WHO Is BENDING OVER For DICTATOR Trump's Attack on FREE SPEECH?

19 Sep 2025 · 17 min · 8 chapters

Ask about this episode

Ask anything about it. ChatGPT or Claude reads this page and answers with the times it was said.

Connect VO and ask about every podcast you hear, including the moments you saved. Add to ChatGPT · Add to Claude

In short

The episode argues that Donald Trump and allied elites are undermining free speech and enabling authoritarianism through lying, media non-factchecking, and pro-Putin/foreign influence, culminating in threats to comedians and prosecutors who won’t “cook the books.”

Guests

No guests are identified in the provided transcript (it’s a monologue by the host(s), with references to other public figures).

Key claims

Trump is mentally unfit and pathologically lying; mainstream media “capitulates” and fears the FCC; oligarchs (Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg) suppress or amplify misinformation; Russian/Chinese bots conduct psychological warfare; ABC/Disney and other entertainment firms are folding to Trump; Trump will fire officials who won’t manufacture evidence.

Notable examples

Trump’s UK tour lies; Washington Post lie-counting (30,000+ in first term); Bezos spiking Kamala Harris endorsement; firing a Black Washington Post journalist over quoting Charlie Kirk; Trump’s “big ocean between us” claim about Ukraine; Jimmy Kimmel suspension and Stephen Colbert’s defense; Jimmy Fallon’s tepid remarks; expected firing of a U.S. attorney after no mortgage-fraud evidence re: Letitia James; claims about “Charlie Kirk shooter” narrative manipulation.

Written by AI. May contain mistakes. Listen to the episode to check what was said.

Chapters

Tap a time to open that second in VO

Critique of Political Leadership

0:34 to 1:18

Discussion on the perceived incompetence of political leaders, particularly regarding the war in Ukraine.

“When you're going to have to not buy oil from Russia.”

Media's Role in Political Discourse

1:19 to 2:44

Examination of the media's failure to report accurately on Trump's actions and statements.

“And he has been in the UK and he has lied every single time he's in front of the microphone.”

The Silence of the Media

2:45 to 4:09

Analysis of the media's silent acquiescence to Trump's actions and its historical context.

“Well, what's so startling about this is I think now at this point, they're scared of the FCC because we've seen that with ABC, CBS and all that.”

Psychological Warfare and Misinformation

4:10 to 6:32

Discussion on misinformation strategies and psychological warfare involving foreign influence.

“And that is even more sinister that at one point they had a lie tracker and they were counting them.”

Art, Culture, and Fascism

6:33 to 9:24

Exploration of the impact of fascism on art, culture, and First Amendment rights.

“We're on different sides of the aisle, but we need to come together to save the First Amendment.”

Comedians and Free Speech

9:25 to 11:12

Commentary on the responsibility of comedians in the political landscape and their responses to censorship.

“There is a playbook that they're playing.”

Trump's Influence and Control

11:13 to 14:00

Insight into Trump's manipulation of political narratives and the consequences for dissenters.

“Well, especially because he and Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel formed an alliance during COVID.”

Examining Trumpism and Trustworthiness

14:00 to 17:23

This segment explores the trust issues surrounding the Trump administration and the implications for political narratives.

“And there was, there were some people online from the bulwark that were saying, y 'all are crazy, not directed at us, but other left-wing influencers.”
Hear the part that matters, and keep it.Open this episode in VO. Double tap your headphones to save a moment as you listen.
Get VO free

Transcript

Automatic transcript. May contain errors.

0:00A colossal monster tearing through the streets, a city in ruins, nowhere to hide, until he finds a way out behind the wheel of the all-electric Toyota Toyota CHR. instant torque, getaway handling, and immeasurable wow factor. John Cho stars in Escape. Experience the thrill. Test drive Toyota's new all-electric family at your local dealer. Toyota, let's go places.

0:34A frail, weak, and confused old man doesn't understand geopolitical politics and the nature of missiles and how they can traject all over the place, nor does he understand psychological warfare or alliances among nations. Play the clip. When you're going to have to not buy oil from Russia. But we're going to see how it turns out. I hope it turns out well. You know, it doesn't affect us because we have a big ocean in between, but you're losing millions of people, and they're mostly soldiers, Russian soldiers. Ukrainian soldiers. He thinks the war in Ukraine doesn't concern the United States because there's a big ocean between us.

1:18You guys, this is just breathtaking stupidity. And he has been in the UK and he has lied every single time he's in front of the microphone. He has sounded like a man who escaped a memory care wing of a nursing home. And I haven't seen one mainstream journalist, not one on television, start off the story, the president of the United States is lying his way through his UK tour. Meanwhile, in the UK, local stations are playing marathons of Trump's lies over and over and over and over again. And so this silence, the silent acquiescence and the silent capitulation by the media for a very long time towards Trump is such an insidious accomplice to where we find ourselves right now.

2:15When I think back on the way they reported about Biden, which was fair, he was old. I mean, you know, that's a fair thing. And then I look at this guy and it's not even comparable, the reporting, they just report like Trump is in the UK with King Charles and blah, blah, blah. And it's just such incredible bullshit the way they do not report the health, the weakness, the frailty, the mental incompetence, the pathological lying is rarely even reported. It's just accepted. Well, what's so startling about this is I think now at this point, they're scared of the FCC because we've seen that with ABC, CBS and all that.

2:58They weren't reporting it in the early days when he started lying. They let him go from 2015 all the way through. They don't fact check him. And I don't know if it's because he's this crazy uncle vibe that, oh, you can't take anything he says seriously. Fucking do your job. You're capitulating by not appropriately recording the news. But during Trump 1.0, I believe there was that really famous Washington Post article that counted the lies that Trump told in his first administration, which were over 30 ,000, over 30 ,000 lies. And since then, you see the oligarch capitulate. And I'm talking about Bezos.

3:38He spiked the endorsement of Kamala Harris and wouldn't run it. And now he has just fired the last black journalist at the Washington Post because she quoted Charlie Kirk directly, used Charlie Kirk's words, and she got fired. That's how insidious and racist and dangerous Charlie Kirk's words are, that she was fired for using them. Or worse, she was fired because Bezos doesn't want people to know how racist he was. And that is even more sinister that at one point they had a lie tracker and they were counting them. And now it's just completely dismissed, which brings me to Trump talking about in that first clip that I played, there's a big ocean between us.

4:32Remember back to the Alaska bend over where he's clapping on the red carpet, like a seal, when he couldn't walk in a straight line, where he has us military on their knees, rolling out the red carpet where the reporting was after they come out of closed door meetings. All the Trump fluffers were ashen and scared shitless. Why do we keep bending over for Russia? And I just want to remind you of all of the news stories that have always been circulated regarding the following. Put this up, Seth. December 31, 2023, Putin ally says U.S. civil war will be good for world. After the Charlie Kirk assassination.

5:14Everybody went into their silos, but there's also this silent passenger that is omnipresent all over all social media platforms. And these are Russian and Chinese bots. And they are able to formulate psychological warfare in the United States through these These oligarchs like Elon Musk, who has been over for Donald Trump, paid$300 million to have him elected, allows all of this misinformation, disinformation, bots all over his website. We all know that Mark Zuckerberg admitted on Joe Rogan's podcast that he felt like he had been neutered because of accountability, and now he feels unshackled.

6:01So he runs massive, massive information delivery systems. And all of these nefarious actors are on there, riling us up. And they're promoting this civil war. They're promoting that we can't come together as Americans, that somebody like me and pumps couldn't sit down with, I'm talking like far right podcasters like Tucker Carlson. Well, we know he's in the tank for Vladimir Putin or Steve Bannon and say, hey, wait, wait, wait, hold up. We're Americans. You should talk. I should talk. We need to come together. We're on different sides of the aisle, but we need to come together to save the First Amendment.

6:41It's too broken now. It's just so broken. And the reason that Trump keeps capitulating to Putin is because, number one, I think Putin has him compromised. But number two, he's an ally with Putin. Trump is an ally with Putin in Putin's long-term game to enact psychological warfare on the American public. And that's what's happening here. And you know what? It's brilliant. He's been very, very successful at this. And then I want to move along regarding Kimmel. And I think the number one way to fight fascism is to never obey in advance, ever. And all of these oligarchs that have done their show and tell trophy presentations who immediately obeyed in advance, you think you can trust these fuckers?

7:32You really think that? You're so naive, so short-sighted, and your lack of conviction is going to be the one thing that ruins your little private empire that you have built. And I want to give a shout out to Stephen Colbert, who has been on Trump's enemy list. That's where we live, where the president of the United States has an enemy, and that enemy is a comedian. That's how pathetic, how pathetic Donald Trump is. Stephen Colbert comes out last night in defense of his friend, Jimmy Kimmel, and in just robust support for the First Amendment. Play the clip. Listen up. In light of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, ABC's parent company, the Walt Disney Corporation, has a little message for all the employees.

8:17Shut your trap. Shut your trap. We're warning you to cut the crap. Our dear leader's skin is thinner than a sheet of plastic wrap. Mom's the world, have you heard? Kissing us is what's preferred. Don't stop our great dictator or he'll hit you with this turd. So this is what's so important that people need to realize. Art and culture and music and film, all of that dies in a fascist regime. All of it dies. And there will be cascading economic impacts in this consolidation of power, the erosion of the courts, the erosion of the First Amendment, the erosion of Congress. Investors are already pulling out of the United States.

9:00You're seeing China is not buying soybeans from us. I guarantee you these entertainment conglomerates, these huge amounts of people who have made billions of dollars off the First Amendment, and they're capitulating, and they're going to pay the price. Because here's the thing about fascists, you guys, at some point their knives will be directed directly at you. Look no further than history. Look at Hitler. Look at Putin. Look at Erdogan. Look at all of them. There is a playbook that they're playing. So shame on every single person that profits off the First Amendment for not standing up and supporting our country, supporting Jimmy Kimmel.

9:43And you're all doing it for a pathetic piece of shit that lies about his height and weight and his prison, completely poor health. I mean, who knows how much longer this guy's going to be here. We're ruining our country for this man's fragile ego, which brings me to Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy Fallon had an opportunity last night to stand up for the first amendment, to stand up for comedians, to stand up for entertainment. And he didn't. He didn't do it. Put up this headline. In his first public comments since Jimmy Kimmel's ABC suspension, Jimmy Fallon told his Tonight Show audience Thursday, I don't know what's going on.

10:26No one does. But I do know Jimmy Kimmel, and he's a decent, funny, and loving dot, dot, dot. I don't know what's going on. No one does. Who talks like that? Kanks. Kanks talks like that. Shame on Jimmy Fallon. I am so sorry, but you have made millions of dollars and you've earned the trust of your audience. And if the MAGA people get their feelings hurt, you know what? They have agency. They don't have to watch your show. But that is so pathetic. You know exactly what's going on. Let's ask the seventh graders. The seventh graders would say old fat man that wears a bunch of makeup that can't walk in a straight line and that compulsively lies gets his feelings hurt all the time.

11:05And the comedians hurt his feelings. So he's canceling the comedians and attacking First Amendment rights. It's that simple. You know exactly what's going on, Jimmy Fallon. It just infuriated me when I read that. Well, especially because he and Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel formed an alliance during COVID. Yeah, that's puss boy shit. But I'll tell you what has not surprised me. The silence from the free speech absolutist Elon Musk has been deafening, as has Joe Rogan. who's also Mr. Free Speech. These people have not come out in support of the First Amendment, despite Elon Musk running around talking about, you can't, you know, you can't punish comedians, comedy's dead.

11:47And it leads me to this point. They only like it when it's their side. It's what they're saying, because we all know Elon Musk has proven to be the biggest fucking titty baby whiner, almost as big as Donald Trump. Well, and we all know that this is the propaganda of fascists. And it all starts with things like, oh, we're pro-life, we're pro-children, we're pro-family. Oh, by the way, FYI, we're going to tax you guys a lot more than we tax the billionaires. And tough titties, you can't afford healthcare, you can't afford childcare, tough shit. Oh, you were raped. Tough titties, you're going to have to have that baby.

