Ramaswamy Nearly Drops a Kid, Paxton's Ad Backfires & Trump Wants to Fix Your Clock | Aaron Sorkin

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Donald Trump starts a new war with time. Jan Sixer stormed the legal system. And Vivek Ramaswamy drops the ball. And the ball is a child. Also, later on, Aaron Sorkin is going to be here.

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But first, let's welcome our guest, Continuing coverage of the 2026 midterms and our ongoing segment, The Mid-A-See.

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I've heard the words epic, I've heard historic. That's what it is.

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We are now just four weeks away from Election Day, the most important Tuesday of the year here after. all the taco ones. And right now, Republicans are at a risk of losing in a lot of red states. I'm talking states like Texas, Iowa, Kansas and even Alabrasca. Yeah, yeah, you guys didn't even know about Alabrasca because you're all wrapped up in your East Coast bubble. It may just be flyover country to you coastal elites, but to the hicks who live there, it's home, okay? But one reason Republicans are struggling is that they aren't exactly fielding the best candidates. For example, in the Ohio governor's race, their nominee is Vivek Ramaswamy, former presidential candidate and guy with resting virgin face. His campaign really needs a lift, but lifting doesn't seem to be his strong suit.

See, this is why you can't skip lifting kid's day at the gym. Now, to be fair, this kid wasn't helping. I mean, look, he went full dead weight.

That's the move my kid makes when she doesn't want to leave the playground and I don't want to drop her because I'm a good dad, so typically I just leave her there. But this was not what Vivek needed, especially after the last time he tried to show off his manliness.

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Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has deleted a campaign video after the internet mocked his baseball swing.

Aaron Sorkin (3:53)

There's 10 things I'm gonna do for Ohio.

Donald Trump (3:55)

Slash your property taxes.

Aaron Sorkin (3:57)

Abolish your state income tax.

Michael Kosta (4:03)

What are you laughing at? He swings the bat like Jeter. That's the name of my blind gay nephew.

Damn, that swing is bad. Please tell me his father died young. At least that's an excuse. His father didn't die young. We fact-checked it before the joke.

I mean, what a harsh way to find out everyone on your staff hates the living shit out of you. Hey, does this swing look good? Yeah, definitely. That's how all the pros do it. Meanwhile, in the Texas Senate race, Republicans are running Ken Paxton, the attorney general who amazingly found someone to cheat on his wife with. He's running an ad trying to highlight his hard stance on human trafficking, and it's not exactly sending the right message.

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A 16-year-old runaway from San Antonio trafficked around Texas until Ken Paxton's human trafficking unit stepped in. When missing posters go up, Ken Paxton takes them down.

Michael Kosta (5:07)

Wow.

What a harsh way to find out everyone on your staff hates the living shit out of you. This doesn't make me look like I'm kidnapping girls and taking down the posters, right? No, of course not. That's how all the pros do it. Anyway, with teammates like this, it's no wonder that Donald Trump has decided to put them on his back and carry them across the finish line himself. Last night, he hit the campaign trail in Nebraska, where he promised voters relief from the high gas prices that some moron inflicted on him.