The Rubin Report: Trump, Media Bias, and the Fight Over AI and Borders

Dave Rubin (0:01)

Let's dive into this week's biggest story—Trump just banned CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House press briefings. He actually said, "I am proud to announce that effective immediately, I am banning fake news CNN, MS Now... and Politico."

What's your take on this? Well, first off, this is not a First Amendment issue, despite what everyone's claiming. These outlets can still speak, publish, and broadcast whatever they want. But let's be real—after years of the Russia dossier, the Covington kids debacle, COVID coverage, the Hunter Biden laptop suppression... there's a pattern of bad faith reporting here.

True, but even if it's legal, doesn't this look like a tantrum to voters on the fence? The optics are messy, right?

Absolutely messy. But here's what's hard to take seriously—the media threatening boycotts when they literally depend on Trump for ratings and attention. Remember what Elon Musk said on Rogan? "The media is incredibly partisan. Almost all the media is left-shifted. It's like they're living in an alternate reality." That ties directly into the Democratic Party's transformation. There's really no center-left anymore, is there? It seems like it's just activists and ideological purists now. Exactly. The party's increasingly comfortable with socialism and increasingly hostile to moderates. Even on cable panels, pragmatic voices get pushed aside. It's a party that's shifted dramatically left, and that has real consequences for how they approach everything from media to policy.

Speaking of policy, what about AI regulation?

Democrats seem to be ramping up their push for oversight. They're using fear of "Skynet" to justify more control. But here's my argument—enforce existing laws first before creating new ones. Overregulation would only stifle creativity and innovation, and worse, it could hand the future to China. This is about whether America leads or slows itself down. That's a critical point. And you're seeing the same pattern with immigration and border policy, aren't you? Absolutely. Open borders weaken law and order, empower violent offenders, and make America less serious as a country. If we keep surrendering on borders, regulation, and truth, the consequences spread far beyond politics.

So the through line here is institutions lying, overreaching, or both? Precisely. Whether it's media credibility, party transformation, tech regulation, or border security—the country is paying the price. Power, media, politics, and technology are colliding, and we're watching institutions fail in real time. The question is whether Americans recognize what's happening before it's too late.