he has to go to these events because he is trying to touch every part of our culture. And he thinks he's such hot shit. And he's so insulated from what really happens. And he really was a big guy and he really was an alpha male. He would go out there after the third set, full screen, full audience and stand there and wave and sit there and take it. But he's incapable of doing that.
7:37And he's surrounded by people who bend the knee. The fact that it was even put out that he did not want the media to cover this, that we're actively accepting that people have to censor booing for this man's fragile, toxic ego so his racist supporters won't know the truth about him is breathtaking. Well, and the thing is, you look at the people in his box. Every single person sits there and lies to him on a daily basis. You're so popular. People love the tariffs. So when he goes out in public, he can't stand it. But I'm like, has anybody heard of the First Amendment in the Trump administration?
8:18Which obviously the answer is no. But I find it so gross that he sat there and people waited. People who look forward to this event all year wait for this fat ass to get in there and act like he's so popular when everybody's booing and he's clapping for himself like a nut. But Martina Navratilova waved in and basically nobody ever saw Trump clap during the four sets match. Not once. Martina goes on to say he is so jealous. And when the whole place erupted, clapping for Bruce Springsteen while playing Born in the USA, it was magical. So here he is. He wants that moment. He wants to have that kind of adoration and adulation.
9:09But the problem is the people that like him are the fleabags, are the parasites, are the racists, are the poorly educated. He himself said in the little dining room off the Oval during January 6th, I just wish these people, his supporters that were willing to go to jail for him, that were willing to kill his vice president for him. He wishes they didn't look so trashy. He wants to be the darling of a place like this, but he never will be. And even if the entire place cheered for him, it still wouldn't fix him. And it still wouldn't fix his supporters because that's how broken and evil and diabolical they all are.
9:52All right. Now this is weird. Here's Kanks. It appears to be like Poppins Annie's in the middle of the, uh, uh, us open. So some photographer got him here. He's got a blue pill, um, in his teeth. And I mean, the makeup application, the hair, the, I mean, his swollen chin, um, just absolutely awful. But at the end of the four set match, and I'm a big tennis junkie. Like I love tennis. I I love both Alcaraz and center. I was for Alcaraz. I was a Rafael Nadal stand. So I've just kind of transferred that on to Spanish tennis. And so Carlos wins in four sets, despite Kank's appearance, despite him popping Zanny's, despite him making everybody wait to get into Arthur Ashe.
10:41This is what he does at the end when Carlos wins. Play the clip.
10:53I mean, here's the thing. Does he think Carlos is an immigrant or something? Carlos Alcaraz? I mean, why is he upset that Carlos won? And when you think about it, I've heard him say that Spain has problems and he's spoken out against Spain. I think Trump's approval rating in Europe is like less than 10%. I don't know if it's because, and I'm just guessing here, I don't know if it's because a sinner appears more Caucasian than Al Karaz does, but he, you know, he sits there and he acts put out and, um, not happy for Carlos. And it's just everything about him being at tennis. It's just an extra layer of this man infiltrating everything that I personally enjoy in my life to see his fat ass there popping Xannies and then acts irritated after Carlos won.
11:43and he probably doesn't even know the history of any of this. And it's just so irritating to me. I kind of had a different thought track about his poutiness. So Bruce Springsteen, everybody erupts. When they see him, it's 10 % cheers, 90 % boos loudly. Carlos Alcaraz was the center of attention. Donald Trump cannot bear not to be the center of attention. And he probably envisioned Carlos Alcaraz running up to him and saying, sir, thank you, sir, for coming. And when he didn't, he's butthurt because everything about that man is spoiled and has to be the center of attention. He's disgusting. That's a really good take.
12:30I mean, at the end of it, everybody's cheering universally. And the thing about tennis fans typically is they cheer for the sport. You might go into, like I went into this match wanting Carlos to win, but had center one and it was a good match. I'm happy for center. And I want to point out something that I think is so important about this guy watching tennis. These two young men played four sets and at the end there was a winner and there was a loser. And then they have a trophy presentation. The loser doesn't pack their toys up and rile up a bunch of angry fans to come and sabotage the winner's moment like Trump did when Biden won.
13:11They have to sit there and these men are below the age of 25. They sit there and take it and they give a concession speech and they own it and they congratulate their opponent on a fair match. This is a guy that cheats at golf. And so, you know, he just has to fuck everything up. But I'm going to tell you how all this is going to age. Rolex is who invited him to this suite. And you have all of these people that bend the knee to this fascist. And this is going to age like the following. Put this up. Here's Hitler at the Olympics. And this is after Jesse Owens won. And this is how Kanks at these events and the Olympics are coming and the World Cup is coming.
13:57We just said the U.S. Open. And this is how this is going to age Rolex. And you have plenty of money, all kinds of money. And at the end of the day, it's so heartbreaking that very few people in positions of power stand up to this guy, that every chance they can get, they bend over and kiss that guy's ass, that you're going to give up all of your integrity and conviction for that guy. A guy that was accused of assaulting two women at the U.S. Open in the past, you invite him in there. And I mean, it's a miracle. It's a miracle. Carlos was able to take the trophy home because this guy is such a klepto and he likes to steal shit all the time that he thinks it's his.
14:37But anyway, I just, the larger point of this whole episode is to show how, uh, authoritarians have to use optics. He, he's, he doesn't have the alpha male DNA to stand on the balcony and take it like a man. He doesn't have that in him. And he's surrounded by liars and fake Christians who weaponize their faith. And these people are Nazi fascist period. All right. That's all we have. We'll be back later on today with more news. Get our book. It's the coolest book of the fall. Life is a lazy Susan of shit sandwiches. The link is right below in the show notes.
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