Host Gets Visibly Angry as Scott Bessent Rips Him to Shreds in Front of NY Times Crowd

Dec 4, 2025

Tensions rise as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronts the New York Times about its coverage of Biden and Trump. Bessent exposes the media's misinformation while DeSantis mocks Newsom's governance and family moves. The discussion also dives into COVID fraud in Minnesota, with critics calling out evasive responses from politicians like Ilhan Omar. NVIDIA's CEO highlights Trump's energy policies as vital for the economy, and a lively Q&A session touches on everything from travel to the relevance of reading Philip K. Dick.

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INSIGHT

Media Hypocrisy On Presidential Fitness

Dave Rubin argues the New York Times repeatedly lied and covered up Joe Biden's cognitive issues during his presidency.
He says that same outlet now attacks Trump's stamina, revealing media hypocrisy and political bias.

INSIGHT

Bessent Calls Out Media Double Standard

Scott Bessent publicly accused the New York Times of running cover for Biden's diminished capacity at a DealBook event.
Rubin uses that to predict the media will now weaponize concerns about Trump's health as a political tactic.

ADVICE

Pre-Bunk Predictable Media Attacks

Pre-bunk media attacks by exposing prior coverage and motives before they gain traction.
Use documented contradictions to neutralize predictable narratives about leaders' fitness.

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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's contentious interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times' DealBook Summit where Bessent brought receipts to humiliate the him and the New York Times' latest lie-filled story about Donald Trump; Ron DeSantis humiliating Gavin Newsom by exposing why some of his relatives have moved from California to Florida; Palantir CEO Alex Karp's viral appearance at the New York Times' DealBook Summit where he explained to Andrew Ross Sorkin the real reason that capitalism in America makes the lives of Americans exponentially better; CNN's Jake Tapper grilling Ilhan Omar about why the fraud involving COVID funds was so much worse in the Minnesota Somali community; "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar ignore the "Feeding Our Future fraud" of the Somali community and create a baseless conspiracy to explain why Donald Trump has attacked them; NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang explains to Joe Rogan the real reason why Donald Trump's prioritizing the American energy industry might be the single most important thing he does as president; and much more. Dave also hosts a special "ask me anything" question-and-answer session on a wide range of topics, answering questions from the Rubin Report Locals community.

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