Donald J. Plump

**Jon Favreau** (0:20)
Welcome to Pod Save America, I'm Jon Favreau.

**Jon Lovett** (0:22)
I'm Jon Lovett.

**Tommy Vietor** (0:22)
I'm Tommy Vietor.

**Jon Favreau** (0:23)
On today's show, we'll talk about Trump declaring Economic D-Day against Iran, but also maybe against Canada and the American people. We'll also cover JD Vance's return to the campaign trail, complete with mentions of his paw-paw, Sharia law, and his friendship with Susan Collins.
We got a quick midterm update that includes the weird meeting between Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner. The long-awaited Duffy Family reality show finally hits the airwaves.

**Tommy Vietor** (0:50)
I've been desperate for this to pop up on YouTube.

**Jon Favreau** (0:52)
As have most Americans.

**Jon Lovett** (0:54)
Need something to watch before Salt Lake comes back.

**Jon Favreau** (0:57)
Later, you'll hear my interview with Congressman Seth Moulton, who faces off against Senator Ed Markey next week in the last big primary contest before the midterms. But first, we have some big news.
The newest podcast joining the Crooked Media family is called Still Counting, hosted by Nate Silver, Claire Malone, and Galen Druke. You might remember this crew from the 538 pod, which we always thought was one of the smartest, most entertaining shows about politics out there. Before 538 was shut down by the corporate media last year.

**Jon Lovett** (1:31)
Some big corporate mouse.

**Jon Favreau** (1:34)
Who will remain nameless.
But now, Nate, Claire, and Galen wanted to get back on the air ahead of the midterms, and we are thrilled that they've chosen Crooked as their new home. Damn right. So each week on the pod, they're going to dig into the latest in politics and polling to break down what's happening and why. But they're also going to cover everything from elections to bedding markets, to AI with their trademark rigorous analysis and plenty of hot takes. You can hear the trailer right now by subscribing to Still Counting, wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube at Still Counting Podcast.

**Jon Lovett** (2:08)
Great for the audience. Huge get for us.

**Tommy Vietor** (2:12)
Look, Dan's Polar Coaster is fantastic, and I will continue to listen to it all the time, but I need a little more of a polling junkie fix. I need this still counting in my life.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:21)
I just need more.

**Jon Favreau** (2:22)
I thought it was going to be a yes and, not a but there.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:24)
It was a yes and. It wasn't literally exactly a yes and.

**Jon Lovett** (2:28)
This is basically for Pod Save America hosts is like selling drugs outside of school. The first hit is free kind of thing.

**Jon Favreau** (2:37)
Tommy, I like keeping Dan on his toes.

**Jon Lovett** (2:39)
I hear this and be a little like, Hey, Dan, prove us wrong.
Prove us wrong, Dan. All right. It's not a no, but it's not a yes. We're not, we're not, we're not a full hard yes on Dan.

**Jon Favreau** (2:54)
Despite the yes, we Dan merch that's everywhere.
New episodes of Still Counting drop September 9th. And yeah, we're very excited to subscribe. Nathan, Claire and Galen.

**Tommy Vietor** (3:04)
Subscribe right away.

**Jon Favreau** (3:05)
Join in the fam. All right. Let's start here with the news. Donald Trump continues to bankrupt America by waging war against two of our greatest adversaries, Iran and Canada.
We'll get to that in a second. But first, we should talk about breaking news.
About a third war Trump is losing against another long time adversary he's been personally obsessed with for years. Let's listen.

**SPEAKER_4** (3:29)
Let's go with the fat drug, the fat drug, FAT, for fat people.
Anybody who uses it in table, don't ask. And a friend of mine who's very fat told me. And I will say, you know, he could be a famous guy, he's begging me not to release this game. He's a very highly neurotic, very fat.
Sort of a fat slob, I would call it. I bought the fat drug. I said, I didn't know you use it because it's not working. And the governor is a big fat slob. Jesus. You can't do that, sir. You can't call JB Pritzker a fat pig. Please. You know, some people say, never use the fat word. And I don't. I would never call anybody fat. I have my own problems.

**Jon Favreau** (4:13)
Well, he sure does.
Because here's Sunday's headline from Washington Post. Doctors say Trump's weight poses a significant health risk. The president has gained about 20 pounds since his campaign, according to his statements and those of aides. So back in June, the White House had to publicly refute speculation that Trump was on an experimental new weight loss drug after Stat News reported that a 79-year-old man with government connections got early access to the drugs. I guess the White House was telling the truth.