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đź’¬ The Rubin Recap, Issue 19
Trump & Zelensky, Ceasefire talks, & Chris Pratt Roasts Trump Haters.
Dave Rubin
August 18, 2025
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We’ve only got two more weeks of Off the Grid August before your regularly scheduled Rubin Report content returns! Until then, the crew is here to keep you plugged in and caught up with the stories shaping the week ahead.
Here we go:
Trump cracks up at Zelensky clapback: At a presser, reporter Brian Glenn told Zelensky he looked fabulous in his suit. Zelensky deadpanned back: “You are in the same suit.” Trump cracked up — the room did too.
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Trump sets up the big table: He’s called Putin and is arranging a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky. Rubio, JD Vance, and Steve Witkoff are already working the phones. Trump calls it a “very good early step” toward ending a war dragging on four years.
Chris Pratt torches Trump haters: The Hollywood star shocked Bill Maher when he mocked critics who root against Trump’s successes, joking they’d “put Clorox in their kids’ cereal” just to spite him. His point: wins are wins — even if you don’t like who delivers them.
That’s it for now — see ya later this week.
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