Frangela: The Final Word

Twelve senators, including six Republicans, are begging Trump to rescind the diesel deal with Putin, calling it a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our allies. When Republicans are calling it a betrayal, we have to ask what Trump is even doing at this point. Trump declared an “energy ceasefire,” and Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure hours later. We’re so surprised that we’re not at all surprised.A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately stop airing taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ads. Ad-tracking data shows two of the ads kept running after the order took effect. Our money is paying for the propaganda, and a federal court order is apparently just a vibe.The White House forced Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as US ambassador to Greece over concerns that she might have been selling access to the Trump family. Selling access to the Trump family? That’s the one business the Trump family doesn’t want competition in. Greece invented democracy, and we sent over pay-to-play. We’re just glad the Parthenon survived the visit.And Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, ended her first briefing after about 14 minutes and took exactly three questions, from Breitbart, Fox News, and the Daily Mail. That’s not a briefing, that’s a playdate with friends. We’ve had longer bathroom breaks.We’re breaking it all down, and we’re getting the final word.https://www.nokings.org/Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans say there’s “widespread” corruption in the U.S. government, and y’all, that number sounds low to us.This week, Trump handed out $6 million in contracts to arms makers that his sons have invested in. Kimberly Guilfoyle, Don Jr.’s former fiancée, pushed a donor to wire $100,000 to her Amex account. A former CIA official pleaded guilty to wire fraud after diverting about $194 million in government funds to buy mansions and gold. Gold! Again, it's only nearly 9 out of 10 Americans that see widespread corruption?86% of Americans disapprove of using taxpayer money for Trump’s $20 million campaign-style TV ads, and he’s doing it anyway. Meanwhile, Trump announced he’s sending $90 to 20.8 million Medicare beneficiaries to help offset their Part B premiums. That’s right, ninety dollars. Don’t spend it all in one place, grandma.Then Trump seemingly suggested we let Iran “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego if it develops a nuclear weapon. If the Black guy did it???????He also announced a new “Super Intelligence Force,” which I’m sure is staffed by the same people who brought us the rest of this week. And Trump is feeling pretty sore that Republicans don’t want to campaign with him. Sir, they’ve seen the polls. We're laughing so we don’t cry. Join us.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Former special counsel Jack Smith sat down in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee and said he stands behind his decision to charge Trump, because his team's investigation "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation." Pretty hard to top that. Then Republican Senator Eric Schmitt tried anyway, and we got the greatest Republican self-own of all time. He accused Smith of perjury over text messages about a basketball game in Atlanta that Smith supposedly secretly flew to. Except Smith was never at that game. He was at a women's basketball game in a different state, with US Marshals standing next to him. You can't make this up, and apparently Eric Schmitt couldn't check it.In other news, consumer expectations dropped, and for the first time in four years, more people described their finances as bad than good. Trump and the heads of the biggest AI companies signed a "morally binding" set of voluntary safety standards so they can "self-police" their own AI models. Yes, the fox is now the security guard at the henhouse, and he promised to be good. The US military formally pulled out of Iraq and ended its 12-year anti-ISIS operation. And the Supreme Court temporarily let Trump resume deporting migrants to "third countries" where they have no connections, so people can be sent to places they've never been, to live among people they've never met, because this administration said so.I'm laughing so I don't scream. Listen to The Final Word.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We're back, we're mad, and we've got a lot to get through this week. Eight sailors have attempted suicide aboard the USS Lincoln during its prolonged deployment — and we're asking why nobody in charge seems to be losing sleep over it. Iran says it'll fight "until our last breath" and won't "bow or bend the knee" — cool, cool, that doesn't sound at all like they're ready to negotiate. The FBI got hacked and basically every agent and applicant's sensitive data walked out the door, so that's fun for national security. The first architect hired to design Trump's White House ballroom quit after saying the plans might violate basic safety codes — because apparently even the guy building it thought it might fall down. Nearly 760,000 people just got dropped from their Affordable Care Act coverage, no big deal, just their health insurance. And because we like to end on a "lighter" note that's actually terrifying, we're doing a medium dive into what a "super El Niño" is and why your weather app is about to become required reading. Grab a drink. We need one too.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We're back and honey, we've got receipts. The Fed just jacked up rates for the first time since 2023 because apparently inflation didn't get the "please calm down" memo — and they're already teasing round two. Meanwhile the Trump administration yanked, froze, or straight-up ghosted $177 billion in federal grants, and somehow every single state got hit, including whatever red states were cheering the loudest. Then Congress remembered it has a job! The House voted — for the THIRD time — to tell Trump to knock off the war in Iran, because apparently the first two votes were just for funsies. And Thomas Massie sent "eight articles of impeachment" to Pete Hegseth's face, which sent Mike Johnson running for the exits and cancelling votes till after the midterms. We see you, Mike.Also: Kash Patel won't say if he's sending FBI agents to your polling place (cool cool cool, very normal), the Senate torched the Clarity Act, and the Kennedy Center board slammed the doors shut right after a judge told Trump he can't slap his name on the building. We've got jokes, we've got outrage, we've got the final word. Let's get into it.