AOC vs. Vance, Bongino Leaving FBI, and Coldplay "Kiss Cam" Woman Speaks Out, with Glenn Greenwald | Ep. 1216

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Dec 18, 2025

In this engaging conversation, Glenn Greenwald, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and host of Rumble's 'System Update,' joins to discuss a new poll indicating AOC's lead over JD Vance for the 2028 elections and her evolving political persona. They dive into alarming police incompetence linked to recent cases, Dan Bongino's exit from the FBI, and the societal implications of the Coldplay "kiss cam" scandal. Greenwald also critiques a New York Times piece on Trump and Epstein, emphasizing the report's lack of new evidence.

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INSIGHT

Performative Charm Can Backfire

AOC's playful persona is largely performative and can be politically vulnerable according to Glenn Greenwald and Megyn Kelly.
Manufactured internet slang and staged charisma may undermine perceived substance and electability.

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DNA Brings Hope Amid Incompetence

Brown investigators later reported DNA from shell casings, giving hope for a match or genealogical leads.
Slow, inconsistent early investigative steps fueled public distrust and online speculation.

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Opacity Fuels Online Sleuthing

Lack of transparency from officials breeds conspiracy and online sleuthing in high-profile crimes.
Glenn Greenwald warns evasive answers create a vacuum that fuels distrust and misinformation.

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Glenn Greenwald, host of Rumble's "System Update,” to discuss a new poll showing AOC leading JD Vance in a 2028 matchup, how her transformation into a theater kid-like political operative makes her vulnerable, new DNA evidence in the Brown University shooting case, alarming signs of police incompetence, why the lack of campus cameras may be tied to Providence’s sanctuary city policies, Dan Bongino’s exit from the Trump administration and FBI leadership, whether he can return to his podcast without any interruption after the government role, disturbing reports about Nick Reiner’s odd behavior at Conan O’Brien’s holiday party, the ongoing questions surrounding the Reiner murders, the woman at the center of the Coldplay "kiss cam" scandal speaking out, the broader morality and societal questions it raises, the latest New York Times reporting on Trump supposedly being "best friends" with Jeffrey Epstein, why the reporting doesn't show anything new or explosive, the viral video of a young woman confronting a Target employee for wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt, how the harasser posted it herself hoping for clout, the massive support that followed for the employee, and more.

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