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PEOPLE'S DONKEY: Caller Gives Laila Ali Donkey Of The Day For Saying No To Fighting Claressa Shields

Oct 31, 2025
In an entertaining call-in segment, listeners nominate various individuals for the coveted Donkey of the Day. Highlights include a Brooklyn caller who blasts a woman for falsely claiming an assault and profiting from it. Another caller criticizes a colleague for a scandalous workplace affair. Tensions rise when a listener calls out Laila Ali for declining a highly anticipated match against Claressa Shields. The hosts mix humor and commentary as they wrap up the segment with playful banter about DJ Envy's music choices.
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ANECDOTE

False Brick Attack Claim

  • A caller named Keith from Brooklyn described a woman who lied about being hit with a brick and raised GoFundMe money.
  • Charlamagne and the hosts discussed her being sentenced to three months and 10 years probation for the false claim.
INSIGHT

Media Rhetoric Shapes Political Perception

  • Ms. Gamble argued media rhetoric shaped public opinion and helped elect Trump by overemphasizing his coverage.
  • Charlamagne countered that hosts must still be truthful and that leadership decisions also matter.
ADVICE

Read Sources To Understand Political Choices

  • Charlamagne recommended reading books that clarify political decisions, naming Jake Tapper's The Original Sin and Kamala Harris' 107 Days.
  • He used them to argue readers can better judge President Biden's decision to run again.
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