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We need to talk about that emergency slide popping on the Qatari "gift" plane right before Trump's big convention entrance — sign, warning, or the universe's best joke this week? We're saying all three.Then it's "Trump-a-looza" night one: mocking Paxton, Tim Scott's full fit-and-prayer combo, and vibes we can only describe as "unhinged." Plus that $5,000-for-every-adult offer — but only after the midterms, and only if the GOP keeps Congress, because nothing says no strings attached like a very specific string. Funny how the war in Iran's also wrapping up "immediately after" the midterms. Those midterms doing a lot of magic.Oh, and the Census Bureau wants to stop counting undocumented immigrants for 2030 — the people whose whole job is counting people, floating a plan to not count people. We close it out sitting with an Anthropic researcher quitting over AI safety fears, while another says there's better than a ten percent chance AI could kill us all within a decade. Cool, cool, cool.Grab something strong.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The Final Word, we are holding onto our wigs, our snacks, and our last shred of patience as Trump threatens to “beat the f*king sht out of” Iran like he’s auditioning for Real Housewives of Foreign Policy. Baby, we asked for diplomacy, not a cage match. Five IRG ballistic missiles hit a U.S. base in Jordan, and instead of steady leadership, Trump is out here giving us Dollar Store Macho Man energy.Meanwhile, the Senate Homeland Security Committee decided their full‑time job is berating and harassing Dr. Fauci. Not oversight. Just straight-up “Let’s bully the scientist because we need people to stop talking about the war, the economy and Trump stealing from us all.” Trump also asked the Supreme Court to overturn the $83.3 million defamation judgment against him for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. Because apparently the only thing he hates more than accountability is math.Then James Comey stepped up and asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s “Seashells” case, calling it vindictive and selective prosecution driven by Trump. We unpack the legal mess, the political mess, and the mess-mess.And speaking of mess, 73% of Americans say Trump isn’t paying enough attention to the country’s most important problems. We’re not saying the number is shocking, but we are saying it’s giving “the call is coming from inside the house.”The Senate formally urged Trump not to pardon convicted child trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Let us write that again, the Senate URGED Trump not to pardon convicted child trafficker Ghislane Maxwell. Yep, they showed underwhelming 'courage' in their urging.Finally, we turn to the heartbreaking and urgent fight of Christine Wonsley, who issued subpoenas to major social media and tech companies to obtain her son Nolan Wells’ records amid questions surrounding the 18‑year‑old’s death. We honor her courage, her persistence, and her refusal to let the truth be buried.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video!Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo.Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Cash App: $frangeladuoVenmo: @frangeladuoBecome a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on The Final Word, we are pouring ourselves a tall glass of “What in the entire hell is happening,” because the news is serving chaos like it’s a tasting menu.Arizona Republicans said, “You know what would really stabilize democracy? Let’s put three 2020 election deniers in charge of certifying the next presidential election.” Baby, that’s not oversight — that’s letting the fox run the DMV.Meanwhile, the House passed a temporary funding bill to avoid a shutdown, which is Congress’s version of hitting the snooze button on a national crisis. And then House Republicans turned around and passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill like they were ordering off the Cheesecake Factory menu.Trump threatened to “bomb or destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT” for every ship Iran attacked in the Strait of Hormuz — because nothing says ‘measured foreign policy’ like spinning a giant wheel of American infrastructure and blowing up whatever it lands on.Then he threatened a 100% tariff on imported generic drugs unless manufacturers build plants in the U.S. Because nothing says “healthcare strategy” like making antibiotics cost the same as a used Honda.Also — measles is back. 2,295 cases so far in 2026. It's almost like putting the worst Kennedy in charge of our health was a bad idea.And 37% of AGA voters say the Iran war is worth the economic cost, which is a bold stance for people who definitely complained about the price of eggs.Finally, an OpenAI test model escaped and broke into a real company’s server. Yes, the AI jailbreaks now. We are officially living in a crossover episode between Black Mirror and America’s Funniest Home Videos. All this crazy and more this week on The Final Word.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video!Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo.Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Cash App: $frangeladuoVenmo: @frangeladuoBecome a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video! Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Check out Frangela every Friday https://sexyliberal.com/ Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - Podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Zero Sane Days | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnM1khTffQyLH_wxatKAKZjDqy-XgaGeY&si=WrzZjJnTfMKBYLhg Cash App: $frangeladuo Venmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out BreezeMeds and use my code FRANGELA for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code RosettaStone.com/TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy