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đź’¬ The Rubin Recap, Issue 16
Trump declares Liberation Day, Gavin Newsom throws a tantrum and Jimmy Kimmel's TDS has taken the Hollywood meltdown watch to a whole new extreme ...
Dave Rubin
August 11, 2025
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No sign of Dave, who’s way off the grid at this point — we think. Right about now, Dave is probably sipping a nice glass of Copal. And maybe we here at The Rubin Report are enjoying some Copal, too. In any event, we’re right back at you on this Monday with a handful of stories you should know about heading into the new week.
Have a look:
Trump takes back D.C.: President Trump just declared Liberation Day in Washington, D.C., invoking the Home Rule Act to put the failing Metropolitan Police under federal control. Crime-ridden streets? Time for the adults to step in.
BREAKING: President Trump announces LIBERATION DAY in Washington, D.C. — invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act to place the Metropolitan Police Department under FEDERAL CONTROL.
“This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back.”
Trump isn’t messing around on
— Overton (@overton_news)
2:49 PM • Aug 11, 2025
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Newsom throws a tantrum: California’s Gavin Newsom is threatening “all-out war” against Trump — promising a blue-state redistricting blitz if red states don’t “stand down.” Translation: he’s mad his side won’t be able to cheat as easily.
🚨 BREAKING: Gavin Newsom threatens all-out war against President Trump by leading a blue redistricting effort if Trump refuses to have red states “stand down.”
“If you will not stand down, California will be forced to lead an effort to redraw our maps to offset the rigging of
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)
2:14 PM • Aug 11, 2025
Hollywood meltdown watch: Jimmy Kimmel's case of TDS has gotten so extreme that he obtained Italian citizenship as a backup escape plan due to Trump. Guess “tolerant” celebrities are only tolerant when their side runs the country. Don’t let the door hit you on the way, Jimmy.
In case you missed it: Jimmy Kimmel says he got Italian citizenship as a backup plan to escape President Trump.
The final boss of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson)
4:25 PM • Aug 9, 2025
That’s it for now — see ya later this week.
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