12:28Oh, And then once you have the baby, you're only 15. Tough shit. You better find a job somewhere. These people have no conviction. They have no morals. They weaponize some issue with absolutely no conviction in it, no integrity in it. And they use it to cherry pick an uninformed public, which is why Trump says very proudly to laughter at Bedminster, smart people don't like me. He said that just a few days ago, which brings me to my final point. And this is, if you don't lie for Trump, if you're in his orbit and you will not lie for him and you will not cook the books for him, then you're going to get fired and or worse.

13:12Put up the headline. News. President Trump is expected to fire the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after his office was unable to find incriminating evidence of mortgage fraud against New York AG Letitia James, sources tell us. And this is from Catherine Falders on Twitter. So he's going to fire U.S. attorneys that don't cook the books for him. And recently we all saw the text messages that Trump's DOJ passed on to the prosecutors with the shooter, alleged shooter, and the alleged boyfriend slash roommate of the shooter. And I called bullshit on it. Pumps called bullshit on it.

13:57A lot of other people on the left and right called bullshit on it. And there was, there were some people online from the bulwark that were saying, y 'all are crazy, not directed at us, but other left-wing influencers. Y 'all are crazy. They would never create this. There's going to be metadata and blah, blah, blah. Quit playing that game. That's why we lose. This man will lie and cook the books and fix everything, every single chance he can get. Nothing we get from this administration is trustworthy. And if you think it is, if you still think it is, you're not grasping how they play a completely different game than we play.

14:43You're not grasping it. At this stage in Trumpism, it is a very reasonable, I would say even expected expectation by anybody who can critically think and who has seen the ongoing decades-long record of this man who is a liar, who cooks the books constantly long before he was president, that he wouldn't call somebody or that Stephen Miller wouldn't call somebody. Cash Patel, who's hiding all the Epstein files from the public. Cash Patel, who made a career as a podcaster saying he was going to release the files. Pam Bondi, who said they were on her desk and she was going to repeat them. It is not that unrealistic, you guys.

15:27And I think it's actually a reasonable conclusion to draw that Trump and Stephen Miller said, listen, you need to link this to trans violence. We need to make sure that this is blamed on leftist people, despite the fact that this guy's parents are MAGA and all of this stuff, I'm still not buying it. And I'm not buying it because exactly this, a U.S. attorney has followed the facts and she found nothing that she could charge Letitia James with. So what is Pam Bondi going to do? Pam Bondi is going to fire that person. And so you expect us to believe that people don't exist right now in the already, you know, multiple firings in the FBI and the DOJ that they're not going to cook the books on this Charlie Kirk shooter thing?

16:17Well, they're sending out emails. What is your alliance to Trump? Did you ever talk bad about them? They're doing polygraphs at these institutions. They have gotten rid of everybody who's not a loyalist. Do I think they would lie to do this? Abso-fucking-lutely I do because these people are corrupt from top to bottom. I look no further than the job numbers. The job numbers are terrible because the economy sucks and he fires the person that does the numbers and on and on and on. So you you're fucking right. I believe he cooked the books. Absolutely. He will cook the books in this. He will cook the book in evidence against his enemies.

16:54He will fix the narrative and manufacture evidence in this case of the Charlie Kirk thing because this is the Reichstag fire. So people on the left that are anti-Trumpers, that are not even acknowledging that that's a possibility, you're still not getting it. You're probably the same people that thought it was a great idea for Kamala to go on the campaign trail with Liz Cheney. Like, you're not getting it. You're not understanding what we're up against. All right, that's all we have. We'll be back later with more news. Make sure you subscribe to our channel. pumps and I looked in the back end and it said that half of you that watch our shows aren't subscribed so subscribe all right we'll see you later

From the publisher

Corporations and commentators are letting Trump steamroll over the 1st amendment.


Order our new book, join our Substack, shop our merch, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/ivehaditpodcast.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

More from IHIP News

All 1,257 episodes
WHO Is BENDING OVER For DICTATOR Trump's Attack on FREE SPEECH?IHIP News · 17 min
Listen in VO